The Regiment Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn - Grenadiers is an infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 in the Land Component

Belgian Army

The Land Component is organised using the concept of capacities, whereby units are gathered together according to their function and material. Within this framework, there are five capacities: the command capacity, the combat capacity, the support capacity, the services capacity and the training...

 of the Belgian Armed Forces

Military of Belgium

The Belgian Army is the national military of Belgium. The Belgian Army was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830...

. The regiment is a part of the 1st Brigade

1st Brigade (Belgium)

The Medium Brigade, formerly the 1st Mechanised Brigade, is a Brigade of the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Its headquarters is located in Leopoldsburg.-Organisation:The Medium Brigade consists of the following units:...

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The 1st Rifles Regiment was formed on September 27, 1830 during the Belgian Revolution

Belgian Revolution

The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium....

. They were equipped with carbine

Carbine

A carbine , from French carabine, is a longarm similar to but shorter than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower velocity due to a shorter barrel length....

s and received the title of Regiment of Carabiniers in 1850. On July 21, 1930, King Albert I

Albert I of Belgium

Albert I reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934.-Early life:Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen...

 decided that the regiment would bear the title of Regiment Carabiniers Prince Baudouin, in honour of his late brother who served within its ranks.

The Grenadier Regiment was founded on May 8, 1837 by King Leopold I

Leopold I of Belgium

Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...

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As a result of the reduction in size of the army after the end of Cold War, the Regiment Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn was amalgamated with the 1st Grenadier Regiment on June 27, 1992 in order to form the new Regiment Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn - Grenadiers. The unit retained its role of mechanised infantry and was stationed in Leopoldsburg.

Battle honours

The following honours are displayed on the regiment's standard:

• Veldtocht 1914 - 1918
• Antwerpen IJzer
• Tervate
• Steenstraat Westrozebeke
• Passendale Rumbeke
• Slag van Belgie 1940