Colors of the British Army:
Grenadier Guards

(1869)

by Robert McNair




Standards, Guidons, and Flags of Every Regiment in Her Majesty's Service

Dedication
Preface
Introduction: Banners of Pride
The Royal Standard
The Union Jack
The Victoria Cross
Queen's Regulations Standards, Guidons, and Colours for Regiments of Dragoon-Guards and Dragoons (with charts)
Queen's Regulations Colours of Regiments of Infantry, Artillery, and Engineers (with charts)
The Grenadier Guards Unit History
Succession of Colonels Grenadier Guards
Royal Badges of the Grenadier Guards
Royal Standard, Colonel's Standard, Lt. Colonel's Standard, and Major's Ensign
First (Or, King's or Queen's Company) and Second Company
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Companies
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Companies
Ninth, Tenth, and 11th Companies
12th and 13th Companies
14th and 15th Companies
16th and 17th Companies
18th and 19th Companies
20th and 21st Companies
22nd and 23rd Companies
24th and 25th Companies
26th and 27th Companies
28th and 29th Companies
30th Company

Book Summary

Subtitled: Standards, Guidons, and Flags of Every Regiment in Her Majesty's Service. Full color illustrations (27) of flags carried by the 30 companies of the Grenadier Guards are the main focus, along with short company profiles. Also included is Guards history (1657+), Victoria Cross history, and chart after chart listing infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineer regiments with badge, uniform colors, distinctions, and more.


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