The Rifle Brigade

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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

3rd Battalion

4th Battalion


External Links

The Rifle Brigade Wikipedia
Green Jackets Brigade Wikipedia
Royal Green Jackets Wikipedia
The Rifles Wikipedia