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The Namurs – Royal Irish Regiment (from their battle honour of 'Namur' gained in 1695, the first such honour granted to a regiment of the British Army) [1] [58] [4] [64] The Nanny Goats – The Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] [58] The Night-Jars – 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment (after the nocturnal bird, for its success in night attacks ...
Army Air Corps - 7 + 1 regiments [22] Royal Regiment of Artillery - 15 + 6 regiments [23] [24] Corps of Royal Engineers - 15 + 7 regiments [25] Royal Corps of Signals - 13 + 4 regiments [26] Intelligence Corps - 3 + 4 battalions [27] Honourable Artillery Company - 0 + 1 Regiment [28] Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) - 0 + 1 ...
This is a list of numbered Regiments of Cavalry of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1922 when various amalgamations were implemented. The Life Guards were formed following the end of the English Civil War as troops of Life Guards between 1658 and 1659. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Regiments of Foot, (Infantry of the Line) are line infantry regiments part of the army.[2] [3]1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot - 4 Battalions from 1804-1816, then 3 until 1817 then 2
List of nicknames of British Army regiments → List of nicknames of British Army regiments and corps — Existing name of article too precise. Corps e.g. Royal Engineers have as much right to be included as any of the regiments listed (and indeed are older than many).
The British Army, in the modern sense of the standing army under the Crown, was formed following the Restoration of King Charles II in 1661. At this point, the small standing forces included the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Troops of Horse Guards and the Royal Regiment of Horse; some of these had been raised in exile and some as part of the New Model Army.
This was the nickname of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881. The regiment was originally uniformed with a deep crimson facing colour, which in 1764 was changed to purple. During the 18th century the fugitive nature of the dye required to produce this unusual military colour ...