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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1800''' raised as an Experimental Corps of Riflemen by Colonel Coote-Manningham and Lt-Col the Hon. William Stewart | *'''1800''' raised as an Experimental Corps of Riflemen by Colonel Coote-Manningham and Lt-Col the Hon. William Stewart | ||
*'''1802''' redesignated the 95th Regiment of Foot, the 95th Rifles | *'''1802''' redesignated the [[95th Regiment of Foot]], the 95th Rifles | ||
*'''1816''' became '''The Rifle Brigade''' | *'''1816''' became '''The Rifle Brigade''' | ||
*'''1823''' became The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade | *'''1823''' became The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 30 August 2010
Chronology
- 1800 raised as an Experimental Corps of Riflemen by Colonel Coote-Manningham and Lt-Col the Hon. William Stewart
- 1802 redesignated the 95th Regiment of Foot, the 95th Rifles
- 1816 became The Rifle Brigade
- 1823 became The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade
- 1958 renamed the 3rd Green Jackets Regiment of the Green Jackets Brigade.
- 1966 amalgamated to become 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets Regiment
- 2007 became the 4th Battalion of The Rifles.
Service in British India
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1905 Chaubattia
- 1908 Calcutta
- 1911 Rawalpindi
- 1913 Kuldana
3rd Battalion
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1864 Mohmand Expedition
- 1889 India
- 1892 Jullunder
- 1894 Peshawar
- 1897 Kuldana
- 1897 Tochi Valley Expedition
- 1901 Meerut
4th Battalion
- 1873 India
- 1878 Afghanistan
- 1881 North West Frontier
- 1885 Jhansi
- 1885 Calcutta
- 1888 Dinapore
- 1888 Burma
- 1913 Dagshai
External Links
The Rifle Brigade Wikipedia
Green Jackets Brigade Wikipedia
Royal Green Jackets Wikipedia
The Rifles Wikipedia