Regimental marches of the British Army Infantry; Military Provost Staff Corps - The Metropolitan; Normandy Veterans' Association - Normandy Veterans; Parachute Regiment - Ride of the Valkyries; 7th Prince of Wales' Division - God Bless the Prince of Wales; Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - Ca Ira and The Yorkshire Lass; Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - The Farmer's Boy/The Soldiers of the Queen; Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps - Gray and Scarlet; Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service - QARNNS March; Queen's Royal Irish Hussars - St Patrick's Day, Berkeley's Dragoons and The Galloping 8th Hussars; Queen's Regiment - Soldiers of the
History of the British Army History of the British Army The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries since its founding in 1660 and involves numerous European wars, colonial wars and world wars. From the late 17th century until the mid-20th century, the United Kingdom was the greatest economic and imperial power in the world, and although this dominance was principally achieved through the strength of the Royal Navy (RN), the British Army played a significant role. , there were 92,000 professionals in the regular army (including 2,700 Gurkhas) and 20,480 Volunteer Reserves. Britain has generally maintained only a small