The present-day regiments of the British Army, many dating back to the seventeenth century, have long and distinguished histories. Campaigns in war and peace across the world, from Flanders to the North West Frontier and from Spain to New Zealand, are still celebrated in regimental customs and battle honours. Since the first edition of this book, there have been dramatic cuts in defence spending and comprehensive role changes for many of the Army’s oldest regiments. A reappraisal of the make-up
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1st July 1916 saw Britain and her Allies launched a big attack along a 25 mile part of the front line. The offensive took place to the north of the River Somme in rural France. Little villages are littered all across the area along with the town of Albert. It was to be the battle that for the majority of people, characterized the horrors of the trench warfare of World War I.
The Battle of the Somme lasted roughly four months with very little gain for Allied forces. The casualties sustained by both sides were awful; Britain sustained 420,000 killed and wounded, the French 200,000 and the Germans almost half a million.
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Red Coat or Redcoat is a term often used to refer to a soldier of the historical British Army, because of the colour of the military uniforms formerly worn by the majority of regiments. The uniform of most British soldiers from the late 17th century to the 19th century, (other than artillery, rifles and some cavalry), included a madder red coat or coatee. From 1872 onwards, the more vivid shade of scarlet was adopted for all ranks, having previously been worn only by officers, sergeants and cavalry troopers.
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