Sentence examples for guard regiment from inspiring English sources

In late July the junta appointed a parliament stuffed with cronies and officers from the Queen's Guard regiment.

There was also a small royal guard regiment, paid for directly by the king.

Bosbyshell led his guard regiment to Homestead, where the strikers offered no resistance.

In fierce battles, a local border guard regiment stopped their advance.

913 959), Kourkouas was appointed as the commander of the Vigla palace guard regiment, probably through the machinations of the fellow Armenian, admiral Romanos Lekapenos, as part of his drive for the throne.

A number of them, including the Postal Logothete (foreign minister) Gregory, the former strategos (governor) of the Anatolic Theme Bardas and Constantine, the commander of the Excubitors guard regiment, consequently favoured the rise of Nikephoros to the imperial throne.

On March 11 March 233, New Style), 1801, he was murdered by conspirators drawn from high officials, favourites of Catherine, his own military entourage, and officers of the guard regiments.

It was easy for Catherine, with the help of the senators, high officials, and officers of the guard regiments (led by her lover Grigory Orlov and his brothers), to overthrow Peter on June 28 July 99, New Style), 1762.

14, O.S ., when the guard regiments in St . Petersburgwere to swear allegiance for the second time in rapid succession, this time to Nicholas, liberal conspirators staged what came to be known as the Decembrist Rebellion.

With the help of the guard regiments and high officers and with the financial support of foreign diplomats (in particular the French envoy), Elizabeth overthrew the infant Ivan VI and the regent Anna Leopoldovna in 1741.

At Peter's death his chief collaborators, who were headed by Prince Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov and were assisted by the guard regiments (the offshoots of the play regiments of Peter's youth), put on the throne Peter's widow his second wife, Catherine I, the daughter of a Lithuanian peasant.