Kings and Generals

Coldstream Guards - Origin of the Modern British Army (2020x46)

Air date: Jun 11, 2020

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the elite soldiers and units of the past continues with a video on the Coldstream Guards, who rose to prominence during the English Civil War fighting for the Parliamentarian faction under Oliver Cromwell and commanded by George Monck. This unit became a staple of the British army and its oldest active regiment.