The Horse Guards

The Horse Guards
Horse Guards Horse" Guards` (Mil.) A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign. [1913 Webster]

{The Horse Guards}, a name given to the former headquarters of the commander in chief of the British army, at Whitehall in London. [1913 Webster]


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