Editing Governor General's Body Guard (section)

{{for|the Indian regiment of the same name|Governor General's Bodyguard}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Governor General's Body Guard
| image                         = Governor General's Body Guard badge.png
| dates                         = 1822–1936
| country                       = Canada
| branch                        = [[Canadian Militia]]
| type                          = Horse guards
| role                          = Cavalry
| size                          = {{plainlist|
* Independent troop (1822–1876)
* Independent squadron (1876–1889)
* Regiment (1889–1936)
}}
| command_structure             = [[Non-Permanent Active Militia]]
| garrison                      = [[Toronto Armories]]
| motto                         = {{langnf|la|Nulli secundus|second to none}}
| battles                       = {{plainlist|
* [[Upper Canada Rebellion]]
* [[Fenian Raids]]
* [[North-West Rebellion]]
* [[Second Boer War]]
* [[First World War]]
}}
| battle_honours                = See [[#Battle Honours]]
}}
The '''Governor General's Body Guard''' was a [[royal guard]] regiment of the [[Canadian Militia]] that formed part of the country's [[Household Division|household troops]]. The Body Guard was the senior regiment of the [[Non-Permanent Active Militia]] and the equivalent of the British Army's [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]] and [[Royal Horse Guards]]. In 1936 the regiment amalgamated with the [[Mississauga Horse]] to become the [[Governor General's Horse Guards]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored) |website=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Documents/RG9-58_EN-final.pdf }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Defence|first=National|date=2018-11-29|title=The Governor General's Horse Guards|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/official-military-history-lineages/lineages/armour-regiments/governor-generals-horse-guards.html|access-date=2021-12-08|website=www.canada.ca}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=The Governor General's Horse Guards |url=http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/regiments/cavalry/governorgeneralshorseguards.htm |access-date=2021-12-08 |website=www.canadiansoldiers.com}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2007-10-21 |title=The Governor General's Horse Guards |url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/GGHG.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021111722/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/GGHG.htm |archive-date=2007-10-21  |access-date=2022-07-30 }}</ref><ref name=":1" />