Infantry of the Line
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Infantry of the Line refers to the regular, non-specialist infantry regiments that formed the main body of the British Army’s traditional regimental structure.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of service
→
component of the British Army → military formation type → |
| contrastedWith |
Guards regiments
→
light infantry → rifle regiments → specialist infantry → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| doctrine |
line‑of‑battle tactics in earlier eras
→
trench and fire‑and‑movement tactics in later eras → |
| forms | main body of British Army infantry → |
| hasCharacteristic |
close‑order formations in historical periods
→
distinctive regimental insignia → later use of rifles → numbered regiments → permanent regular units → regimental traditions → regional recruiting areas → standard line‑infantry tactics → use of smoothbore muskets in early periods → |
| hasFunction |
front‑line combat
→
holding and seizing ground → providing bulk of infantry manpower → |
| hasOpposedForce |
French line infantry (historical)
→
German infantry (World Wars) → Prussian Army →
surface form: "Prussian line infantry (historical)"
|
| hasRole |
line infantry
→
non‑specialist infantry → regular infantry → |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
→
19th century → 20th century → |
| languageOfTerminology | English → |
| organizedAs |
battalions
→
regiments → |
| partOf | British Army → |
| relatedTo |
British Army regiments
→
surface form: "British regimental system"
Childers Reforms →
surface form: "Cardwell Reforms"
Childers Reforms → Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 → |
| subclassOf |
infantry
→
line infantry → |
| usedBy |
British Army doctrinal literature
→
British military historians → |
| usedInConflict |
Crimean War
→
World War I →
surface form: "First World War"
Napoleonic Wars → Second Boer War → World War II →
surface form: "Second World War"
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.