British Light Infantry Regiments

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature light equipment
bugle calls instead of drums
green or dark uniforms (in some regiments)
increased marksmanship training
open order formations
skirmishing tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Light Infantry Regiments
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:The_Light_Infantry
gptkb:95th_Rifles
gptkb:The_Rifles
gptkb:43rd_(Monmouthshire)_Regiment_of_Foot_(Light_Infantry)
gptkb:52nd_(Oxfordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot_(Light_Infantry)
gptkb:68th_(Durham)_Regiment_of_Foot_(Light_Infantry)
gptkb:85th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Bucks_Volunteers)_(Light_Infantry)
gptkbp:originatedIn 18th century
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkb:British_Army_regimental_system
British military history
skirmishers
rifle regiments
Napoleonic Wars tactics
line infantry regiments
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Durham_Light_Infantry
gptkb:King's_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Green_Jackets_Brigade
gptkb:The_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Royal_Green_Jackets
gptkb:The_Rifles
gptkb:Somerset_Light_Infantry
gptkb:King's_Shropshire_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Light_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:Shropshire_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Light_Infantry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6