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This is a list of numbered regiments of foot of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1881, when numbering was abandoned. Foot was the contemporary term for infantry . Introduction
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The Foot Guards are the Regular Infantry regiments of the Household Division of the British Army. There have been six active regiments of foot guards and one reserve regiment, five of which still exist. The Royal Guards Reserve Regiment was a reserve [1] formation of the Household Brigade in existence from 1900 to 1901.
82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) - Prince of Wales's Volunteers in 1804, 2 Battalions- amalgamated with 40th Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form South Lancashire Regiment 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot - 2 Battalions, 1804.
The Household Division forms a part of the British Army's London District and is made up of five regiments of foot guards and two Household Cavalry regiments. The division is responsible for performing public duties and state ceremonies in London and Windsor.
The five regiments of foot guards are most often seen in full dress uniform, comprising navy trousers, scarlet tunic and bearskin cap. From a distance they appear identical, but there are ways to distinguish between the regiments: The colour of the plume, and which side of the bearskin it is worn on; The spacing of the tunic buttons
The 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot to form the Dorsetshire Regiment in 1881.
1st Regiment of Foot; 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry; 2nd Regiment of Foot; 2nd Regiment of York Militia; 2nd Royal Cheshire Militia; 2nd Tangier Regiment; 3rd Regiment of Foot; 3rd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) 3rd Bombay European Regiment; 4th Regiment of Foot; 4th Regiment of Marines (British Army) 4th West India ...