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History
Sentry of the Grenadier Guards outside St James's PalaceIn 1656, Lord Wentworth's Regiment was formed in the Spanish Netherlands, forming a portion of exiled King Charles II's bodyguard. A few years later, a similar regiment known as John Russell's Regiment of Guards was formed. In 1665, these two regiments were combined to form the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. As a result of their heroic actions in fighting off the French grenadiers at Waterloo, the 1st Guards were renamed by Royal Proclamation as the Grenadier Guards, thus becoming the only regiment in the British Army to be named for one of its battle honours.
As of 2005, First Battalion, Grenadier Guards, took part in the occupation of Iraq.
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Battle Honours
The 1st Foot Guards have received many battle honours, including:
various actions near the Strait of Gibraltar
the War of the Spanish Succession, including Oudenarde
the War of the Austrian Succession
the Peninsular War
the Napoleonic Wars, namely Waterloo
the Crimean War
the Urabi Revolt
the Opium Wars, namely Khartoum
the Boer Wars
World War I and World War II (North Africa, Italy, Northwest Europe)
the Persian Gulf War
In 1994, under the Options for Change reforms, the Grenadier Guards was reduced to a single battalion. The 2nd Battalion was put into 'suspended animation', and its colours passed for safekeeping to No 2 Company, which was renamed 'Nijmegen Company', nominally attached to the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.
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Training
Recruits to the Grenadier Guards go through a 26-week training course at the Infantry Training Centre. This is 2 weeks more than the training for regular line regiments of the British Army; the extra training, carried out throughout the course, is devoted to drill and ceremonies.
Following graduation from the ITC, guardsmen are assigned to Nijmegen Company for additional training and orientation before being posted to a rifle company.
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Colonels in Chief
The Grenadier Guards' various colonels-in-chief have generally been the British monarchs, including Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II.
Many prestigious military officers have been colonels of this regiment, including:
the Duke of Marlborough
the Duke of Cumberland
the Lord Ligonier
the Duke of Wellington
the Prince Consort
the Duke of Cambridge
the Duke of Edinburgh
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Marches
The Regimental Slow March is the march Scipio, from the opera of the same name by George Frideric Handel, inspired by the exploits of the Roman General Scipio Africanus. The Quick March is the "British Grenadiers".
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