The 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.

It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards and 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards.

The regiment was formed in 1788 by the union of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards and 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards.

[1] It fought in the Peninsular War, under the command of Major-General Charles Barton,[2] and at the Waterloo.

From 1916 to 1918, the Reserve Regiment contributed to the Household Battalion.