List of British Army regiments (1881)

This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers Reforms in 1881 - a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms - that gave each regiment two "line" battalions and two militia battalions. Existing two battalion regiments were renamed, while single battalion regiments were combined.


It also indicates the cavalry amalgamations that would take place forty years later as part of the Government cuts of the early 1920s.

Cavalry

Household Cavalry

Cavalry of the Line

Dragoon Guards

Dragoons, Hussars and Lancers

Support arms

Infantry

Foot Guards

Line Infantry (In order of precedence)

Services

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons)". www.nam.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ Dyde, Brian (1997). The Empty Sleeve: The Story of the West India Regiments of the British Army. Hansib Caribbean. ISBN 978-976-8163-09-7. p213
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