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1、OSPREY·MEN-AT-ARMSSERIES"TextbyCHARLESGRANTColourplatesbyMICHAELROFFE,,MEN-AT-ARMSSERIESEDITOR:PHILIPWARNERolds/reamTextbyCHARLESGRANTColourplatesbyMICHAELROFFEOSPREYPUBLISHITGLIMITEDPublishedinEnglandbyOspreyPublishingLtd,P.O.Box25,707OxfordRoad,Readjng,Berkshire©Copyright1971OspreyPublishingLtdTh
2、isbookiscopyrightedundertheBerneCon•vention.Allrightsreserved.Apartfromanyfairdealingforthepurposeofprivatestudy,research,criticismorreview,aspermittedundertheCopy•rightAct,'956,nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortrans•mittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,electrical
3、,chemical,mechanical,optical,photo•copying,recordingorotherwise,withoutthepriorpermissionofthecopyrightowner.EnquiriesshouldbeaddressedtothePublishersSBN850450578TheauthorandpublisherswouldliketothankTheGuardsMuseumfortheirkindassistancewiththeillustrations.PrintedinGreatBritainbyJarrold&SonsLtd,No
4、rwichCJheColds/reamguardsofthefootregimentsofSirArthurHazelriggand~nck'sGeorgeFenwick,stationedatthetime-thatis,justbeforeCromwell'sadvanceintoScotland-at%imentNewcastleandBerwickrespectively,andamal·gamatedintooneunit.InduecoursethesecompaniesjoinedupandmarchednorthwardsinthearmyofCromwellasMonck'
5、sRegimentofFoot.InJuly1650theParliamentarianarmypassedthroughBerwickshireandEdinburgh,andwithMonck'sregimentwelltothe'fore,mettheScotsatDunbar.ThebattlewasacompletevictoryforCromwell.InthebattleMonckdistinguishedhimselfbyadvancinghalf-pikeinhandattheheadofhisregiment.Accordingtolatercorre•spondence
6、ofCromwellhimselfhehadmuchtoOfallplaceswhichhavegiventheirnamestofightingunits,therecanbefeweroflessimpor•tancethanthevillageofColdstream.SituatedontheScottishsideoftheRiverTweed,whichformstheancientborderbetweenScotlandandEngland,thenameofthislittlevillageispartofthetitleofHerMajesty's2ndRegimento
7、fFootGuards,whichhasdistinguisheditselfinsomeofthegreatestbattlesinBritain'shistory.Tofindthereasonwhythe2ndFootGuardsshouldbecalledtheColdstreamGuards,wehavetoseekbacktothelateryearsoftheEnglishCivilWar.In
