NICKNAMES.--"The Cheeses:" when re-modelled in 1788 the
veterans declined to serve, alleging that the regiments of Life
Guards then consisted of cheesemongers, not gentlemen; also
"The Piccadilly Butchers" (having been called out to quell
the Piccadilly Riots in 1810); also "Tin Bellies" (from the
cuirasses); also "The Patent Safeties."
NOTES.--Raised in Holland by Charles II., when in exile, and
composed mainly of (80) Cavaliers who had fought in the Civil War
under Charles I. The 3rd and 4th (Scots) Troops of Life Guards,
added at the Union, but disbanded in 1746, saw much service in
Flanders (1742-47). The 1st Life Guards wore cuirasses from its
formation to 1698, and resumed them in 1821.
The Second Life Guards.
[Illustration: THE ROYAL ARMS.]