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A Brief History of the Royal Green Jackets
the Royal Green Jackets was formed as a large
Regiment on 1 January 1966 by the amalgamation
of the 1st Green Jackets (the 43rd & 52nd),
the 2nd Green Jackets (the King's Royal Rifle
Corps), and the 3rd Green Jackets (the Rifle Brigade).
these three Regiments had come togethe r to form
the Green Jackets Brigade on 6 November 1958,
before which date the ir titles had been:
- the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light
infantry (43rd and 52nd)
- the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC)
- the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) (RB).
This was a logical amalgamation because the Regiments
have served alongside each othe r since the Peninsular
War in 1808. the KRRC and RB were the first British
Regiments to wear green uniforms as camouflage,
and to be armed with the rifle, and these two
Regiments shared the rifle Depot at Winchester
from 1858. the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire
Light infantry was the first Light infantry Regiment.
