British infantry
Crown's foot soldiers
British infantry refers to the foot soldiers of the United Kingdom's armed forces—troops who fight primarily on foot rather than from vehicles, aircraft, or ships.
The term appears in military history, news coverage, and discussions of warfare: British infantry advanced through the village, Three regiments of British infantry were deployed.
- Napoleonic WarsBonaparte's military campaigns
- Crimean War1850s Russo-European conflict
- bayonet chargeAssault using rifle-mounted blades
- desert ratsHardy wilderness prospectors
- World War IISecond global military conflict
trench warfare · Battle of Waterloo · Falklands War · boots on the ground · musket · Boer War · marching orders · redcoat · Tommy · Somme · over the top · going over · Gurkha · rifle company · field rations · Hundred Years' War · camouflage netting · khaki
- WaterlooBattle of Waterloo, Waterloo, Wellington, Napoleon, battlefield
- Zulu WarCetshwayo, Zulu warriors, assegai, Zululand, buffalo horns
British infantryBritish cavalry
United Kingdom's mounted military
Royal Air Force · Royal Navy · Royal Marines · British Royal Navy · mounted troops
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