Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army. AnonymousЧитать онлайн книгу.

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066137847

Table of Contents

       Preface to 1st Edition

       FORMER TITLES OF THE BATTALIONS OF INFANTRY

       FOREWORD

       THE ROMANCE OF MILITARY HISTORY

       CAVALRY DISTINCTIONS

       PRIVILEGES OF THE FOOT GUARDS

       PIPERS' PECULIARITIES

       ANIMAL BADGES

       QUICK STEPPING INFANTRY

       THE MINDEN REGIMENTS

       WELSH TRADITIONS

       THE GLORY OF THE GLOUCESTERS AND WORCESTERS

       THE BORDERS' UNIQUE HONOUR

       THE GREENJACKETS

       THE ELEPHANT COLOURS.

       BATTLE HONOURS.

       ROYAL FLYING CORPS

       1st LIFE GUARDS

       2nd LIFE GUARDS

       ROYAL HORSE GUARDS (The Blues)

       1st (King's) DRAGOON GUARDS

       2nd DRAGOON GUARDS (Queen's Bays)

       3rd (Prince of Wales's) DRAGOON GUARDS

       4th (Royal Irish) DRAGOON GUARDS

       5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) DRAGOON GUARDS

       6th DRAGOON GUARDS (Carabiniers)

       7th (Princess Royal's) DRAGOON GUARDS

       1st (Royal) DRAGOONS

       2nd DRAGOONS (Royal Scots Greys)

       3rd (King's Own) HUSSARS

       4th (Queen's Own) HUSSARS

       5th (Royal Irish) LANCERS

       6th (Inniskilling) DRAGOONS

       7th (Queen's Own) HUSSARS

       8th (King's Royal Irish) HUSSARS

       9th (Queen's Royal) LANCERS

       10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) HUSSARS

       11th (Prince Albert's Own) HUSSARS

       12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) LANCERS

       13th HUSSARS

       14th (King's) HUSSARS

       15th (The King's) HUSSARS

       16th (The Queen's) LANCERS

       17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) LANCERS

       18th (Queen Mary's Own) HUSSARS

       19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) HUSSARS

       20th HUSSARS

       21st (Empress of India's) LANCERS

       ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY

       ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

       ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY

       CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS