Template:The Green Howards
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Official name
The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
Colonel-in-Chief
Nicknames
Original nickname was the Green Howards.
Motto
Anniversaries
Marches
Quick: The Bonnie English Rose
Slow: Maria Theresa
Description
Light Infantry role regiment
Alliances
Present:
Past:
The York Rangers
Bond of Friendship:
Unofficial:
Creation date
Reason for creation
Was formed as Francis Luttrell's Regiment of Foot for service with Prince William of Orange shortly after he landed in England on 5 November 1688.
