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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)

Artist: Robert Antoine Müller (British, active 1872-83)

Date: 1882

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom

Description

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s youngest son. He entered the military after school, and served in the British Army for around 40 years. In 1882, Prince Arthur commanded the Guards Brigade at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt and showed great courage under heavy fire.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Commends Guards Brigade for Ensuring FCT Security President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the efforts of the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army for successfully curbing security threats in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and ensuring the safety of the nation’s seat of power. The commendation was delivered by the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle,…

Guards Brigade Team To Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Returns With International Honours

Guards Brigade Team To Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Returns With International Honours

Guards Brigade Team To Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Returns With International Honours

The Commander, Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Usmau Takuti Usman, Officers, Soldiers and their families on Wednesday expressed joy and gratitude to the almighty God for the honour done Nigeria by participating…

Why There Was Members Of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army At National Assembly – Nigerian Army

Why There Was Members Of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army At National Assembly – Nigerian Army

Why There Was Members Of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army At National Assembly – Nigerian Army

The attention of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army has been drawn to unfounded and unsubstantiated news trending on some online platforms about the presence of Military personnel at the National Assembly. The report that…

President Buhari Commends Guards Brigade For Professionalism

President Buhari Commends Guards Brigade For Professionalism

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja commended the Guards Brigade for demonstrating a high-level of discipline and professionalism expected from officers and men of the Nigerian Army.

Speaking at the decoration ceremony of the Commander, Guards Brigade, Brig-Gen.…

President Buhari Attends Guards Brigade Dinner Night At Scorpion Mess

After clearing of the last strong hold of the Boko Haram terrorists strong hold, the “Camp Zero.” Guards brigade did their end of the year dinner night at Guards Brigade Scorpion Mess.

President Muhammadu Buhari, the Grand Commander of the Order of Nigeria was present at the event along side all the service chiefs, minister of Defence and the national security adviser Monguno.

President Buhari…

EFCC Arraigns Army General, Others Over N8.5bn NIMASA Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, June 3, arraigned a former Commander of Guards Brigade and erstwhile Commander of the Joint Military Task Force, OPERATION PULO SHIELD, Major General Emmanuel Atewe before Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and money laundering. The officer who is…