| The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (51st and 105th) |
The 'French' Horn and White Rose of the KOYLI | | Active: | 1881-1968 | | Country: | Great Britain | | Allegiance: | | | Branch: | | | Type: | | | Role: | | | Size: | 1-2 Bns in peacetime, 13 Bns in WW1, 9 Bns in WW2 | | Command structure: | Light Infantry Brigade (1948-68) | | Current commander: | | | Garrison/HQ: | Pontefract, West Yorkshire | | Ceremonial chief: | Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1924-68) | | Colonel of the Regiment: | Maj-Gen. C J Deedes OBE MC (1966-68) | | Nickname: | 'The Koylis' | | Patron: | George IV (who conferred the 'Royal' title in 1821) | | Motto: | Cede Nullis (Yield to none) | | Colors: | Dark Green, Royal Blue and Off-White | | March: | Quick: "Jockey to the Fair", Double: "The Keel Row", Slow: "Minden March" | | Mascot: | | | Notable battles or wars: | The Seven Years War, The Peninsular War, Waterloo, The Boer War, WW1, WW2 | | Notable commanders: | Sir John Moore (1790-95) | | Anniversaries: | Minden Day (1 August) | The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but it's predecessors go back to 1755, and it's traditions and history are (and will be) kept alive by the Light Infantry Regiment, and the proposed Rifles. Image File history File links Koyli. ...
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The Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. ...
The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ...
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The 51st Regiment of Foot was raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1755. The title of 'Light Infantry' was given in honour of its former commander General Sir John Moore in 1809. In 1821 the regiment was given Royal status and so ‘King's Own’ was added to its title. The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ...
Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ...
Sir John Moore (November 13, 1761 - January 16, 1809) was a British soldier and General. ...
The 2nd Madras European Light Infantry was raised by the British East India Company in 1839. In 1861 East India Company forces were absorbed into the British Army, and the regiment became the '105th Foot (Madras Light Infantry)'. In 1878 the 105th joined the KOLI in having a depot in Pontefract. Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...
The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company string of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1599, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ...
Pontefract Castle in its heyday Pontefract (from the Latin for Broken Bridge) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ...
In 1881 after the Cardwell and Childers reforms, regimental numbers were abolished. The '51st King's Own Light Infantry' became the 1st Battalion, 'King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment)' and the 105th became it's 2nd Battalion. In 1897 the title was changed to the 'King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)'. A series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War (and former soldier) Edward Cardwell in 1870. ...
The Childers Reforms were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881. ...
The KOYLI was raised to thirteen battalions during the Great War, and nine during the Second World War, including not only infantry but anti-aircraft and armoured units as well. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
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In 1948, 1 KOYLI was disbanded and 2 KOYLI was renamed 1 KOYLI. The regiment was now called the 'King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry', without brackets. In 1968, 1 KOYLI became the Second battalion of The Light Infantry (2LI). In 2007 the LI will merge with the Royal Green Jackets to form a new regiment, The Rifles. The former 1 KOYLI battalion (now 1LI) will become '5 RIFLES'. 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). ...
History The 51st first saw action during the Seven Years War, gaining a reputation at Minden, it's first battle honour. The regiment Embarked for the Peninsula in 1807, serving with distinction. The regiment served on the extreme right at Waterloo, and was engaged at Hougoumont Farm. This article is about the 1756–1763 war. ...
The Battle of Minden was a battle fought on August 1, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ...
A battle honour is an official acknowledgement to recognize a military units achievements in specific wars or operations. ...
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) (known as War of Independence in Spain, as French Invasions in Portugal, as Guerre dEspagne in France and as Frenchs War in Catalonia) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the Iberian Peninsula with Spanish, Portuguese, and the British forces...
Battle of Waterloo Conflict Napoleonic Wars Date June 18, 1815 Place Waterloo, Belgium Result Decisive Allied victory Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon Bonapartes last battle. ...
Château dHougomont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road. ...
Both the 51st and 105th saw extensive service all over the Empire throughout the nineteenth century. The Second battalion (105th) fought well in the South African War. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
The Second Boer War, also known as the South African War, was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902. ...
Both battalions served on the Western Front in WWI, as well as 3 Territorial and eight volunteer service battalions. For most of World War I, Allied and German Forces were stalled at trenches on the Western Front. ...
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WWI recruitment poster for Kitcheners Army. ...
In WWII the regiment's nine battalions represented the new age of warfare. 5 and 8 KOYLI were anti-aircraft units, 7 KOLYI were armoured, and 9 KOYLI (formerly the Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons) was motorised. The Second battalion served in Europe and the Mediterranean, the First fought as a rearguard in the retreat through Burma. Motorised infantry is an infantry unit which is transported by trucks or other fast motor vehicles. ...
During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemberg, and Denmark. ...
The Mediterranean region. ...
Reduced to one battalion, the KOYLI took part in peace-keeping and counter-insurgency operations post war. The battalion moved to Berlin in 1967, where it joined the Light Infantry Regiment. Peacekeeping is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. ...
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Cap Badge The badge of the KOYLI is unique amongst British light infantry regiments as the horn is of the 'French' type (with a twist). The origins of this are obscure, although going back to the 105th; the style is more exaggerated in the KOYLI badge. In its centre is the White Rose of York, linking to the regiment's home in Yorkshire. The badge lacks a crown, which is unusual in British Army regiments, however the KOYLI Crest is embellished with a Crown (and the motto Cede Nullis). The White Rose of York (Rosa alba) is the symbol of the House of York and latterly of Yorkshire. ...
The White Yorkshire rose. ...
Famous Members Commissioned into the 51st in 1777, Moore went on to command the battalion in 1790. A forward thinking tactician, he was the father of the British light infantry, and is a significant figure to all light infantry and rifle regiments. Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
Sir John Moore (November 13, 1761 - January 16, 1809) was a British soldier and General. ...
Dyas twice volunteered to lead the storming party into the San Christobal fort at Badajoz in 1811. For this brave action he is still toasted by the officers of the KOYLI and LI. Badajoz (formerly Badajos), the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, is situated close to the Portuguese frontier, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid-Lisbon railway. ...
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Major Battle Honours Minden. This article is about the 1756–1763 war. ...
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Links KOYLI on the Official British Army Light Infantry Web Site
KOYLI on Regiments.org
KOYLI on Lightinfantry.org.uk
List of the KOYLI Bns in WWI on 1914-1918.net
Details of the KOYLI Museum, Doncaster
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