Bloodline
Subtitle: the origins and development of the regular formations of the British Army
By: by Iain Gordon
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Barnsley
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781848842052
Subjects: Military History; Armed Forces; History
Description: Using easy-to-follow, family-tree type tables, Bloodline shows the origins and development of every regular formation in the British Army including the latest amalgamations and changes brought about within the Future Army Structure. The charts illustrate clearly how, in some cases, up to 25 original regiments of the line have, over the centuries, by successive disbandments and amalgamations, been reduced to a single regiment in todays superb but shamefully overstretched army. The Battle Honours of each post-Cardwell constituent are recorded separately so the progress of each of the original regiments, and the theaters in which it was involved, may be examined individually. The pedigrees and Honours of disbanded units are also recorded so their contribution will not be lost to posterity.A chronological summary of Battle honors provides an overview of the British Armys campaigns over the past 300 years and notes on the origins of each formation place its original purpose within the political and historical perspective of the time. A robust editorial platform throughout applauds the Army as the Nations most dependable and trustworthy institution and castigates government neglect and public indifference for the unnecessary blood and sacrifices which successive generations of soldiers have had to make as a result of inadequate investment and preparation. 'Bloodline' is a splendid record of achievement and will provide an invaluable work of reference for anyone who has dealings with, or simply an interest in or affection for, the British Army.
Table of contents: title: The origins and practical reforms of the British regular forces; title: Tables of precednce and evolution.; title: Royal Horse Artillery; title: Household Cavalry; title: Royal Armoured Corps: Heavy Cavalry (1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards ; The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) ; The Royal Dragoon Guards); title: Royal Armoured Corps: Light Cavalry (The Queen's Royal Horses (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) ; The Queen's Royal Lancers ; 9th / 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) ; The King's Royal Hussars ; The Light Dragoons); title: Royal Armoured Corps (Royal Tank Regiment); title: Artillery (Royal Regiment of Artillery); title: Engineers (Corps of Royal Engineers); title: Signals (Royal Corps of Signals); title: Royal Guards: The Guards Division ; Grenadier Guards ; Coldstream Guards ; Scots Guards ; Irish Guards ; Welsh Guards); title: Infantry of the Line: The Scottish Division (The Royal Regiment of Scotland); title: Infantry of the Line: The Queen's Division (The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) ; The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ; The Royal Anglian Regiment); title: Infantry of the Line: The King's Division (The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) ; The Yorkshire Regiment); title: Infantry of the Line: The Prince of Wales Division (The Mercian Regiment ; The Royal Welsh); title: Infantry of the Line (The Royal Irish Regiment ; The Parachute Regiment ; The Rifles); title: Gurkhas (The Brigade of Gurkhas ; The Queen's Gurkha Regiment, Signals and Logistic Regiments ; The Royal Gurkha Rifles ; Indian-born Gurkha Regiments previously in British service); title: Aviation and Special Forces (Glider Pilot Regiment ; Special Air Service Regiment ; Army Air Corps); title: Logistics (Royal Logistics Corps); title: Army Medical Services (Royal Army Medical Corps ; Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps ; Royal Army Dental Corps ; Royal Army Veterinary Corps); title: Electrical and Mechancal Engineering (Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers); title: Personnel and Administration (Adjutant General's Corps); title: Intelligence (Intelligence Corps); title: Small Arms Training and Evaluation (Small Arms School Corps); title: Compassionate and spiritual support (Royal Army Chaplain's Department); title: Physical training (Army Physical training Corps); title: Music (Corps of Army Music); title: The disbanded Regiments (The Cameronians (Scottis Rifles) ; The York and Lancaster Regiment ; The Connaught Rangers (89th and 94th) ; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadian) (108th and 109th) ; The Royal Munster Fusiliers ; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers)