The Regular Infantry of the British Army

The regiments until 1751

The Seven Years’ War

The American War of Independence

The Wars of the Coalitions and the Napoleonic Wars

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

As many first line troops were send to South Africa, short lived Royal Reserve Regiments were raised to replace them.

 
HMRR-Guards The Royal Guards Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-General The Royal Home Counties Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-General The Royal Northern Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-General The Royal Southern Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-General The Royal Eastern Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-Rifles The Royal Rifles Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-Scottish The Royal Scottish Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-Irish The Royal Irish Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-Lancs The Royal Lancashire Reserve Regiment
 
 
HMRR-Irish-Fusiliers The Royal Irish Fusiliers Reserve Regiment
 

The Battalions 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