Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1833 |
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1st batt 1st battalion 2nd batt 2nd battalion Adjutant Allies Appointed April army attack barracks brigade of Guards British Capt Captain cavalry Charles Ciudad Rodrigo Cold Coldstream Guards Coldstream regiment Coldstream to march Colonel colours companies comps corps detachment diem Ditto division Dragoons drummers Duke Earl Earle of Craven embark enemy enemy's Ensign Finsbury division Foot Guards force French George grenadier Holborn Holborn division Horse hundred inst instant January John July June killed King's Mews Leave to England Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel light infantry London Lord Lt.-Col Major Major-General Massena ment muster non-commissioned officers Portsmouth Portugal prisoners Quarter-Master quarters rank and file regiment of Foot regiments of Guards regts Retired second battalion Sept serjeants soldiers staff officers stream to march stream to remove Thomas thousand three regiments Tower Tower of London troops Wellington Whitehall William wounded
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