Regiment Limburgse Jagers
- Regiment Limburgse Jagers
Regiment Limburgse Jagers (Limburg Rifles) is a line infantry regiment in the Royal Netherlands Army. It is named for the Dutch province of Limburg, and currently serves in the mechanized infantry role as part of 13 Gemechaniseerde (Mechanized) Brigade.
*Battle Honours (displayed on the regimental colour)
**Quatre-Bras 1815, Waterloo 1815, Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831, Citadel van Antwerpen 1832, Venlo 1940, Roermond 1940, Zutphen 1940, West- en Midden-Java 1946-1949, Noord-Sumatra 1947-1949
[http://www.limburgsejagers.nl Regimental website (in Dutch)]
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