Coldstream Guards - Origin of the Modern British Army

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the elite soldiers and units of the past continues with a video on the Coldstream Guards, who rose to prominence during the English Civil War fighting for the Parliamentarian faction under Oliver Cromwell and commanded by George Monck. This unit became a staple of the British army and its oldest active regiment.

The video was made by Yağız Bozan and Murat Can Yağbasan, while the script was researched and written by Matt Hollis

#Documentary #BritishHistory #EnglishCivilWar

[shudheshvelusamy]

10:47 "The military junta in London.." Now that's not a sentence I'd ever thought I'd hear!

[TheLordRichard]

Should mention George Monck in the title. It’s basically his life story lol

[Muguratiu]

Monck waiting at Coldstream for events to unfold in London then goes south gives me flashbacks of Caesar waiting at Ravenna then crossing the Rubicon...

[angusyang]

How many series do you want to start?

Kings and Generals: Yes

[reveriesend]

So basically Charles Monk was playing Mount & Blade, and somebody chopped the head of his ruler.

[lomax]

One thing you don't mention is that the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (who took the name Grenadier Guards after Waterloo) was raised in 1656 in Bruges, to serve the future Charles II in exile. They were thus formed later than the Coldstream Guards. Despite this, however, the Coldstreams rank second to the Grenadiers in the official hierarchy of the British army.

The Coldstream's motto, "Second to none, " is their token protest against this perceived injustice.

[hintk]

"Assaulted Nottingham sheriff" ? So he is the real life Robin Hood, right?

[theconquerorspodcast]

Interesting, finely produced and thoroughly explained... Just another day at the studio for K&G

[napoleonibonaparte]

We definitely need a documentary on the Spanish 1st Immemorial Guards

[arafdi]

Now that you've done the Coldstream Guards, you should also go for other European elite guards/units/regiments! Like the Old and Young Guards of the Napoleonic French Army or maybe one of the iconic Prussian hussars/cavalries. It'll be interesting, I'm sure.

[stephanl]

Watched just about 30 seconds, 1st mistake, the Coldstreamers Guards have their buttons in groups of two.
The drawing shows a member of the Scots Guards.

[raymondpiper]

My dad was a drummer in Coldstream guards later to become drum major of Royal Fusiliers . Both great regiments .

[MajorMuffins]

The Royal Marines have a very interesting history, a corp over 350 years old. Would be cool to see a video like this on them.

[harrysmith]

Fun fact: whilst the Coldstream Guards are the oldest regiment in the British army, they are not the most senior. That seniority goes to the soldiers who followed Charles II into exile, officially forming his personal guard in Flanders, 1656. With restoration of the monarchy and the disbandment of the New Model Army, this regiment became the 1st Guards Regiment. Ironically, they would receive their present name, the Grenadier Guards, in Flanders as well, at the Battle of Waterloo. There is a persistent rivalry between the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards, with both regiments eager to show one another they are superior both in military manoeuvres and especially during the changing of the guard, amongst other ceremonial duties. Their rivalry is exemplified by the motto of the Coldstream Guards themselves: Nulli Secundus, 'Second to None'

[jakeralph]

Is this the beginning of a series on the different Guards Regiments in the British army? It would be cool to see videos on the Welsh, Irish, Scots, and Grenadier Guards as well if that's the case. Great video by the way!

[m.g.]

Mentions the campaign in Ireland: Oh cool he's finally going to talk about it.
Promptly goes back to Scotland: Fair enough

[jkwacker]

More elite regiments around the world throughout history? Looking forward to it! It would be awesome to see a video on the 95th Rifles.

[ThundercladYT]

6:45 surprised me quite a bit for my hometown to suddenly be mentioned in a video lol

[hugovanelsen]

I would love to see a video on Eugene of Savoy. Napoleon thought of him as one of the top 7 generals of all time.

[firestorm]

Given current events, it's interesting to see how previous revolutions went and how people on both sides tried to balance legitimate legal rule with rule based on who has the guns.