The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards , also known as the Blues , or abbreviated as RHG , was one of the Cavalry regiments of the British Army , and part of the Household Cavalry . In 1969, it was amalgamated with the 1st The Royal Dragoons to form the Blues and Royals .
120-726: Raised in August 1650 by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell , following the 1660 Stuart Restoration , it became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment in 1660. Based on the colour of their uniform, the regiment was nicknamed "the Oxford Blues", or simply the "Blues." In 1750, it became the Royal Horse Guards Blue and eventually, in 1877, the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) . The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards has its origins in
240-595: A decisive assault on Madrid. To capture the Spanish capital he sent a cavalry division, including The Blues at first under General Rebow's brigade and then Sir Robert. By about 15 January 1813 the Blues had reached Thomar . Hill was ordered to rendez-vous at Alba de Tormes , crossing the Douro the army pressed on to the city of Salamanca . After quarters in monasteries the brigade forded the Douro at Toro on 4 June. Two days they escorted
360-562: A generation. One important change was abolition of the purchase system. Cambridge led a spirited defence of it in parliament. From 1850 to 1899, 39 peers' sons served in The Blues: the highest concentration in the regiment's history (77 in Life Guards). John Brocklehurst was the son of Henry Brocklehurst a successful Macclesfield silk miller, who went on to be a major-general. It was typical of industrial classes 'in trade' to be contributing to
480-842: A key role in the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854. Sir Colin Campbell commanding the Highland Brigade, reinforced by Raglan's infantry, at 5 am had heard the Russian General Liprandi was moving 25,000 cavalry in 35 squadrons forward to take the Allied positions in front of Sevastopol . At daybreak, Raglan left the Light Brigade under Lord Cardigan in reserve, whilst going with General James Scarlett's Heavy Brigade and horse artillery to meet
600-536: A nature was ever conferrer...." Having discounted any principle of customary succession, Wellington felt free to promote on merit, which he achieved from 1813, already considering the Blues as part of the Household Cavalry. Captain Charles Murray was promoted to command 2nd Troop, brought off half-pay, on the basis solely of rank. The inability to promote from within by the duke unduly caused his resignation on
720-539: A pardon, Haselrig was targeted by the Royalist Silius Titus , who was also responsible for disinterring the bodies of Cromwell, Bradshaw and Ireton and having them ritually executed at Tyburn . His life was spared but he was imprisoned in the Tower of London where he died on 7 January 1661. Clarendon described Haselrig as "an absurd, bold man." He was rash, "hare-brained," and devoid of tact and had little claim to
840-470: A permanent barracks was built over a period of four years: 62 eight-bed dormitories for the men. Whilst life in the mess got more expensive and sociable, rates of pay stagnated. It was even more a requirement that all officers came from a moneyed background. By 1790 Cornets were required to be aged eighteen, stabilizing entrants qualifications, and enabling purchasing to advance promotion rapidly. Quartermaster purchases attracted very modest incomers, raising
960-525: A place for the emperors to stay. The city was taken by Prussia in 1802, then by the French vassal state Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813 and then returned to Prussia. Native Friedrich Sertürner , a pharmacist's apprentice in Paderborn, was the first to isolate morphine from opium in 1804. In 1914 the Paderborn military camp was turned into a prisoner of war camp named Sennelager . In 1930,
1080-689: A popular regiment in a royal location. Duelling was common and sent up in a number of parodies as described in the Blueviad . More serious was the rioting of 1810 which ended in the attempted arrest of Sir Francis Burdett MP. The mob cried out for the Radical Burdett cajoling the government into ordering troops in from Clewer Park. Under the Regency Act, the King was frequently incapacitated. The Prince Regent demanded The Blues turn out in its smartest dress with
1200-455: A prospect for class mobility. And by 1800 only nine regimental commissions had transferred out in 20 years. But recruitment of Cornets remained difficult in peacetime. Recruits had to pay as much as 5 guineas for a riding lesson. Officer cadets would study Regulations for the formation and Movement of the Cavalry , spending a year at regimental HQ. In 1802, The British Military Library journal
1320-461: A quagmire. On the day of battle, The Blues drew up in the second line behind the Life Guards. They should have held the formation, when Uxbridge gave the order to charge. Robert Hill was wounded in the clash with the 4th Cuirassiers , shot by a chasseur. Major Packe was run through and fell dead off his horse; indeed all the commanding officers in the brigade were slain in their ferocious attack on
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#17330846387461440-422: A system of medal awards as commemoration. The Prince Regent made himself Colonel-in-Chief of Life Guards and The Blues on becoming King on 29 January 1820. The Blues pay remained lower. They rotated between Windsor , Regent's Park and Knightsbridge from 1821. On 24 October 1818, The Gold Sticks were ordered to cut 104 men from The Blues – they were to pick only the strongest, fittest and best appearance in
1560-459: A torrent as the French general term'd it, which struck such a panick so that they [led] without firing a shot. The Marquis of Granby persued the enemy above 10 miles". In February 1761, The Gold Stick , Granby led The Blues and others in a brilliant campaign. The French were hunkered down when surprised by the allies on the march, driving them back 50 miles over muddy roads. The regiment was present in
1680-583: A tribal leader claiming to be the Prophet Mahdi, led a Nationalist rising. General Hicks defeated the Khedive's troops at Kurdufan in October 1883. But Valentine Baker was defeated by the Mahdi's General Osman Digna near Suakin. An expedition by General Graham from Cairo won two victories at El-Teb (February 1884) and Tamai (March 1884). Wolseley was called upon to rescue General Gordon from Khartoum. But
1800-793: Is a bus system served by the PaderSprinter for local buses and the Bahnbus Hochstift for regional buses. Paderborn was once the oldest academic site in Westphalia. In 1614, the University of Paderborn was founded by the Jesuits but was closed in 1819. It was re-founded in 1972 as Universität-Gesamthochschule and transformed into a university in its own right in 2002. Today, it is attended by about 20,000 students. There also are several theological and private academic institutes in Paderborn. There are
1920-549: Is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , capital of the Paderborn district . The name of the city derives from the river Pader and Born , an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral , where St. Liborius is buried. Paderborn ranks 55th on the List of cities in Germany by population . Paderborn
2040-610: Is a regular stop for the InterCity on the Hamm–Warburg line and several local trains. The Paderborn Lippstadt Airport connects Paderborn to the bigger German airports and offers flights to many locations in Europe. There is a bus shuttle between the airport and the Paderborn main train station. General Aviation and gliders are based at Paderborn-Haxterberg ( ICAO : EDLR ) (site of the world gliding championships in 1981). In Paderborn there
2160-457: Is now known as Diebold Nixdorf , which is still located in Paderborn, but Siemens retains a considerable presence in the city. Many other information technology companies as well as industrial enterprises are located in Paderborn, too: Paderborn is also home of the " Paderborner " brewery , which has belonged to the Warsteiner group since 1990. Paderborn has the largest computer museum in
2280-585: The Archdiocese of Paderborn based in the city cathedral, Paderborn has traditionally been a conservative Catholic city. In the Bundestag , it is located in the eponymous electoral district , which is a safe seat for CDU. Only twice ( 1949 and 2021 ) has CDU not received a majority of the district's votes, and from 1953 to 1987 always received at least 60% of the district's vote. In the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia ,
2400-562: The Battle of Roundway Down , on 13 July, Haselrig's force met a Royalist cavalry charge at the halt and after a brief clash, retreated in disorder, the Parliamentarian army losing the battle to Lord Wilmot . Haselrig was shot three times at Roundway Down, with the bullets apparently bouncing off his armour. After firing a pistol at Haselrig's helmeted head at close range without any effect Richard Atkyns described how he attacked him with his sword, but it too caused no visible damage; Haselrig
2520-585: The Bishop of Durham , and replaced it with a new country house. After the 1660 Restoration, the property was returned to the Church of England , and the new bishop, John Cosin , demolished Haselrig's home and constructed his own. In 2024, a team of archaeologists began excavating the area, looking for traces of Haselrig's building. Paderborn Paderborn ( German pronunciation: [paːdɐˈbɔʁn] ; Westphalian : Patterbuorn , also Paterboärn )
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#17330846387462640-509: The British armed forces live within Westfalen Garrison , but are not included in the nominal population size. 60% of the population are Catholics, 20% Lutherans and 20% members of other faiths or not religious. Paderborn is the headquarters of the former Nixdorf Computer AG , which was acquired by Siemens in the early 1990s and known as Siemens-Nixdorf for about ten years. The company
2760-618: The Carlist revolt of army officers in Spain. He crossed the channel by balloon. The Times reported on Gordon's plight, and Burnaby was their reporter in the Sudan. He stood in Birmingham as a Conservative against Joseph Chamberlain. Some officers complained that their extra marital affairs were being made public: but Burnaby was admired by the men in the regiment. In 1884 Burnaby was wounded at El Teb. But
2880-525: The Earl of Essex and fought at the Battle of Edgehill . He was a commander in the West under William Waller , being nicknamed his fidus Achates , and led his cuirassiers , who were known as the London lobsters . He and his troops distinguished themselves at the Battle of Lansdowne on 5 July 1643, where his men defeated Sir Beville Grenville 's Pikemen , although the battle is traditionally seen as indecisive. At
3000-735: The Earl of Manchester and the Earl of Essex. When the Self-denying Ordinance was approved by Parliament he gave up his commission and became one of the leaders of the Independent party in Parliament. On 30 December 1647 he was appointed governor of Newcastle upon Tyne , which he successfully defended, besides defeating the Royalists on 2 July 1648 and regaining Tynemouth . In October he accompanied Cromwell to Scotland , and gave him valuable support in
3120-734: The Prince of Orange in 1688. The following year The Blues were part of the allied army that defeated the French at Walcourt , near Charleroi, when they charged the best French infantry, leaving 2,000 dead. During the early eighteenth century the Blues were widely dispersed throughout the north country. Following the outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740, the Royals became part Honywood's brigade, arriving in Flanders in August 1742. An account of
3240-574: The Regiment of Cuirassiers , raised by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell at Newcastle upon Tyne and County Durham in August 1650. It was initially disbanded following the 1660 Stuart Restoration , before being re-constituted in the wake of the Venner Riots and creation of the British Army on 26 January 1661. The colonelcy of the new regiment was given to the Earl of Oxford , and
3360-576: The Sennelager Training Area . On May 20, 2022, Paderborn was hit by a damaging tornado , leaving 38 injured & considerable damage along its path. Paderborn is situated at the source of the river Pader , approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Lippstadt and approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Bielefeld on the Pader. The hills of the Eggegebirge are located east of
3480-512: The " Good Old Cause " consented to the retirement of his regiment from London. The Rump Parliament was dissolved and Haselrig found himself marginalised by the unfolding events. A new Convention Parliament came in on 31 April and by 8 May Charles II was proclaimed King. Haselrig petitioned for a pardon, claiming he had not supported the overthrow of Charles I and had supported the Commonwealth only to avoid bloodshed. Despite Monck's guarantee of
3600-466: The 07 remembering the link with SV 07 Neuhaus. The Neuhaus club was founded in 1907 as SV 07 Neuhaus which was joined by the local side TuS 1910 Sennelager to become TuS Schloss Neuhaus in 1970. The Neuhaus and Paderborn teams played as tier III sides for most of their histories, as has the unified club. Today Paderborn plays its home matches at the Benteler Arena. In 2015 , SC Paderborn were promoted to
3720-540: The 1760s were compounded by rioting. The Blues were depressed to leave ex-comrades in Germany; they were used as militia for policing duties. Granby died in January 1770, to be replaced by General Seymour Conway as colonel. On returning to civil duties again in 1795 The Blues were expected to maintain public order in Loughborough and Coventry; developing the doctrinal laws of absolute military necessity. They also patrolled
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3840-596: The Army Colonel Nathaniel Rich entered into negotiations and his men decided to join Haselrig. Word soon spread and soon Hull and Plymouth were recorded to be going the same way. The army council, unsure of support of its troops, restored the Rump Parliament by 26 December. On 29 December Haselrig marched to London and attended Parliament still in his riding clothes. Haselrig was at the height of his power as
3960-546: The Austrian Emperor had run out on the allies, and returned to Vienna. The Blues returned to the depot at Northampton. In 1796 The Blues received new weapons – the curved sabre, and the Nock Pattern Carbine . A reorganization at Horse Guards posted The Blues to a new base at Windsor . George III liked the regiment, who acted as royal bodyguards. A new barracks was built on 14 acres at Clewer Park in 1800, where
4080-513: The Bundesliga for the first time. After their relegation in their first season, Paderborn returned to the Bundesliga in 2019 only to be relegated again. Currently (2022) they have achieved comfortable mid-table positions in the 2. Bundesliga. Paderborn is located at the Autobahn A 33 , which connects Paderborn to the Autobahn A 2 in the north and the Autobahn A 44 in the south. The main station
4200-549: The C-in-C the Duke of York from Oatlands Palace on 25 October. The Blues could not have the same access to the Sovereign as the Life Guards retorted the Duke, but were paid more than other regiments. On 10 December he concluded: "It was never contemplated that a course of such indulgence could have been construed into a matter of right without any one document to show that a privilege of such
4320-458: The Cavalry at Waterloo came when the Household and Union Brigades had charged d'Erlon's Corps, making the cavalry brigades national heroes for a few years afterwards. On Lady Day, 25 March 1816, a medal was struck for "Waterloo men", the first to be so since Battle of Dunbar in 1651. It started a Victorian tradition rewarding gallantry, bravery and valorous conduct has remained to this day, through
4440-474: The Curassiers. Many hundreds of Frenchmen were killed, and 1200 taken prisoner. Charging through the regiment was in danger of going too far from La-Haie-Sainte , they were rescued by General Somerset . They fought Ney's cavalry to a standstill, until Blucher's Prussians appeared to the left, and recovered the hilltop commanded by La Haye. One historical record that emerges is the perfunctory effectiveness of
4560-643: The Duke of Cambridge diary remarked on August 1, 1882 – "Went by special train to the Albert Docks to see 1st Life Guards and half the Royal Horse Guards embark in the Holland. Mr Childers went with me. All passed off well. Men in excellent spirits, and ship good and roomy". As they departed Southampton Water under the overall command of Sir Garnet Wolseley , they sent thanks to the Queen at Osborne House . On 24 August
4680-528: The Household Cavalry were in action for the first time. They took the towns of El Magfar, "the Household troops made a fine charge with great success" on 16 August, Mahsamah. At Kassassin Lock Graham held his own "till the Cavalry came up and under Lowe, by moonlight, made a brilliant charge, destroying all before them, riding over 12 guns and entirely routing the Egyptians". They were very short of food, and it
4800-462: The Household cavalry on the right rolling up the flank, causing panic in the Arab ranks. They rode 60 miles in 24 hours, reaching Cairo the following day. On 20 October The Blues landed on board the 'Lydian Monarch' to a triumphal reception at Southampton. They processed amidst cheering crowds towards Regent's Park barracks. The Queen was relieved Arthur, Duke of Connaught had returned. Both Victoria and
4920-670: The Life Guards. They were on crowd control duties on 19 June 1811 at the opening of parliament. When Princess Amelia died, they escorted the funeral cortege, on 13 November 1810, every fourth man carried a flambeau, a fact which was for the first time in the Annual Register. On the opening of parliamentary session for 1812, they marched with the Regent to Westminster . But from May 1812 they were at barracks in Warrington , Lancashire to quell serious bread riots and, so had been unable to prevent
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5040-401: The Paderborn Dolphins, has also enjoyed considerable success. In 2006 the Paderborn Baskets , the home basketball team of the city was promoted to the Bundesliga . In the past, the Paderborn Baskets played multiple seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga . They reached the playoffs in the 2008–09 season. Recently Rugby Club Paderborn e.V. have had a great run in Regionalliga NRW and are on
5160-418: The Peninsula. But at sixty-five he had not led an operational army. He was brave, charming, but incompetent. He jumped in the mess when the French arrived, forgetting that they were allies. Horse Guards had thought a Transport Corps unnecessary, and now men lay dying of cholera through lack of provision for fresh food, and clean water. Moreover, all the horses were dying from glanders . The regiment played
5280-498: The Prince of Wales, who was temporarily staying at Bad Homburg wrote the regiments with congratulations On 21 October Cambridge went to "Regents Park barracks to inspect the Squadron of the Blues. The men looked thin but in perfect health, and for the horses, though ragged, looked quite fit for work, and better than I expected". And on 25 October they were entertained to a banquet at the old Holborn Town Hall , while they stayed at Knightsbridge Barracks. In 1884 Mahomet Ahmed ,
5400-427: The Protectorate House of Lords . On Cromwell's death Haselrig refused support to Richard Cromwell , and was instrumental in his downfall. He was elected MP for Leicester for the Third Protectorate Parliament in 1659. In April 1659, the army officers of the Wallingford House party acted to close down this parliament, and in May to restore the Rump Parliament, of which Haselrig was also a member, with government in
5520-446: The Prussians came up and began to work and the French began to run and a happy sight it was. Trumpeter Tom Evans who had saved General Robert Hill's life, retired to start a pub in Old Windsor, called the Oxford Blue . The Cavalry left Brussels and rode on to Paris. On 22 June 1815, Napoleon abdicated having lost the support of the Assembly. All was lost for the Emperor. Grouchy's corps was still intact, and Marshall Davout in Paris
5640-459: The Rhine. By December 1759 The Blues were exhausted looking forward to a winter break at Osnabrück . Lieutenant-Colonel Johnston went to recruit in England; and found the Dragoon Guards who wanted to join for the superior conditions in The Blues. Granby was depressed by his son's death and that of his wife too, and the loss of his stud, so he decided to set up a Widows' Fund, and to provide better regimental medical care. His cousin, Russell Manners
5760-445: The Russian move. The Russian cannon decimated the Allied horses. They successfully occupied the redoubts before launching an attack on the British positions at Balaclava. The horse artillery did return fire, but since the heavy horses had been sent back for supplies, there was no way of getting more ammunition. The 93rd Highlanders stood in a "thin red line" as the Russian Hussars charged down on towards them. The British waited until
5880-423: The Russians back. Casualties were relatively light on both sides. This action was a relative success in contrast to the Light Brigade's charge against artillery led by Lord Lucan . By January 1856, the cavalry had managed to construct small wooden huts, and life slowly began to improve. Before the war in 1853, the sandy land near and around Aldershot was acquired by the War Office. When the Cavalry returned some of
6000-407: The Scottish expedition in 1650. Between 1647 and 1650 Haselrig and his son brought a large amount of property in the north east which included the manors of Bishop Auckland , Middleham , Easingwoodborough and Wolsingham at a total cost of over £22,500. Haselrig approved of the king's execution but declined to act as a judge at his trial. He was one of the leading men in the Commonwealth, but he
6120-402: The See of Paderborn was promoted to archdiocese . During World War II , Paderborn was bombed by Allied aircraft in 1944 and 1945, resulting in 85% destruction, including many of the historic buildings. It was seized by the US 3rd Armored Division after a pitched battle 31 March – 1 April 1945, in which tanks and flamethrowers were used during combined mechanized-infantry assaults against
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#17330846387466240-446: The allegations of drunkenness, the Guards were a very disciplined soldiery. He quoted the Duke of Cambridge that the guards were the flower of the imperial army. The Arabi revolt was provoked by the overthrow of Khedive Tawfiq in Cairo, and the massacre of the British residents of Alexandria. The Life Guards lobbied for a return to the Waterloo system of a composite regimental system; one regimental battalion doing ceremonial duties,
6360-426: The allied army at Valenciennes, being besieged by the Duke of Coburg . The Blues and The Royals encountered the French at Dunkirk in a sea board march. Lieutenant Board was unhorsed and killed by a cannonball. Skirmishes continued all year, and by November they retired to winter in Ghent. The new Depot System worked well, and 1794 started with promise of success. The Blues were in Major General Mansel 's brigade, as
6480-447: The allies laid siege to Landrecies . Mansel was criticized as being slow to engage the enemy, when a large French force left Cambrai on 23 April 1794. Mansel was still in command when the allied army took a position north of Cambrai on the Beaumont road. Mansel vowed to avenge the shame of 24th, he told the Duke of York, which he did charging and scattering the enemy, but was killed. The French line caught totally offguard were broken in
6600-435: The appointment of Lord Combermere to the Life Guards, but when the Duke of York died in 1827, the Iron Duke was finally made commander-in-chief. When Wellington became colonel of the Grenadier Guards (previously 1st Foot Guards) he was made to give up the Gold Stick. His successor was Ernest, Duke of Cumberland . The royal Duke believed the Gold Sticks-in-waiting should have absolute authority over their regiments. But
6720-433: The army in London called for another location, and for a variety of reasons Portsmouth was chosen. Portsmouth had strong naval traditions and had always maintained independence from the army; it benefited from defensible fortifications on its land side and the support of Admiral John Lawson ensured that the city would not fall easily to a protracted siege. Haselrig knew the area well having campaigned around Hampshire during
6840-537: The army was being held at ransom; Haselrig replied that "You are only at the mercy of Parliament who are your friends" to which Lambert replied "I know not why they should not be at our mercy as well as we at theirs." Anger at the independence of the army resulted in nine leading officers, including Lambert, being cashiered. Lambert reacted by calling out the army and blocking all routes to Parliament, and putting guards upon its doors. After Lambert had halted Parliament, Haselrig decided to restore Parliament. The strength of
6960-545: The assassination of the Prime Minister on 11 May. Designed to also assuage the volatile rhetoric of Burdett who labelled the Household Cavalry in the Commons as "the military murders". While the Blues had not been involved with the Life Guards arrest of the MP, the Blues had trampled onlookers in the Windsor riots when the horses ran scared. Hence the old military adage "hold your horses". Detachments of Blues were increased from six to eight, as four troops embarked at Portsmouth for Portugal in October 1812. Their new colonel
7080-597: The augmentation of the Household regiments. The furious Northumberland vowed never to support the Tories again. But the Duke of York's "firmness" had shown the chain of command could not be challenged by a colonel. Adverting to a new cornet vacancy, Lord William Lennox was duly dispatched to Spain in early 1813. One of Wellington's first acts as colonel was to employ Greenwood, Cox & Co as agents. They had long been known to him but now he arranged to supply all their provisioning guaranteed by Whitehall. Messrs Bruce and Brown were recruited to provide clothing. The colonel
7200-411: The big bend in the Nile by Christmas. The Blues were led by a renowned officer, Fred Burnaby . At 6 ft tall, and 20 st he was very strong, a weightlifter. Joined the Blues in 1859, paying £1,250 for a Cornet's commission. He achieved fame by travelling to Khiva in the Russian Steppes. From "forbidden" Khiva, he went to Bulgaria campaigning with his friend Pasha Valentine Baker. He was involved in
7320-454: The campaign was provided by Dr John Buchanan, the regimental surgeon. The unit took part in the 1743 Battle of Dettingen , after which the Household Cavalry Brigade was formed for the first time, comprising the Life Guards, Horse Grenadiers, and Blues. During the Seven Years' War, the Blues fought alongside Prince Ferdinand . The largest cavalry regiment, The Blues colonelcy was assumed by the Marquis of Granby . This great soldier understood
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#17330846387467440-416: The city currently located in the district Paderborn II, which also has a strong CDU lean. At local level, the city has always elected CDU mayors since 1946. Until 2009, the CDU held an absolute majority on the city council, and as late as 1979 received over 60% of the vote in the city. The current mayor of Paderborn is Michael Dreier of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The most recent mayoral election
7560-418: The city's southwestern, southern and southeastern approaches. After the city was reconstructed in the 1940s and 1950s, Paderborn became a major industrial seat in Westphalia. The British Army retained a significant presence in the area until 2020, when British units were relocated back to the United Kingdom. Only a small training and enabling staff remain at Paderborn to facilitate temporary deployments to use
7680-436: The city. Paderborn is 104 kilometres (65 mi) east of Dortmund and the Ruhr region. To the north-west, Hannover is 115 kilometres (71 mi) away. The city of Paderborn consists of the following Stadtteile (city sections): Paderborn has a population of over 144,000, of which approximately 10% are students at the local university ( Paderborn University ) . Additionally, about 10,000 members or relatives of members of
7800-405: The civil war. The newly appointed Governor Nathaniel Whetham was a republican who had declared that his men would support him. Whetham was a friend of General George Monck in Scotland who had the best forces in Britain at his disposal and who had declared himself for Parliament in October. On 4 December 1659 Haselrig met with his allies in the Red Lion Inn having arrived at 4 in the afternoon. By
7920-513: The colonel of The Blues, became commanding officer. The trend was moving towards choosing operational commanders as colonel who would be fit for active service. To that end General Lord Hill , Commander-in-Chief that a cricket ground be built adjacent to every barracks. Queen Victoria in 1837 strongly approved of a policy of meritorious promotion. In 1842 she selected Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey to succeed Hill as colonel of The Blues. The cost of commissions for The Blues were broadly
8040-419: The empire, not even in England" It took the revelations during the Crimean war for army reforms to introduce changes. Dr Cosmo Gordon Logie was the crusading Medical Officer, of The Blues, who wrote an article condemning some barracks as unfit for human habitation. Lord Raglan was colonel of The Blues when he sailed for the Crimea in 1854. He had lost an arm at Waterloo, and was a successful Staff Officer on
8160-473: The general class and the cavalry more widely did the landed families succeed to commissions from their more rural hinterlands. Even in the 20th century the horsemanship of hunters drew them naturally to cavalry elites, which was accentuated by the dominance of those public school-educated officers in the Indian army. Rising professionalism meant a better educated, trained and equipped cavalry in late 19th and 20th centuries increasingly drew officers from London and
8280-400: The hands of the Council of State , appointed by the Rump. Haselrig became one of the most influential men in both Council and Parliament. He tried to keep a republican parliamentary administration, "to keep the sword subservient to the civil magistrate". He opposed the schemes of John Lambert who was resisting parliamentary control over the military. In one altercation Lambert complained that
8400-409: The importance of morale. In the mould of Ligonier , a predecessor, he established a brave and efficient force. His successor, Henry Seymour Conway was one of the greatest colonels the regiment ever had over a 25-year period. Granby however, retained a passionate interest in the welfare of The Blues; his generosity and hospitality expressed later in a legion of public houses. Granby was in charge of
8520-438: The last minute to give the order to fire. Almost upon the bayonets, the Russians wheeled first left and then right before disappearing towards their own lines. The Heavy Brigade of Scots Greys, Inniskillings, Dragoons and Blues were formed up by Scarlett as the black looking mass of 2,000 Russian Hussars and Lancers appeared over the hill. 300 of them charged the Russian lines and despite being heavily outnumbered managed to push
8640-422: The left "For the first few minutes it looked as if they meant to shoot us down; and then it was our men's turn to butcher them." (John Brocklehurst). By 12 September 1882, Wolseley was prepared enough to plan an attack on the strongly fortified Tel-el-Kebir . He had 30,000 Sudanese and Egyptians, and 70 guns. Wolseley planned a surprise night march, and a dawn raid. On the 13th at 5 am they attacked with
8760-472: The local magistrate Sir Robert Baker. The mob planned to hijack the procession in The city, but when the hearse arrived to go through Hyde Park , the gates were slammed in their faces. The Life Guards came to their aid. The mob blocked Hyde Park Corner and Park Lane , so Baker had to change the route to Piccadilly . The Cortege reached Tyburn Gate but it was barricaded. The Life Guards were involved in containing
8880-514: The loss of Suakin made it impossible to execute operations on the River Nile. Wolseley took the radical step of forming a Camel Corps from the Household Cavalry regiments and The Royals totalling 200 hand-picked men. He also picked a light Guards regiment as infantry. They had left Aldershot via Southampton for Alexandria by 24 September, travelling down the Nile to Aswan, and thence by Camel they reached
9000-550: The major figure in a restored republic and was appointed to the Council of State on 2 January 1660. On 11 February he became a commissioner for the army. However Monck had begun to march south from Coldstream on 1 January. Lambert moved to face Monck but knowing the strength of Monck's forces and the doubtful loyalty of his own troops avoided engagement. Monck avoided answering questions as to his intentions and by 3 February entered London. Haselrig, trusting to his assurance of fidelity to
9120-711: The metal and moral improvement of the troops." Officers in the Royal Horse Guards had the lowest casualty rate per 1,000 of mean strength only 9.5 in the first half of 19th century. By contrast in Bengal men's deaths were 73.8 and officers 30.5, still more than three times higher. The Report's authors estimated that of 9.5, 5.4 of those lives could have been saved but for terrible conditions in England's barracks: "...the officers of HM regiments who are serving in India possess comforts and conveniences which their comrades enjoy in no other part of
9240-548: The next day a declaration was posted calling for citizens to "restore Parliament to their former freedom, being the peoples indubitable and undoubted birthright". Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight soon declared for Parliament. The military government, which was now named the Committee of Safety , despatched a force hoping that pro-army members would open the gates. However the Commander of
9360-464: The old Duke of Northumberland had resigned over this very issue and the new King William IV had the last word. He ruled that in all operational matters beyond ceremonial duties, the Household Cavalry would fall into the Commander-in-chief's care and command. Cumberland angrily resigned in a huff. The youngest of the three Hill brothers, Clement Hill who had been Rowland, Lord Hill's ADC , now
9480-529: The open, losing 5,000 men. The Blues lost 15 men, Quartermaster John Kipling, and 25 horses. In total allied casualties were 150. The regiment earned the epithet "Immortals" in this action. Now commanded by Ralph Dundas , the Blues and the Royals pursued the French infantry northwards from Beaumont trapping them in a quagmire near the village of Baisieux . A French general was fought to a standstill and run through by Private Joseph White. The battered French army retreated to Tournai. York moved into Roubaix, but
9600-449: The optimist, considered within his purview. He lost the argument and replaced by Wellington himself on 1 January 1813 as colonel of the regiment. Horse Guards' military secretary Colonel Torrens had told the regimental commander, Sir Robert Hill that such appointments were unauthorised. " I have never conceived the Corps to possess such a privilege...unless the evidence could be adduced", wrote
9720-526: The other operational. The Adjutant-General to the Forces and colonel of The Blues in a famous letter of 7 July 1882 explained to Horse Guards that they could raise 450 officers and men for the Egyptian expedition, and that a squadron from each of the Household regiments would make up the force. This consisted of the two Life Guards squadrons and The Blues squadron. They were led by Lieutenant-colonel Milne Home . As
9840-923: The political struggle which ended with the Stuart Restoration in May 1660, he sought to prevent the return of Charles II of England . Viewed as an opponent of the new regime, he was arrested and held in the Tower of London , where he died on 7 January 1661. A member of the landed gentry from Leicestershire , Haselrig was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 1st Baronet of Noseley Hall , Leicestershire, and of Frances Gorges, daughter of Sir William Gorges, of Alderton , Northamptonshire. Haselrig married firstly Frances Elmes, daughter of Thomas Elmes of Lilford Hall , Northamptonshire, by whom he had two sons and two daughters. He married secondly Dorothy Greville, sister of Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke , by whom he had three sons and five daughters. In April 1640, Haselrig
9960-436: The public were dismayed to learn that he had fought in 'civvies' armed with a shot-gun. Leading the charge over the ramparts, blasting his shot-gun as he went, he was wounded in the arm, but rescued by a Highlander. Arthur Haselrig Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet (1601 – 7 January 1661) was an English politician. A major critic of Charles I of England during the period of Personal Rule from 1629 to 1640, he
10080-597: The ranks of The Blues. In an 1871 speech to the Commons, Captain Talbot MP hinted that due to the success of German Uhlans in defeating the French heavy cavalry in the recent Franco-Prussian War , the era of heavy cavalry was over. He urged a radical solution of scrapping them as they were too costly to the Exchequer at £100 per man. Talbot also pointed out that a cavalryman was on duty almost twice per every week, and in fact as to
10200-502: The ravine. Bivouacked on the road at Pamplona , General Hill had orders to hold it as the Life Guards gave chase. The deftness of the manoeuvre embarrassed the French generals: the defeat ended Napoleon's grip on Spain. The victory earned Wellington a Field Marshall's baton. The Blues were sent home in 1814 via St Jean de Luz , where they were joined by three fresh squadrons under Captains Irby and Kenyon and Major Fitzgerald. The future Viscount Combermere could not praisely highly enough
10320-572: The rectitude and sincerity of his intentions. For he made it his buseness to prevent arbitrary power wherever he knew it to be affected, and to keep the sword subserviant to the civil magistrate". In 1654, Haselrig was elected MP for Leicester in the First Protectorate Parliament and in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament , but he was excluded from them both. He refused a seat, offered to him by Cromwell, in
10440-557: The regiment first paraded at Tuthill Field in London on 6 February 1661. Early duties focused on internal policing and domestic security, with three troops based primarily in Canterbury , Southwark , and Bagshot . When James II of England succeeded in February 1685 it was recalled to do policing duties in London. John Churchill , later Earl of Marlborough deserted the royal household to greet
10560-571: The regiment's conduct, so while the older Life Guards were sent home, the Blues remained on active service. Marching to Bayonne and Pau they arrived at Toulouse on 10 April 1814. Robert Hill was appointed to command The Blues in his brother's stead. The eldest was ennobled, and the youngest was ADC; but in fact Hill commanded a brigade of artillery on the extreme right of the line near Hougemont. They were in Lord Uxbridge's Cavalry corps of 14,550 troops. Not Wellington's first choice, Uxbridge
10680-780: The regiments were sent back to that town. A permanent camp was ordered to be established here after the war. More garrisons were established at Colchester in Essex, Shorncliffe in Kent, and the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. From 1868 Edward Cardwell began a series of significant Liberal government reforms to the War Office and the army. He faced considerable opposition from the Duke of Cambridge , Commander-in-chief. Cardwell's reforms were impactful for
10800-452: The reserve artillery to Valoria; totally outflanked the enemy withdrew to Burgos . Encamped outside Burgos the brigade was awakened by a huge explosion at dawn on 13 January: the French had decided to blow up Burgos Castle. In a lightning quick march Wellington circled across the Ebro cutting off the French retreat to Vitoria at Puente da Arenas. The Household Cavalry were ordered to Carcarno with
10920-496: The reserves. Hill was ordered to seize the bridges at La Puebla in preparation for a three-pronged assault on the French positions in the mountainous passes. Arriving at Subijana de Álava Hill's brigade rolled back the French left onto Vitoria. In 1813, Major Packe took temporary command in the Battle of Vitoria , traversing a deep ravine along the Pamplona road. The Blues, with Household brigade already engaged, wheeled right across
11040-536: The same as Life Guards. But the costs of uniforms, horses and mess bills meant a private income was essential. India was the only opportunity for active service. But Household officers did not often want to transfer there. One Blues officer, Captain Baillie kept his mistress, Lady Glintworth in Clarence Crescent. But the quality of life for officers, and their level of pay differed markedly with NCO's. In Windsor,
11160-489: The second division at Battle of Minden Heath in August 1759. The Blues posted sentries called Vedettes , who were so close when the French attacked that the regiment was thrown back. The Blues were eager to charge in after the infantry surge to Minden walls, but owing to Lord George Sackville 's orders the reinforcements were delayed. Sackville was court-martialled and found guilty of disobeying orders. The allies had saved Hanover, and driven Marshall Contades back towards
11280-745: The shoreline for smugglers. The Blues for the most part remained in the East Midlands. In 1788 and 1789 The Blues were required to come to London to mount up the King's Life Guard, as there were inadequate personnel in the Life Guards thanks to reorganization and reform. The lack of recruits threatened the Expeditionary Forces viability in Holland. The Blues were part of a contingent of 3,500 cavalry who departed Northampton with Sir Charles Turner . In June 1793 The Blues were royal reviewed at Northampton. Commanded by Lt-Colonel Sir Charles Turner, they disembarked at Ostend on 15 June. They marched to join
11400-644: The so-called " Five Members ", together with the peer Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester who was also due to be arrested, were tipped off by Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex . The king marched with his guards into the House of Commons chamber only to find that the Five Members had fled. Haselrig was very active in the First English Civil War on the Parliamentarian side. He raised a troop of horse for
11520-470: The soldiers were by mid-century living in chronically overcrowded rooms. They slept on straw palliases, and there was no running water, nor private bathrooms. The transmission of disease became epidemic at Knightsbridge Barracks , because there was not proper toilet paper. A report into the health of the Indian establishment concluded: "...by directing attention to the diet, clothing, lodging, exercise, and to
11640-437: The southern counties. Wellington was the first Blues Gold Stick and was colonel of The Blues until 1827. This put the regiment on a similar parity with Life Guards in terms of access to the king. The Duke, however, did not believe in bucking the chain of command, and declined to exercise extraordinary influence outside the fact that The Blues had become part of the Household Cavalry on 29 January 1820. Wellington did approve of
11760-508: The summer at the Villinghausen when they took a force twice their size led by Marshall Soubise , with the flexible use of artillery fire; the cavalry unable to gallop in the terrain. 15th Light Dragoons and The Blues encountered a skirmishing force at Wilhelmsthal on 1 July 1761. The cavalry realizing the enemy's presence took the initiative, demoralizing the French while the infantry finished. ADC Henry Townshend wounded at Vellinghausen,
11880-546: The surgery on the battlefield of Waterloo. For example, only six of the wounded fifty Blues actually died. They lost 44 killed. Some reported barbarism by the French upon prisoners. Waterloo proved the Guards were fit for active service. ...when we was about two hundred yards from the French lines a cannon ball came and took off my horses leg so I dismounted but looking around I saw a horse that somebody had been killed off so I soon got another. So we continued in that state until night
12000-433: The title of a statesman, but his energy in the field and in parliament was often of great value to the parliamentary cause. He exposed himself to considerable obloquy by his exactions and appropriations of confiscated landed property, though the accusation brought against him by John Lilburne was examined by a parliamentary committee and adjudged to be false. In 1646, Haselrig purchased Auckland Castle , previously home of
12120-559: The troops. At George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821, he ordered the Household Cavalry to wear cuirasses . On 7 August 1821 only weeks after the coronation, from which she was excluded, the Queen Caroline died, having first expressed her wish to be buried in her native Brunswick . On 14 August, a squadron of The Blues arrived, led by Captain Bouverie to take her body to Romford. They pulled up at Brandenburgh House , Hammersmith to meet
12240-478: The verge of being promoted to the next league. SC Paderborn 07 is the most successful football club in Paderborn. They were promoted to the Bundesliga , Germany's top flight, in 2019 but were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the same season . The club was formed out of the 1985 merger of FC Paderborn and TuS Schloß Neuhaus as TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus and took on its current, shorter name in 1997,
12360-456: The violence, whilst the Blues still faced escorting through hostile crowds of belligerent Londoners. In January 1830, The Blues' entire regiment escorted the funeral cortege for George IV to St George's Chapel , Windsor doing homage to a grateful king. Even in 1780 roughly half all officers were from middle-class backgrounds, and this hardly changed throughout the Imperial era. It was only among
12480-832: The world, the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum , opened in 1996. From 2001 to 2005, it hosted the RoboCup German Open [ de ] . The town supports the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie for regular symphony concerts in the Paderhalle. The city is currently known for its exhibitions in three museums: the Kaiserpfalz , The Diocesan Museum and the Art Museum - Städtische Galerie. The city also has some natural tourist attractions within and around it. With
12600-563: Was antagonised by Cromwell's expulsion of the Rump Parliament , and he opposed the Protectorate refusing to pay taxes. Haselrig considered Cromwell to be a traitor to the cause after this as he was a staunch republican and opposed to all rule by a single person whether by hereditary succession or military might. Edmund Ludlow , one of his opponents admitted "to do him justice .. I must acknowledge that I am under no manner of doubt concerning
12720-556: Was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Leo in return. In 836, St. Liborius became the patron saint of Paderborn after his bones were moved there from Le Mans by Bishop Badurad. St. Liborius is commemorated in Paderborn every year in July with the Liborifest. The bishop of Paderborn , Meinwerk, became a Prince of the Empire in 1100. The bishop had several large buildings built, and the area became
12840-791: Was elected Member of Parliament for Leicestershire in the Short Parliament He was re-elected MP for Leicestershire for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He was heavily involved in the Act of Attainder against Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford , the Root and Branch Bill and the Militia Bill of 7 December 1641. Charles I tried to arrest him for treason on 3 January 1642, along with John Hampden , Denzil Holles , John Pym and William Strode . However
12960-593: Was established to educate on military tactics. Stable parades happened four times daily, and great care was taken of horses. Field day drills took place in Windsor Great Park or on Winkfield Plain every Friday. Quartermaster became an increasingly responsible rank. Wives were permitted to share at Clewer Park . Messes were created for NCO's. During the Peninsular campaign gambling became fashionable amongst Blues' officers; and several ran up huge debts. They became
13080-451: Was forced to make savings, excluding the maintenance of a band. Wellington founded the principle commissioning system of Ne Plus Ultra (Not a penny more), later the name given to his Tory supporters in the Commons . The youthful troopers dispatched, they travelled with light camping equipment, and acquired a regimental mascot, a Newfoundland dog . In April 1812 General Wellington aimed to make
13200-427: Was fortified he could have withstood a siege. At the Battle of Cheriton , his men defeated Sir Henry Bard's cavalry charge, seriously weakening Ralph Hopton 's army in the west. This battle was a turning point in the war and the king's secretary Sir Edward Walker said that after Cheriton, instead of an offensive war they were forced to make a defensive war. Haselrig supported Oliver Cromwell in his dispute with
13320-516: Was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795, although its official history began in 777 when Charlemagne built a castle near the Paderborn springs. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne, and stayed there for three months. It was during this time that it was decided that Charlemagne would be crowned emperor. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 and
13440-569: Was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: The Paderborn city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: Paderborn is twinned with: Paderborn is nationally known as a center for American Sports. The local baseball team, the Paderborn Untouchables , has won many German championships. The local American Football team,
13560-569: Was killed with a trooper and three horses. Henry Seymour Conway marched the regiment to a triumphal return to England in March 1763. On demobilization, the troopers were reduced from 52 to 29 men per troop. If Granby's grief at his son's loss was saddening, the crippling reductions to The Blues, according to William Pitt the Elder doomed "the bravest men the world ever saw to be sent to starve in country villages and forget their prowess." The harvest failures of
13680-629: Was one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest sparked the First English Civil War in August 1642. As a leading Parliamentarian , he held various military and political posts during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . Haselrig approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, although he refused to participate in his trial, but later opposed Oliver Cromwell 's creation of The Protectorate in 1653. In
13800-591: Was raised to battalion command; and King George II's interest in The Blues was inherited by George III . Granby commanded The Blues and The Royals on their march south from Paderborn . At Warburg on 31 July 1760, The Blues lined up in the centre. The British force of 8,000 stole a march on the French positions, and charging headlong into the enemy dispersed a force of 24,000. The famous 'Charge' on trumpet and bugle sent Granby's men into history: "For we Rout'd all before us – Down precipices, over hollow ways we went like
13920-402: Was richly attired, powerful, with influential friends, and a showman to boot. The Oxford Blues were in the mid-column of Sir John Eiley's Household Brigade, when they marched in the early hours of 16 June 1815 towards Quatre Bras via Enghien down narrow Belgian lanes. They spent an uncomfortable night; the weather was hot and humid. It rained all night. As dawn broke, heavy rain made the ground
14040-519: Was the rich Duke of Northumberland , who used experience, had served in the American wars, and now wished to spend a small fortune on the regimental Band. Unfortunately he clashed with Horse Guards over the modernized regimental kit, which the duke wanted to ditch for the traditional. His particular disagreement with the Marquess of Wellington was the appointment of senior officers, which Northumberland, ever
14160-436: Was under attack from several people and succumbed only when Atkyns attacked his unarmoured horse. After the death of his horse Haselrig tried to surrender, but as he fumbled with his sword, which was tied to his wrist, he was rescued. He suffered only minor wounds from his ordeal. This incident was related to Charles I and elicited one of his rare attempts at humour. The king said that if Haselrig had been as well supplied as he
14280-409: Was very hot. The huge British cavalrymen and horses towered over their enemy. They carried razor-sharp sabres on the 1848 steel pattern, Martini-Henry carbines , and pistols. There was a false alarm before the cavalry saw action at Mahsamah, charging Arabi infantry, who were supported by cannon. "Then the cheer we gave, then the few seconds of silence, and then the havoc and slaughter.". The Blues on
14400-531: Was willing to fight on, but France was beaten. The Household Brigade reached Boissy , a town already looted by the Prussians, only 12 miles from Paris, and the war was already over. Until early 1816, the British were an army of occupation on French soil. They took time to recover, and restock the regiments, recruit more men, and promote survivors. The Blues returned to the barracks at Windsor. The decisive point for
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