<P> At his restoration Charles II sought to create a small standing army made up of some former Royalist and New Model Army regiments . On 26 January 1661 , Charles II issued the Royal Warrant that created the first regiments of what would become the British Army , although Scotland and England maintained separate military establishments until the Acts of Union 1707 . </P>
<P> At his restoration Charles II sought to create a small standing army made up of some former Royalist and New Model Army regiments . On 26 January 1661 , Charles II issued the Royal Warrant that created the first regiments of what would become the British Army , although Scotland and England maintained separate military establishments until the Acts of Union 1707 . </P>
who led the first set of british troops into battle
who led the first set of british troops into battle
Charles II
Charles II