A series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War (and former soldier) Edward Cardwell in 1870. He merged single battalion regiments into two battalion regiments, both sharing a Depot and associated recruiting area. One battalion would serve overseas, while the other was garrisoned at home for training. The Militia of that area then (usually) became the third battalion. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The secretary of war in cabinet position was Henry Knox. ... Edward Cardwell (1787 - May 23, 1861), English theologian, was born at Blackburn in Lancashire. ... 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. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... A Depot is usually a centralised store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Lexington Minuteman representing militia minuteman John Parker A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ...

Further reforms were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881. Caricature from Punch, 1882 Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (June 25, 1827 - January 29, 1896) was a British and Australian Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. ...

The Cardwell reforms form the basis of the British Army Regimental system. Interestingly, the Infantry is currently undertaking similar reforms that will see nearly all Regiments with at least two battalions as part of Delivering Security in a Changing World. A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ... 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. ...

See Also

List of Regiments of Foot This is a list of Regiments of Foot of the British Army. ...

List of British Army regiments (1881) This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. ...