The British Army's Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. It forms a flexible organisation, taking on a variety of roles including armoured, mechanised, jungle, desert and mountain fighting. Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO code In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. An infantry is a body of soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ...

Divisions of Infantry

The majority of the infantry in the British Army is divided for administrative purposes into six divisions. These are not the same as the ready and regenerative divisions (see below), but are based on either the geographical recruiting areas of regiments, or the type of regiments:

• The Guards Division has the five regiments of Foot Guards.
• The Scottish Division has the remaining infantry regiment from Scotland.
• The King's Division has the regiments from the north of England.
• The Prince of Wales's Division has the regiments from the west of England and Wales.
• The Queen's Division has three of the large infantry regiments.
• The Light Division has the regiments of light infantry and rifles.

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Regular Army

There are further units in the army that are classed as infantry, but are not grouped in the various infantry divisions: The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... 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The Kings Regiment is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ... The Scots Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division, and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Official name Irish Guards Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Colonel-of-the-Regiment James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Nicknames Bobs Own The Micks Motto Quis Separabit (Who Shall Separate Us) Anniversaries Saint Patricks Day (17 March) Marches quick: St Patricks Day slow: Let Erin Remember... The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (named The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) before 1931) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Queens Lancashire Regiment (QLR) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... Cap badge of the Royal Green Jackets The Royal Green Jackets is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... Official name The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Duke of Edinburgh Deputy Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Cuidich n Righ Marches Quick: The West Highland Laddie Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by the amalgamation ot... 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• 1st Bn, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th Inniskillings, 83rd, 87th & The Ulster Defence Regiment)
• 2nd & 3rd Bn, The Parachute Regiment
• 1st & 2nd Bn, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
• 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
• Special Forces Support Group
• Royal Gibraltar Regiment

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Territorial Army

• 3rd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
• 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
• 51st Highland Regiment (7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland)
• 52nd Lowland Regiment (6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland)
• East and West Riding Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
• King's and Cheshire Regiment
• Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
• The London Regiment
• The Rifle Volunteers
• Royal Irish Rangers
• Royal Rifle Volunteers
• 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh
• 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• West Midlands Regiment
• 21st SAS Regiment (Artist's)
• 23rd SAS Regiment

• In addition, there is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, Royal Irish Regiment, which are for Home Service in Northern Ireland.

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Types of infantry

Within the British Army, there are four main types of infantry:

• Armoured Infantry - armoured infantry are equipped with the Warrior armoured personnel carrier, a tracked vehicle that can deploy over all terrain.
• Mechanised Infantry - mechanised infantry are equipped with the Saxon armoured personnel carrier, a wheeled vehicle that can be deployed over rough terrain, but is primarily a road vehicle.
• Light Infantry - light infantry are not equipped with armoured vehicles, and are trained to hold an area.
• Air Assault Infantry - air assault infantry are trained to be deployed using helicopters.

The British Army currently employs a process known as arms plot, which involves an infantry battalion performing one role for a period of time (usually two and a half years), before being posted elsewhere to re-train and take up another role. As part of the re-organisation (see below), this process will be ended, with battalions being given a fixed role. The Warrior tracked vehicle family, are a series of British armoured vehicles originally developed by GKN plc (the armoured vehicle division of is now part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments), to replace the older FV432 series of armoured vehicles. ... General characteristics Length 5. ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors (propellers). ...

Deployments

The majority of infantry battalions are based in the UK, but there are a significant number that are based overseas:

UK Battalions

• England
  • Shorncliffe: Light Infantry Battalion (Gurkha) (2nd Infantry Brigade)
  • Canterbury: Air Assault Battalion (16th Air Assault Brigade)
  • London: 2 x Light Infantry Battalions (London District)
  • Windsor: Light Infantry Battalion (London District)
  • Colchester: 2 x Air Assault Infantry Battalions (16th Air Assault Brigade)
  • North Luffenham: Light Infantry Battalion (2nd Infantry Brigade)
  • Aldershot: 2 x Mechanised Infantry Battalions (12th Mechanised Brigade)
  • Tidworth: 2 x Armoured Infantry Battalion (1st Mechanised Brigade, 12th Mechanised Brigade)
  • Bulford: Mechanised Infantry Battalion (1st Mechanised Brigade)
  • Pirbright: Mechanised Infantry Battalion (12th Mechanised Brigade)
  • Warminster: Demonstration Infantry Battalion (Land Warfare Centre)
  • Tern Hill: Light Infantry Battalion (2nd Infantry Brigade)
  • Chester: Light Infantry Battalion (52nd Infantry Brigade)
  • Weeton: Light Infantry Battalion (52nd Infantry Brigade)
  • Catterick: Armoured Infantry Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Light Infantry Battalion (19th Light Brigade)
  • Hereford: Special Forces Regiment (UKSF)
• Scotland
  • Edinburgh: 2 x Light Infantry Battalions (52nd Infantry Brigade)
  • Ardersier: Light Infantry Battalion (52nd Infantry Brigade)
• Wales
  • St Athan: Light Infantry Battalion (160th Brigade), Special Forces Support Unit (UKSF)
  • Chepstow: Light Infantry Battalion (160th Brigade)
• Northern Ireland
  • Ballykelly: Light Infantry Battalion (8th Infantry Brigade)
  • Omagh: Light Infantry Battalion (8th Infantry Brigade)
  • South Armagh: Light Infantry Battalion (39th Infantry Brigade)
  • Holywood: Light Infantry Battalion (39th Infantry Brigade)

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Overseas Battalions

There are three locations that have a permanent British infantry presence; Germany, Cyprus and Brunei. Other postings are usually roulement postings from either the UK, Germany or Cyprus.

• Germany
  • Munster: Armoured Infantry Battalion (4th Armoured Brigade)
  • Osnabruck: Armoured Infantry Battalion (4th Armoured Brigade)
  • Celle: Armoured Infantry Battalion (7th Armoured Brigade)
  • Fallingbostel: Armoured Infantry Battalion (7th Armoured Brigade)
  • Paderborn: 2 x Armoured Infantry Battalions (20th Armoured Brigade)
• Cyprus
  • Dhekelia: Light Infantry Battalion (British Forces Cyprus)
  • Episkopi: Light Infantry Battalion (British Forces Cyprus)
• Brunei
  • Seria: Light Infantry Battalion (Gurkha)
• Bosnia
  • Light Infantry Battalion (roulement)
• Iraq
  • 2 x Mechanised Infantry Battalions, 2 x Light Infantry Battalions (roulement)
• Afghanistan
  • 1 x Light Infantry Battalion (roulement)

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Divisions And Brigades

The British Army is administered through HQ Land Command, which has responsibility for the majority of army units. Most of these are organised into a total of five divisions, each of which has a number of brigades under its command.

1. 16 (Air Assault) Brigade is based at Colchester, which falls under the direction of 4 Division. However, when deployed, 16 Brigade forms part of the Joint Rapid Reaction Force.
2. London District is operationally separate from any higher formation, but for budgetary and administrative purposes comes under the remit of 4 Division. London District is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing London and the M25. ...

3 (Commando) Brigade is a formation that is outside the remit of HQ Land Command, and thus not part of a division, as it is primarily formed from the Royal Marines. 3 (Commando) Brigade forms part of the Joint Rapid Reaction Force Her Majestys Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the United Kingdoms amphibious force and Naval Infantry. ...

Reorganisation

The major part of the army re-organisation announced in 2004 involved a radical restructuring of the infantry. The arms plot system would be abolished, with instead individual battalions being given fixed roles. In order to ensure that officers and men could continue to gain the variety of skills the arms plot provided, the restructuring would also see a series of amalgamations of the remaining single battalion infantry regiments into large regiments. In addition, the regular army will lose a total of four battalions. The roles will be divided up as follows: The 2003 Defence White Paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World sets out the future of the British military, and builds on the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter which responded to the challenges raised by the War on Terror. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Armoured Infantry - 7 battalions
• Mechanised Infantry - 3 battalions
• Light Role Infantry (including public duties and Land Warfare Training Battalion) - 19 battalions
• Air Assault Infantry - 4 battalions
• Commando Infantry - 1 battalion
• Gurkha Infantry - 2 battalions
• Territorial Army Infantry - 14 battalions

Guards Division

For various reasons, the five single battalion regiments of the Guards Division will not be amalgamated - however, each battalion will be given a fixed role:

• Armoured Infantry - 1
• Light Role - 2
• Public Duties - 2

Scottish Division

The six battalions of the Scottish Division will be amalgamated into a single five battalion regiment to be called the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This will see the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers also amalgamate into a single battalion. Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the projected Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army under the forthcoming sweeping reorganisation of the infantry, and will become operational in 2006. ... Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old... Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...

• Armoured Infantry - 1
• Light Role - 3
• Air Assault/Light Role - 1

King's Division

The six battalions of the King's Division will amalgamate into two regiments;

• Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) - this will be a two battalion regiment formed from the amalgamation of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment, King's Regiment and Queen's Lancashire Regiment.
  • Mechanised Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 1
• Yorkshire Regiment - this will be a three battalion regiment formed from the amalgamation of the Green Howards, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
  • Armoured Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 1
  • Air Assault/Light Role - 1

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Prince of Wales's Division

The original seven battalions of the Prince of Wales's Division have been reduced to five with the transfer of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment to the Light Division. The five remaining battalions will amalgamate into two regiments; The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (usually known as the Devon and Dorset Regiment or just the Devon and Dorsets) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Wardrobe in Salisbury houses the RGBW regimental museum. ...

• Royal Welsh - this will be a two battalion regiment formed from the amalgamation of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Wales.
  • Armoured Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 1
• Mercian Regiment - this will be a three battalion regiment formed from the amalgamation of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and Staffordshire Regiment.
  • Armoured Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 2

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Queen's Division

The three existing large regiments of the Queen's Division remain unaffected by the restructuring.

• Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
  • Armoured Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 1
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  • Armoured Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 1
• Royal Anglian Regiment
  • Mechanised Infantry - 1
  • Light Role - 1

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Light Division

The four current battalions of the Light Division in two regiments have been added to by two battalions from the Prince of Wales's Division. These two will be amalgamated into a single battalion and become a new battalion of the Light Infantry. This enlarged regiment will then amalgamate with the Royal Green Jackets to form a new five battalion regiment, to be called The Rifles. Upon its formation, the Light Division title will no longer be used [1]. The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ... Cap badge of the Royal Green Jackets The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry). ... The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ...

• Mechanised Infantry - 1
• Light Role - 3
• Commando - 1

Other Infantry Regiments

Royal Irish Regiment

The single regular battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment will remain unamalgamated to "retain an infantry footprint in Northern Ireland".

• Air Assault/Light Role - 1

Royal Gurkha Rifles

The Royal Gurkha Rifles will remain unaffected by the restructuring. However, the regiment will be regularised, with the UK based battalion integrating more fully with the rest of the infantry. As a consequence, the UK based RGR battalion will be trained in the air assault role.

• Air Assault/Light Role - 1
• Light Role - 1

Parachute Regiment

One battalion of the Parachute Regiment will be re-roled as a "special forces support battalion", while the other two remain unaffected. In December 2004, as part of the restructuring of the British armed forces, it was announced that a new force, along the lines of the US Army Rangers would be set up to act as support to the UKSF. Although this unit will be a tri-service formation, with personnel...

• Air Assault/Light Role - 2

Territorial Army

With the exception of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, every infantry regiment will gain at least one TA battalion (the Royal Regiment of Scotland and The Rifles will have two). This will include the Guards Division, which for the first time will have an affiliated TA battalion. Both this, and the affiliated battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment, will be separately named (The London Regiment and The Royal Irish Rangers).

New Structure

• 1st Bn, Royal Irish Regiment, Royal Irish Rangers(V)
• 1st & 2nd Bn, Royal Gurkha Rifles
• Joint Special Forces Support Group
• 2nd, 3rd & 4th(V) Bn, Parachute Regiment
• 21st SAS Regiment(V), 22nd SAS Regiment, 23rd SAS Regiment(V)
• Royal Gibraltar Regiment

The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards: 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards No 7 Company, Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion, Scots Guards F Company, Scots Guards 1st Battalion, Irish... The Scottish Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in Scotland. ... The Kings Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. ... The Prince of Waless Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. ... The Queens Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for the current large infantry regiments. ... The Light Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for the current light infantry and rifles regiments. ... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the projected Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army under the forthcoming sweeping reorganisation of the infantry, and will become operational in 2006. ... The Duke of Lancasters Regiment (Kings, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Mercian Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The Scots Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division, and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... Official name Irish Guards Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Colonel-of-the-Regiment James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Nicknames Bobs Own The Micks Motto Quis Separabit (Who Shall Separate Us) Anniversaries Saint Patricks Day (17 March) Marches quick: St Patricks Day slow: Let Erin Remember... The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ... In the British Army, there have been two regiments titled the Royal Irish Regiment // Royal Irish Regiment The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. ... The Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. ... The Joint Special Forces Support Group, informally known as the British Rangers, is a proposed new formation of the British Armed Forces, announced in December 2004 as part of the forces restructuring. ... The Parachute Regiments display team, the Red Devils at an American airshow The Parachute Regiment is the main body of elite airborne troops of the British Army. ... The 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Volunteers) is a special forces regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... It has been suggested that SAS Troops be merged into this article or section. ... 23 SAS (23 Special Air Service regiment) is one of the Territorial Armys special forces regiments. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ...

Defunct Regiments

Over time, a handful of infantry regiments have disappeared from the roll through disbandment rather than amalgamation. In the 20th Century, seven regiments disappeared like this:

• In 1922, following cuts to the size of the armed forces after the First World War and the establishment of the Irish Free State, the five infantry regiments solely from the south of Ireland were disbanded:
  • Connaught Rangers
  • Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
  • Royal Dublin Fusiliers
  • Royal Irish Regiment
  • Royal Munster Fusiliers
• In 1968, after a re-organisation of the army, two regiments opted to be placed in suspended animation rather than amalgamate, and were eventually disbanded in 1987:
  • The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
  • York and Lancaster Regiment

1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) (1922–1937) was the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties that were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... The Connaught Rangers was a regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot (which formed the 1st Battalion) and the 94th Regiment of Foot (which formed the 2nd Battalion). ... Official name The Royal Dublin Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1908) Nicknames The Blue Caps The Dubs The Lambs The Old Toughs Motto Anniversaries Marches Slow: The British Grenadiers St Patricks Day Unnofficial: The Dublin Fusiliers Alliances Description Line Infantry regiment Creation... In the British Army, there have been two regiments titled the Royal Irish Regiment // Royal Irish Regiment The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. ... The Royal Munster Fusiliers consisted of two regular service and two reserve battalions prior to World War I. Subsequently it had a total of 11 raised battalions. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. ... The York and Lancaster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

Fictional Regiments

In recent years, there have been many depictions of the British Army of various periods in fiction. Two notable ones depicting the modern British Army have been Spearhead from the period of the late 1970s, and Soldier Soldier from the early to mid 1990s. Both are seen as reasonably accurate depictions of life in the army at those times, and both are centred on a fictional infantry regiment: Spearhead was a British television series. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ... Soldier Soldier was a British television drama series. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

• Royal Wessex Rangers
• King's Own Fusiliers

Depicting the British army of the Napoeonic era in the popular "Sharpe" series of books and films is the fictional South Essex Regiment (later renamed the Prince of Wales' own volunteers) Cap Badge of the Royal Wessex Rangers The Royal Wessex Rangers is a fictional British infantry regiment portrayed in the ITV series Spearhead. ... Official name The Kings Own Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief Colonel Nicknames Motto Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense Anniversaries Marches Description Infantry regiment (fictional) Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by the amalgamation of two regiments due to the Options for Change defence cuts The Kings Own... The South Essex Regiment is a fictional infantry regiment in the British Army that was created by Bernard Cornwell in the Sharpe series of books. ...

Order of Precedence

Foot guards is a term used to describe elite infantry regiments. ... For the purposes of parading, the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ... The Army Air Corps is a vital component of the British Army. ...

See also

• Structure of the British Army

At the top level, the structure of the British Army is headed by two main administrative top-level budgets - Land Command and the Adjutant-General. ...

External link

• http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/organisation/organisation.htm