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  caption Cap badge of the Light Infantry
  dates 10 July 1968 -Present
  country United Kingdom
  branch Army
  type Line Infantry
  role Light Infantry
  colonel In Chief Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
  colonel Of The Regiment Lieutenant-General Robin Vaughan Brims
  motto Aucto Splendore Resurgo, Cede Nullis, Faithful
  march ''Quick'': Light Infantry <br> ''Double Past'': Keel Row
  anniversaries Salamanca ( 22 July )


The Light Infantry is an Infantry regiment of the British Army , part of the Light Division . It was formed on 10 July 1968 by the amalgamation of the four remaining light infantry regiments of the '''Light Brigade''':

The regiment will be merged with the Royal Green Jackets , along with the Devonshire And Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire And Wiltshire Regiment by the end of 2007 to form a new large regiment to be called The Rifles

The Light Infantry is descended from the original s and Stable Belt s and black rank insignia, buttons, belts and officers' shoes.


REGULAR ARMY


The four original regular Battalion s (one formed from each constituent regiment) have now been reduced to two (1st and 2nd Battalions, The Light Infantry).

  • The 1st Battalion (formerly Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry) was disbanded on 25 February 1993 .

  • The 2nd Battalion (formerly King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) was renumbered the '''1st Battalion''' on 25 February 1993 .

  • The 3rd Battalion (formerly King's Shropshire Light Infantry) was renumbered the '''2nd Battalion''' on 25 February 1993 .

  • The 4th Battalion (formerly Durham Light Infantry) was disbanded on 31 March 1969 .


In 2004, it was announced that the Gloucestershire element of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire And Wiltshire Regiment would amalgamate with the Devonshire And Dorset Regiment , and merge with the Light Infantry to form a new battalion. Because the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment is higher in the Order Of Precedence than the Light Infantry, the new battalion would be numbered as the 1st Battalion, Light Infantry, with the other two renumbered accordingly as the 2nd and 3rd. As of 2005 , this amalgamation would have involve the whole of the RGBW.

On 24th November 2005, in a change to the planned amalgamations, it was announced by the MOD that it was accounced that after discussions between The Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets , the two regiments will amalgamate to form a single large regiment to be named The Rifles . The new regiment will contain 5 Regular Battalions and 2 TA Battalions. The amalgamation is expected to be completed in 2007.


The cap badge of The Rifles will be The Light Infantry bugle.


TERRITORIAL ARMY



  • The various amalgamated D&D/RGBW companies and the Light Infantry companies will become a new Battalion in the new regiment, The Rifles as part of the restructuring of the infantry.




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