The 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards and 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated with the 1st Life Guards to form the Life Guards.
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—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Bible: New Testament, Luke 11:21.22.