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Regiments of the British Army |
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The British Army is a compact professional organisation, subject to today's financial constraints. How does the current set of Regiments relate to the historic cap-badges of old?
This page traces the roots of our current regiments back to the 17th Century when the Modern British Army was established, and identifies key changes in the regiments up to the present day. Shading is used to show periods before a regiment's formation.
| 17th
Century and earlier
- 1661 Restoration of the Stuart Monarchy - 1685 Monmouth's rebellion - 1689 Irish rebellion |
18th
Century
- 1702 War of Spanish Succession - 1707 Act of Union - 1751 Regiments numbered according to seniority - 1782 Geographical affiliations introduced to Regiment names |
19th
Century
- 1861/2 integration of regiments from Honourable East India Company (HEIC) - 1872 Localisation of the Infantry - 1881 Territorial Reorganisation of the Infantry, removed numbers from Regiment names |
20th
Century
- 1920s Drawdown following WW1 - 1940/50s Drawdown following WW2 - 1948 Allocation of Gurkhas at Independence of India - 1991 Options for Change - 1998 Strategic Defence Review - 2006 Future Army Strutures |
Current Regiment Name - Listed according to Precedence - Separate battalions identified (in work) |
Tables cover the following, in the modern order of precedence:
- Household Cavalry
- Royal Armoured Corps *updated*
- Royal Regiment of Artillery 1924
- Corps of Royal Engineers
- Royal Corps of Signals
- Infantry
- Special Air Service Regiment 1952
- Army Air Corps 1942
- Royal Army Chaplain's Department 1919
- The Royal Logistic Corps 1993
- Royal Army Medical Corps
- Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1942
- Adjutant General's Corps 1992
- Royal Army Veterinary Corps 1881
- Small Arms School Corps 1929
- Royal Army Dental Corps 1921
- Intelligence Corps 1940
- Army Physical Training Corps 1940
- General Service Corps
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps 1949
- Corps of Army Music