King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps adalah sebuah resimen senapan infanteri dari British Army yang aslinya dibesarkan di Amerika Utara Britania sebagai Royal American Regiment (juga dikenal sebagai Royal Americans) dalam Perang Tujuh Tahun dan untuk penugasan Loyalis dalam Perang Revolusi Amerika. Kemudian, dengan berpangkat sebagai 60th Regiment of Foot, resimen tersebut bertugas selama lebih dari 200 tahun di seluruh Kekaisaran Britania. Pada 1958, resimen tersebut bergabung dengan Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry dan Rifle Brigade dalam Green Jackets Brigade dan pada 1966, tiga resimen tersebut resmi diamalgamasikan menjadi Royal Green Jackets. KRRC menjadi 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets. Saat pembubaran 1/RGJ pada 1992, batalion KRRC dari RGJ dirancang ulang sebagai 1/RGJ, kemudian menjadi 2/RIFLES pada 2007.
| 62nd (Royal American) Regiment 60th (Royal American) Regiment Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
|---|---|
 Lencana topi King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
| Aktif | 1756–1966 |
| Negara |  Britania Raya |
| Cabang |  Angkatan Darat Britania Raya |
| Tipe unit | Senapan |
| Peran | Infanteri ringan |
| Jumlah personel | 4 Batalion pada Masa Damai (28 pada masa Perang Besar) |
| Markas | Barak-Barak Semenanjung, Winchester |
| Julukan | 60th Rifles, Royal Americans |
| Moto | Celer et Audax (Swift and Bold) |
| Himne | Quick March- Lützow's Wild Chase Slow March- The Duke of York Double March- The Road to the Isles/Monymusk The KRRC's music traditions[1] |
| Ulang tahun | Hari Natal (Pembentukan) |
| Pertempuran | Perang Prancis dan Indian Perang Revolusi Amerika Perang Napoleon Perang Inggris-Mesir Perang Boer Kedua Perang Dunia Pertama Perang Dunia Kedua |
Aliansi
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Kanada – The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (1956–1966)
Referensi
sunting- ^ Russell, Professor W.M.S. (Rifleman, 12th Battalion KRRC, 1944-45). "A Note on the Regimental March". King's Royal Rifle Corps Association. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Diakses tanggal 11 June 2016.
Sumber
sunting- Cusick, Ray (2014). "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. ISBN 978-1781592878.
- Wallace, Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher (2005). The King's Royal Rifle Corps - the 60th Rifles - A Brief History: 1755 to 1965. Royal Green Jackets Museum Trust, Winchester. ISBN 0-9549-3700-7.
- Wallace, Captain Nesbit Willoughby (1879). 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.
Bacaan tambahan
sunting- Butler, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis (2015). The Annals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1755-1965 (Seven volumes & an Appendix). Naval & Military Press. 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 (1949). Swift and Bold: the story of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in the Second World War 1939-1945. Gale and Polden, Aldershot.
- Fairlie Wood, Herbert (1967). Famous Regiments: The King's Royal Rifle Corps. H. Hamilton.
- Marston, Daniel (1997). Swift and Bold: The 60th Regiment and Warfare in North America, 1755-1765 (PDF). McGill University. ISBN 978-0612295056.
Pranala luar
sunting- "King's Royal Rifle Corps Association". Diakses tanggal 4 April 2015.