Category:Regiments

The largest single unit of the British army is the regiment. Most regiments are made up of two battalions, the first (or senior) of which is usually on campaign while the second (or junior) battalion remains at home and acts as a recruiting and training unit for the regiment, sending men out to the first battalion to keep its numbers up. Some regiments, such as the 60th, have more than two battalions.

At full strength, a battalion on campaign has one thousand men, divided into ten companies of 100 men each, with each company under the command of a Captain, with two or three junior officers under his command to help the company function effectively.

The regiments in play are the 2nd or Coldstream Guards, the 33rd, one company of the 5/60th (which regiment was split into its separate companies to provide a skirmish screen for each division) and the 15th Light Dragoons (later titled the 15th Hussars).

(Please note that this page also lists the Royal Marines, although they are not a regiment in the usual sense of the word.)