Bloodline: the Origins and Development of the Regular Formati... - 9781848842052

Bloodline: the Origins and Development of the Regular Formations of the British ArmyAuthor(s): Iain Gordon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword Military\nISBN-13: 9781848842052, 978-1848842052\nSynopsis\nUsing easy-to-follow, family-tree type tables, Bloodline shows the origins and development of every regular formation in the British Army including the latest amalgamations and changes brought about within the 'Future Army Structure'.The charts illustrate clearly how, in some cases, up to 25 original regiments of the line have, over the centuries, by successive disbandments and amalgamations, been reduced to a single regiment in today's superb but shamefully overstretched [url] Battle Honours of each post-Cardwell constituent are recorded separately so the progress of each of the original regiments, and the theatres in which it was involved, may be examined individually. The pedigrees and Honours of disbanded units are als.