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'''''Contributed by Jim Parker'''''
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The British Army is said to have dated from the reign of Charles II in 1660 but some regiments were raised during the Civil War or earlier. The following comments are with regard to infantry regiments, and not the Guards, Cavalry or support arms.
On the outbreak of war in 1914 many regular and TF units had not adopted the new system. Richard Haldane refused to return as Minister of War, and it was then the Government asked Lord Kitchener to assume the role.
==See also==
