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'''Combermere Barracks''', [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], is a British military installation one mile from [[Windsor Castle]]. It is over 20 acres in size<ref>http://householdcavalry.info/barracks.html</ref> and is the home of the [[Household Cavalry Regiment]].
  
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'''Combermere Barracks''', Windsor, is a British military installation {{convert|1.4|km||order=flip|sigfig=1|round=}} from [[Windsor Castle]].
   
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==History==
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The men of the [[Household Division]] have sometimes been required to undertake special tasks at the castle as the [[Sovereign]]’s personal troops. The Household Cavalry were called to Windsor Castle on 20 November 1992, to assist with salvage operations in the face of the [[1992 Windsor Castle fire|Great Fire]].
  
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The original barracks, known as Clewer Barracks, were designed to accommodate the [[Royal Horse Guards]] and were built at [[Clewer Park]] between 1796 and 1800. [[Queen Victoria]] ordered the replacement of the barracks after a personal visit in 1864 exposed to her its unhygienic conditions. The new barracks, which cover over {{convert|20|acre|0}}, were named after [[Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere|Field Marshal Lord Combermere]] and include a riding school which was built in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-meets-soldier-in-chewbacca-style-camouflage-1458430|title=Wookie look: Queen meets soldier in Chewbacca-style camouflage|date=26 November 2012|publisher=Daily Mirror|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> The barracks were renovated in 2006 and are the home of the [[Household Cavalry Regiment]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://householdcavalry.info/barracks.html#comb|title=Combermere Barracks|publisher=Household Cavalry|accessdate=30 March 2014}}</ref> In 2019 the [[Household Cavalry Regiment]] moves to Warminster, but No.18 Troop and the training wing remain. In addition to the regiment moving out the 1st Battalion, [[Welsh Guards]] will be moving in and join [[London District (British Army)|London District]] to start their ceremonial duties.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/gallery/windsor/109254/household-cavalry-set-to-leave-windsor.html|title=Household Cavalry set to leave Windsor|website=www.windsorexpress.co.uk|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/16066437.major-general-bathursts-good-news-for-the-cadets/|title=Major General Bathurst's good news for the Cadets|website=Royal Borough Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
   
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The following units are based at Combermere Barracks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-22/194616|title=Army:Written question - 194616|last=Lancaster|first=Mark|date=29 November 2018|website=UK Parliament|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/royal-yeomanry/|title=Royal Yeomanry|date=|website=British Army|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref>
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===British Army===
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'''[[Household Cavalry]]''' (Armoured Regiment left 2019)<ref name=":3">[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-48294255 Household Cavalry parade marks end of era in Windsor - BBC News]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7044697/Princess-Royal-watches-Household-Cavalrys-Windsor-farewell-parade-hours-royal-wedding.html Anne's quick costume change! Princess Royal watches Household Cavalry's spectacular Windsor farewell parade hours after attending royal wedding]
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* No.18 Troop<ref name=":2" />
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** [[Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry|3 Troop, C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron]] – Windsor ([[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]])
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 19 May 2019

Combermere Barracks
Windsor
Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry
Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry at Combermere Barracks
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Combermere Barracks
Location within Berkshire
Coordinates 51°28′24″N 0°37′2″W / 51.47333°N 0.61722°W / 51.47333; -0.61722Coordinates: 51°28′24″N 0°37′2″W / 51.47333°N 0.61722°W / 51.47333; -0.61722
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Flag of the British Army British Army
Site history
Built 1804
Built for War Office
In use 1804-Present

Combermere Barracks, Windsor, is a British military installation 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from Windsor Castle.

History

The original barracks, known as Clewer Barracks, were designed to accommodate the Royal Horse Guards and were built at Clewer Park between 1796 and 1800. Queen Victoria ordered the replacement of the barracks after a personal visit in 1864 exposed to her its unhygienic conditions. The new barracks, which cover over 20 acres (8 ha), were named after Field Marshal Lord Combermere and include a riding school which was built in 1881.[1] The barracks were renovated in 2006 and are the home of the Household Cavalry Regiment.[2] In 2019 the Household Cavalry Regiment moves to Warminster, but No.18 Troop and the training wing remain. In addition to the regiment moving out the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards will be moving in and join London District to start their ceremonial duties.[3][4]

Based units

The following units are based at Combermere Barracks.[5][6]

British Army

Household Cavalry (Armoured Regiment left 2019)[7][8]

  • No.18 Troop[4]
  • Training Wing

Royal Armoured Corps

Guards Division

References

  1. ↑ "Wookie look: Queen meets soldier in Chewbacca-style camouflage". Daily Mirror. 26 November 2012. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-meets-soldier-in-chewbacca-style-camouflage-1458430. Retrieved 20 May 2018. 
  2. ↑ "Combermere Barracks". Household Cavalry. http://householdcavalry.info/barracks.html#comb. Retrieved 30 March 2014. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Household Cavalry set to leave Windsor". https://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/gallery/windsor/109254/household-cavalry-set-to-leave-windsor.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Major General Bathurst's good news for the Cadets" (in en). http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/16066437.major-general-bathursts-good-news-for-the-cadets/. 
  5. ↑ Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question - 194616" (in en). https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-22/194616. 
  6. ↑ "Royal Yeomanry" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/royal-yeomanry/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Household Cavalry parade marks end of era in Windsor - BBC News
  8. ↑ Anne's quick costume change! Princess Royal watches Household Cavalry's spectacular Windsor farewell parade hours after attending royal wedding
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