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In 1808, the New South Wales Corps was renamed the 102d Regiment of Foot. [1] Having arrived in the colony in December 1809 with the 73rd Regiment of Foot , which was to take over from the 102d Regiment of Foot, Governor Lachlan Macquarie was able to control the rum trade more effectively, introducing and enforcing a licensing system.
The following order of battle describes the Army's organisational structure at the battalion and independent company/squadron level at the end of April 2023. It does not take into account changes to units' structure and command arrangements associated with operational deployments.
The decision to form the 1st Armoured Division was inspired by the success of mass tank tactics in Europe during the early stages of World War II. [1] The Australian War Cabinet approved the formation of an armoured division in July 1940, [2] and 1st Armoured Division was established on 1 July 1941, under the command of Major General John Northcott. [3]
The tanks played a significant role in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in May and June 1968. [98] In February 1969, C Squadron was relieved by B Squadron. [98] On 6–7 June, B Squadron was involved in a fierce action during the Battle of Binh Ba, a village 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Nui Dat.
On 18 December 1791, the Marines were officially relieved of duty following their reinforcement by the New South Wales Corps (NSW Corps), more infamously known as the Rum Corps, in 1790. [3] The new regiment was assisted by local 'loyal associations' – free settler militias formed in 1801 in response to fears of a convict uprising.
Nevertheless, the decision was not popular amongst the soldiers and when the 42nd Battalion received the order to disband, the attempt was rejected by its personnel and the order disobeyed. As a result, the proposed reorganisation was postponed until after the division's final offensive actions were fought in early October 1918. [ 47 ]
The 3rd Brigade is a combined arms brigade of the Australian Army, principally made up of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (1 and 3 RAR). Initially raised in 1903 as part of the post-Federation Australian Army, it was removed from the order of battle in 1906 following the restructure of the field force.
The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. I: 1885–1918. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 07318-1047-3. Maitland, Gordon (2002). The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. II:1939–1945. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-7318-1160-7