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Line infantry mainly used three formations in its battles: the line, the square, and the column. With the universal adoption of small arms (firearms that could be carried by hand, as opposed to cannon) in infantry units from the mid-17th century, the battlefield was dominated by linear tactics, according to which the infantry was aligned into long thin lines, shoulder to shoulder, and fired ...
The 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot to form the Middlesex Regiment in 1881.
For the first half century of its existence the WIR wore the standard uniform (shako, red coat and dark coloured or white trousers) of the British line infantry of the period. The various units were distinguished by differing facing colours.
The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684.Also known as the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in Clonmel. [1]
George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor in a militia uniform The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Militia units were repeatedly raised in Great Britain during the Victorian and Edwardian eras for internal security duties and to defend against external invasions .
A History of the Uniforms of The British Army, Volume III. London: Norman Military Publications. Swinson, Arthur (1972). A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army. London: The Archive Press. ISBN 0-85591-000-3. Wickes, H L (1974). Regiments of Foot: A History of the Foot Regiments of the British Army. Reading, Berkshire: Osprey ...
British infantry were far better trained in musketry than most armies on the continent (30 rounds per man in training for example, compared with only 10 in the Austrian Army) and their volleys were notably steady and effective. The standard weapon of the British infantry was the "India Pattern" version of the Brown Bess musket. This had an ...
A selection of uniforms mostly worn in the British Army as worn by the Royal Yorkshire Regiment.(Now with a red band around the cap, signifying that the regiment is now a royal regiment). Fourteen numbered "orders" of dress (in addition to full dress) are set out in Army Dress Regulations [ 12 ] but many of these are rarely worn or have been ...