List_of_British_Army_regiments

List of British Army regiments and corps

List of British Army regiments and corps

Current regiments and corps of the British Army.

This is a current list of regiments and corps of the British Army.[1]

Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps

Household Cavalry

Line Cavalry

Royal Tank Regiment

Yeomanry

Infantry

When a regiment is given as n + n battalions, the first number is regular army battalions, and the second is Army Reserve battalions.

Foot Guards

Line Infantry and Rifles

Airborne Infantry

Special Operations

Special Forces

Combat Support and Army Air Corps

Combat Service Support

Army Medical Services

Overseas Regiments

Notes

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    For operational purposes the two Household Cavalry regiments form a pair of joint units; the Household Cavalry Regiment and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
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    The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards and Irish Guards each have incremental companies stationed in London on public duties that maintains the history and traditions of each regiment's 2nd Battalion, which are all in suspended animation
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    The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards and Irish Guards each have a reserve company. These companies formed the separate London Regiment until May 2022, when they were red signated the London Guards, without being a regiment in their own right
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    The Royal Regiment of Scotland also has an incremental company assigned to public duties in Edinburgh
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    The Royal Gurkha Rifles also has two additional reinforcement companies formed from personnel intended for its 3rd battalion
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    One battalion of the Parachute Regiment is assigned as part of the SFSG
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    "Prince Harry receives his Army Air Corps provisional wings from his father, the Prince of Wales". The Telegraph. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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    The regular Royal Artillery includes four units cap badged as Royal Horse Artillery
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    The Honourable Artillery Company is operationally aligned with the Royal Artillery
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    The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers is operationally part of the Corps of Royal Engineers
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    "From Celtic Warrior To Royal Military Police: Teaching The Next Generation Of Army Boxers". Forces Network. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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    "Small Arms School Corps | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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    "Royal Gibraltar Regiment returns from Morocco deplyment". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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    "Royal Bermuda Regiment". The Armourers Bench. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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    "'There's no words': British Overseas Territories troops' pride of coronation role". Forces Network. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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    "Small but mighty: Meet the 40-strong Falklands Army". Forces Network. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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