Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is part of British Forces Gibraltar for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, which historically, along with Bermuda, Halifax, Nova Scotia (prior to the 1867 Confederation of Canada which resulted in the British Army withdrawing from those colonies of British North America which joined the new dominion, other than small garrisons protecting Royal Naval facilities, and the 1905 closure of the Royal Naval yards at Halifax and Esquimalt), and Malta, had been designated an Imperial fortress rather than a colony.[3][4] It was formed in 1958 from the Gibraltar Defence Force as an infantry unit, with an integrated artillery troop. The regiment is included in the British Army as a defence engagement force.[5]
Royal Gibraltar Regiment | |
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Active | April 1958-present |
Country | Gibraltar United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Line Infantry |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | Total of 400+ reported as of 2019;[1] 235 reported as of 2023[2] |
Part of | Queen's Division |
Garrison/HQ | Devil's Tower Camp, Gibraltar |
Nickname(s) | The Barbarians |
Motto(s) | "Nulli expugnabilis hosti" (Latin) Conquered By No Enemy |
Anniversaries | Regimental Day: 28 April |
Engagements | Defence of Gibraltar, 1940-1945 |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | The Governor of Gibraltar |
Honorary Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Francis Brancato OBE JP |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Arm Badge | Key of Gibraltar |
Abbreviation | RG |