The Rifles Regiment

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infantry regiment regiment of the British Army

The Rifles Regiment is a large, modern infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 2007 through the amalgamation of several historic light infantry and rifle regiments.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
The Rifle Regiment	1
The Rifles	0

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	infantry regiment ⓘ regiment of the British Army ⓘ
alliedTo	The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal New Brunswick Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Regina Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Victoria Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	British Army ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement	Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ operations in the Balkans ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ
formedByAmalgamationOf	The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Green Jackets NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Rifle Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedOn	2007-02-01 ⓘ
garrison	various locations in the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	RIFLES NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBattalions	Army Reserve battalions ⓘ regular battalions ⓘ
hasColonelInChief	Camilla, Queen Consort NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMotto	Swift and Bold NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickname	The Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegimentalColour	Rifle green ⓘ
hasRegimentalDay	Rifles Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegimentalMarch	The Light Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegimentalMuseum	Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rifles Museum, Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegimentalQuickMarch	The Light Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegimentalSlowMarch	Keel Row NERFINISHED ⓘ My Boy Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ Road to the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasType	large regiment ⓘ
precededBy	The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Green Jackets NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Rifle Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	light infantry ⓘ rifle regiment ⓘ
specialization	armoured infantry ⓘ light role infantry ⓘ mechanised infantry ⓘ
traditionFrom	The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Green Jackets NERFINISHED ⓘ historic rifle regiments of the British Army ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Rifles → hasNickname → The Rifles Regiment ⓘ

Rifles (British Army) → march → The Rifles Regiment ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Rifle Regiment