List of British infantry regiments of the early modern period

The present list of British infantry regiments of the early modern period can only arbitrarily end with the Napoleonic Wars . There was no turning point, as experienced by the Brandenburg- Prussian army due to its surrender in 1806. The British Army has remained unprecedented to this day. The overview ends here with the Peace of Amiens in 1804. Since the 17th century, a large number of temporarily existing regiments have been set up, mostly on the occasion of campaigns . They are only part of this overview.

Explanation of the system

Until well into the 18th century, the British regiments were named after their heads of regiments. In 1747 a royal decree stipulated a numbering according to the anciennity principle (referred to as "Army list 1751"). This list established the order according to age and, in deviation from this, according to rank. The numbering was only used for the regimental designations in the last decades of the 18th century. It was still valid until the 20th century. The numbering was changed many times, as whole regiments were disbanded. The numbering for the early modern period was therefore set to 1760 here. Regiments that were disbanded between 1747 and 1760 are given the addition "old". Regiments that were disbanded before 1747 are not given a number. In addition to the numbering, the year of foundation is added to the regiments below. This is intended to facilitate comparability. This numbering consistently follows the Ticino line-ups . If several regiments were founded in one year, Ticino added a second number (for example "1759/9" = ninth regiment that was set up in 1759). This is followed by the names of the regiment chiefs or the name (possibly name of the commander).

Meaning of the characters used:

• * = Foundation
• † = resolution
• < = Origin
• > = Whereabouts.

Regiments according to master list numbering as of 1760

Guard regiments

• 1st Guard Regiment (Royal) Ticino: 1660/2

* Established in 1660 as a guard on foot ("His Majesty's own Guards" / "King Foot-Guards")> 1804 1st Guard

• 2nd Guard Regiment (Coldstream) Ticino: 1650

* 1650> 1804 2nd Coldstream Guard

• 3rd Guard Regiment (Scots) Ticino: 1660/3

* 1660> 1804 3rd Scottish Guard

Field regiments

• Infantry Regiment No. 1 (Royal) Ticino: 1678/24

* 1633 in France (1633/4) Hepburn (Scottish) - 1636 Hebron - 1637 Douglas - 1645 Douglas - 1655 Douglas> 1678 to England> 1804 1st Royal

• Infantry Regiment No. 2 (Queens Royal) Ticino: 1661/3

* 1661 as Tangier | 1727 Queens Royal> 1804 2nd Queens Royal

• Infantry Regiment No. 3 (Buffs) Ticino: 1664/2

* 1664 as Holland | 1757 Buffs> 1804 3rd Buffs (East Kent)

• Infantry Regiment No. 4 (Kings own) Ticino: 1680

* 1680 as 2nd Tangier | 1715 Kings own> 1804 4th Kings own

• Infantry Regiment No. 5 Ticino: 1689/6

* 1689 as a mad thing on foot (Netherlands) 1675/2> 1689 Lloyd | 1782 5th Northumberland> 1804 5th Northumberland

• Infantry Regiment No. 6 Ticino: 1689/7

* 1689 as a mad thing on foot (Netherlands) 1675/2> 1689 Lloyd | 1782 5th Northumberland> 1804 5th Northumberland

• Infantry Regiment No. 7 Ticino: 1685/11

• Infantry Regiment No. 8 (King) Ticino: 1685/12

• Infantry Regiment No. 9 Ticino: 1685/13

• Infantry Regiment No. 10 Ticino: 1685/14

• Infantry Regiment No. 11 Ticino: 1685/15

• Infantry Regiment No. 12 Ticino: 1685/16

• Infantry Regiment No. 13 Ticino: 1685/17

• Infantry Regiment No. 14 Ticino: 1685/18

• Infantry Regiment No. 15 Ticino: 1685/19

• Infantry Regiment No. 16 Ticino: 1688/9

• Infantry Regiment No. 17 Ticino: 1688/10

• Infantry Regiment No. 18 (Royal Irish) Ticino: 1684

• Infantry Regiment No. 19 Ticino: 1688/11

• Infantry Regiment No. 20 Ticino: 1688/12

• Infantry Regiment No. 21 (Royal North British Fuzileers) Ticino: 1678/25

• Infantry Regiment No. 22 Ticino: 1689/9

• Infantry Regiment No. 23 Ticino: 1689/10

• Infantry Regiment No. 24 Ticino: 1689/11

• Infantry Regiment No. 25 Ticino: 1689/12

• Infantry Regiment No. 26 (Cameronians) Ticino: 1689/13

• Infantry Regiment No. 27 (Inniskilling) Ticino: 1689/14

• Infantry Regiment No. 28 Ticino: 1702/2

• Infantry Regiment No. 29 Ticino: 1702/3

• Infantry Regiment No. 30 Ticino: 1702/4

• Infantry Regiment No. 31 Ticino: 1702/5

• Infantry Regiment No. 32 Ticino: 1702/6

• Infantry Regiment No. 33 Ticino: 1702/7

• Infantry Regiment No. 34 Ticino: 1702/8

• Infantry Regiment No. 35 Ticino: 1701/1

• Infantry Regiment No. 36 Ticino: 1701/2

• Infantry Regiment No. 37 Ticino: 1702/9

• Infantry Regiment No. 38 Ticino: 1702/10

• Infantry Regiment No. 39 Ticino: 1702/11

• Infantry Regiment No. 40 Ticino: 1717

• Infantry Regiment No. 41 Ticino: 1719

• Infantry Regiment No. 42 (Royal Highlands) Ticino: 1739/1

• Infantry Regiment No. 43 Ticino: 1741/1

* 1741 as Fowke | 1751 Kennedy | 1761 Talbot | 1762 Noel> 1804 Smith

• Infantry Regiment No. 44 Ticino: 1741/2

* 1741 as Long | 1756 Abercromby> 1804 East-Essex

• Infantry Regiment No. 45 Ticino: 1741/3

* 1741 as Houghton | 1745 Warbuton | 1761 Robinson | 1761 Boscawen> 1804 Lister

• Infantry Regiment No. 46 Ticino: 1741/4

* 1741 as Price | 1743 Murray> 1804 South Devonshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 47 Ticino: 1741/5

* 1741 as Mordaunt | 1743 Lescelles> 1804 Lancashire

• Infantry Regiment No. 48 Ticino: 1741/6

* 1741 as Chelmpmdeley | 1755 Webb> 1804 Northamptonshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 49 Ticino: 1743/2

* 1743 as Trelwany | 1754 Welsh | 1761 Stanwix> 1804 Hertfordshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 50 Ticino: 1755/1

* 1755 as Abercromby | 1756 Hodgson [1757 No. 50] | 1759 Griffin | 1760 Carr> 1804 West Kent

• Infantry Regiment No. 51 Ticino: 1755/2

* 1755 as Napier | 1757 Brudenell [1757 No. 51]> 1804 2. Yorkshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 52 Ticino: 1755/3

• Infantry Regiment No. 53 Ticino: 1755/4

• Infantry Regiment No. 54 Ticino: 1755/5

• Infantry Regiment No. 55 Ticino: 1755/6

• Infantry Regiment No. 56 Ticino: 1755/7

• Infantry Regiment No. 57 Ticino: 1755/8

• Infantry Regiment No. 58 Ticino: 1755/9

• Infantry Regiment No. 59 Ticino: 1755/10

• Infantry Regiment No. 60 Ticino: 1755/11

• Infantry Regiment No. 61 Ticino: 1758/1

* 1758 as Elliot | 1759 Gray> 1804 South-Gloucestershire

• Infantry Regiment No. 62 Ticino: 1758/2

* 1758 as Strode> 1804 Wiltshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 63 Ticino: 1758/3

* 1758 as Watson | 1760 Boothby> 1804 West Suffolk

• Infantry Regiment No. 64 Ticino: 1758/4

* 1758 as Barrington | 1759 Townshend | 1759 Cary> 1804 Staffordshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 65 Ticino: 1758/5

* 1758 as Armiger | 1759 Malpas> 1804 2nd Yorkshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 64 Ticino: 1758/6

* 1758 as Sandford | 1758 La Faussille> 1804 Berkshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 67 Ticino: 1758/7

* 1758 as Sandford | 1758 La Faussille> 1804 Berkshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 68 Ticino: 1758/8

* 1758 as Lambton> 1804 Durham

• Infantry Regiment No. 69 Ticino: 1758/9

* 1758 as Colvil> 1804 South-Lincolnshire

• Infantry Regiment No. 70 Ticino: 1758/10

* 1758 as Parsloe | 1760 Trapaud> 1804 Surrey

• Infantry Regiment No. 71 Ticino: 1758/11

* 1758 as Petitot> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 72 Ticino: 1758/12

* 1758 as Richmond> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 73 Ticino: 1758/13

* 1758 as Browne> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 74 Ticino: 1758/14

* 1758 as Talbot | 1761 Irwin> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 75 Ticino: 1758/15

* 1758 as Boscawen | 1762 Frederick> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 76 Ticino: 1756/1

* 1758 as Forbes | 1761 Rufane> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 77 Ticino: 1756/2

* 1758 as Montgommery Highlanders> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 78 Ticino: 1757/1

* 1757 as Frasers Highlanders (No. 63 old) | 1758 No. 78> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 79 Ticino: 1757/2

* 1757 as a draper (No. 64 old) | 1758 No. 79> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 80 Ticino: 1758/16

* 1758 as gage (light infantry) | 1762 Wilmut> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 81 Ticino: 1758/17

* 1758 as Linderer's Invalids> † 1765

• Infantry Regiment No. 82 Ticino: 1758/18

* 1758 as Parker Invalids> † 1769

• Infantry Regiment No. 83 Ticino: 1758/19

* 1758 as Sebrigh (Irish) | 1760 Armstrong> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 84 Ticino: 1759/6

* 1759 as Coote> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 85 Ticino: 1759/7

* 1759 as Royal Volontairs (light infantry)> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 86 Ticino: 1759/8

* 1759 as Worge> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 87 Ticino: 1759/9

* 1759 as Keith Highlanders> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 88 Ticino: 1760/3

* 1760 as Royal Highland Volunteers / Campbell> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 89 Ticino: 1759/10

* 1759 as Morros Highlanders> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 90 Ticino: 1759/10

* 1759 as Morgan (Irish light infantry) | 1762 Grant> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 91 Ticino: 1760/4

* 1760 as Blaney (Irish)> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 92 Ticino: 1760/5

* 1760 as Gore (Irish)> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 93 Ticino: 1760/6

* 1760 as Bagshave (Irish) | 1763 Carleton> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 94 Ticino: 1760/7

* 1760 as Royal Welsh Volontaires / Vaughan | 1763 Monckton> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 95 Ticino: 1760/8

* 1760 as Burton> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 96 Ticino: 1761/1

* 1761 as Monson> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 97 Ticino: 1761/2

* 1761 as Stuart | 1762 Forrester> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 98 Ticino: 1761/3

* 1761 as Gray> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 99 Ticino: 1761/4

* 1761 as Byng> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 100 Ticino: 1761/5

* 1761 as Campbell Highlanders | 1762 Broughton> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 101 Ticino: 1761/6

* 1761 as Johnston Highlanders> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 101 Ticino: 1761/6

* 1761 as Johnston Highlanders> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 102 Ticino: 1761/7

* 1761 as Queen's Royal British Volunteers / Wedderburn | 1762 Alderton> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 103 Ticino: 1761/8

* 1761 as a volunteer Hunters / Oswald> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 104 Ticino: 1761/9

* 1761 as Tonyn> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 105 Ticino: 1761/10

* 1761 as Queens own Highlanders / Graeme> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 106 Ticino: 1761/11

* 1761 as Black Musketeers / Barré> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 107 Ticino: 1761/12

* 1761 as Queens own Royal British Volontairs / Beauclerk> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 108 Ticino: 1761/13

* 1761 as M'Doual | 1762 Scott> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 109 Ticino: 1761/14

* 1761 as Nairn> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 110 Ticino: 1761/15

* 1761 as Daeken> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 111 Ticino: 1761/16

* 1761 as Ogle / Warkworth> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 112 Ticino: 1761/17

* 1761 as Markham> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 113 Ticino: 1761/18

* 1761 as Hamilton> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 114 Ticino: 1761/19

* 1761 as Mac Lean> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 115 Ticino: 1761/20

* 1761 as Craufurd> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 116 Ticino: 1762/1

* 1762 as Invalids Ackland> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 117 Ticino: 1762/2

* 1762 as Invalids Cliffe> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 118 Ticino: 1762/3

* 1762 as Invalids Lind> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 119 Ticino: 1762/4

* 1762 as Fritz Roy> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 120 Ticino: 1762/5

* 1762 as Elphinstone> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 121 Ticino: 1762/6

* 1762 as Gisborne> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 122 Ticino: 1762/7

* 1762 as Mackay> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 123 Ticino: 1762/8

* 1762 as Pomeroy> † 1763

• Infantry Regiment No. 124 Ticino: 1762/9

* 1762 as Rossmore | 1763 Cunningham> † 1763

Short-term "reduced" regiments

• Infantry Regiment No. 43 old Ticino: 1741/7

* 1741 as des Granges> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 44 old (Wolfe Marine) Ticino: 1739/2

* 1739 as 1st Wolfe Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 45 old (Robinson Marine) Ticino: 1739/3

* 1739 as 2nd Robinson Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 46 old (Lowther Navy) Ticino: 1739/4

* 1741 as 3rd Lowther Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 47 old (Wynyard-Marine) Ticino: 1739/5

* 1739 as 4th Wynyard Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 48 old (Douglas-Marine) Ticino: 1739/6

* 1739 as 5th Douglas Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 49 old (Moreton-Marine) Ticino: 1739/7

* 1739 as 6th Moreton Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 50 old (Cornwallis Navy) Ticino: 1740/1

* 1740 as 7th Moreton Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 50 old (American Provincial) Ticino: 1754/1

* 1754 as Shirley | † 1757

• Infantry Regiment No. 51 old (Hanmore-Marine) Ticino: 1740/2

* 1740 as 8th Moreton Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 51 old (American Provincial) Ticino: 1754/2

* 1754 as Pepperril | † 1757

• Infantry Regiment No. 52 old (Powlett-Marine) Ticino: 1740/3

* 1740 as 9th Moreton Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 53 old (Jeffrey-Marine) Ticino: 1740/4

* 1740 as 10th Moreton Marine> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 54 old Ticino: 1741/1

* 1740 as Fowke> 1751 No. 43

• Infantry Regiment No. 55 old Ticino: 1741/2

* 1740 as Long> 1751 No. 44

• Infantry Regiment No. 56 old Ticino: 1741/3

* 1741 as Houghton> 1751 No. 45

• Infantry Regiment No. 57 old Ticino: 1741/4

* 1741 as Price> 1751 No. 46

• Infantry Regiment No. 58 old Ticino: 1741/5

* 1741 as Mordount> 1751 No. 47

• Infantry Regiment No. 59 old Ticino: 1741/6

* 1741 as Chelmondeley> 1751 No. 48

• Infantry Regiment No. 60 old Ticino: 1741/7

* 1741 as Des Granges> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 61 old Ticino: 1742

* 1742 as Richbell> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 62 old Ticino: 1743/1

* 1743 as Battereau> † 1748

• Infantry Regiment No. 63 old Ticino: 1743/2

* 1743 as Trelawny> 1751 No. 49

• Campbell Infantry Regiment Argyllshire Fencibles Ticino: 1759/12

* 1759 as Campbell Argyllshire Fencibles> † 1763

• Sutherland Fencibles Infantry Regiment Ticino: 1759/13

* 1759 as Campbell Argyllshire Fencibles> † 1763

See also

• List of British cavalry regiments of the early modern period
• List of the Standing Armies of the Early Modern Period

literature

• John William Fortescue: A History of the British Army . Volumes I – IV (1899–1915). London.
• Georg Tessin : The regiments of the European states in the Ancien Régime des XVI. to XVIII. Century . tape 1 . Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1986, ISBN 3-7648-1763-1 , p. 360-423 .

Web links

• Representation of the regiments in the Seven Years War (private project, English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ According to Georg Tessin: The master lists. In: The regiments of the European states in the Ancien Régime des XVI. to XVIII. Century. Volume 1. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1986, ISBN 3-7648-1488-8 , p. 365.
2. ^ Ticino 1986