REGIMENT

(Lat. rego, / rule.) A body of troops consisting (if infantry) of several battalions, or (if cavalry) of several squadrons, under the command of a colonel. The British arjmy consists, at present, of three regiments of horse guards; sixteen regiments of cavalry, of which four are heavy dragoons, five light dragoons, four hu ars, and four lancers; three regiments of foot guards, divided into the grenadier guards, the Scots fusiliers, and the Cold stream guards; and ninety-nine regiments of infantry, exclusive of the royal regiment of artillery, and the royal corps of marines. Many of the regiments in the British army are distinguished by the name of the counties or districts where the men were originally enlisted. Thus the 3d regiment is called the [s. 1050]