Lord Wentworth's Regiment was a regiment of infantry raised during the exile of King Charles II during the

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to serve in the Royalist Army in Exile. Formed as the Royal Regiment of Guards in 1656 at

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under the command of the Earl of Rochester. It was made up of men who remained loyal to the King and had followed him into exile. When Rochester died in February 1658 command passed to Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth. The regiment served as part of the Spanish Army during the Franco-Spanish War and the concurrent Anglo-Spanish War in the

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and saw action at the Battle of the Dunes (1658) under the command of Wentworth, before accompanying the King back to England to reclaim the throne at the Restoration in 1660. In 1665, the regiment was amalgamated with

John Russell's Regiment of Guards John Russell's Regiment of Guards (later called the King's Royal Regiment of Guards) was an English infantry regiment formed following the Restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660. The regiment served as a second regiment of foot gua ...

to form the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.Staff

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{{reflist Grenadier Guards Infantry regiments of the British Army 1656 establishments in England 1665 disestablishments Former guards regiments