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General Order 70

Name: General Order 70
Start: 1881-07-01
Location: London

When: 1 July 1881
Where: London
Part of: General Order 70, culmination of the Cardwell–Childers reforms, comes into effect

General Order 70/1881, dated 1 July, amended General Order 41/1881 to create a network of multi-battalion regiments.

Issued on 1 July 1881, General Order 70 finalized the reorganization of the infantry. It abolished regimental seniority numbers, requiring battalions to be identified by their number within the regiment and the regimental district name. This order was published in the London Gazette on 1 July 1881.

Sources

Childers Reforms Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-23

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