Royal Ulster Rifles
The Royal Ulster Rifles (formerly Royal Irish Rifles ) was an Irish infantry - regiment within the British Army . The unit served in WWI and WWII before being incorporated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968 .
The history of the regiment goes back to the reign of King George III. In 1793 the British Army expanded to carry out its tasks in the war against the French First Republic . As part of this expansion, two new infantry regiments, the 83rd and 86th, were raised . At the same time, the county regiments of Antrim , Down and Louth were also formed.
In 1871, as part of the Cardwell reforms, the 83rd and 86th were merged into one regiment, called the Royal Irish Rifles. It was one of eight regiments recruiting in Ireland and was the County Regiment of Antrim, Down and Louth, with its garrison depot in Belfast . Militarily, the regiments of Ireland were run as a separate command under the command of the United Kingdom with its main command at Parkgate ( Phoenix Park ) Dublin .
literature
- James W. Taylor: The 1st Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War . Four Courts Press, Dublin 2002, ISBN 1-85182-702-1 .
- James W. Taylor: The 2nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War . Four Courts Press, Dublin 2002, ISBN 1-85182-952-0 .
