footguards
Ceremonial infantry regiment
Footguards are soldiers who serve as ceremonial guards on foot, most famously the regiments that protect British royal residences.
The Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, with their distinctive bearskin hats and red tunics, are footguards.
The term distinguishes these infantry units from mounted guards who serve on horseback.
In a more general sense, footguards can refer to any protective covering or equipment worn over the feet or lower legs.
Ursine pelt or cap
- busbyTall fur military cap
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- sentryGuard on duty
- paradeCeremonial public procession
drill · inspection · pageantry · procession · regalia · plume · medals · salute
Soldiers who threw explosives
bearskin
Ursine pelt or cap
parade · drill · inspection · pageantry · procession · regalia · plume · medals · salute · march
grenadiers
Soldiers who threw explosives
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- combatArmed hostile engagement
tactics · maneuver · camouflage · trenches · armory · drill · uniform · platoon · squad · troops
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
- spectacleVisually striking event
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
splendor · ceremony · procession · fanfare · regalia · opulence · display · flourish · elegance · precision
footguardscavalry
Mounted military force
dragoons · hussars · lancers · cuirassiers · light cavalry
footguardsshock troops
Elite offensive combat unit
raiders · skirmishers · commandos · strike forces · line infantry
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