Wellington tried to raise a brigade of longbow men in tyhe 1800's during the peninsular wars in Spain. Image the impact that at the battle of Waterloo!
It never came about as Sundays was taken up by drinking and football
Your wrong there fella. The Coldstream Guards have been serving since 1650! That's actually 361 years! not 112. You maybe confused with the number of battle honours held by the battalion which was 114 up until the gulf war. now 115 i know i served with them for 25 years myself!
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Wellington tried to raise a brigade of longbow men in tyhe 1800's during the peninsular wars in Spain. Image the impact that at the battle of Waterloo!
It never came about as Sundays was taken up by drinking and football