New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

THE IRENADIER GUARDS.
The Grenadier Guards has a uniform Of scar
let. with facings Of blue. and bearskin grenade,
cap.
The Grenadier Guards came into existence &,
1856 Originally the organization consisted a,
four hundred loyal adhcrents of Charles III uh.
followed the balished monarch into Flander,
! when me KING came to his own again" the
Guards, under Lord Wentworth remained :,
Dunkirk, and new regiment Of foot guard,
was organized. When Dunkirk was ceded "a
the French the royal regiment went to England
and was finally united with the foot guards
The name Grenadier was given to the organza.
ton in 1910, in recognition Of it's having do
! feated the French Grenadiers at Waterloo. Thu
history of the Guards contains some cur,o,.
anecdotes mixed In with the accounts =,
bravery of the men.
The Guards were among the troops under co,,-
mand of General Cadogan and he and the Dub.
Of Marlborough, who had also been a com
n, nder of the Guards. were the chief actor. 4,
one Of these Guard stories. One day. so po..
the story. Marlborough, when reconnoiter;r.
with his staff. dropped his glove and IN th
surprise Of his companions, requested Genera,
CadoGan to dismonnt and pick il up. The re-
quest was Immediately compiled with. and tho
party rode on. On regaining his Quarters the
Duke dismissed his staff with the excen,ion n,
Cadogan, whom ne asked if he remembered the
spot whore he dropped his glove Being
answered in the affirmative, Marlborough went
on to say that he had been struck bv tic
strategical value. and had adopted that some
what unusual mode Of imprcssing the locality
upon Cadogan's mind, az he intended to have a
battery erected there, which he instructed the
General to see done.
Il have already given orders TO that effect
Your Grace" was the reply. Marlborough was
astOnished, and asked an explanation. Cado.
Gan's reply was noteworthy: Il knew Your
Grace was too mich of gentleman to have Out
an apparent slight upon me needessly; It was
, evident you wished me to remember the occur.
renee and the locality, and at guessed for
/ v hat purpose"
A REMARKABLE INCIDENT
One incident in the history Of the regiment
vas graphically described by Voltaire. 1t hap.
pened at the Battle Of FOntenoy The Ist
Guards, under Lord Charles Hay, suddenly
rounding a corner. found themselves confronted
by a body OF the French Guards. The English
officers raised their hats and the French
/ turned the salute. Then Lord Charles called
I out: 'ttnllsfnen OF the ff|nth tIuards, IRE"
I'VE never fire first. gentlemen rejOined the
/ Marquis d'Auterroche, commanding the French:
Fir. yourselves" And the English Guard fired
their comrades OF the accompany ing bat talions
! following suit with such effcc: that the whole OF
the first rank Of thc French Guards swept
away, nineteen officers and nnety-hve soldiers
| being killed and nearly three hundred wounded
! by the first discharge
Among the duties Of Inc Guards in former
| times vas Ia stand guard. one hundred strong in
! front of His Majesty's Theatr" when there was
a court function there. and so read the order
mot to permit any person whatever TO enter the
said theatre in habits worn by the clergy"
The Guards took part in the Revolutionary
War and in 1872 formed part Of the English
! Army in the Netherlands campaign. They were
represented in every important military cam
paign in which England took part. and always
bore themselves with great bravery and earned
the praises OF the commanding officers.
/ Az distinguished from the line regiments. the
! Guards have for their first or Queens color the
royal standard on oblong flag Of crimson
silk. while the company ccors are the Union
Jack with royal badges There thirty Of
! these badges Tweutyfour We're granted BY
! warrant OF Charles II and six by the Queen On
| the augmentation, in 1851, 0! the regiment from
! twenty-four 10 thirty companies. The First o.
/ Queens Company. received from William Nv
! special crimson sta ndard, having in the centre
/ the royal cypher command; in the first ana
/ fourth corners the OF England. the other
corners being occupied by the thistle and inc
! shamrock. The 18th and 2Gth companies n
! spectivey have az notices "Niyat prudenns
| Regnans" and "Je naintendrai'