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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.
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
Australian soldiers from the 1st Infantry Brigade at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915 This is an order of battle listing the Allied and Ottoman forces involved in the Gallipoli campaign during 1915. Allied forces
The New South Wales Corps is also known as the Rum Corps for their monopolisation on the trade of rum which was the common currency of much of the time of their deployment. [ 2 ] In 1795, European settlers were in open conflict with the Aboriginal inhabitants they were displacing along the Deerubbin (Hawkesbury) River.
This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).
A Military History of Australia (Third ed.). Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521697910. Harris, Ted. "Off Orbat Units of the Royal New South Wales Regiment". Digger History. Archived from the original on 24 June 2003; Maitland, Gordon (2001). The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol.
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]
In 1948, with demobilisation of Australia's wartime army complete, the decision was made to re-raise the part-time forces of the Militia, albeit with the new name of the Citizens Military Force (CMF), and on a reduced establishment of two infantry divisions, an armoured brigade and various corps-level support units.