Regiment

A regiment is a group of about 500 officers and soldiers under the charge of a Colonel. After 1879, in the British Army most regiments comprised two Battalions, each of 500 men or so, one under the charge of a Colonel and the other of a Lieutenant-Colonel. In theory, one Battalion was to remain in England, recruiting and training, whilst the other served abroad.

See also

• List of all regiments.
• Armies in India

British Army

See:

• Information on regiments of the British Army
• List of HM Regiments

Company or Indian Armies

See:

• European regiments
• Bengal Army Regiments
• Bombay Army Regiments
• Madras Army Regiments
• Auxiliary Regiments
• Indian Army Regiments