List of British Army regiments (1881)

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.

Contents

• Cavalry
• Heavy Cavalry
• Light Cavalry
• Support Arms
• Foot Guards
• Line Infantry In order of precedence
• Services
• References