Horse Guards. Apparently it's 2 words, not Horseguards as I always thought, but Horse Guards, which really does make more sense. Its name not withstanding, its the building for the British Army Headquarters. It'd probably be simpler if they called it that, but not nearly as colorful!
It's one of those super cool old buildings in London I need to see if for no other reason than the history of it all.
The Horse Guards date back to Oliver Cromwell in August 1650 when he ordered Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet to raise a regiment of horse.
By the Napoleonic Wars:
On returning to civil duties again in 1795 The Blues were expected to maintain public order in Loughborough and Coventry; developing the doctrinal laws of absolute military necessity. They also patrolled the shoreline for smugglers.
I love the website An Historian About Town. But the Wiki page also give a bit of history.
Its function during the Napoleonic Wars was more office space. It housed the Secretary at War (War Office) and the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.
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