BG_Cpt_Luke
Recruit
Hello This is BG_Cpt_Luke, We are the British Grenadiers and we are now recruiting, If you Would Like to Join Either Add Me On Steam (Steam Id: BG_Cpt_Luke) Or The Colonel Of the British Grenadiers On Steam (Steam Id: BG_Col_Ghost). We Look Forward to Seeing You On The Battlefield Soldiers.
Battle honours
The 1st Foot Guards have received 79 battle honours, which they gained for their involvement in the following conflicts:
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, including Waterloo
the Crimean War
the Urabi Revolt
the First Opium War
the Second Opium War
the Sudan Campaign
the Boer Wars
the First World War (Western Front)
the Second World War (North Africa, Italy, Northwest Europe)
the Persian Gulf War
the Iraq war
the Afghanistan war
Marches
"The British Grenadiers"
"The British Grenadiers", the official Regimental Quick March of the Grenadier Guards, performed by the United States Army Band Strings ensemble
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 first performance of Scipio was in 1726. Handel actually composed the eponymous slow march for the First Guards, presenting it to the regiment before he added it to the score of the opera. The Quick March is The British Grenadiers.
Ranks
British Grenadier Army Ranks
Col- Colonel
Maj.- Major
Capt.- Captain (Replaced by Cpt during the 1970s)
Lieut- Lieutenant: This rank is commonly misconviced as Lt due to unofficial sources having Lt used. According to HM's Official Guide and Soldiers Manual of the British Army 1800, the official designation was in fact Lieut. It was changed to Lt on introduction of the Royal Flying Corps due to Flight Lieutenant's Abbreviaition being too long. Original: Fli. Lieut. Changed to: Fli. Lt.
2Lt.- 2nd Lieutenant.
Ens.- Ensign.
RSM- Regimental Serjeant/Sergeant Major. Assists the Regimental Headquaters.
Sjt./Sgt. Maj.- Serjeant/Sergeant Major of the Battalion, changed to CSM pre WWI
CSjt/CSgt. Colour Serjeant/Sergeant. Guarded to Ensign and Colours. Renamed to Staff Sergeant post WWI.
Sjt./Sgt.- Serjeant/Sergeant.
Cpl.- Coporal.
LCpl.- Lance Coporal. Choosen Man was also used, but was a DESIGNATION rather than a RANK.
Rgl. - Regular
Pte.- Private
Rec.- Recruit
British Grenadiers Musician Rank
BMaj.-Band Major
DrMaj.-Drum Major
Dr.-Drummer
Fl.-Flutists
Battle honours
The 1st Foot Guards have received 79 battle honours, which they gained for their involvement in the following conflicts:
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, including Waterloo
the Crimean War
the Urabi Revolt
the First Opium War
the Second Opium War
the Sudan Campaign
the Boer Wars
the First World War (Western Front)
the Second World War (North Africa, Italy, Northwest Europe)
the Persian Gulf War
the Iraq war
the Afghanistan war
Marches
"The British Grenadiers"
"The British Grenadiers", the official Regimental Quick March of the Grenadier Guards, performed by the United States Army Band Strings ensemble
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 first performance of Scipio was in 1726. Handel actually composed the eponymous slow march for the First Guards, presenting it to the regiment before he added it to the score of the opera. The Quick March is The British Grenadiers.
Ranks
British Grenadier Army Ranks
Col- Colonel
Maj.- Major
Capt.- Captain (Replaced by Cpt during the 1970s)
Lieut- Lieutenant: This rank is commonly misconviced as Lt due to unofficial sources having Lt used. According to HM's Official Guide and Soldiers Manual of the British Army 1800, the official designation was in fact Lieut. It was changed to Lt on introduction of the Royal Flying Corps due to Flight Lieutenant's Abbreviaition being too long. Original: Fli. Lieut. Changed to: Fli. Lt.
2Lt.- 2nd Lieutenant.
Ens.- Ensign.
RSM- Regimental Serjeant/Sergeant Major. Assists the Regimental Headquaters.
Sjt./Sgt. Maj.- Serjeant/Sergeant Major of the Battalion, changed to CSM pre WWI
CSjt/CSgt. Colour Serjeant/Sergeant. Guarded to Ensign and Colours. Renamed to Staff Sergeant post WWI.
Sjt./Sgt.- Serjeant/Sergeant.
Cpl.- Coporal.
LCpl.- Lance Coporal. Choosen Man was also used, but was a DESIGNATION rather than a RANK.
Rgl. - Regular
Pte.- Private
Rec.- Recruit
British Grenadiers Musician Rank
BMaj.-Band Major
DrMaj.-Drum Major
Dr.-Drummer
Fl.-Flutists
