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Todd A. Raffensperger

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I have wanted to ask this for some time, but afraid that it sounds stupid.

What is a British regiment?  The more I read about the Battle of the Somme and the units involved, I read how British regiments that the number of battalions per regiment can vary wildly, and a regiment's battalions could be scattered to many different theaters of operation at the same time?

There doesn't seem to be any consistent structure to a British regiment.  

Why is that?

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Well a smaller area will have less battalions I think, my local one the Notts and Derby had about 34 battalions in all I think! 

A battalion was normally between 600-1000 men, maybe a little more

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Thank you, Hetzer.  You are the only one who bothered to answer my question. :)

 

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