The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, commonly known as Washington's Life Guard, was a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776, the Guard was with Washington in all of his battles.

The Commander-in-Chief's Guard – also known as the CINC Guard but officially Company A, 4th Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment – is an infantry unit of the United States Army that also has public duties and riot control missions within the Washington metropolitan area.

The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, officially designated "His Excellency's Guard," or "The General's Guard," was popularly called by the soldiers "The Life Guards, "The Washington Life Guards," or "Washington Body Guard."

Nov 5, 2013 · Throughout the American Revolutionary War, George Washington’s personal bodyguard was an elite corps of infantry and mounted men. It was officially entitled The Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, but was more commonly known as The Life Guard.

Mar 11, 2014 · Appointed the commander of the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard on March 12, 1776, Caleb Gibbs served as both the head of headquarters security and chief steward of George Washington’s military household for nearly five years during the War for Independence.

Officially The Commander-in-Chief's Guard but commonly called The Life Guard, it was organized in 1776 at the beginning of the New York Campaign. With a strength of 180 men, it was first commanded by Captain Caleb Gibbs of Rhode Island, whose appointment to …

The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, more familiarly known as Washington's Life Guard, was a unit of the Continental Army that was assigned to General George Washington for his protection during the American Revolutionary War.

Aug 18, 2014 · “One hundred chosen men are to be annexed to the Guard of the Commander in Chief for the purpose of forming a Corps to be instructed in the maneuvers necessary to be introduced in the army and serve as a model for the execution of them …

The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, commonly known as Washington's Life Guard, was a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776, the Guard was with Washington in all of his battles.

Appointed the commander of the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard on March 12, 1776, Caleb Gibbs served as both the head of headquarters security and chief steward of George Washington’s military household for nearly five years during the War for Independence.