Grenadiers Collection

The Last Stand of the Imperial Guards at Waterloo. General Hill calling on upon the Enemy to Surrender.Print by Riddle and Goughman after the painting by Robert Hillingford

Grenadiers Mount Guard
Grenadier Guards mounting the Guard - the colours are handed to the officer in charge of the guard for the day; they will then be saluted, and the guard will march off with them

British Military Poster - Inter-war period
Grenadier Guards, smart men wanted. Colour chromolithograph poster after A W Baylis, 1927. Published by HMs Stationery Office

HRH Queen Elizabeth II - Trooping of the Colour
The Queen attending the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in her Coronation year, seen here riding to Horse Guards Parade on her official birthday to take the salute of the Brigade of Guards

Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the Somme
On 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916

Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Artist: Belousov, Lev Alexandrovich (1806-1864)
Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Private Collection

Sketches of the British Army (colour litho)
1039493 Sketches of the British Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the British Army)

The German as a grenadier 1918
Two distinct kinds of grenades were used by the Germans in World War One, these were namely, those which rely on explosive effect alone, and those which supplement by bursting into fragments

Russian Grenadier Guardsman on skis
Soldier of the Russian regiment of foot grenadiers of the Guard. A hunter-scout wearing skis. Date: 1900

The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910
2915344 The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Conseil des Cinq-Cents - Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18
FLO4608647 Conseil des Cinq-Cents - Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire

The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910
2915345 The King's Own Regiments of the Indian Army who came to the coronation of King George V, 1910. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Guardians of the Empire. The overseas forces who came to England for the coronation of King George V
2915340 Guardians of the Empire. The overseas forces who came to England for the coronation of King George V. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

"After the Battle", by P. H. Calderon, A.R.A., 1864. Creator: W Thomas. "After the Battle", by P
"After the Battle", by P. H. Calderon, A.R.A., 1864. Engraving of a painting. 'A battle has raged in and around a Flemish village; the English have been victorious

Grenadier Officer and the municipality of the Livonian Guard, 1806. Creator: Jan Antony Langendijk
Grenadier Officer and the municipality of the Livonian Guard of the Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic, 1806

Van der Beijl, 1820-1830. Creator: Anon
Van der Beijl, 1820-1830. Van der Beijl in uniform of soldier of the grenadiers: grey trousers with red stripe, blue jacket with red cuffs and epaulettes, black hat with red plume

Uniforms of the English Army, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Uniforms of the English Army, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Regular Troops; The Russian Army c1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Regular Troops; The Russian Army c1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Flag of the Leib-Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment, 1742. Artist: Flags, Banners and Standards
Flag of the Leib-Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment, 1742. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Gosauzwang aqueduct in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822
The aqueduct called the Gosauzwang in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822. It conveys brine from the Hallstadt salt mine to the boiling houses at Ischl and Ebensee. Acquedotto

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899 - 1918), third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna

Emperor Alexander II in the gala uniform of the Life Guard Cavalry Regiment, 1856. From a private collection

Portrait of a staff captain of 3rd Elisavetgrad Hussar Regiment, 1837. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of a staff captain of 3rd Elisavetgrad Hussar Regiment, 1837. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Napoleon And His Grenadiers
A comical illustration which shows Napoleon Bonaparte tugging the ear of one of his grenadier guardsmen. Date: circa 1901

Throwing Mills Grenades in Trenches 1917
Drawing showing the proper way in which a hand grenade should be thrown, safety pin removed, holding the lever down then pulling back, and lobbing it high into the air towards the enemies trenches

FRANCO-PRUSS/LE BOURGET
The Prussian Grenadiers of the Queen Elisabeth regiment storm the French barricade at Le Bourget. 30 October 1870

Grenadiers and chasseurs in the Imperial Army, 19th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986504 Grenadiers and chasseurs in the Imperial Army, 19th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Verico, Antonio (1775-after 1822); (add.info)

The New Drafts of Guards for South Africa (litho)
1629270 The New Drafts of Guards for South Africa (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Drafts of Guards for South Africa)

Ordeal by fire (litho)
3623462 Ordeal by fire (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ordeal by fire)

Prussian Soldiers (engraving)
1052046 Prussian Soldiers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Soldiers, Infantry of the Line, Cuirassier, Grenadiers of the Guard, and Hussar)

French infantry and weapons, 1918 (litho)
PNP386886 French infantry and weapons, 1918 (litho) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Brigade of Guards in Action during WWI, 1918 (litho)
700929 Brigade of Guards in Action during WWI, 1918 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Illustrated London News)

Military costumes from the nineteenth century - Russian infantry (engraving)
957890 Military costumes from the nineteenth century - Russian infantry (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prussian musketeers and grenadiers on the march from Mahren to Kustrin (colour litho)
964557 Prussian musketeers and grenadiers on the march from Mahren to Kustrin (colour litho) by Rochling, Carl (1855-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Advance on Omdurman (litho)
1063724 The Advance on Omdurman (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance on Omdurman)

The battle of Arass: The grenadiers at bay (1775) (engraving)
653785 The battle of Arass: The grenadiers at bay (1775) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The battle of Arass: The grenadiers at bay (1775)

The New Costumes of the Guards (engraving)
2772635 The New Costumes of the Guards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Costumes of the Guards)

The Madras Army, Native Infantry, Grenadiers, 21st Regiment (engraving)
1587482 The Madras Army, Native Infantry, Grenadiers, 21st Regiment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Madras Army, Native Infantry, Grenadiers)

Grenadiers and chasseurs in the Imperial Army, 19th century
Grenadiers and chasseurs in the German Imperial Army, 19th century. Granatieri e Cacciatori. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989463 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Generals and senior officers in the French Army (coloured engraving)
5998792 Generals and senior officers in the French Army (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Generals and senior officers in the French Army)

The Kings Grenadiers: German soldiers mourning one of their comrades at his graveside (coloured photo)
6031263 The Kings Grenadiers: German soldiers mourning one of their comrades at his graveside (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prussian Grenadiers of the time of Frederick the Great (colour litho)
620148 Prussian Grenadiers of the time of Frederick the Great (colour litho) by Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von (1815-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick II (German)

Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic

Woman in grenadiers hat called the Victory
Woman in grenadiers bicorn called the Victory of d Estaing, after French naval hero Charles Hector, comte d Estaing. Chapeau a la Grenade dit la Conquete de Destaing; Handcoloured copperplate

Uniform of the Grenadiers and Light Infantry of the 20th or Worcestershire Regiment
708956 Uniform of the Grenadiers and Light Infantry of the 20th or Worcestershire Regiment, from Costume of the British Empire, according to the Last Regulations

King Edward VII, Lying-in-State 1910
Page of two photographs of King Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, top photograph, Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall, coffin guarded by Gentleman-at-Arms and Yeomen

Death of Edward VII - soldiers guard coffin 1910
While the body of the late King lay in state in the Throne room of Buckingham Palace, the guard was kept by the Grenadiers. Date: 1910

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"Grenadiers: The Unyielding Heroes of History" From the iconic Last Stand of the Imperial Guards at Waterloo to the solemn Grenadiers Mount Guard ceremony, they have always embodied valor and honor. Throughout history, these elite soldiers have left an indelible mark on military traditions and battles. In a magnificent display of pageantry, HRH Queen Elizabeth II leads Trooping of the Colour, accompanied by resolute grenadiers who stand as symbols of unwavering loyalty. Their presence evokes a sense of pride and admiration for their dedication to duty. The Coldstreamers charging fearlessly during the Great War's Somme offensive exemplify the bravery that defines grenadier regiments. These courageous men faced unimaginable odds with unwavering resolve, leaving an everlasting legacy etched in history books. A captivating British Military Poster from the inter-war period showcases grenadiers' strength and resilience. It serves as a reminder that even during times of peace, their readiness remains unshaken – ever vigilant protectors. Through vivid sketches capturing their vibrant uniforms and stoic demeanor, artists immortalize grenadiers like Junker Belousov's masterpiece depicting Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron in 1829. Such artwork pays homage to their timeless role as guardians of nations. Grenadier units were not confined to one nation alone; they transcended borders. The German Grenadier soldier in 1918 personifies determination amidst adversity while a Russian Grenadier Guardsman gracefully maneuvers on skis – showcasing versatility even in harsh conditions. Napoleon Bonaparte himself recognized their prowess when he led his loyal Grenadiers into battle alongside him. Their fierce loyalty was matched only by their unmatched combat skills - truly Napoleon's trusted companions throughout his campaigns. Amidst trench warfare horrors during World War I, brave soldiers threw Mills grenades with precision and courage – epitomizing grenadier tenacity against the face of adversity.