The Royal Irish Rangers (Volunteers)

	formed from elements of 5th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (TA) and 6th Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles (TA) and 5th Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria’s) (TA) and The London Irish Rifles, The Royal Ulster Rifles (TA) │	formed from elements of The North Irish Horse and 5th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (TA) │	formed from elements of 661st (Ulster) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) and 6th Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles (TA) │	formed from elements of The North Irish Horse and 5th Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria’s) (TA) │
	Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967:	The North Irish Militia	5th (Territorial) Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles	5th (Territorial) Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria’s)
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1969:	│ │ │ │ │ │	reduced to cadre as 5th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Royal Irish Rangers) │ │	reduced to cadre as 6th Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles (Royal Irish Rangers) │ │	reduced to cadre as 5th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Royal Irish Rangers) │ │
1971:	│	│	B (Royal Irish Rifles) Company,	C (Royal Irish Fusliliers) Company,
	│ │ │ │ │	│ │ │ │ │	5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) │
1972:	The North Irish Militia (4th (Volunteer) Battalion), The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) │	│ │ │ │ │	│ │ │ │ │
1975:	│ │	disbanded	│ │
1978:	4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (The North Irish Militia) │		│ │ │ │ │
1993:	B Company, C Company,	HQ Company,	A Company,
	4th/5th Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (Volunteers)
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1999:	The Royal Irish Rangers │
2007:	2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th and the Ulster Defence Regiment)
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