A Guide to the British Army's Numbered Infantry Regiments of 1751-1881
Author | : Ray Westlake |
Publisher | : Naval & Military Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2018-09-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 1783314737 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781783314737 |
Rating | : 4/5 (737 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Guide to the British Army's Numbered Infantry Regiments of 1751-1881 by : Ray Westlake
Download or read book A Guide to the British Army's Numbered Infantry Regiments of 1751-1881 written by Ray Westlake and published by Naval & Military Press. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first in a series of British Army 'Guides', deals with the numbered regiments that existed between 1751, when the British infantry was ordered to discard their colonels' names as titles and be known in future by number only, and 1881 when numerical designations were replaced by the now familiar territorial names.