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The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. The regiment was one of four 'large' regiments formed after the 1966 Defence White Paper through the amalgamation of units of the Light Infantry Brigade .
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The regiment was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). [1]It was the only regiment in the British Army whose members were permitted to wear a cap badge on both the front and the rear of their headdress.
The Infantry of the British Army comprises 49 infantry battalions, from 19 regiments. Of these, 33 battalions are part of the Regular army and the remaining 16 a part of the Army Reserve. The British Army's Infantry takes on a variety of roles, including armoured, mechanised, air assault and light.
3rd or Royal Westminster Middlesex Militia (Light Infantry) 4th Battalion, The Rifles; 5th Battalion, The Rifles; 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles; 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot; 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot; 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
The Light Division is a light infantry division of the British Army. It was reformed in 2022, as part of Future Soldier reforms. Its origins lay in "Light Companies" formed during the late 18th century, to move at speed over inhospitable terrain and protect a main force with skirmishing tactics.
The 1st Battalion is a light role infantry battalion based in Chester. [20] The 4th Battalion is the regiment's reserve battalion and has its headquarters in Preston, with sub-units dispersed throughout its recruiting areas of Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cumbria.
British Army: Type: Line Infantry: Role: Army Reserve Light Infantry: Size: Battalion 471 personnel [1] Part of: 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland: Garrison/HQ: Headquarters in Perth: Nickname(s) 7 SCOTS: Motto(s) Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity) March: Quick - Scotland the Brave Slow - The Garb of Auld ...