The square is also the scene of the daily changing of the Horse Guards (a spectacular imperial tradition restored in the 21st century).
After 1733 the building was occupied by the office of the Horse Guards and their hospital.
The same day, Otway was placed on half-pay in reserve by Horse Guards as he was officially detached from his regiment.
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His royal busts are in the British National Portrait Gallery, his Admiral Cunningham in Trafalgar Square and Mountbatten in Horse Guards, in London.
The War Office Act 1870 was introduced in Britain to allow the War Office to be reorganised.All of the various sections of the War Department were brought together in one building, and the Horse Guards were placed under the jurisdiction of the War Office.
1737 John, Baron De La Warr —West's or (1st) Earl De La Warr's Horse Guards
(August 30, 1737 - March 16, 1766)
1713 John, Baron Ashburnham —Ashburnham's Horse Guards
(July 7, 1713 - May 10, 1715)
Charles, Earl of Arran —Earl of Arran's Horse Guards
He is a Justice of the Peace and Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, a Major in the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) and Senior Steward of the Jockey Club.
To the west of the road is St. James's Park and to the east are various government buildings, including the Horse Guards building, the Old Admiralty Buildings, the Cabinet Office, Downing Street (the entrance to which is blocked by an iron gate), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and HM Treasury.
He was a prominent military commander and commanded the Horse Guards at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
It has links to the British military, through a shared history with the Household Cavalry and the Blues and Royals (The Royal Horse Guards), hence its name.
In literature this troop is sometimes confused with the Dutch Regiment of Horse Guards, known as Portland's Horse after its commander William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland.