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The Light Infantry

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The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. [1]

43 relations: Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Ballygawley bus bombing, Baloch Regiment, Battle of Salamanca, British Army, Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment, Cornwall, Delivering Security in a Changing World, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, Durham Light Infantry, Durham, England, East and West Riding Regiment, Gloucestershire, HMS Cornwall (F99), Infantry, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Large regiment, Le Régiment de Maisonneuve, Light Division (United Kingdom), Light infantry, Light Infantry Brigade, Mechanized infantry, Northern Ireland, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Rand Light Infantry, Reconnaissance, Regiment, Rifle Volunteers, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, Royal Green Jackets, Sind Regiment, Somerset, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, Special Mobile Force, The North Saskatchewan Regiment, The Rifles, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment), The Troubles, Tyne-Tees Regiment, West Midlands Regiment, Yorkshire, 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis.

Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force and integrated element of the British Army.

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Ballygawley bus bombing

The Ballygawley bus bombing was a roadside bomb attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a bus carrying British soldiers in Northern Ireland.

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Baloch Regiment

The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army.

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Battle of Salamanca

In Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as "Battle of Arapiles") an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain on 22July 1812 during the Peninsular War.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment

The Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment was a Territorial Force (Army Reserve) unit of the New Zealand Army.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow) is a county in South West England in the United Kingdom.

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Delivering Security in a Changing World

The 2003 Defence White Paper, titled Delivering Security in a Changing World, set out the future structure of the British military, and was preceded by the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter, which responded to the immediate challenges to security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001.

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Devonshire and Dorset Regiment

The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, usually just known as the Devon and Dorsets, was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of two county regiments, the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment.

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Durham Light Infantry

The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968.

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Durham, England

Durham (locally) is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England.

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East and West Riding Regiment

The East and West Riding Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1999 to 2006.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (formerly abbreviated as Gloucs. in print but now often as Glos.) is a county in South West England.

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HMS Cornwall (F99)

HMS Cornwall was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy.

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Infantry

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces.

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King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army.

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King's Shropshire Light Infantry

The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755.

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Large regiment

A large regiment is a multi-battalion infantry formation of the British Army.

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Le Régiment de Maisonneuve

Le Régiment de Maisonneuve is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.

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Light Division (United Kingdom)

The Light Division was a light infantry division of the British Army.

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Light infantry

Light infantry is a designation applied to certain types of foot soldiers (infantry) throughout history, typically having lighter equipment or armament or a more mobile or fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry.

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Light Infantry Brigade

The Light Infantry Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968.

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Mechanized infantry

Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force).

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the British royal family.

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Rand Light Infantry

The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army.

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Reconnaissance

In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration outside an area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about natural features and other activities in the area.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Rifle Volunteers

The Rifle Volunteers was a regiment of the British Territorial Army.

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Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment

The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment was a short-lived infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Royal Green Jackets

The Royal Green Jackets (RGJ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two "large regiments" within the Light Division (the other being The Light Infantry).

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Sind Regiment

The Sind Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army established on 1 July 1980.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry

The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry (SCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Special Mobile Force

The Special Mobile Force is a paramilitary unit that serves as the main internal security force in Mauritius.

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The North Saskatchewan Regiment

The North Saskatchewan Regiment (N Sask R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with companies in Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

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The Rifles

The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.

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The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)

The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) (RHLI) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, based at John W. Foote VC Armoury in Hamilton, Ontario.

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The Troubles

The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century.

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Tyne-Tees Regiment

The Tyne-Tees Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army.

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West Midlands Regiment

The West Midlands Regiment was a British Territorial Army regiment from 1999 to 2007.

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Yorkshire

Yorkshire (abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom.

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129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis

The 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1846 as the 2nd Bellochee Battalion.

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Light Infantry (British Army regiment).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Infantry

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