Regiments and Units of the Royal Welsh Army (Welsh History Post Glyndwr)

The Byddin Frenhiniol Gymreig was formed in 1821 with the Arthurian Charter of that year. The Charter established a standing army and established new Regiments and confirmed older regiments. The BFG had existed since the 1650 Hywel Charter, but the Army had been allowed to stagnate till the 1716 reforms. The English Occupation represented a break in the military traditions of Wales and the Army was re-established by Rhisiart I during the War of Independance. This new Army however was an irregular one, made up of some pre-existing Regiments, some created during the war. None of them however had standing Barracks and Parliament had not confirmed the Army's existence.

Following the Treaty of Shrewsbury, the Army continued to exist in this legal no-mans land. It continued to exist, raise men, and fight wars on behalf of the Sovereign, but its legality was questionable. This ambiguity was removed with the 1821 Charter which offically re-established the Army as an organ of the State.

Regiments of the Byddin Frenhiniol Gymreig
The Army in 1821 was still operating at around 14,000 Infantryman strength, meaning 12 Regiments of Foot (1200 men per Regiment).

In 1821 these were the following Regiments


 * 1) The Regiment of the March (est 1718)
 * 2) The Welsh Border Regiment (est 1720)
 * 3) The Kings own Rifles Regiment (est 1761)
 * 4) The Cardinal's Guard Regiment (est 1739)
 * 5) The Prince of Powys Light Infantry Regiment - The Devils Offspring (est 1785)
 * 6) The Grey Regiment (est 1786)
 * 7) The Kings Household Guard Regiment - Technically a successor to the Kings Household Guard (est 1821)
 * 8) The Earl of Gower's Own Light Infantry (est 1821)
 * 9) The Kings Own Gwynedd Heavy Infantry (est 1821)
 * 10) The Hereford Rifles Regiment (est 1821)
 * 11) The Earl of Brycheiniog's Grenadiers (est 1821)
 * 12) The Queens Own (Alexandra's) Fusiliers (est 1821)

This was the original core of the Welsh Army. Some regiments have since been disbanded, and others have been merged. The one new addition was the 1st Kings Infantry Guard (the Black Lions), established in 1838.

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