The Grenadier Guards were raised in the year 1657, when the loyal
English who shared King Charles's exile were formed into six regiments,
the first of which was called the "Royal Regiment of Guards."
For the first seventy years of its existence it saw much and varied
service, and won fame on many fields, and also served on board the
fleet. During the Peninsular War its good order and steady discipline
were conspicuous. Its conduct at Waterloo is a matter of history, and
its heroic bearing during the Crimean War is well known.
The title of "Grenadiers" was given to the first Regiment of Foot
Guards in 1815, in recognition of their having defeated the French
Grenadier Guards at Waterloo.
The Grenadier Guards have the nicknames of the "Sand-bags," the
"Coalheavers," and "Old Eyes," and the 3rd Battalion "The Bill Browns."
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(_Regimental Headquarters_, Buckingham Gate, S.W.)
"Tangier, 1680," "Namur, 1695," "Gibraltar, 1704-5," "Oudenarde,"
"Malplaquet," "Dettingen," "Lincelles," "Talavera," "Barrosa,"
"Fuentes d'Onor," "Nive," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "Alma,"
"Inkerman," "Sevastopol," "Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882," "Suakin,
1885," "Modder River," "South Africa, 1899-1902."
Motto: _Nulli Secundus_ (Second to none).
_Uniform_, Scarlet.
_Facings_, Blue.
_Head-dress_, Bearskin cap with red plume on right side.
_Forage cap_, Blue, with white band.
_Regimental March_, "Milanello."
Buttons on the Tunic are placed in twos.