The Regular Infantry of the British Army

The Wars of the Coalitions and the Napoleonic Wars

During the long struggle with France expansion was not only done by creating new regiments, but also by raising more battalions in the regiments during one or both phases.

1^st R^egt of Foot Guards ⇶

⇶

1801:

4^th Bⁿ raised ➡

1804:

4^th Bⁿ disbanded ⇶

⇶

2^nd R^egt of Foot Guards ⇉

⇉

3^rd R^egt of Foot Guards ⇉

⇉

1^st R^egt of Foot ⇉

⇉

1804:

3^rd, 4^th Bⁿ raised ➡

1816/7:

4^th, 3^rd Bⁿ disbanded ⇉

2^nd R^egt of Foot →

1794:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1797:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

3^rd R^egt of Foot →

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

4^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

5^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

6^th R^egt of Foot →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

7^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1796:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

8^th R^egt of Foot →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

9^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd, 3^rd Bⁿ raised ⇶

1802:

2^nd, 3^rd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

10^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

11^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1808:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

12^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1811:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1818:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

13^th R^egt of Foot →

→

14^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1813:

3^rd Bⁿ raised ⇶

1816:

2^nd, 3^rd Bⁿ disbanded →

15^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

16^th R^egt of Foot →

→

17^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

18^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

19^th R^egt of Foot →

→

20^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

21^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

22^nd R^egt of Foot →

→

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

23^rd R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

24^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

25^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1796:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

26^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

27^th R^egt of Foot →

1800:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1805:

2^nd, 3^rd Bⁿ raised ➡

1816/7:

3^rd, 2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

28^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

29^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1796:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

30^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

31^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1805:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

32^nd R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

33^rd R^egt of Foot →

34^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1805:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

35^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

36^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

37^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

38^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

39^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

40^th R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

41^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

42^nd R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1812:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

43^rd R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

44^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

45^th R^egt of Foot →

1800:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

46^th R^egt of Foot →

1800:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

47^th R^egt of Foot →

1794:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

48^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

49^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

50^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

51^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

52^nd R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ to 96^th Foot ↴ →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

53^rd R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

54^th R^egt of Foot →

1800:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

55^th R^egt of Foot →

→

56^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

57^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

58^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

59^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

60^th R^egt of Foot ➡

1798:

5^th Bⁿ raised ➡

1799:

6^th Bⁿ raised ➡

1813/4:

7^th, 8^th Bⁿ raised ➡

1818/9:

8^th - 5^th Bⁿ disbanded ➡

61^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

62^nd R^egt of Foot →

1799:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

63^rd R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

64^th R^egt of Foot →

→

65^th R^egt of Foot →

→

66^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1806:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

67^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

68^th R^egt of Foot →

1800:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

69^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1796:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

70^th R^egt of Foot →

→

71^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

72^nd R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

73^rd R^egt of Foot →

→

1809:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

74^th R^egt of Foot →

→

75^th R^egt of Foot →

→

76^th R^egt of Foot →

→

77^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1791:

The Queen’s Rangers →

→

1802:

disbanded

→

1793:

¹ 78^th R^egt of Foot ⇉

1796:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

79^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

80^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1793:

81^st R^egt of Foot →

→

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

¹ 82^nd R^egt of Foot ⇉

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

² 83^rd R^egt of Foot →

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ to 134^th Foot ↴ →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

¹ 84^th R^egt of Foot ⇉

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1808:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1819:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1794:

85^th R^egt of Foot →

1800:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1802:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

→

1794:

86^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

87^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

88^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1805:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1793:

89^th R^egt of Foot →

→

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1794:

¹ 90^th R^egt of Foot ⇉

1795:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1817:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1794:

91^st R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

92^nd R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

93^rd R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

94^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

95^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

96^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

97^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

98^th R^egt of Foot →

1798:

91^st R^egt of Foot →

1804:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1815:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1794:

99^th R^egt of Foot →

1798:

disbanded

1794:

100^th R^egt of Foot →

1798:

92^nd R^egt of Foot →

1803:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1814:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1794:

101^st R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

102^nd R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

103^rd R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

104^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

105^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

106^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

107^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

108^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

109^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

110^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

111^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

112^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

113^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

114^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

115^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

116^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

117^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

118^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

119^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

120^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

121^st R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

122^nd R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

123^rd R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

124^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

125^th R^egt of Foot →

1795:

disbanded

1794:

126^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

127^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

128^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

129^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

130^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

131^st R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

132^nd R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

133^rd R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1794:

↳ ³ 134^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1796:

135^th R^egt of Foot →

1796:

disbanded

1799:

93^rd R^egt of Foot →

1813:

2^nd Bⁿ raised ⇉

1816:

2^nd Bⁿ disbanded →

1794:

The Scots Brigade →

1802:

94^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1802:

Roll’s R^egt of Foot →

1816:

disbanded

1800:

Meuron’s R^egt of Foot →

1816:

disbanded

1795:

⁴ 1^st West India R^egt →

→

1795:

⁴ 2^nd West India R^egt →

→

1795:

⁴ 3^rd West India R^egt →

→

1819:

disbanded

1795:

⁴ 4^th West India R^egt →

→

1819:

disbanded

1795:

⁴ 5^th West India R^egt →

→

1817:

disbanded

1795:

⁴ 6^th West India R^egt →

→

1817:

disbanded

1795:

⁴ 7^th West India R^egt →

1802:

disbanded

1795:

⁴ 8^th West India R^egt →

1802:

disbanded

1798:

9^th West India R^egt →

1802:

7^th West India R^egt →

→

1816:

disbanded

1798:

10^th West India R^egt →

1802:

disbanded

1798:

11^th West India R^egt →

1802:

8^th West India R^egt →

1803:

disbanded

1798:

12^th West India R^egt →

1802:

disbanded

1800:

The Corps of Rifleman →

1802:

⁵ 95^th R^egt of Foot ⇶

1816:

The Rifle Brigade ⇶

1819:

3^rd Bⁿ disbanded ⇉

↳ from 2^nd Bⁿ, 52^nd Foot →

1803:

96^th R^egt of Foot →

1816:

95^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1798:

The Minorca R^egt →

1805:

97^th R^egt of Foot →

1816:

96^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1805:

98^th R^egt of Foot →

1816:

97^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1804:

99^th R^egt of Foot →

1816:

98^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1805:

100^th R^egt of Foot →

1816:

99^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1806:

101^st R^egt of Foot →

1816:

disbanded

1809:

102^nd R^egt of Foot →

1816:

100^th R^egt of Foot →

1818:

disbanded

1809:

103^rd R^egt of Foot →

1816:

disbanded

1809:

104^th R^egt of Foot →

1816:

disbanded

¹ 1^st and 2^nd Bⁿ raised

² 1794: 2^nd Bⁿ raised

³ from 2^nd Bⁿ, 83^rd Foot

⁴ 1^st - 8^th West India Regiments were until 1798 known by the names of their commanders, e.g. John Whyte’s Regiment of Foot in the West Indies

⁵ 1805: 2^nd Bⁿ raised; 1809: 3^rd Bⁿ raised

From the Napoleonic Wars to the 1881 Reorganisation

The Regiments in 1880

The Reorganisation of 1881

The Regiments in 1881

The Regiments raised during the Second Boer War

The Regiments in 1914

The Battalions raised during the Great War

The Changes between the World Wars

The Regiments in 1939

The Regiments raised during World War II

Changes from 1958 to 1962

The Brigades in 1963

Changes from 1964 to 1970

The Regiments in 1971

Options for change: 1992 to 1994

The Regiments in 1995

Changes from 2003 to 2007

The Regiments in 2008

The Regiments in 2023

Alphabetic List of the Regiments