Anglo-Dutch Cavalry Brigades

[MNFS]

Hi All,

Where the English Life Guards and Horse Guards and the Dutch Garde du Corps and Gardes te Paard brigaded together into a guard cavalry brigade, or mixed with line cavalry regiments?

Best,

Mark

[wdrenth]

hi Mark,

For the NYW, the Dutch Garde te Paard fought in Ireland, and stayed in England until 1699. The English Royal Regiment of Horse did practically the same.

As for the Life Guards, the Dutch troop is found listed together with the English troops in Flanders. So, yes, probably they were brigaded together, and operated as such. The Dutch troop was actually on the English Establishment, until 1699, and was ranked as the 4th troops of life guards.

During the WSS, the English Life Guards and Royal Regiment of Horse kept themselves cozy in England/London

cheers,
Wienand

[Churchill]

Ray.

[simon boulton]

If your interested in the WSS period, I'll have a look at the OOB's for the Dutch guard units, I seem to recall that they were brigades with other Dutch cavalry regiments.

Whilst it is true that most regiments in this period were known by their colonels name, this wasn't always the case and certainly the guard regiments tended to be known by the regimental title

[MNFS]

Thanks again guys!

My 15mm Leauge of Augsburg Anglo-Dutch army is nearly finished and I hope to have the pictures up in the next couple of weeks.

Best,

Mark