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List of British Army regiments (1881)

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This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. It also indicates the cavalry amalgamations that would take place forty years later as part of the Government cuts of the early 1920s.

Cavalry

Household Cavalry

Cavalry of the Line

Dragoon Guards

Dragoons, Hussars and Lancers

Support Arms

Infantry

Foot Guards

Line Infantry (In order of precedence)

Services

See also