List of British Army regiments and corps

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This is a current list of regiments and corps of the British Army.

Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps[]

Household Cavalry[]

For operational purposes the two Household Cavalry regiments form a pair of joint units; the Household Cavalry Regiment and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

Line Cavalry[]

Royal Tank Regiment[]

Yeomanry[]

Infantry[]

When a regiment is given as n + n battalions, the first number is regular army battalions, and the second is Army Reserve battalions.

Foot Guards[]

Line Infantry and Rifles[]

Other combat arms[]

Combat Support[]

Combat Service Support[]

Overseas Regiments[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards each have a single incremental company stationed in London on public duties that maintains the history and traditions of each regiment's 2nd Battalion, which are all in suspended animation
  2. ^ According to HM Regulations for the Household Division, the HQ company and four rifle companies of the London Regiment are neither Foot Guards nor household troops; they are attached to the Division, rather than a constituent part of it.
  3. ^ The Royal Regiment of Scotland also has an incremental company assigned to public duties in Edinburgh
  4. ^ One battalion of the Parachute Regiment is assigned as part of the SFSG
  5. ^ The Royal Gurkha Rifles also has two additional reinforcement companies formed from personnel intended for its 3rd battalion
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