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21st Regiment (Indian Army)
21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Special Air Service, a unit of the British Army * 21st Foot, a former regiment of the British Army * 21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), a unit of the Royal Thai Army * 21st Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 21st Punjabis, a unit of the British Indian Army * 21st Marine Infantry Regiment, a unit of the French Marines * 21st Marine Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Marine Corps American Revolutionary War regiments * 21st Continental Regiment American Civil War regiments * 21st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 21st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment * 21st Ohio Infantry * 21st Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment * 21st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry * 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists Rifles
The 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), historically known as The Artists Rifles is a regiment of the Army Reserve. Its name is abbreviated to 21 SAS(R). Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Second Boer War and the First World War, earning a number of battle honours. During the Second World War, it was used as an officer training unit. The regiment was disbanded in 1945, but in 1947 it was re-established to resurrect the Special Air Service Regiment. Together with 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) (23 SAS(R)), it forms the Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)) part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) directorate. History Formation and 19th century The regiment was established in 1859, part of the widespread volunteer movement which developed in the face of potential French invasion after Felice Orsini's attack on Napoleon III was linked to Britain. The group was organised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Ohio Infantry
The 21st Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Mostly an all-volunteer unit, with the exception of a few draftees, the 21st Ohio served for both ninety-day and three-year enlistments and fought exclusively in the Western Theater. It saw action in some of the war's bloodiest battles including Stones River, Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, and Sherman's March to the Sea. Three-months regiment On April 27, 1861, volunteers from throughout northwestern Ohio were organized into the 21st Ohio Infantry Regiment at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland, Ohio. The recruits hailed from the counties of Hancock, Defiance, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky and Putnam. Many were farmers and farmers' sons who had spent years taming the Great Black Swamp, a huge, black, liquid mire that still blanketed a good portion of the region, in order to cultivate the rich soil beneath it. Other early volunteers were merchants, lawyers, school teachers, blacksmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Division (other)
21st Division or 21st Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 21st Infantry Division (France) * 21st Division (German Empire) * 21st Reserve Division (German Empire) * 21st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS ''Skanderbeg'', Germany * 21st Infantry Division (India) * 21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna, Kingdom of Italy * 21st Infantry Division (India) * 21st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 21st Mountain Infantry Division (Poland) * 21st Division (South Vietnam) * 21st Division (Spain) * 21st Division (United Kingdom) * 21st Infantry Division (Iran) *21st Division (People's Republic of China) Cavalry divisions * 21st Cavalry Division (United States) Armoured divisions * 21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany Aviation divisions * 21st Air Division (United States) See also * 21st Brigade (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Brigade (other)
In military terms, 21st Brigade may refer to: Australia * 21st Brigade (Australia) Germany * 21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) Greece * 21st Armoured Brigade (Greece) * 21st Brigade (Greece) India * 21st Indian Infantry Brigade United Kingdom * 21st Army Tank Brigade * 21st Brigade (United Kingdom) * 21st Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) See also * 21st Division (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Special Air Service, a unit of the British Army * 21st Foot, a former regiment of the British Army * 21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), a unit of the Royal Thai Army * 21st Infantry Reg ... * 21 Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (other)
21 Corps, 21st Corps, Twenty First Corps, or XXI Corps may refer to: * XXI Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I *XXI Corps (Ottoman Empire), active during World War I * XXI Corps (United Kingdom), active during World War I *Indian XXI Corps, active during World War II *XXI Corps (India), currently active Indian Army corps * XXI Corps (United States), active during World War II * XXI Corps (Union Army), active during the American Civil War *XXI Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht), active during World War II See also * List of military corps by number * 21st Army (other) * 21st Brigade (other) * 21st Division (other) * 21st Regiment (other) 21st Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 21 Regiment Special Air Service, a unit of the British Army * 21st Foot, a former regiment of the British Army * 21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), a unit of the Royal Thai Army * 21st Infantry Reg ... * 21 Squadron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
21 Engineer Regiment RE is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Engineers. It is based at Claro Barracks, Ripon, Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire. History 21 Engineer Regiment was first formed in 1949 at Holzminden to fulfill 7th Armoured Division engineer support requirements as the 21st Field Regiment. In 1958, the regiment was split as the 7th Armoured Division was disbanded and became the new 5th Infantry Division. As a result of the change the regiment was broken up and became the new 21st Engineer Regiment and the divisional engineer regiment for the 1st Armoured Division. In 1969 the regiment was reformed as 21 Engineer Regiment. In 1978 the regiment was renamed to 1st Armoured Division Engineer Regiment. In 1992 as a result of the Options for Change the division along with the regiment were disbanded, but later reformed in 1993 and the regiment remained in Germany until 2008 when it moved to Ripon. 15 Field Support Squadron of 21 Engineer Regiment were the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Construction Regiment (Australia)
The 21st Construction Regiment (21 CR) was a construction engineer regiment of the Australian Army Reserve. Part of the 5th Brigade, the regiment was formed in 1950 and was based in New South Wales where it provided support to the 2nd Division. The regiment has contributed personnel to a number of operations including the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, Operation Slipper and Operation Astute. It also regularly supported the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program and provided assistance to the Australian community in times of natural disaster. The regiment was disbanded in 2013. History The 21st Construction Regiment was raised on 29 August 1950 in New South Wales through the "supplementary reserve" scheme that used the resources of various government departments, including personnel, to raise a reserve military capability within the Citizens Military Force.. The regiment's first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Douglas White, a World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Lancers
The 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1858 and amalgamated with the 17th Lancers in 1922 to form the 17th/21st Lancers. Perhaps its most famous engagement was the Battle of Omdurman, where Winston Churchill (then an officer of the 4th Hussars), rode with the unit. History Formation The regiment was originally raised in Bengal by the East India Company in 1858 as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry, for service in the Indian Rebellion. As with all other "European" units of the Company, it was placed under the command of the British Crown in 1858, and formally moved into the British Army in 1862, when it was designated as a hussar regiment and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars. A detachment saw service in the 1884–5 expedition to the Sudan, with the Light Camel Regiment. In 1897 it was re-designated as a lancer regiment, becoming the 21st Lancers. The Indian origin of the regiment was commemorated in its "French gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 21st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. They were assigned for their entire war service to XIV Corps, operating in the western theater of the war. Service The 21st Wisconsin Infantry was established by Governor Edward Salomon as one of several new regiments to fill President Abraham Lincoln's call for 300,000 three-year volunteers. The volunteers of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry were mostly drawn from the counties of Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca, Calumet, and Manitowoc. Organized at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 5, 1862. Left Wisconsin for Cincinnati, Ohio, September 11, thence to Covington, Ky., and to Louisville, Ky., September 15. Duty in the fortification of Louisville September 18 – October 1. Attached to 28th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 28th Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 21st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized in Worcester, Massachusetts and mustered into service on August 23, 1861. After garrison duty at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the regiment served with the Coast Division commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The Coast Division was deployed in January 1862 for operations on the coast of North Carolina, and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island and the Battle of New Bern among other engagements. Burnside's division was recalled to Virginia in July 1862. The 21st Massachusetts Infantry was then attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in several of the largest battles of the Civil War, including the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Fredericksburg. The most devastating engagement of the war for the 21st was the Battle of Chantilly, fought on September 1, 1862, duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Hobson, near Greensburg, Kentucky and Camp Ward, Kentucky and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on December 31, 1861, and January 2, 1862, at Green River Bridge, Kentucky, under the command of Colonel Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley. Before the war, most of the regiment's men were members of "The Old Infantry" a state guard unit under the command of Captain Samuel Woodson Price, who would later command the regiment. The regiment was attached to 11th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to March 1862. 11th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June 1862. 7th Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to July 1862. 23rd Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to August 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment
The 21st Kansas Militia Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 21st Kansas Militia Infantry was called into service on October 9, 1864. It was disbanded on October 29, 1864. Detailed service The unit was called into service to defend Kansas against Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's raid. The regiment saw action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22. Westport October 23. Commander * Colonel Sandy Lowe See also * List of Kansas Civil War Units * Kansas in the Civil War At the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, Kansas was the newest U.S. state, admitted just months earlier in January. The state had formally rejected slavery by popular vote and vowed to fight on the side of the Union, though ideo ... References * Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. ;Attribution * {{Kansas in the Civil War Military units and formations established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
