Regiments and Corps

The Colours of the Welsh Guards being paraded at Horse Guards, 2015

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The regimental system

The regiment or corps is the key administrative component of the British Army. Each has its own long history, traditions and insignia. To its soldiers, the regiment is a military family that provides comradeship and a unique identity.

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103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)

This regiment's origins stretch back to the 1680s, when it became part of the East India Company's army. In 1862, it transferred to the British Army and then merged into The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881.

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104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)

This infantry regiment became part of the British Army in 1862. Prior to this, it had served for over a century with the East India Company's army. It was merged into The Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.

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101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)

This regiment became part of the British Army in 1862. But its origins date back to the 17th century, when the East India Company first established units of European troops. It was merged into The Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.

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109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry)

This unit was raised by the East India Company in 1853, but soon transferred to British Army service. It existed until the reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment.

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Glengarry badge, 100th (Prince of Wales’s Royal Canadian) Regiment, c1874

100th (Prince of Wales’s Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in Canada in 1857. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians).

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13th Hussars

Formed in 1715, this cavalry unit had a long and distinguished service with the British Army. In 1922, it was merged into the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own).

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Cap badge, other ranks, 18th Hussars, c1900

18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own)

This cavalry unit was raised in 1858, but inherited the traditions of an earlier regiment. It served until 1922, when it merged with the 13th Hussars to form the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own).

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13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own)

This British Army armoured unit was formed in 1922 by merging two hussar regiments. It served with the Royal Armoured Corps until 1992, when it became part of The Light Dragoons.

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15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars

This armoured unit was formed in 1922 by merging two hussar regiments. It served with the Royal Armoured Corps until 1992, when it became part of The Light Dragoons.

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15th The King’s Hussars

This cavalry regiment was raised in 1759. It continued to serve in British Army campaigns until 1922 when it was merged into the 15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars.

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Cap badge, 19th (Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars, c1896

19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra’s Own)

This cavalry regiment was raised as an East India Company unit in 1858. It soon transferred to British Army service and existed until 1922, when it was merged into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars.

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Other ranks' cap badge, 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars, c1900

11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)

This cavalry unit was raised in 1715. It continued in British Army service until 1969, when it merged with the 10th Hussars to form The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own).

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