List of British Army regiments (1881)

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This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. It also indicates the cavalry amalgamations that would take place forty years later as part of the Government cuts of the early 1920s.

Cavalry[edit]

Household Cavalry[edit]

Cavalry of the Line[edit]

Dragoon Guards[edit]

Dragoons, Hussars and Lancers[edit]

Support Arms[edit]

Infantry[edit]

Foot Guards[edit]

Line Infantry (In order of precedence)[edit]

Services[edit]

See also[edit]