"How were units designated in the British Army? (TO&E)" Topic
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 Murphy  | 03 Jan 2024 10:10 p.m. PST |
I've been trying to figure this out. If you had a company of infantry in the British Army in the early 18th Century, how was it designated? Would it be "Company 1 of the 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment etc?"" Or 1st Company? How many companies made up a battalion and how many battalions made up a regiment? Any help would be appreciated. Links to references would be great! Thanks! |
| 42flanker | 04 Jan 2024 2:34 a.m. PST |
A company would be named after its commander, Captain X, Major X or the Lieutenant Colonel, the last administered on a daily basis by a Captain Lieutenant. Until 1751, and unofficially for some time thereafter, a regiment would be referred to by the name of its current Colonel, although a handful of senior regiments had some form of Royal title as well.
The standard number of companies in a line regiment was eight battalion companies and a grenadier company. Regiments of Foot in the British army did not have a battalion structure; a regiment usually operating as a single infantry battalion in the field. On occasion a second battalion might raised for the duration of a conflict then disbanded. I am not aware this occurred in the early C18th |
 Dal Gavan  | 04 Jan 2024 4:36 a.m. PST |
What 42flanker said, Murphy, but you can get extra info' at link and link |
| Murphy | 04 Jan 2024 9:05 a.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 04 Jan 2024 10:51 a.m. PST |
Just curious, or are you starting a new project? |
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