With the plan already in place for the transition into the new Ranger Regiment, the 4 Rifles’ training and partnership with 5th Group is a nothing but a win-win situation. “We, in Army Special Operations Force, learned and structured our special operations from the British [military], ...
Some examples from ourPast Projectssection. 47th Regiment of Foot Private's Tunic 1865 British Light Company Sergeant 1835-1855 (Parks Canada) Royal Can. Rifles, 1846-1855 (Fort Wellington Nat. Historic Site)
The video, called “Getting Dressed in World War I,” follows a British Army soldier of the Artists Rifles regiment as he dresses for a typical day of military duty. The soldier’s long johns and underclothes are made of cotton, while his pants, socks, gloves, tunic, and even hat are ...
As such, it had almost all of the British Army's armoured regiments, mechanised infantry battalions and self-propelled artillery regiments, all of whom were grouped into 1 (Br) Corps, which was BAOR's primary fighting formation. There were also a few Army-level combat units (shown above)...
(http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regts/the_rifles/) Reenactors in the uniform of the 33rd Regiment of Foot (Wellington’s Redcoats), who fought in the Napoleonic Wars between 1812 and 1816, here showing the standard line 8th Company.? WyrdLight-McCallumhttp://www.wyrdlight.eu ...
2ndRoyal Irish Rifles 2nd Royal Scots march past General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien at Porstmouth in 1913: British Expeditionary Force (BEF) 1914 Order of Battle 8thInfantry Brigade GOC Brigadier-General Doran CB 2ndRoyal Scots 2ndRoyal Irish Regiment ...
43rd Regiment collecting the dead after the Battle of Talavera on 28th July 1809 in the Peninsular War: picture by Lady Butler The British victory south of Madrid on 28thJuly 1809 over Joseph Bonaparte, the King imposed on Spain by Napoleon, and his French army in the Peninsular War. ...
1853 Pattern Light Cavalry SabreIntroduced just prior to the Crimean War, this pattern sword was carried by about half of the troopers who participated in the famousCharge of the Light Brigade. This sword continued to be used by some British light cavalry regiments into the 1870s. As an inte...
Article on experiment with the colour of British Army uniforms during the War of 1812 including the colour effectiveness as a target.
The 4thPunjab Infantry was one of the original Punjab Frontier Force regiments (known as the ‘Piffers’) and adopted the title of ‘Wilde’s Rifles’ in 1903 on becoming the 57th. The regiment is now the 9thBattalion of the Frontier Force Regiment in the Pakistan Army. Captain O.C. ...