British Life Guards
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 | A CALL TO ARMS 26 - NAPOLEONIC WATERLOO BRITISH LIFE GUARDS. 1/32 SCALE CAVALRY | | | US $10.99 | 27d 4h 43m |
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 | BRITISH LIFE GUARDS Mounted Soldiers-Limited Issue-MIB | | | US $160.00 | 27d 21h 55m |
 | FRONTLINE FIGURES 1FG.7 BRITISH 1ST LIFEGUARDS TROOPER + STANDARD TOY SOLDIER | | | US $78.56 | 21d 1h 13m |
 | FRONTLINE FIGURES 1FG.8 BRITISH 1ST LIFEGUARDS TROOPER WOUNDED TOY SOLDIER SET | | | US $78.56 | 21d 1h 13m |
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British Life Guards
About the foot and life guards in london?
Are they apart of the British Army or what
and if they are would they be hand picked cause i dont think there are very many of them so its obviously not somrthing one can just apply for
By the foot guards I take it you are talking about the Guards Division who perform ceremonial duties at Buckingham palace and other Royal palaces in London.
The Guards Division is made up of 5 regiments, the Scots, Irish and Welsh guards which are primarily recruited in those countries (after Irish independence it's a mix of Irishmen, Irish living in the UK and areas with strong Irish connections, such as Liverpool which makes up 50% of recruits into the Irish Guards). The other two regiments are English, the Coldstream and Grenadier Guards. These are regular army regiments and undertake their share of operations in the British army. For Example the Irish Guards paraded through Liverpool last year on their return from operations in Afghanistan. The five regiments will rotate between ceremonial and regular duties, normally two on ceremonial and three on regular duties.
By life guards I take it you mean the Household Cavalry, which is made up of two regiments, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. Again these are regular regiments in the British Army which switch between regular duties and ceremonial duties. As in most armies, cavalry regiments have taken up an armoured reconnaissance role, and that's the regular duties of both these regiments. A trooper from the houshold cavalry was killed when his scimitar tank was attacked by an American A10 'tankbuster' in a friendly fire incident in Iraq.
The Life Guards is the 'senior' regiment in the British Army meaning that on parade it will have special recognitions from other regiments on parade. Being the senior regiment does not mean it is the oldest.
All British regiments tend to have links to specific areas which they recruit from, the Scots and Welsh guards recruit from those countries. The Irish guards I have covered. I believe the Coldstream Guards recruit from Northern England, whilst the Grenadiers recruit from the south.
The cavalry regiments tend to recruit from the countryside, but the officers of all these regiments tend to be drawn from the upper classes. The Queens Grand children William and Harry are both officers in the Blues and Royals.
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| British Life Guards Waterloo 1/32 Scale Call To Arms | | | US $7.69 | 24d 7h 48m |
| NIB 54mm 1/32 CALL TO ARMS WATERLOO BRITISH LIFE GUARDS CAVALRY | | | US $14.99 | 14h 36m |
| A CALL TO ARMS 26 - NAPOLEONIC WATERLOO BRITISH LIFE GUARDS. 1/32 SCALE CAVALRY | | | US $10.99 | 27d 4h 43m |
| Del Prado Napoleonic Wars Cavalry British 1st Life Guards Officer 1815 A36 | | | US $15.72 | 29d 8h 50m |
| BRITISH LIFE GUARDS Mounted Soldiers-Limited Issue-MIB | | | US $160.00 | 27d 21h 55m |
| FRONTLINE FIGURES 1FG.7 BRITISH 1ST LIFEGUARDS TROOPER + STANDARD TOY SOLDIER | | | US $78.56 | 21d 1h 13m |
| FRONTLINE FIGURES 1FG.8 BRITISH 1ST LIFEGUARDS TROOPER WOUNDED TOY SOLDIER SET | | | US $78.56 | 21d 1h 13m |
| BRITAINS DEETAIL Vint Napoleonic British Life Guards 2 | | | US $59.99 | 13d 10h 28m |
| LINEOL BRITISH MOUNTED LIFEGUARDS from GERMANY PREWAR | | | US $165.00 | 7d 16h 19m |
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Queen's Life Guard at horse guards in London.
Do you think the British military has cooler names for their units than the Americans?
The Life Guards
The Black Watch
The Coldstream Guards
etc.,
We have "Thunder Birds" "Screaming Eagles" "SEALS" kind of boring.
New Model Army
Its about Heritage.... Most of the names for American units come out of American history so have no interest In American history then you really have no interest in there names.
The Life Guards- Makes me think about boy scouts at a pool.
The Black Watch - Could be construed as racist.
The Coldstream Guards- Why would a Stream need guarding?
Thunder birds - A Large American Cryptid and legend that is rumored to cause thunder when it flaps its wings.
Screaming Eagles - Invokes then image of the eagle diving from the sky attacking something.
SEALs- Is an Acronym for SEa Air Land, denoting the fact that they operate in all areas. Some of the Imagery that SEALs Invoke is A Diver riding on a shark, An Anthropomorphic Frog lighting a stick of dynamite with a Cigar, and as of late John "Calico Jack" Rackhams Jolly Roger.
Note that All the British names denote a defensive position where as Americans are offensive.
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