Green Howards

The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment; 19th Regiment of Foot)
Green Howards cap badge
Active20 November 1688 – 6 June 2006
Country Kingdom of England (1688–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–2006)
Branch British Army
TypeLine infantry
RoleLight infantry
SizeOne battalion
Garrison/HQRichmond Barracks, North Yorkshire
ColorsGreen Facings
MarchQuick – The Bonnie English Rose
Slow – Maria Theresa
AnniversariesAlma (20 September)
Commanders
Last Colonel in ChiefKing Harald V of Norway
Last ColonelField Marshal Peter Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s,[1] was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various titles until it was amalgamated with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), all Yorkshire-based regiments in the King's Division, to form the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) on 6 June 2006.

  1. ^ "No. 28121". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1908. p. 2157.

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