Osprey Men-at-Arms 52 : The Royal Green Jackets

The Royal Green Jackets are widely acknowledged as innovators who developed much of the thinking of the British infantry in the fields of tactics and training, mobility and marksmanship, equipment, management and individual initiative from the 18th century onwards. They were the first to wear green uniforms as camouflage rather than red and to fire the more accurate rifle instead of muskets. This book examines the history of the component regiments of the Royal Green Jackets and describes the action of individual regiments in the Napoleonic Wars, Boer War, and World Wars. Numerous illustrations and photographs depict the Green Jackets' uniforms in vivid detail. Text by Christopher Wilkinson-Latham with illustrations by Michael Roffe.

Contents

• Early History of the Component Regiments
  43rd Regiment
  52nd Regiment
  60th (Royal American) Regiment
  95th or Rifle Regiment
  
• The Napoleonic Wars 1804-1815
• 19th Century Campaigns
• The Boer War
• The Great War
  The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43rd/52nd)
  The King's Royal Rifle Corps (60th)
  Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
  
• Between the Wars
  The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
  The King's Royal Rifle Corps
  Rifle Brigade
  
• The Second World War
  The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (43rd/52nd) (9 Battalions)
  The King's Royal Rifle Corps (60th) (11 Battalions)
  Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (9 Battalions)
  
• The Plates