British colonial regiment
C26589
concept
A British colonial regiment is a military unit raised, organized, and commanded by the British Empire from its overseas colonies, typically composed of local recruits led by British officers to serve imperial defense and expansion.
Observed surface forms (6)
- British Indian Army unit ×3
- British colonial military unit ×3
- colonial auxiliary force ×3
- colonial regiment ×2
- British provincial corps ×1
- regiment of the British Indian Army ×1
Instances (15)
- King's African Rifles
- Imperial Service Troops via concept surface "colonial auxiliary force"
- Gold Coast Regiment
- Gambia Company via concept surface "British colonial military unit"
- British forces in Georgia via concept surface "British colonial military unit"
- 1/8th Punjab Regiment via concept surface "British Indian Army unit"
- Black Pioneers via concept surface "British provincial corps"
- Jacob’s Rifles via concept surface "regiment of the British Indian Army"
- 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment via concept surface "British Indian Army unit"
- 4th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles via concept surface "British Indian Army unit"
- Central Africa Regiment via concept surface "British colonial military unit"
-
KAR
via concept surface "colonial regiment"
surface form: King's African Rifles
- Kenya Regiment via concept surface "colonial regiment"
- Ndebele auxiliaries via concept surface "colonial auxiliary force"
- Fengu auxiliaries via concept surface "colonial auxiliary force"