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Any regiment name prefaced by the initials H.M. (''Her'' or ''His Majesty's'') is a British Army regiment, although the term is not strictly applied, especially amongst the ecclesiastical records. These regiments may be referred to as "Royal Regiments".
Regiments are divided across several arms of the army, these being the [[Cavalry ]] (who fought mounted on horseback), the [[Infantry ]] (soldiers who fought on foot) and the support arms such as the [[Artillery ]] (who used weaponry such as canons and large guns) and the Engineers construction, demolition, surveying etc.) Also see '''Regiment names terminology''' below.
The article [[History of British Army Infantry Regiments]] is a general history of the origin and development of the infantry regiments and explains some of the reforms that took place.
