Coldstream Guards

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.

Example Sentences

He remained for eight years with the Coldstream Guards, most of the time being passed in London barracks.

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We also formed a choir of 1,000 voices to take the musical part of the service, led by the band of the Coldstream Guards.

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He succeeded Talmash, the commander of the expedition (who died of his wounds), as colonel of the Coldstream Guards.

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Taken by surprise, the Coldstream Guards had lost a trench and failed to recapture it.

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The two regiments, Coldstream Guards and Camerons, who drove them back, lost heavily and tell a tragic story.

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