more active cavalry regiments, their purpose being to train replacement drafts for the active regiments. In 1915, the 3rd Line regiments of the Yeomanry...
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The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Blackhorse Regiment") is a unit of the United States Army garrisoned at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in...
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The Royal Reserve Regiments were reserve infantry and cavalry regiments of the British Army in existence from 1900 to 1901. The Second Boer War broke...
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in the United Kingdom was 19 cavalry regiments – 16 line regiments, and the three regiments of the Household Cavalry. The 16 regular regiments were earmarked...
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second element of the auxiliary forces was the Yeomanry, 38 regiments of volunteer cavalry which had historically been used as a form of internal security...
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Household Cavalry regiments form a pair of joint units; the Household Cavalry Regiment and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment "Household Cavalry take summer...
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Staffordshire Yeomanry (redirect from Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry)
Line yeomanry units in the United Kingdom. All but 12 regiments were converted to cyclists and as a consequence the regiment was dismounted and joined...
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Yeomanry (redirect from Yeoman Cavalry)
number of units and sub-units in the British Army Reserve which are descended from volunteer cavalry regiments that now serve in a variety of different roles...
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The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. The 8th Cavalry continued to serve under...
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The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Militia units were repeatedly raised...
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the regular United States Army mounted rifle, dragoon, and two existing cavalry regiments were reorganized and renamed cavalry regiments, of which there...
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(Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). These regiments are divided between the Household Cavalry Regiment stationed at Wing Barracks in Wiltshire, with...
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had been the case for the yeomanry regiments of what is now today the Army Reserve, many of them Yeomanry Cavalry, which were also dismounted in the same...
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armoured regiments, both the Royal Tank Regiment and those converted from old horse cavalry regiments. Today it comprises twelve regiments, eight regular...
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British Armed Forces (redirect from United Kingdom Armed Forces)
reaches full operating capability. There are six Light Cavalry regiments (three Regular + three Reserve) equipped with the Jackal 2 and Coyote TSV, tasked...
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Sussex Yeomanry (redirect from Sussex Troops of Gentlemen and Yeoman Cavalry)
Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments. The 1st Line regiment went to its war station at...
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were provided by brigades commanding two, later usually three, regiments. The cavalry brigades were named for the commanding officer, rather than numbered...
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infantry, cavalry, and artillery that were more effective than the older, single-arms regiments; in many armies, brigades replaced regiments. Organisation...
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comprised those regular cavalry and Territorial Army Yeomanry regiments that had been mechanised, together with the Royal Tank Regiment. As the war progressed...
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Heavy cavalry was a class of cavalry intended to deliver a battlefield charge and also to act as a tactical reserve; they are also often termed shock...
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English and Welsh regiments in the standing army of Great Britain were named numerically, although some independent Highland regiments — such as MacLeod's...
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Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (category Yeomanry regiments of the British Army)
Yeomanry regiment. In 1967 it was amalgamated with other units to form the Royal Yeomanry (RY), a light cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve. Originally...
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Structure of the British Army (redirect from Regional commands in the military of the United Kingdom)
minor units being company sized sub-units. In some regiments or corps, battalions are called regiments, and companies are called squadrons or batteries...
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1916. Four cavalry regiments, two infantry regiments, and two batteries of artillery formed the main body of the expedition, and the 13th Cavalry was in the...
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2014. "12e Régiment blindé du Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate...
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and training for its cavalry forces. There were five regiments of mounted soldier: the 1st and 2nd Dragoon regiments, the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen...
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National Cavalry regiments in the 1770s. At first hussars performed most services but as they grew heavier the need arose for a medium or lighter cavalry. The...
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the addition of a new mounted regiment for the Regular Army (3rd Cavalry) and the raising of Volunteer cavalry regiments, they did adopt the three-battalion...
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regiments of infantry and six troops of light dragoons. In March 1799, Congress created an "Eventual Army" of 30,000 men, including three regiments of...
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British Army order of precedence (section Household Cavalry, Royal Armoured Corps and Infantry orders of precedence)
Army) Remainder of the Army Reserve Royal Gibraltar Regiment Royal Bermuda Regiment Cavalry, Tank and infantry regiments of the British Army are listed...
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