Editing Coldstream Guards (section)

===Overseas service (1685–1900)===
The regiment saw active service in [[Flanders]] and in the [[Monmouth Rebellion]], including the decisive [[Battle of Sedgemoor]] in 1685. It fought in the [[Battle of Walcourt]] in 1689, the [[Battle of Landen]] and the [[Siege of Namur (1695)|Siege of Namur]].<ref name=history/>

In 1760, the 2nd Battalion was sent to Germany to campaign under Prince [[Ferdinand of Brunswick]] and fought in the [[Battle of Wilhelmstal]] and at the Castle of Amöneburg. Three Guards companies of 307 men under Coldstream commander Colonel [[Edward Mathew]] fought in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name=history/>
[[File:Castle of Hougoumont during the Battle of Waterloo.jpg|thumb|right|Coldstream Guards defending [[Hougoumont]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]], 1815.]]
The Coldstream Regiment saw extensive service in the wars against the [[French Revolution]] and in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Under the command of Sir [[Ralph Abercrombie|Ralph Abercromby]], it defeated French troops in [[Egypt]]. In 1807, it took part in the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1807)|investment of Copenhagen]]. In January 1809, it sailed to [[Portugal]] to join the forces under [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Sir Arthur Wellesley]]. In 1814, it took part in the [[Battle of Bayonne]], in France, where a [[:fr:Siège de Bayonne#Cimetière des Coldsteam Guards|cemetery]] keeps their memory. The 2nd Battalion joined the [[Walcheren Expedition]]. Later, it served as part of the 2nd Guards Brigade in the Chateau [[Hougoumont]] where they resisted French assaults all day during the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. This defence is considered one of the greatest achievements of the regiment, and an annual ceremony of "Hanging the Brick" is performed each year in the Sergeants' Mess to commemorate the efforts of [[James Graham (soldier)|Cpl James Graham]] and [[James Macdonnell (British Army officer)|Lt-Col James Macdonnell]], who shut the North Gate after a French attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shinycapstar.com/waterloo.htm|title=Coldstream Guards: Waterloo|publisher=Shinycapstar.com|access-date=3 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709130358/http://www.shinycapstar.com/waterloo.htm|archive-date=9 July 2009}}</ref> [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|The Duke of Wellington]] himself declared after the battle that "the success of the battle turned upon closing the gates at Hougoumont".<ref>Roberts, p. 58</ref>

The regiment was later part of the British occupation forces of [[Paris]] until 1816.<ref name=history/>

During the [[Crimean War]], the Coldstream Regiment fought in the battles of [[Battle of Alma|Alma]], [[Battle of Inkerman|Inkerman]] and [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854)|Sevastopol]]. On its return, four men of the regiment were awarded the newly instituted [[Victoria Cross]].<ref name=history/>

The regiment received its current name, the '''Coldstream Guards''', in 1855. In 1882, it was sent to Egypt against the rebels of [[Ahmed 'Urabi]] and in 1885 in the Suakin Campaign. In 1897, the Coldstreamers were reinforced with the addition of a 3rd battalion. The 1st and 2nd battalions were dispatched to [[South Africa]] at the outbreak of the [[Second Boer War]].<ref name=history/> During the conflict, they would prove instrumental at the [[Battle of Belmont (1899)|Battle of Belmont]], and were also present at [[Battle of Graspan|Graspan]], [[Battle of Modder River|Modder River]], [[Battle of Magersfontein|Magersfontein]], [[Battle of Driefontein|Driefontein]], [[Battle of Diamond Hill|Diamond Hill]], [[Battle of Bergendal|Belfast]], and were also involved in hunting [[Christiaan de Wet]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Army |first=The British |title=English:  A description of all units, casualties, and battles of the Second Boer War |date=1903-05-05 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Appendix_-_Boer_War_Units_and_Casualties.pdf |access-date=2024-08-23}}</ref>
[[File:Coldstreams Guards at Diamond Hill.jpg|left|thumb|1st Coldstream Guards at the [[Battle of Diamond Hill]], 1900]]