British Orders of Battle 1600-2004

Articles are posted as they become available to us. We no longer use volume or issue numbers.

This journal first appeared on February 1, 2003. Since that time 88 articles have been published and can be individually ordered.

CONTENTS

• UK Army Air Units Deployed Overseas1945-1982 Mike Yared [11/14/04][Free]
• The British Army 1775-1783  Richard A. Rinaldi

• Gurkha Regiments in the British Army Post World War II  

• British Forces in Iraq: Operation TELIC 2004 Richard A. Rinaldi

• Royal Engineers,  World War I Richard A. Rinaldi

• Royal Engineers World War II Richard A. Rinaldi

• *A Short History of the British Secret Intelligence Service Richard M. Bennett

• *PAIFORCE September 15, 1942 [v.3] Leo Niehorster

Articles marked with an asterisk previously appeared in the Orbat history Magazine or elsewhere on our site. 

New material ranges from the historical (the British Army during the time of the American Revolution) to current operations (Operation Telic, the British forces in Iraq).  Two chapters from the Royal Engineers project with Graham Watson are included, one revised and one new.  The entry on the Gurkhas in the Regular Regiments series differs from material normally posted there.  While giving the deployments and assignments of the infantry battalions, it also includes other material on the Brigade of Gurkhas and sources for further research.

The full text of the recent of the recent message from The Chief Of The General Staff, General Sir Mike Jackson, to the Army, “Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities” can be found online at http://www.mod.uk/issues/security/cm6269/cgs.htm.  This involves the elimination of four infantry battalions along with numerous other changes designed “to make the Army more suited to the expeditionary operations that are now part of life.”  This includes improving combat and logistic support at the brigade level, which sounds similar to the US Army’s current emphasis on brigades as “units of action” able to operate on their own, with organic logistic and other support.

note on royal engineer articles

Richard Rinaldi
August 1, 2004

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