Monck’s Regiment of Foot

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Monck’s Regiment of Foot was the 17th-century English infantry regiment raised by George Monck that later became known as the Coldstream Guards, one of the oldest regiments in the British Army.

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1st Regiment of Foot 1
Monck’s Regiment of Foot canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English Army regiment
infantry regiment
predecessor military unit
activeDuring English Civil Wars
linked to: English Civil War

Interregnum
Restoration of Charles II
allegiance Commonwealth of England
King Charles II of England
Parliament of England
associatedWithPerson George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
country England
engagedInConflict Anglo-Scottish campaigns of the 1650s
English Civil War
Third English Civil War
formedInCentury 17th century
garrisonLocation Coldstream, Scotland
hasRegimentalTypeSuccessor Foot Guards
historicalSuccessorUnit Coldstream Guards
laterKnownAs Coldstream Guards
militaryBranch infantry
namedAfter George Monck
notableFor being one of the oldest regiments in the British Army
role in the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660
partOf British Army
English Army
New Model Army
predecessorOf Coldstream Guards
raisedBy George Monck
regimentalTraditionsCarriedOnBy Coldstream Guards
serviceEntry mid-17th century

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Coldstream Guards precededBy Monck’s Regiment of Foot
Royal Scots regimentalNumber 1st Regiment of Foot
linked to: Monck’s Regiment of Foot