Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1833 |
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1st batt 1st battalion 2nd batt 2nd battalion Adjutant April army August barracks brigade of Guards Capt Capt.-Lieut cavalry Charles Cold Coldstream Guards Coldstream regiment Coldstream to march command Comps corps December detachment Died Ditto division Dragoons drummers Duke of York Earl Effective in January embark enemy Ensign Exchanged Finsbury division Foot Guards French George Grenadier company Henry Holborn Holborn division inst instant James John July June killed King's Mews Knightsbridge barracks Left the regiment Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel light infantry London Lord Lt.-Col Majesty's Major-General march to Windsor ment October Placed on half-pay Portman Street Portsmouth Prior privates Promoted to Captain Quarter-Master quarters rank and file regiments of Foot regts Resigned Retired second battalion Sept serjeants staff officers stream to march stream to remove Thomas three regiments Tower of London troops Wellington Westminster William Windsor Wounded
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