Army Order 41 of 1881

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British Army order military directive

Army Order 41 of 1881 was the formal British Army directive that implemented the Childers Reforms, reorganizing infantry regiments into the territorial and regimental structure that defined the late 19th- and early 20th-century army.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army order ⓘ military directive ⓘ
abolishes	old numerical titles of many infantry regiments ⓘ
appliesFrom	1 July 1881 ⓘ
appliesTo	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateIssued	1881 ⓘ
defines	depot locations for infantry regiments ⓘ regimental districts ⓘ territorial recruiting areas ⓘ titles of line infantry regiments ⓘ
documentType	Army Order NERFINISHED ⓘ
effectiveDate	1881-07-01 ⓘ
establishes	county-based infantry regiments ⓘ linked battalion structure for infantry ⓘ territorial regimental system of the British Army ⓘ two-battalion line infantry regiments ⓘ
follows	Cardwell Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	allocation of battalions to regiments ⓘ regimental depots ⓘ territorial recruiting boundaries ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Victorian era ⓘ
historicalSignificance	foundation of the modern British regimental system ⓘ
implements	Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ infantry reorganization of 1881 ⓘ
influences	British Army structure in the early 20th century ⓘ British Army structure in the late 19th century ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding military regulation ⓘ
orderNumber	41 ⓘ
partOf	late 19th-century British Army reforms ⓘ
purpose	to implement the Childers Reforms in the British Army infantry ⓘ to standardize regimental organization and titles ⓘ
regulates	British Army infantry regiments ⓘ
reorganizes	line infantry of the British Army ⓘ numbered infantry regiments into territorial regiments ⓘ regimental structure of the British Army ⓘ single-battalion regiments into multi-battalion regiments ⓘ
replaces	numerical infantry designations with territorial titles ⓘ
resultsIn	creation of territorial regimental districts ⓘ linking of regular and militia battalions ⓘ long-term regimental identities based on counties ⓘ
scope	British Army home establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ line infantry regiments in the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject	organization of infantry of the line ⓘ
year	1881 ⓘ

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Childers Reforms → legislativeForm → Army Order 41 of 1881 ⓘ