# Combermere Barracks
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{{Short description|Military installation in Windsor, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox military installation
|name=Combermere Barracks
|image=Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry.jpg
|caption = Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry at Combermere Barracks
|type = Barracks
|map_type = Berkshire
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Berkshire
|location = [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Berkshire)
|coordinates = {{Coord|51|28|24|N|0|37|2|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|ownership = [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom))
|operator = {{army|United Kingdom}}
|built = 1804
|used=1804-Present
|architect =
|built_for = [War Office](/source/War_Office)
|garrison =
|occupants = [Welsh Guards](/source/Welsh_Guards)
}}
'''Combermere Barracks''', [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Berkshire) is a British Army installation {{convert|1.4|km||order=flip|sigfig=1|round=}} from [Windsor Castle](/source/Windsor_Castle).
==History==
{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title = Windsor Barracks Act 1867
| type = Act
| parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom
| long_title = An Act for extinguishing certain Rights of Way over and along Barrack Lane in the Borough of New Windsor in the County of Berks.
| year = 1867
| citation = [30 & 31 Vict.](/source/30_%26_31_Vict.) c. 109
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| royal_assent = 20 August 1867
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| repealing_legislation = [Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993](/source/Statute_Law_(Repeals)_Act_1993)
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| status = repealed
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The original barracks, known as Clewer Barracks, were designed to accommodate the [Royal Horse Guards](/source/Royal_Horse_Guards) and were built at [Clewer Park](/source/Clewer_Park) between 1796 and 1800. [Queen Victoria](/source/Queen_Victoria) ordered the replacement of the barracks, after a personal visit in 1864 exposed to her its unhygienic conditions. The new barracks, which cover over {{convert|20|acre|0}}, were named after Field Marshal [Lord Combermere](/source/Stapleton_Cotton%2C_1st_Viscount_Combermere) and include a riding school which was built in 1881.[{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-meets-soldier-in-chewbacca-style-camouflage-1458430|title=Wookie look: Queen meets soldier in Chewbacca-style camouflage|date=26 November 2012|publisher=Daily Mirror|accessdate=20 May 2018}}]
The barracks were renovated in 2006 and became the home of the [Household Cavalry Regiment](/source/Household_Cavalry_Regiment).[{{Cite web |title=The Household Cavalry {{!}} National Army Museum |url=https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/household-cavalry |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=www.nam.ac.uk |language=en}}]
The Household Cavalry Regiment moved from Combermere Barracks to [Bulford Camp](/source/Bulford_Camp) in May 2019.[{{cite web|url=https://www.themilitarytimes.co.uk/news/household-cavalry-parade-marks-departure-for-bulford/|title=Household Cavalry parade marks departure for Bulford|date=18 May 2019|publisher=Military Times|accessdate=13 August 2019|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205101120/https://www.themilitarytimes.co.uk/news/household-cavalry-parade-marks-departure-for-bulford/|url-status=dead}}] No. 18 Troop and the training wing
remained in Windsor.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/16066437.major-general-bathursts-good-news-for-the-cadets/|title=Major General Bathurst's good news for the Cadets|website=Royal Borough Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}]
The 1st Battalion, [Welsh Guards](/source/Welsh_Guards) moved into the barracks and joined the [London District](/source/London_District_(British_Army)) to start their ceremonial duties.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/gallery/windsor/109254/household-cavalry-set-to-leave-windsor.html|title=Household Cavalry set to leave Windsor|website=www.windsorexpress.co.uk|date=23 December 2016 |access-date=2019-03-14}}]
== Based units ==
The following notable units are based at Combermere Barracks.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-22/194616|title=Army:Written question - 194616|last=Lancaster|first=Mark|date=29 November 2018|website=UK Parliament|language=en|access-date=30 November 2018}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/royal-yeomanry/|title=Royal Yeomanry|website=British Army|language=en-GB|access-date=15 December 2018}}]
=== British Army ===
'''[Household Cavalry](/source/Household_Cavalry)'''
* [Household Cavalry Regiment](/source/Household_Cavalry_Regiment)