This is the Duke of Wellington, who was born in 1769, and died in 1853, at Walmer Castle. He died to a stroke.
The Foot Guards: The Foot Guards are the Regular Infantry regiments of the Household Division of the British Army.
The Coldstream Guards: The origin of The Coldstream Guards lies in the English Civil War whe Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to form his own Regiment as part of the New Model Army.
The Royal Scots: The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I of Scotland.
Its service during the Peninsular War (1807-14) included Vimeiro (1808), Corunna (1809) Fuentes de Onoro (1811), Ciudad Rodrigo (1812), Salamanca (1812) and Burgos (1812). These engagements left it short of manpower, so from 1812 to 1814 it only survived as part of a joint ‘Provisional Battalion’ with the 53rd Regiment of Foot. This unit fought at Vittoria (1813), Orthes (1814) and Toulouse (1814).The regiment was eventually reformed and garrison duties in France, England, the Caribbean and India followed. It fought in the First Afghan War (1839-42), at Ghazni (1839) and Khelat (1839), and in 1851 was deployed to the Cape Colony. En route, a detachment of 52 of its men were on board HMS ‘Birkenhead’ when she was shipwrecked off South Africa.
In 1782 all British Regiments without Royal titles were given county titles in order to aid recruitment, the Regiment was also awarded the 3rd order of precedence to become the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (‘The Buffs’). The Regiment went on to serve during the American War of Independence (1775-83) and also stationed in the West Indies and fought during The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) at the Battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees and Toulouse but moved back to North America in 1812, missing the Battle of Waterloo. In 1821 The Buffs were deployed to Australia to guard convicts in New South Wales until 1827. The Buffs went on to serve in India for 17 years and then during the Crimean War (1854-56) and the Second China War (1856-60).
In 1774 the Regiment went on to serve during the American War of Independence (1775–1783) initially arriving in Boston to control the civil unrest in the area. It went on to fight the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Battle of Long Island, the Battle of White Plans and the capture of Fort Washington, Fort Lee and New Jersey, and the Battle of Brandywine Creek. In 1778 The Regiment moved to the West Indies engaging French troops at Saint Lucia. 400 French soldiers were killed and 1,100 wounded with only 10 British killed and 130 wounded. The French abandoned the Island and the Regiment took the white plumes worn by French soldiers in their caps, which is the basis for the current red and white hackle worn. The 5th remained in the West Indies for 2 years and then moved to Ireland were it remained until 1783. In 1782 all British Regiments without a Royal title were given county designations in order to improve recruitment from that area. The 5th became the 5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot due to the Regiment’s colonel Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland and then went on to fight in the Peninsular War. In 1836 the 5th became a Fusilier Regiment redesignated as the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot and went on to serve in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. In 1881 the Regiment was one of the few that avoided amalgamation as part of the Childers Reforms, the number of line was dropped and the Regiment became the Northumberland Fusiliers and went on to serve during the Second Boer War and two World Wars. In 1935 as part of George V’s silver jubilee celebrations the Regiment was granted a Royal title along with three other Regiments and became the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. In 1968 the Regiment was amalgamated with The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), and The Lancashire Fusiliers to become the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.