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This rifle regiment was formed in 1800 and was one of the first to undergo light infantry training. In 1966, it merged with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to form The Royal Green Jackets.

This regiment was formed in 1756 and was one of the first in the British Army to be equipped with rifles. In 1966, it merged with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to form The Royal Green Jackets.

Nepalese troops known as Gurkhas have fought for Britain since 1815. Here, we explore their history and find out why they have long been regarded as some of the finest and fiercest soldiers.

National Service, a standardised form of peacetime conscription, came into force in 1949 for all able-bodied men between the ages of 17 and 21.

Women were finally allowed to undertake combat roles in 2016. But female soldiers had been serving in war zones around the world before that.

The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland.

Records of nearly 12,000 soldiers from five Irish regiments disbanded after the Irish War of Independence in 1922 have been made available online.

Between 1849 and 1947, British and Indian soldiers undertook a series of punitive expeditions against the fiercely independent tribesmen of this wild and mountainous region.

Separation from loved ones is among the hardest things a soldier has to deal with. Lengthy campaigns have kept husbands from their wives and parents from their children.

What would you do if your partner told you to get out there and 'learn about life' before they would marry you? Valerie Erskine Howe opted to join the Army... in the middle of a war. This is her story.

Go behind the scenes at the National Army Museum to discover more about an unusual item in our collection.

Formed in 1881, this infantry unit served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment.