国王皇家步枪团
国王皇家步枪团，是英国陆军的一个步兵步枪团，最初是在北美七年战争期间作为皇家美洲军团在英属北美成立的 ，在美国被称为“法国和印第安人”战争。' 随后编号为第 60 步兵团，该团在整个大英帝国服役了200多年。1958年，该团加入牛津郡和白金汉郡轻步兵以及绿夹克旅的步枪旅1966年三个团正式合并成为皇家绿夹克。KRRC 成为第 2 营，皇家绿夹克。1992 年皇家绿夹克第 1 营解散后，RGJ 的 KRRC 营重新指定为皇家绿夹克第 1 营，最终在 2007 年 更名为步枪队第 2 营。
| 62nd (Royal American) Regiment 60th (Royal American) Regiment Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
| 存在时期 | 1756–1966 |
| 国家或地区 |  英国 |
| 部门 |  英国陆军 |
| 种类 | 步枪团 |
| 功能 | Light infantry |
| 规模 | 4 Battalions in peacetime (28 during the Great War) |
| 驻军/总部 | Peninsula Barracks, Winchester |
| 别称 | 60th Rifles Royal Americans The Jaggers[1] |
| 格言 | Celer et Audax (Swift and Bold) |
| 进行曲 | Lützow's Wild Chase[2] |
| 纪念日 | 圣诞节 (Formation) |
| 参与战役 | French and Indian War 美国独立战争 拿破仑战争 Anglo-Egyptian War 第二次布尔战争 第一次世界大战 第二次世界大战 |
参考
- ^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron. The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. 2010: 127. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.
- ^ Russell, W.M.S. A Note on the Regimental March. King's Royal Rifle Corps Association. [11 June 2016]. 原始内容存档于14 May 2012.
来源
- Cusick, Ray. Wellington's Rifles: The Origins, Development and Battles of the Rifle Regiments in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo from 1758 to 1815. Pen & Sword. 2014. ISBN 978-1781592878.
- Griffith, Robert. Riflemen: The History of the 5th Battalion, 60th (Royal American) Regiment 1797-1818. Helion & Co. 2019. ISBN 978-1911628460.[失效链接]
- Wallace, Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher. The King's Royal Rifle Corps - the 60th Rifles – A Brief History: 1755 to 1965. Royal Green Jackets Museum Trust, Winchester. 2005. ISBN 0-9549-3700-7.
- Wallace, Captain Nesbit Willoughby. A Regimental chronicle and list of officers: The 60th, or The King's Royal Rifle Corps formerly the 62nd, or The Royal American Regiment of Foot. Harrison. 1879.
延伸阅读
- Butler, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis. The Annals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1755–1965 (Seven volumes & an Appendix). Naval & Military Press. 2015. ISBN 978-1843424451.
- Collett, Captain R.L. The History of 1st Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps: Centenary 1894-1994 (undated pamphlet).
- Deedes, WF; Wake, Sir Hereward. Swift and Bold: the story of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in the Second World War 1939–1945. Gale and Polden, Aldershot. 1949.
- Fairlie Wood, Herbert. Famous Regiments: The King's Royal Rifle Corps. H. Hamilton. 1967.
- Marston, Daniel. Swift and Bold: The 60th Regiment and Warfare in North America, 1755–1765 (PDF). McGill University. 1997 [2022-09-09]. ISBN 978-0612295056. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2022-02-14）.
外部链接
- King's Royal Rifle Corps Association. [4 April 2015]. （原始内容存档于2022-09-09）.