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	Life Guards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army.
		They formed part of the contingent raised by the exiled King Charles II as his contribution to the army of King Philip IV of Spain who were fighting the French and their allies the English Commonwealth under the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell in the Franco-Spanish War and the concurrent Anglo-Spanish War.
		In 1992, as part of the Options for Change defence review, the Life Guards were amalgamated for operational purposes with the Blues and Royals, forming the Household Cavalry Regiment (armoured reconnaissance) and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (ceremonial duties).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Life_Guards (419 words)

	TRH The Crown Prince Couple - The Royal Danish Life Guards
		In connection with ordinary guard duty for the Royal House, the Life Guards are dressed in a dark blue uniform, which was introduced as field uniform in 1848.
		The tasks of the Life Guards were to protect King Frederik III as head of state and to act as a regiment of combat troops.
		In connection with Kongevagt and Løjtnantsvagt (the Lieutenant Guard), the Guard Parade is formed with the Band of the Royal Danish Life Guards, the Corps of Drums and the guard unit at Rosenborg Eksercerplads (drill ground).
	www.hkhkronprinsen.dk /1b40029 (672 words)

	Life Guards
		The history of The Life Guards begins in 1659 at the Court of the exiled King Charles II in Holland.
		A year later, by the time of the Restoration, the Life Guards had grown in number from the original 80 to some 600, and in recognition of their loyalty, they were accorded the honour of escorting the King on his entry into London on 29 May 1660.
		At the Proclamation of King George IV, the Band of the 1st Life Guards was in the procession and it was reported that it consisted of hautboys, french horns, trumpets and a kettledrummer.
	military-bands.co.uk /life_guards.html (1964 words)

	Glorious Tradition of the British Army by G F Bacon
		The 2nd Life Guards were opposed to the flower of the French cavalry, the famous Carabiniers a Cheval, every man of whom was selected from the ranks of the Army at large for individual bravery.
		The Life Guards marched with the army to Paris, which was occupied by the allies, and at the beginning of 1816 embarked for England.
		The Life Guards bore their share in the fight, which was chiefly confined to the pursuing and the cutting off of the enemy.
	www.regimental-art.com /history_life_guards.htm (7882 words)

	Life Guards -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The Life Guards is the senior (Army unit smaller than a division) regiment of the (Click link for more info and facts about British Army) British Army.
		They originated in the four (A group of soldiers) troops of horse guards raised by (As Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (1630-1685)) Charles II around the time of his (The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state) restoration.
		In 1815 they were part of The Heavy Brigade at the (The battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon) Battle of Waterloo.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/life_guards.htm (366 words)

	British Life Guard's Helmet, Sword and Armour ( Armor or Cuirass )
		Issued to the Life Guards for the coronation of King George IV in 1821, this pattern of cuirass has remained unchanged for over 180 years and is worn by the Life Guards today.
		As noted the red horsehair is for the farriers of the Life Guards and the white was used by the troopers.
		Instead the "2" was dropped from the guard's ornamental cypher and it became the official state sword of the Life Guards.
	www.militaryheritage.com /lifeguard.htm (714 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: British Cavalry: 1788 - 1922: 1st Life Guards
		As such the initial Life Guards regiments had their headquarters in Knightsbridge and King Street, Portman Square but all the cavalrymen were required to find private lodgings euphemistically within a bugle calls distance of the headquarters.
		The Second Life Guards were on the left, the King's Dragoon Guards in the centre, the First Life Guards on the right and the Blues in reserve.
		For the next sixty-six years, the Life Guards were to avoid active duty and to return to guarding the monarchs of Britain at their palaces and in their travels about the country.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/1stlifeguards.htm (2016 words)

	The Queen's Life Guard
		Horse Guards is named after the troops who have mounted the Queen's Life Guard on this spot since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
		As the New Guard arrives, each Guard carries the Standard and the Trumpeters of both Old and New Guards sound the Royal Salute on the arrival of the New Guard and on the departure of the Old Guard.
		When both Guards have formed up in the enclosure, the Corporal Major, Senior NCO and the sentries of the first relief of the New Guard leave for the Guard Room which is then handed over.
	www.army.mod.uk /ceremonialandheritage/household/queens_life_guard.htm (536 words)

	Career: Life Guards and Ski Patrollers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Life guards and ski patrollers monitor recreational areas, such as lakes and ski runs.
		Life guards and ski patrollers learn many of their skills in training programs.
		Life guards must be at least 15 years old and have CPR and life guard certifications.
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	The Danish Monarchy - Current activities - Liste - skal ikke være offtent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		On the occasion of the Royal Wedding, the Royal Danish Life Guards will wear the red full-dress uniform, which is only used for special events.
		The Royal Danish Life Guards have a close connection with the Royal House as they guard the Royal Castles and Palaces and are present on ceremonial occasions.
		Most recently, the Crown Prince carried the badge of the Life Guard on his beret for about one and a half years of the time he served in the Danish Defence 1986-88.
	kongehuset.dk /artikel.php?id=60180 (676 words)

	LG - The Life Guards / The Household Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		LG - The Life Guards / The Household Brigade
		Towards the end of Gustav III's reign a further guards unit was formed, whereupon the original troop was given the name of the "First Life Guards".
		The first Life Guards took part in their final battle operations round the Gulf of Bothnia in 1808-1809 and in Germany and Norway in 1813-1814.
	www.livgardet.mil.se /article.php?lang=eng&id=1448 (635 words)

	Life Guards [UK]
		The King's Guards, being a fighting history of the Household Cavalry.
		Short history of the Corps of Household Cavalry : The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).
		The Guards : changing of the guard, trooping of the colour, the regiments.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/guards/c-LG.htm (599 words)

	Life Guards Cartoons
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	'Life Guards' seminar educates teenagers about sanctity of life
		NAPLES (FBW)-Last November, 72 middle school and high schools students at First Baptist Church in Naples became "Life Guards," not rescuing drowning victims in the Gulf of Mexico, but preserving life.
		Life Guards is a seminar for teenagers "to be a voice for the unborn and vocal witness for Jesus Christ," according to creator Bob Block.
		A few years ago, while teaching an adult Sunday School class about the sanctity of life at First Baptist Church in Naples, Block said he realized that if there was going to be a change in society's attitude about abortion it would have to begin with young people.
	www.floridabaptistwitness.com /350.article (273 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: British Cavalry: 1788 - 1922: 2nd Life Guards
		What they are guarding is the old gatehouse that was the beginning of a long avenue to the Royal Residence at St James's Palace.
		In 1746 they were reduced to 2 Troops, which in turn were amalgamated with 2 Troops of Horse Grenadier Guards to form the 2 Regiments of Life Guards.
		The original Troops of Horse Guards were not ordinary soldiers as in the line regiments, they were 'gentlemen'.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/2ndlifeguards.htm (367 words)

	LG - The Life Guards / (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The Life Guards have had an eventful history and trace their origins back to the "16 good men and true" which the Swedish dalesmen, the Dalecarlians, contributed to Gustav Vasa's life guardsmen in January 1521.
		The Battalion of Guards trains soldiers for the motorised infantry in areas including leadership and maintenance as well as urban combat and ceremonial duties.
		In 2004 the Life Guards became the new platform for international training and Swedint in its new form was transferred to the Life Guards Garrison in Kungsängen where it continues to train units for service abroad and to run international courses.
	www.livgardet.mil.se /?lang=eng (353 words)

	beach safety, life guards, surfing, bodyboarders, surf-wax
		All popular surf beaches in Devon and Cornwall have life guards on duty throughout the summer months.
		When conditions dictate that is is safe to enter the water, the life guards use a system of flags to show bathing areas and surfing areas.
		This vehicle allows the life guards to get to a potential drowning victim in less time than the conventional method of paddling out on a surfboard.
	www.surf-wax.co.uk /safety/safety_on_the_beach.htm (530 words)

	Life Guards
		TThe Life Guards are the senior regiment of the British Army.
		Just before the Restoration of King Charles II, a Royal Mounted Bodyguard was formed in Holland from eighty Royalists who had gone into exile with The King after the Battle of Worcester in 1652.
		Three Troops of Horse Grenadier Guards (Mounted Infantry) were added to the three English Troops of Horse Guards in 1678.
	www.householdcavalry.gvon.com /life_guards.htm (182 words)

	The Household Cavalry
		The Household Cavalry consists of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st The Royal Dragoons).
		The Regiments are Guards Regiments and, with the five Foot Guards Regiments, form the Household Division.
		Very often the men that form the Queen's Life Guard in Whitehall, in gleaming State ceremonial uniforms (known as Mounted Review Order), were only recently operating armoured vehicles or parachuting in their airborne role.
	www.army.mod.uk /rac/Formation_Reconnaissance/The_Household_Cavalry.htm (422 words)

	Household Cavalry Military Figurine Regiment Scrolls
		The Life Guards have provided bodyguards to the Sovereign for over 300 years. The Regiment is thus, the most senior, although not the oldest, in the British Army.
		The Life Guards were combined with the Blues and Royals in 1993 to form The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment which is based in Windsor. As well as undertaking their ceremonial duties the Regiment provides light reconnaissance to the 5th Airborne Brigade.
		The Blues and Royals were combined with the Life Guards in 1993 to form The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment which is based in Windsor. As well as undertaking their ceremonial duties the Regiment continues to provide light reconnaissance support to 5 Airborne Brigade.
	www.ballantynes-figurines.co.uk /acatalog/Household_Cavalry_Scrolls.html (178 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alphonse de Lamartine
		In 1835 he published the "Voyage en Orient", a brilliant and bold account of the journey he had just made, in royal luxury, to the countries of the Orient, and in the course of which he had lost his only daughter, Thenceforth he confined himself to prose.
		He published volumes on the most varied subjects (history, criticism, personal confidences, literary conversations) especially during the Empire, when, having retired to private life and having become the prey of his creditors, he condemned himself to what he calls "literary hard-labor in order to exist and pay his debts".
		No poet has sung of God with more Christian love than he in his earliest works; though in later life he became a mere spiritualist, he returned in his old age to the religion of his youth, and died the death of a Christian.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08754a.htm (783 words)

	COMBERMERE, STAPLETON COTTON - Online Information article about COMBERMERE, STAPLETON COTTON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
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	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CLI_COM/COMBERMERE_STAPLETON_COTTON.html (751 words)

	1st Life Guards [UK]
		Historical record of the Life Guards : containing an account of the formation of the corps in the year 1660 and of its subsequent services to 1835.
		Historical record of the Life Guards : containing an account of the formation of the corps in the year 1660 and of its subsequent services to 1836.
		The dress of the First Regiment of Life Guards in three centuries.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/guards/c-1LG.htm (492 words)

	CUIRASS - LoveToKnow Article on CUIRASS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Their use, however, never altogether ceased, and in modern armies mounted cuirassiers, armed as in earlier days with breast and back plates, have insome degree emulated the martial splendour of the body- armour of the era of medieval chivalry.
		Some years after Waterloo certain historical cuirasses were taken from their repose in the Tower of London, and adapted for service by the Life Guards and the Horse Guards.
		For parade purposes, the Prussian Gardes du Corps and other corps wear cuirasses of richly decorated leather.
	96.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CU/CUIRASS.htm (508 words)

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		Senteck dmd-1000 is a factory mutual-approved life safety device that guards against catastrophic roof failure.
		Regimental History of The Life Guards the Senior Regiment of the British Army and the Household Cavalry.
		Formed to educate the public about the unit's role in the war and life in general of the common Union soldier.
	www.thingsthatstartwithl.com /life_guards.html (353 words)

	eBay - life guards, Toy Soldiers, Militaria items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Band of the Life Guards trombone by Wm Britain
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	Military Prints , The Life Guards
		he Life Guards in military art prints, 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, military art prints by Cranston Fine Arts.
		To continue the history of the Life Guards Click here.
		Showing the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), Royal Dragoons, 1st Dragoons.
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