British Army

The British Army is the land warfare force of the United Kingdom responsible for defending the UK, the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The British Army, founded in... Wikipedia

  • Founded:  April 1, 1707
  • Country:  United Kingdom
  • Type:  Army
  • Role:  Land warfare
  • Size:  73,847 regular forces personnel (January 2025), 4,127 Gurkhas (January 2025), 25,742 volunteer reserve personnel (January 2025), 4,697 other personnel (January 2025)
  • Part of:  British Armed Forces
  • General Staff Offices:  Whitehall, London
  • Head of the Armed Forces:  King Charles III
  • Chief of the General Staff:  General Sir Roland Walker
  • Deputy Chief of the General Staff:  Lieutenant General David Eastman
  • Assistant Chief of the General Staff:  Major General Jonathan Swift
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo