Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards, Volume 2 |
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1st batt 1st battalion 2nd batt 2nd battalion 9 The 1st Adjutant April army August barracks brigade of Guards Capt Capt.-Lieut Charles Cold Coldstream Guards Coldstream regiment Coldstream to march colour Comps dated December detachment ditto division Dragoons drummers Duke Earle of Craven Effective in January embark enemy Ensign Exchanged Finsbury division Foot Guards French George Henry Holborn Holborn division inst instant James John July June King's King's Mews Knightsbridge barracks Left the regiment Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel London Lord Major-General non-commissioned non-commissioned officers November October Placed on half-pay Portsmouth Prior Promoted to Captain Quarter-Master quarters regiments of Foot regts Resigned Retired Royal second battalion Sept serjeants soldiers staff officers stream to march stream to remove Thomas three regiments Tower Tower of London troops trusty welbeloved Westminster Whitehall William Windsor Wounded Νον دو وو
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