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May 20, 2024 · 1st Battalion, 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Macara KCB: 39 officers, 550 men 3 officers, 47 men 20 officers, 267 men none 2nd Battalion, 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot Lieutenant-Colonel John Miller Hamerton: 36 officers, 427 men 2 officers, 14 men 18 officers, 151 men 0 officers, 17 men
6 days ago · The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper ), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele ( / ˈpæʃəndeɪl / ), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. [a] The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to ...
3 days ago · v. t. e. Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Until the 20th century cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, screening, and skirmishing in many armies, or as ...
5 days ago · Military band. A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the title of bandmaster or music director.
2 days ago · The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, [3] is the premier light infantry unit of the United States Army. The 75th is also part of the United States Army Special Operations Command and the Department of Defense Joint Special Operations Command . [1] [4] The regiment is headquartered at Fort Moore, Georgia and is composed of a ...
19 hours ago · The Advanced Guard was led by General of Brigade Jean-Baptiste Salme and included the 11th Line (1,390), 12th Line (1,250) and 15th Light (1,340) Infantry Demi-Brigades, a detachment of the 25th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (85), the 6th Company of the 8th Foot Artillery Regiment (34) and the 3rd Company of the 1st Sapper Battalion (29).
19 hours ago · The parade at which India was the foreign guest was led by India's oldest regiment, the Maratha Light Infantry, founded in 1768. [280] China's nuclear test of 1964 , as well as its repeated threats to intervene in support of Pakistan in the 1965 war, convinced India to develop nuclear weapons. [281]
