West India Regiments
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title:
West India Regiments
text:
The West India Regiments (WIR) were infantry units of the British Army recruited from and normally stationed in the British colonies of the Caribbean between 1795 and 1927. In 1888 the two West India Regiments then in existence were reduced to a single unit of two battalions. This regiment differed from similar forces raised in other parts of the British Empire in that it formed an integral part of the regular British Army. In 1958 a new regiment was created following the creation of the Federat
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_India_Regiments
date created:
2005-03-06T21:06:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T16:30:43Z
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