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*'''1966''' amalgamated to become 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets Regiment | *'''1966''' amalgamated to become 3rd Battalion Royal Green Jackets Regiment | ||
*'''2007''' became the 4th Battalion of The Rifles. | *'''2007''' became the 4th Battalion of The Rifles. | ||
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| + | == Service in British India == | ||
| + | ''4th Battalion'' | ||
| + | *'''1873''' India | ||
| + | *'''1878''' [[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan]] | ||
| + | *'''1881''' [[Mahsud Expedition 1881|North West Frontier]] | ||
| + | *'''1885''' [[Jhansi]] | ||
| + | *'''1885''' [[Calcutta]] | ||
| + | *'''1888''' [[Dinapore]] | ||
| + | *'''1888''' [[Burma]] | ||
| + | *'''1913''' Dagshai | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifle_Brigade The Rifle Brigade] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Jackets_Brigade Green Jackets Brigade] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifles The Rifles] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifle_Brigade The Rifle Brigade] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Jackets_Brigade Green Jackets Brigade] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifles The Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 29 August 2009
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
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
