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given an order of precedence determined by ballot each year, beginning in 1778. In the French
Revolutionary War the order balloted for in 1793 (Gloucestershire was 8th) remained in force until 1802, and another drawing took place at the start of the Napoleonic War (Gloucestershire was 7th), which remained in force until 1833. In that year the King drew the ballots for individual regiments and the resulting list remained in force with minor amendments until the end of the militia; the regiments raised before the peace of February 1763 took the first 37 places, the South Gloucesters becoming No 23, but the North Gloucesters (independent from April 1763) became No 69.
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753:), the militia were disembodied in 1802. The peacetime quota for Gloucestershire was set at 1163 militiamen. However the Peace of Amiens quickly broke down, and they were embodied once more in 1803. Both regiments marched to Portsmouth, where they did duty alternately for a few months. They resumed the routine of summer camps and winter quarters around the country, undergoing training, suppressing smuggling and guarding prisoners, all the while being depleted by men volunteering for the regulars: the RNG supplied a large number of recruits to the
846:, enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. Under the Act (amended in 1854), Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time service in three circumstances:
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826:. The Local Militia was disbanded in 1816. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the 'Regular' militia and ballots were still held to maintain the numbers of militiamen, they were rarely assembled for training after Waterloo – the RNG were only trained in 1820, 1821, 1825 and 1831. The permanent staffs of the regiments were progressively reduced.
220:. The entry into force of these Acts in 1558 is seen as the starting date for the organised county militia in England. Although the militia obligation was universal, it was clearly impractical to train and equip every able-bodied man, so after 1572 the practice was to select a proportion of men for the
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In a fresh attempt to have as many men as possible under arms for home defence in order to release regulars, the
Government created the Supplementary Militia, a compulsory levy of men to be trained in their spare time, and to be incorporated in the Militia in emergency. In 1796 Gloucestershire had to
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In
September 1759 it was ordered that militia regiments on service together were to take their relative precedence from the date of their arrival in camp. In 1760 this was altered to a system of drawing lots where regiments did duty together. During the War of American Independence the counties were
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in 1775 a controversial Act of
Parliament was passed to 'Enable His Majesty to call out and assemble the Militia in all cases of Rebellion in any part of the Dominion belonging to the Crown of Great Britain'. In the event the militia was called out in its traditional role when Britain was threatened
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a series of
Militia Acts from 1757 re-established county militia regiments, the men being conscripted by means of parish ballots (paid substitutes were permitted) to serve for three years. Gloucestershire, including the cities of Gloucester and Bristol, was given a quota of 960 men to raise. Despite
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from
December 1875. This assigned Regular and Militia units to places in an order of battle of corps, divisions and brigades for the 'Active Army', even though these formations were entirely theoretical, with no staff or services assigned. Both Gloucestershire militia regiments were assigned to 1st
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in 1583, training and equipping the militia became a priority. Counties were organised into groups for training purposes, with emphasis on the invasion-threatened 'maritime' counties. As an inland county
Gloucestershire was simply taxed in 1585 and only began serious training in 1587, when the
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While the established militia were the mainstay of national defence during the
Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, they were supplemented from 1808 by the Local Militia, which were part-time and only to be used within their own districts. These were raised to counter the declining numbers of
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in 1924, but like most militia battalions the 3rd
Gloucestershires remained in abeyance after World War I. By the time of his death in 1938, Col William Burges (as honorary colonel) was the only remaining officer listed for the battalion. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.
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With the passing of the threat of invasion, the
Trained Bands declined in the early 17th Century, but Gloucestershire was one of the few counties to continue enrolling and training men seriously, particularly in 1608 when it was organised by county divisions under the Lord Lieutenant,
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and 70 followers at Cirencester en route to join the invader. The militia made them prisoners after a sharp skirmish in which Major Lorange of the militia and his son were killed. However, most of James's regular army and many militia regiments rallied to William, whose takeover (the
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coats of the regimental facing colour, faced red), but the two Gloucester Militia regiments appear to have clothed their drummers in white coats faced red. By 1820 the drummers wore red faced with blue, appropriate for 'Royal' regiments, which did not reverse their colours.
1107:' units being formed: 3rd (Reserve) Bn Gloucesters formed 11th (Reserve) Bn. Thousands of men would have passed through the ranks of these battalions during the war. The 3rd Battalion was disembodied on 9 August 1919 when the remaining personnel were drafted to the 1st Bn.
979:('The Glosters') and the South and North militia regiments became its 3rd and 4th Battalions on 1 July 1881. All recruits, whether Regular or Militia, underwent training at the regimental depot before being posted to their battalions. Militia battalions now had a large
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were all secured for Parliament early in the war by regular troops of the Western Association before they were besieged by Royalist forces (only Gloucester held out). Later in the war some Gloucester TB troops may have formed part of the Parliamentarian garrison of
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drew away most of the Regular Army, the Militia were called out for home defence and to garrison certain overseas stations. The 4th Gloucesters was embodied on 11 January 1900, followed by the 3rd Gloucesters on 15 May. The 4th Battalion was sent to guard Boer
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find an additional 1757 militiamen for the Supplementary Militia, though unlike some counties these were apparently incorporated into the two existing regiments. The Supplementary Militia were stood down in 1799, but the county had to find 1163 more in 1802.
632:, Gloucestershire was one of the first counties to meet the bulk of its quota (incorporating the vestiges of the old regiments) and was ready to issue them with arms on 15 May 1759. A train of waggons carrying arms and accoutrements for the regiment left the
244:, the Gloucestershire Trained Bands assembled with 3000 infantry in 10 properly organised companies under captains, together with four troops of cavalry amounting to 235 mounted men (20 lancers, 180 light horse, and 35 armed with 'petronelles' – the
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broke out in 1798 the Royal North Gloucesters (RNG) volunteered for service there, but arrived too late for action, the French army surrendering soon after the regiment arrived. It returned to England in 1799. A peace treaty having been agreed (the
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of permanent staff (about 30). Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the Regular Army. The Militia Reserve, formed in 1868, consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
729:), which the regular army increasingly saw as a prime source of recruits. They served in coast defences, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, and for internal security, while their traditional local defence duties were taken over by the
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When the Gloucestershire Militia regiment was raised in 1761, both battalions wore red coats with blue facings. Officers wore gold lace, changed to silver in 1805 in line with normal militia practice. Drummers often wore 'reversed colours'
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under the control of the king's lords-lieutenant, the men to be selected by ballot. This was popularly seen as the 'Constitutional Force' to counterbalance a 'Standing Army' tainted by association with the New Model Army that had supported
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At that time the 2nd (North) Battalion had only gathered two companies but it was formally raised with seven companies at Cirencester on 22 August 1760, when its weapons were requested. It was embodied under the command of Lt-Col
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Volunteers, and if their ranks could not be filled voluntarily the Militia Ballot was employed. Three regiments were formed in Gloucestershire, each commanded by an officer from the RNG; a further regiment was added in 1813:
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of 1881 took Cardwell's reforms further, with the linked Regular regiments becoming two-battalion regiments and their linked militia formally joining as sequentially numbered battalions. The 28th and 61st Foot became the
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Garrison. All the while the battalion fulfilled its other purpose by training and forming drafts of reservists, recruits and returning wounded for the Regular battalions of the Gloucesters fighting on the
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224:, who were mustered for regular training. Although the Trained Bands were exempt from foreign service, they were frequently employed in Ireland, Gloucestershire again providing large contingents.
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Although often referred to as brigades, the sub-districts were purely administrative organisations, but as a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
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on 9 April 1761 and granted the subtitle of 'Fusiliers' the same year. A Bristol battalion may also have been formed in 1762. The North and South battalions regiments were camped together at
1062:, a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for Regular units serving overseas in wartime (similar to the former Militia Reserve). The former RSGLI became the
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was Lord Lieutenant of both the County of Gloucestershire and the City of Bristol, and he controlled the following regiments, though there is no mention of any training being carried out:
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649:, who became Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1762. The 1st or South Battalion was embodied for permanent duty at Gloucester on 27 July 1759 with eight companies under his command.
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The two Gloucestershire militia regiments changed their facings to white when they became battalions of the Glosters in 1881, and the uniform thereafter was the same as the Regulars.
1012:. The 3rd Battalion remained in the UK, though it did supply 124 volunteers to the 4th Bn for service in St Helena. The 3rd Bn was disembodied on 13 July 1901 and the 4th on 27 July.
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had attempted to reform the Trained Bands into a national force or 'Perfect Militia' answering to the king rather than local control. On 12 February 1641 a firm Royalist supporter,
470:, to join the 700-strong City of Bristol Militia and prevent that city falling into the hands of the rebels. They arrested potential rebels and then patrolled the north bank of the
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to control the country, for example in 1650 when the bulk of the army was on campaign in Scotland. Many militia regiments were called out in 1651 during the Scottish invasion (the
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in August 1642, but with a few exceptions neither side made much use of the militia during the war beyond securing the county armouries for their own full-time troops. Gloucester,
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The Gloucestershire Local Militia units wore uniforms that approximated to the 'Regular' militia: red with blue facings. Each had its own pattern buttons and pouch belt plates.
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saw a new phase for the English militia: they were embodied for a whole generation, and became regiments of full-time professional soldiers (though restricted to service in the
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The quota for Gloucestershire was set at 1993 men and the Lord Lieutenant was instructed to recruit the two moribund regiments up to this strength over the next two years.
462:, led his Gloucestershire Militia (four regiments of Foot, one of Horse and an independent company of Foot from the City of Gloucester), together with that of neighbouring
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The only other unit to receive a St Helena battle honour was the 3rd Bn Wiltshire Regiment (Royal Wiltshire Militia), which relieved the 4th Gloucesters and was granted
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The Cirencester contingent of Gloucestershire levies who served in the North of England in 1570 were supplied with blue caps with a yellow band, a blue coat with yellow
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on 10 February 1763 and the two battalions of Gloucestershire militia were disembodied, but not before they became separate South and North regiments on 20 April.
521:, were assembled for a month's summer training in 1690 during the crisis when William and the army were in Ireland and the French had won temporary command of the
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in 1906 and 1907, with the 3rd and 4th Bns of the Glosters brigaded with the 4th Bn Oxfordshire Light Infantry and 3rd Bn Berkshires. Under the more sweeping
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was an early cavalry firearm). The county also mustered 1000 armed but untrained men. The primary role of the Gloucestershire Trained Bands was to defend the
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331:(pikemen with armour), together with 200 horse. Gloucestershire also provided one of the largest contingents (1500 men) to the royal army for the
240:, was ordered to send 1000 of his trained men to defend Wales in case of invasion. During the summer of 1588, when England was threatened by the
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of 1872, militia regiments were brigaded with their local Regular and Volunteer battalions – for the Gloucestershire Militia this was with the
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946:; the Militia Reserve were also called out during this crisis. By 1880 the South Regiment had moved its headquarters to the brigade depot at
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343:, was entrusted with organising the Militia of the County and City of Gloucester. The Gloucester Trained Bands may have been organised as:
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in 1333. Rather than 1000 men, the Gloucestershire contingent serving from 23 June to 23 August 1335 was a more manageable body of 218
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to prevent the rebel army moving north or crossing into Wales. The Gloucester Militia Horse may have reconnoitred as far forward as
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Ordinance to settle the Militia of Gloucester, Monmouth, Brecon and Glamorgan, and to raise forces to suppress rebellion therein
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stayed there and granted them the title 'Royal', but the North regiment lost its 'Fusiliers' distinction the following year.
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This Re-illuminated School of Mars: Auxiliary forces and other aspects of Albion under Arms in the Great War against France
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with invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain. Both Gloucestershire regiments were embodied from 1778 to 1782.
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It is possible that the Gloucestershires were called out in 1827 or 1840 to deal with riots by weavers and Chartists at
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938:. The division would have mustered at Gloucester in time of war, and did actually undertake collective training at
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would levy the required number of men from each shire. The usual shire contingent was 1000 infantry commanded by a
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The 3rd (Reserve) Battalion was mobilised on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914 and served in the UK throughout
765:, but the opportunity being taken to carry out collective manoeuvres. The RNG served in Ireland again in 1813–14.
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757:. The two Gloucestershire regiments came together again in August 1808, when a large militia camp was held near
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Cromwell's Army: A History of the English Soldier during the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate
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In view of the worsening international situation the militia was embodied for service in 1792, even though
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in 1642. Elements of the Gloucester TBs may have been part of the Parliamentarian force at the skirmish at
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1866:
1100:
548:
514:
883:, the Militia were called out in 1854. In this year the RSGM was redesignated as light infantry, as the
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675:. The battalion returned to Winchester in June 1762, then in the autumn it marched to Gloucestershire.
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the Gloucestershire Militia was disembodied in 1814. They were not called out again during the short
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in 1640, though like other counties many of the men sent were probably untrained hired substitutes.
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1209:
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976:
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600:. Apparently, Gloucestershire organised a new battalion in 1750, with its headquarters at Bristol.
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Cecily Hill Barracks today, formerly the headquarters of the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia.
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609:
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529:, Macclesfield and Guise were ordered to send their men to their homes to help with the harvest.
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In 1638 the Gloucestershire Trained Bands consisted of 3120 men armed with 1826 muskets and 1294
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155:
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in 1795 the men of the Gloucestershire Militia forced the local butchers to lower their prices.
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on 22 June. From now on the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear in most counties. Under the
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did not declare war on Britain until 1 February 1793. Both Gloucestershire regiments were at
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The military effectiveness of the West Country Militia at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion
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3131:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.
8:
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Both regiments were disembodied in 1856 but the RNG was embodied a year later during the
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302:
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Stevens Genealogy: Some Descendants of the FitzStephen Family in England and New England
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Militia of the Worcester Campaign 1651 at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
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The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
3044:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
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Cap of Honour: The Story of the Gloucestershire Regiment (The 28th/61st Foot) 1694–1950
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950:, Bristol, but the North Regiment resisted the move and remained at Cirencester, where
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451:
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3154:, London: Methuen, 1931/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2003, ISBN 978-1-84342-572-4.
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David Viner, ' "A Moth-Eaten Rag": Regimental Colours in Cirencester Parish Church',
1865:
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Royal West Gloucestershire Local Militia – formed at Bristol under Lt-Col Commandant
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366:
213:
91:
68:
438:'s military dictatorship. The militia of Gloucestershire were called out during the
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Ordinance for settling the Militia in the City and the County of the City of Bristol
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Control of the militia was one of the major points of dispute between Charles I and
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2561:
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907:
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711:
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Green Regiment of Foot, 8 companies, 534 men, from Kiftsgate Hundred under Colonel
406:
332:
2847:, 2nd Edn, Cirencester: Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard Printing Works, 1914.
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2nd East Gloucestershire Local Militia – formed at Cirencester under Lt-Col Comdt
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in 1714, and there was a flurry of activity in Gloucestershire at the time of the
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War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
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1st East Gloucestershire Local Militia – formed at Gloucester under Lt-Col Comdt
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633:
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209:
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The legal basis of the militia was updated by two acts of 1557 covering musters (
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32:
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regiments of the county served in home defence in all of Britain's major wars.
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H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757–1935: Their Badges and Buttons',
2983:, London: Longmans, 1903/Adlestrop: Windrush Press, 1988, ISBN, 0-900075-75-9.
2972:, London: Longmans, 1903/Adlestrop: Windrush Press, 1988, ISBN, 0-900075-65-1.
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After the Boer War, there were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia,
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during the summer of 1761. From November the North battalion was stationed at
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Blue Regiment of Foot, 9 companies, 551 men, under Colonel Sir Thomas Stephens
417:) and the Gloucestershire were part of a concentration ordered at Gloucester.
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City of Bristol Militia, 10 companies, 727 men, under Colonel Charles Bartley
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called out the militia, and a detachment of the Gloucestershires intercepted
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252:, but a large detachment was sent under Sir John Tracy of Toddington to join
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179:
107:
40:
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continued to show the battalion as the 3rd (Royal South Gloucester Militia).
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All the King's Armies: A Military History of the English Civil War 164–1651
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1002:
850:'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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White Regiment of Foot, 10 companies, 583 men, at Gloucester under Colonel
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The Gloucestershire Militia, horse and foot under the Lord Lieutenant, the
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Red Regiment of Foot, 9 companies, 531 men, at St Briavels under Colonel
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323:, with the Hundred of Dudston and King's Barton – 350 men under 1 captain
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170:(constables) and 11 vintenars. The levies continued to be mustered under
52:
2994:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988, ISBN 0-947898-81-6.
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Royal Cotswold Local Militia – formed at Cirencester under Lt-Col Comdt
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of Kiftsgate in Gloucestershire was required to find 186 bowmen and 323
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1804:
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811:
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Royal South Gloucestershire Militia (1st) 1759–1816 at School of Mars.
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the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the
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Godfrey Davies, 'Letters on the Administration of James II's Army',
2815:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991, ISBN 0-7190-2912-0.
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The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 and then became the
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A Gallant County: The Regiments of Gloucestershire in the Great War
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The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's campaigns against Scotland 1638–1640
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Royal South Battalion of the Gloucestershire Light Infantry Militia
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668:
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592:, commanded the Bristol Militia against the riotous coal miners of
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A full return of the English Militia was compiled in 1697. By then
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151:
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Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
2904:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-521-34520-0.
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Regiments of Foot in Sub-District No 37 (County of Gloucester) in
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Faced with another invasion in 1688, this time by his son-in-law,
3051:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
2958:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
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Royal North Gloucester Militia (2nd) 1760–1814 at School of Mars.
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Royal North Gloucestershire Militia History at Glorious Glosters.
1254:
374:
328:
87:
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Gloucester TBs at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
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Horfield Barracks, Gloucester, regimental depot of the Glosters.
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Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
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Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815
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An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
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Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
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British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638–1660
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and the huge dumps of explosives distributed nearby, later at
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The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
478:. Three of the regiments of Foot had mustered at Gloucester,
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Captain William Dutton's Band – 10 lancers, 50 light horsemen
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83:
1042:) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by the
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on 7 June 1908, while the 4th Bn was disbanded on 31 July.
853:'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
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78:
3001:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2018, ISBN 978-1-52673-607-9.
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Captain Thomas Lucy's Band – 10 lancers, 50 light horsemen
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Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
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W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
796:, commissioned 9 May 1809; became North Gloucestershire (
525:. However, when the French fleet failed to follow up the
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or constables, and subdivided into sections of 20 led by
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in 1876 during the international crisis that led to the
2897:, 3rd Edn, London: Greenhill, 1992, ISBN 1-85367-120-7.
2887:, 2nd Edn, London: Constable, 1996, ISBN 0-09-475780-1.
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Under the new organisation, militia regiments had an
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in 1666 when a French and Dutch invasion was feared.
3855:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1953
3037:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5.
82:, the military force raised from the freemen of the
3108:, Staplehurst: Spelmount, 1998, ISBN 1-86227-028-7.
3098:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
2867:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
2805:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
2134:
2132:
2375:Local Militia: Gloucestershire, at School of Mars.
2130:
2128:
2126:
2124:
2122:
2120:
2118:
2116:
2114:
2112:
1200:Royal South Gloucestershire Light Infantry Militia
130:. Edward I regularly summoned the shire levies of
3152:The Gloucestershire Regiment in the War 1914–1918
2854:, 2nd Edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966.
2832:, London: Anthony Mott, 1685, ISBN 0-907746-43-8.
1103:. The SR also formed reserve battalions for the '
1064:3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
174:: a surviving muster roll of 1543 shows that the
3835:Military units and formations in Gloucestershire
3821:
3437:
2644:4th Battalion on St Helena at Glorious Glosters.
768:
486:, and Cirencester, and the Horse at Gloucester.
354:Cirencester Trained Band under Col Arthur Forbes
204:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour (
189:
31:was a part-time military force in the county of
3085:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1901 (1968 reprint).
3058:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, ISBN 0-85052-004-5.
2109:
810:North Gloucestershire Local Militia – based at
685:
431:The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661
277:Captain Anthony Hungerford's Band – 250 footmen
3078:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931.
3228:
3214:
3124:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
2956:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2875:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
2272:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 238, 255, 411, 437–47.
2219:
2217:
2215:
2013:
2011:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1993:
1991:
308:The Seven Hundreds – 750 men under 3 captains
122:, divided into companies of 100 commanded by
2977:History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate
2966:History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate
2929:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911.
2822:, London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1967.
2370:
2368:
2158:
2156:
2154:
2152:
2150:
2148:
2146:
2086:
2084:
2082:
2080:
2078:
2076:
2074:
2072:
2070:
1989:
1987:
1985:
1983:
1981:
1979:
1977:
1975:
1973:
1971:
1938:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299, 301–2, 521.
1725:
1723:
856:'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
580:in 1713 the militia was allowed to dwindle.
540:Regiment of Horse, 6 troops, 243 men, under
429:, the English Militia was re-established by
347:Gloucester Trained Band (possibly under Col
208:c. 2). The county militia was now under the
98:(1138). The force was reorganised under the
3840:Military units and formations in Gloucester
3147:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
3100:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
2830:Sedgemoor 1685: An Account and an Anthology
2237:
2235:
2102:
2100:
2098:
2051:
2049:
1704:
1702:
1437:
1435:
957:
926:rather than their county lords lieutenant.
787:Sir Berkeley Guise, 2nd Baronet, of Highnam
619:Under threat of French invasion during the
283:Captain George Huntley's Band – 150 footmen
267:Captain Sir John Tracy's Band – 300 footmen
150:, did employ the Gloucestershire levies in
73:The English Militia was descended from the
3221:
3207:
3009:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List
2915:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
2869:, Vol 118, No 60 (Summer 1951), pp. 69–84.
2717:4th Battalion1902–08 at Glorious Glosters.
2212:
2008:
1950:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1898:
1123:
966:Cap badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment.
885:Royal South Gloucestershire Light Infantry
420:
280:Captain Henry Winston's Band – 200 footmen
212:appointed by the monarch, assisted by the
3188:Gloucestershire Local History Association
2726:
2724:
2365:
2143:
2067:
2037:
2035:
2033:
2031:
2029:
1968:
1925:
1923:
1755:
1753:
1720:
1058:in 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
3092:, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965.
2813:The Amateur Military Tradition 1558–1945
2807:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
2492:
2490:
2488:
2486:
2484:
2482:
2480:
2232:
2095:
2046:
1860:
1699:
1690:
1688:
1686:
1684:
1682:
1551:
1549:
1547:
1545:
1450:Cruickshank, pp. 24–5, 65, Appendix III.
1432:
1137:
1019:
961:
897:
874:
18:Royal West Gloucestershire Local Militia
3116:, Cranfield University PhD thesis 2011.
1895:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1511:
1509:
1507:
1505:
1503:
895:, serving for a few months in Ireland.
761:, the excuse being the birthday of the
445:
166:(16 of them mounted), commanded by two
43:in 1558 until their final service as a
14:
3822:
3019:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
2721:
2555:
2406:
2026:
1920:
1750:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1495:
1493:
1491:
1489:
1487:
1485:
1483:
1005:, for which it was awarded the unique
3202:
3076:The Constitutional History of England
2477:
1679:
1542:
1357:Nicholson, pp. 117, 130, Appendix VI.
506:) was otherwise virtually bloodless.
142:, but they were not required for his
3068:, Popular Edn, London:Longman, 1895.
386:in 1647 under Col Richard Aylworth.
311:Kiftsgate – 750 men under 3 captains
39:. From their formal organisation as
3158:
2200:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 173–4, 295.
1480:
1205:Royal North Gloucestershire Militia
678:The Seven Years War ended with the
24:
2922:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
2845:The Royal North Gloucester Militia
2353:Fortescue, Vol VII, pp. 34–5, 334.
1768:Macaulay, Vol I, pp. 142–3, 340–1.
1015:
987:
887:(RSGLI), or more pompously as the
645:The regiment was commanded by Col
624:anti-ballot riots at Cirencester,
614:
584:, who had served as a major under
234:Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
25:
3866:
3129:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
2820:The Elizabethan Militia 1558–1638
954:had been built for it in 1854–6.
922:. The Militia were now under the
794:Sir Henry Lippincott, 2nd Baronet
3174:Glorious Glosters (archive site)
3169:– The BCW Project (archive site)
2782:
2771:
2760:
2751:
2742:
2733:
2710:
2701:
2688:
2679:
2670:
2657:
2648:
2637:
2624:
2615:
2606:
2597:
2588:
2579:
2570:
2546:
2533:
2520:
2511:
2502:
2464:
2455:
2446:
2433:
2424:
2415:
1873:Dictionary of National Biography
1656:Gardiner, Vol III, pp. 210, 318.
1273:
1260:
1228:Probably Sir Thomas Stephens of
341:George Brydges, 6th Lord Chandos
2397:
2388:
2379:
2356:
2347:
2338:
2329:
2326:Cripps, pp. 90–118, 121, 125–9.
2320:
2311:
2302:
2293:
2284:
2275:
2266:
2257:
2244:
2203:
2194:
2185:
2176:
2167:
2058:
1959:
1941:
1932:
1911:
1880:
1854:
1845:
1836:
1827:
1818:
1809:
1798:
1789:
1780:
1771:
1762:
1741:
1732:
1711:
1668:
1659:
1650:
1641:
1632:
1623:
1614:
1605:
1596:
1587:
1578:
1569:
1560:
1533:
1524:
1471:
1462:
1453:
1444:
1423:
1414:
1405:
1396:
1387:
1378:
1247:
1234:High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
1222:
829:
654:North Gloucestershire Fusiliers
603:
238:Gyles Brydges, 3rd Lord Chandos
3122:The Army and Society 1815–1914
2778:Militia 1850 at Regiments.org.
2209:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530–1.
1956:Western, Appendices A & B.
1369:
1360:
1351:
1342:
1333:
1324:
1315:
1306:
1297:
1069:
807:, commissioned 24 January 1813
701:
13:
1:
3845:Militia of the United Kingdom
2945:A History of the British Army
2934:A History of the British Army
2927:A History of the British Army
2920:A History of the British Army
2913:A History of the British Army
2795:
2344:Fortescue, Vol VI, pp. 180–1.
1647:Gardiner, Vol II, pp. 13, 47.
1566:Fissell, pp. 10, 208, 246-63.
1128:
769:Gloucestershire Local Militia
641:South Gloucestershire Militia
555:Sir Ralph Dutton, 1st Baronet
357:Gloucester Trained Band Horse
190:Gloucestershire Trained Bands
62:
3181:Sources for Military History
2990:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
2585:Grierson, pp. 33, 84–5, 113.
2226:Sources for Military History
2020:Sources for Military History
1889:Sources for Military History
1876:. Vol. 58. p. 418.
1717:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 294–5.
1215:
1150:rather than their uniforms.
916:61st (South Gloucestershire)
912:28th (North Gloucestershire)
789:, commissioned 14 April 1809
692:War of American Independence
686:War of American Independence
7:
2843:& Maj B.N. Spraggett),
2654:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
1339:Morris, pp. 92–7, 287, 301.
1168:
834:The long-standing national
782:, commissioned 4 April 1809
549:Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet
515:Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet
427:Restoration of the Monarchy
10:
3871:
3179:Gloucestershire Archives,
3083:The Welsh Wars of Edward I
3011:(various dates from 1840).
2951:, London: Macmillan, 1912.
2940:, London: Macmillan, 1910.
2566:, No 25 (2011), pp. 18–28.
2224:Gloucestershire Archives,
2018:Gloucestershire Archives,
1887:Gloucestershire Archives,
1777:Chandler, pp. 22, 29, 125.
1110:
1044:Secretary of State for War
1027:
864:, but were commanded by a
818:After Napoleon's exile to
690:After the outbreak of the
651:
638:
607:
395:on 12 May, followed by an
317:– 400 men under 2 captains
305:– 750 men under 3 captains
193:
66:
3737:
3701:
3680:
3464:
3457:
3430:
3355:
3319:
3243:
3236:
3230:British Militia Regiments
3042:British Regiments 1914–18
1411:Maitland, pp. 234–5, 278.
934:Brigade of 3rd Division,
723:French Revolutionary Wars
182:, of which the parish of
134:to fight in neighbouring
90:. It continued under the
3090:Edward III and the Scots
3015:Col George Jackson Hay,
2988:James Moncrieff Grierson
2877:, London: Methuen, 1938.
2748:Wyrall, pp. 1–3, 59, 97.
1638:Gardiner, Vol I, p. 267.
1539:Fissell, pp. 193, 201–3.
1290:
1210:Gloucestershire Regiment
1190:Militia (United Kingdom)
977:Gloucestershire Regiment
958:Gloucestershire Regiment
296:Henry, 7th Lord Berkeley
256:'s main army at London:
229:war broke out with Spain
146:. However, his grandson
49:Gloucestershire Regiment
3830:Gloucestershire Militia
3729:Forfar & Kincardine
3342:Forfar & Kincardine
2861:, London: Harrap, 1951.
2564:Gloucestershire History
2552:Cripps, pp. 157, 160–1.
2517:Cripps, pp. 150–1, 159.
1867:"Wade, Nathaniel"
1330:Maitland, pp. 162, 276.
1185:Militia (Great Britain)
1124:Heritage and ceremonial
610:Militia (Great Britain)
598:Jacobite rising of 1715
421:Gloucestershire Militia
100:Assizes of Arms of 1181
86:under command of their
29:Gloucestershire Militia
3112:Christopher L. Scott,
2900:Mark Charles Fissell,
2885:Elizabeth's Irish Wars
1025:
967:
903:
780:Thomas, 4th Lord Ducie
440:Second Anglo-Dutch War
206:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
202:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
160:Battle of Halidon Hill
116:Commissioners of Array
96:Battle of the Standard
2932:Sir John Fortescue,
2857:David Scott Daniell,
2839:(revised by Capt Hon
2837:Wilfred Joseph Cripps
2594:Cripps, pp. 151, 182.
2263:Cripps, pp. 61, 76–9.
1477:Cripps, pp. 7, 19–26.
1138:Uniforms and insignia
1117:Supplementary Reserve
1078:, initially guarding
1023:
965:
940:Minchinhampton Common
901:
875:Crimean War and after
527:Battle of Beachy Head
218:Justices of the Peace
154:, for example at the
112:Statute of Winchester
2943:Sir John Fortescue,
2925:Sir John Fortescue,
2918:Sir John Fortescue,
2873:Col John K. Dunlop,
2290:Western, Appendix B.
2055:Western, Appendix A.
1348:Fissell, pp. 178–80.
952:Cecily Hill Barracks
708:Revolutionary France
511:Earl of Macclesfield
446:Monmouth's Rebellion
3088:Ranald Nicholson, '
3024:11 May 2021 at the
2621:Cripps, pp. 165–80.
2541:Late Victorian Army
2508:Cripps, pp. 144–60.
2461:Cripp's pp. 138–42.
2421:Grierson, pp. 27–8.
2385:Cripps, pp. 129–30.
2335:Cripps, pp. 119–20.
2281:Western, pp. 220–1.
1759:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
1584:Fissell, pp. 174–8.
1393:Cruickshank, p. 17.
1244:1695–98, died 1708.
842:was revived by the
504:Glorious Revolution
333:Second Bishops' War
3850:Militia of England
3135:C. Ellis Stevens,
3127:Edward M. Spiers,
3120:Edward M. Spiers,
2954:J.B.M. Frederick,
2850:C.G. Cruickshank,
2811:Ian F.W. Beckett,
2707:Cripps, pp. 184–5.
2696:Army & Society
2685:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
2665:Army & Society
2603:Dunlop, pp. 42–52.
2576:Cripps, pp. 161–2.
2528:Army & Society
2452:Cripps, pp. 135–6.
2441:Army & Society
2403:Cripps, pp. 133–5.
2394:Cripps, pp. 130–1.
2317:Cripps, pp. 65–74.
2241:Cripps, pp. 58–62.
2173:Cripps, pp. 49–51.
2005:Frederick, p. 100.
1908:Daniell, pp. 38–9.
1729:Grierson, pp. 6–7.
1468:Boynton, pp. 95–6.
1459:Falls, pp. 40, 50.
1420:Boynton, pp. 13–7.
1148:Regimental colours
1026:
968:
904:
866:lieutenant-colonel
805:Henry, Lord Apsley
564:Maynard Colchester
452:Monmouth Rebellion
415:Worcester campaign
349:Nathaniel Stephens
321:City of Gloucester
274:band – 300 footmen
264:Band – 300 footmen
214:Deputy Lieutenants
144:Scottish campaigns
3817:
3816:
3813:
3812:
3709:Argyll & Bute
3465:England and Wales
3453:
3452:
3438:England and Wales
3426:
3425:
3327:Argyll & Bute
3244:England and Wales
3139:, New York, 1905.
3040:Brig E.A. James,
2891:Sir Charles Firth
2826:David G. Chandler
2818:Lindsay Boynton,
2667:, pp. 243–2, 254.
2412:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
2299:Cripps, pp. 63–4.
2252:Amateur Tradition
2191:Cripps, pp. 53–6.
2182:Cripps, pp. 51–3.
2106:Cripps, pp. 46–8.
1929:Cripps, pp. 43–4.
1917:Cripps, pp. 12–3.
1824:Cripps, pp. 41–2.
1815:Cripps, pp. 40–1.
1747:Cripps, pp. 37–8.
1629:Cripps, pp. 36–7.
1602:Cripps, pp. 31–5.
1593:Cripps, pp. 30–1.
1530:Cripps, pp. 27–9.
1441:Cripps, pp. 18–9.
1366:Cripps, pp. 17–8/
1321:Holmes, pp. 90–1.
1268:St Helena 1901–02
1180:Militia (English)
1010:St Helena 1900–01
948:Horfield Barracks
944:Russo-Turkish War
824:Waterloo campaign
647:Norborne Berkeley
578:Treaty of Utrecht
491:William of Orange
367:English Civil War
272:Sir Henry Poole's
186:provided 70 men.
94:, notably at the
69:Militia (English)
16:(Redirected from
3862:
3462:
3461:
3435:
3434:
3398:Londonderry (II)
3241:
3240:
3223:
3216:
3209:
3200:
3199:
3159:External sources
3150:Everard Wyrall,
3081:John E. Morris,
2852:Elizabeth's Army
2841:M.H. Hicks-Beach
2789:
2786:
2780:
2775:
2769:
2764:
2758:
2755:
2749:
2746:
2740:
2737:
2731:
2730:Grist, pp. 53–6.
2728:
2719:
2714:
2708:
2705:
2699:
2692:
2686:
2683:
2677:
2674:
2668:
2661:
2655:
2652:
2646:
2641:
2635:
2632:Army and Society
2628:
2622:
2619:
2613:
2610:
2604:
2601:
2595:
2592:
2586:
2583:
2577:
2574:
2568:
2559:
2553:
2550:
2544:
2543:, pp. 4, 15, 19.
2537:
2531:
2524:
2518:
2515:
2509:
2506:
2500:
2499:, various dates.
2494:
2475:
2472:Army and Society
2468:
2462:
2459:
2453:
2450:
2444:
2437:
2431:
2428:
2422:
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2413:
2410:
2404:
2401:
2395:
2392:
2386:
2383:
2377:
2372:
2363:
2362:Western, p. 240.
2360:
2354:
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2336:
2333:
2327:
2324:
2318:
2315:
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2160:
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2107:
2104:
2093:
2088:
2065:
2064:Western, p. 124.
2062:
2056:
2053:
2044:
2039:
2024:
2015:
2006:
2003:
1966:
1965:Western, p. 251.
1963:
1957:
1954:
1948:
1947:Hay, pp. 136–44.
1945:
1939:
1936:
1930:
1927:
1918:
1915:
1909:
1906:
1893:
1884:
1878:
1877:
1869:
1862:Seccombe, Thomas
1858:
1852:
1849:
1843:
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1834:
1831:
1825:
1822:
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1813:
1807:
1802:
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1730:
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1718:
1715:
1709:
1706:
1697:
1692:
1677:
1672:
1666:
1665:Hay, pp. 99–104.
1663:
1657:
1654:
1648:
1645:
1639:
1636:
1630:
1627:
1621:
1618:
1612:
1611:Firth, pp. 16–7.
1609:
1603:
1600:
1594:
1591:
1585:
1582:
1576:
1575:Cripps, pp. 8–9.
1573:
1567:
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1349:
1346:
1340:
1337:
1331:
1328:
1322:
1319:
1313:
1310:
1304:
1303:Cripps, pp. 1–4.
1301:
1284:
1277:
1271:
1264:
1258:
1251:
1245:
1226:
1105:Kitchener's Army
1080:Woolwich Arsenal
1048:St John Brodrick
999:prisoners of war
972:Childers Reforms
920:Western District
908:Cardwell Reforms
862:honorary colonel
844:Militia Act 1852
751:Treaty of Amiens
712:Weymouth, Dorset
673:prisoners-of-war
671:guarding French
621:Seven Years' War
534:Viscount Dursley
460:Duke of Beaufort
365:that led to the
262:William Brydges'
156:Siege of Berwick
21:
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3864:
3863:
3861:
3860:
3859:
3820:
3819:
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3697:
3681:Channel Islands
3676:
3607:Nottinghamshire
3587:Montgomeryshire
3552:North Hampshire
3547:Gloucestershire
3507:Caernarvonshire
3502:Carmarthenshire
3487:Buckinghamshire
3449:
3422:
3393:Londonderry (I)
3351:
3315:
3232:
3227:
3197:
3161:
3026:Wayback Machine
2975:S.R. Gardiner,
2798:
2793:
2792:
2788:Cripps, p. 161.
2787:
2783:
2776:
2772:
2765:
2761:
2757:Cripps, p. 140.
2756:
2752:
2747:
2743:
2738:
2734:
2729:
2722:
2715:
2711:
2706:
2702:
2693:
2689:
2684:
2680:
2676:Cripps, p. 182.
2675:
2671:
2662:
2658:
2653:
2649:
2642:
2638:
2629:
2625:
2620:
2616:
2611:
2607:
2602:
2598:
2593:
2589:
2584:
2580:
2575:
2571:
2560:
2556:
2551:
2547:
2538:
2534:
2525:
2521:
2516:
2512:
2507:
2503:
2495:
2478:
2469:
2465:
2460:
2456:
2451:
2447:
2438:
2434:
2430:Hay, pp. 155–6.
2429:
2425:
2420:
2416:
2411:
2407:
2402:
2398:
2393:
2389:
2384:
2380:
2373:
2366:
2361:
2357:
2352:
2348:
2343:
2339:
2334:
2330:
2325:
2321:
2316:
2312:
2308:Hay, pp. 150–1.
2307:
2303:
2298:
2294:
2289:
2285:
2280:
2276:
2271:
2267:
2262:
2258:
2249:
2245:
2240:
2233:
2222:
2213:
2208:
2204:
2199:
2195:
2190:
2186:
2181:
2177:
2172:
2168:
2161:
2144:
2137:
2110:
2105:
2096:
2089:
2068:
2063:
2059:
2054:
2047:
2040:
2027:
2016:
2009:
2004:
1969:
1964:
1960:
1955:
1951:
1946:
1942:
1937:
1933:
1928:
1921:
1916:
1912:
1907:
1896:
1885:
1881:
1859:
1855:
1851:Western, p. 73.
1850:
1846:
1842:Stevens, p. 39.
1841:
1837:
1833:Hay, pp. 118–9.
1832:
1828:
1823:
1819:
1814:
1810:
1803:
1799:
1794:
1790:
1786:Beckett, p. 56.
1785:
1781:
1776:
1772:
1767:
1763:
1758:
1751:
1746:
1742:
1738:Hay, pp. 104–6.
1737:
1733:
1728:
1721:
1716:
1712:
1707:
1700:
1693:
1680:
1673:
1669:
1664:
1660:
1655:
1651:
1646:
1642:
1637:
1633:
1628:
1624:
1620:Reid, pp. 31–2.
1619:
1615:
1610:
1606:
1601:
1597:
1592:
1588:
1583:
1579:
1574:
1570:
1565:
1561:
1554:
1543:
1538:
1534:
1529:
1525:
1521:Hay, pp. 326–8.
1520:
1481:
1476:
1472:
1467:
1463:
1458:
1454:
1449:
1445:
1440:
1433:
1428:
1424:
1419:
1415:
1410:
1406:
1401:
1397:
1392:
1388:
1383:
1379:
1375:Beckett, p. 20.
1374:
1370:
1365:
1361:
1356:
1352:
1347:
1343:
1338:
1334:
1329:
1325:
1320:
1316:
1311:
1307:
1302:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1287:
1278:
1274:
1265:
1261:
1252:
1248:
1242:Gloucestershire
1227:
1223:
1218:
1195:Special Reserve
1171:
1140:
1131:
1126:
1113:
1072:
1060:Special Reserve
1056:Haldane Reforms
1052:Salisbury Plain
1032:
1030:Special Reserve
1018:
1016:Special Reserve
994:Second Boer War
990:
988:Second Boer War
960:
877:
832:
771:
763:Prince of Wales
746:Irish Rebellion
716:King George III
714:, in 1795 when
704:
688:
680:Treaty of Paris
656:
643:
634:Tower of London
617:
615:Seven Years War
612:
606:
523:English Channel
456:Lord Lieutenant
448:
423:
254:Queen Elizabeth
210:Lord Lieutenant
198:
192:
132:Gloucestershire
106:, and again by
71:
65:
45:Special Reserve
37:West of England
33:Gloucestershire
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3868:
3858:
3857:
3852:
3847:
3842:
3837:
3832:
3815:
3814:
3811:
3810:
3808:
3807:
3802:
3797:
3792:
3787:
3785:Queen's County
3782:
3777:
3772:
3767:
3762:
3757:
3752:
3747:
3741:
3739:
3735:
3734:
3732:
3731:
3726:
3721:
3716:
3711:
3705:
3703:
3699:
3698:
3696:
3695:
3690:
3684:
3682:
3678:
3677:
3675:
3674:
3669:
3664:
3662:Worcestershire
3659:
3654:
3649:
3644:
3639:
3634:
3629:
3624:
3619:
3614:
3609:
3604:
3602:Northumberland
3599:
3594:
3589:
3584:
3582:Merionethshire
3579:
3574:
3569:
3564:
3559:
3554:
3549:
3544:
3539:
3534:
3529:
3524:
3519:
3514:
3509:
3504:
3499:
3494:
3492:Cambridgeshire
3489:
3484:
3482:Brecknockshire
3479:
3474:
3468:
3466:
3459:
3455:
3454:
3451:
3450:
3448:
3447:
3441:
3439:
3432:
3428:
3427:
3424:
3423:
3421:
3420:
3415:
3410:
3405:
3400:
3395:
3390:
3385:
3380:
3375:
3370:
3365:
3359:
3357:
3353:
3352:
3350:
3349:
3344:
3339:
3334:
3329:
3323:
3321:
3317:
3316:
3314:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3291:Northumberland
3288:
3283:
3278:
3273:
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3247:
3245:
3238:
3234:
3233:
3226:
3225:
3218:
3211:
3203:
3196:
3195:
3190:
3185:
3176:
3171:
3160:
3157:
3156:
3155:
3148:
3141:
3132:
3125:
3118:
3109:
3102:
3093:
3086:
3079:
3072:F. W. Maitland
3069:
3059:
3052:
3047:Roger Knight,
3045:
3038:
3031:Richard Holmes
3028:
3012:
3002:
2995:
2984:
2973:
2959:
2952:
2941:
2930:
2923:
2916:
2909:John Fortescue
2905:
2898:
2888:
2878:
2871:
2862:
2855:
2848:
2833:
2823:
2816:
2809:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2791:
2790:
2781:
2770:
2759:
2750:
2741:
2732:
2720:
2709:
2700:
2687:
2678:
2669:
2656:
2647:
2636:
2623:
2614:
2605:
2596:
2587:
2578:
2569:
2554:
2545:
2532:
2519:
2510:
2501:
2476:
2463:
2454:
2445:
2432:
2423:
2414:
2405:
2396:
2387:
2378:
2364:
2355:
2346:
2337:
2328:
2319:
2310:
2301:
2292:
2283:
2274:
2265:
2256:
2243:
2231:
2211:
2202:
2193:
2184:
2175:
2166:
2142:
2108:
2094:
2066:
2057:
2045:
2025:
2007:
1967:
1958:
1949:
1940:
1931:
1919:
1910:
1894:
1879:
1853:
1844:
1835:
1826:
1817:
1808:
1805:Davies, p. 83.
1797:
1795:Cripps, p. 39.
1788:
1779:
1770:
1761:
1749:
1740:
1731:
1719:
1710:
1708:Cripps. p. 10.
1698:
1678:
1667:
1658:
1649:
1640:
1631:
1622:
1613:
1604:
1595:
1586:
1577:
1568:
1559:
1541:
1532:
1523:
1479:
1470:
1461:
1452:
1443:
1431:
1422:
1413:
1404:
1395:
1386:
1377:
1368:
1359:
1350:
1341:
1332:
1323:
1314:
1312:Hay, pp. 14–7.
1305:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1272:
1259:
1246:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1170:
1167:
1139:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1112:
1109:
1071:
1068:
1028:Main article:
1017:
1014:
989:
986:
959:
956:
876:
873:
858:
857:
854:
851:
840:United Kingdom
831:
828:
816:
815:
808:
801:
790:
783:
770:
767:
703:
700:
687:
684:
661:Viscount Tracy
652:Main article:
639:Main article:
616:
613:
608:Main article:
605:
602:
582:Nathaniel Wade
574:
573:
570:
568:Westbury Court
560:
557:
551:
545:
484:Forest of Dean
447:
444:
422:
419:
411:New Model Army
384:Sudeley Castle
371:Shepton Mallet
359:
358:
355:
352:
325:
324:
318:
315:Forest of Dean
312:
309:
306:
291:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
268:
265:
250:Severn Estuary
242:Spanish Armada
194:Main article:
191:
188:
67:Main article:
64:
61:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3867:
3856:
3853:
3851:
3848:
3846:
3843:
3841:
3838:
3836:
3833:
3831:
3828:
3827:
3825:
3806:
3803:
3801:
3798:
3796:
3793:
3791:
3788:
3786:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3768:
3766:
3763:
3761:
3760:King's County
3758:
3756:
3753:
3751:
3748:
3746:
3743:
3742:
3740:
3736:
3730:
3727:
3725:
3722:
3720:
3717:
3715:
3712:
3710:
3707:
3706:
3704:
3700:
3694:
3691:
3689:
3686:
3685:
3683:
3679:
3673:
3670:
3668:
3665:
3663:
3660:
3658:
3655:
3653:
3650:
3648:
3645:
3643:
3640:
3638:
3637:Staffordshire
3635:
3633:
3630:
3628:
3625:
3623:
3620:
3618:
3617:Pembrokeshire
3615:
3613:
3610:
3608:
3605:
3603:
3600:
3598:
3595:
3593:
3590:
3588:
3585:
3583:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3568:
3565:
3563:
3560:
3558:
3557:Hertfordshire
3555:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
3540:
3538:
3535:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3497:Cardiganshire
3495:
3493:
3490:
3488:
3485:
3483:
3480:
3478:
3475:
3473:
3470:
3469:
3467:
3463:
3460:
3456:
3446:
3445:Monmouthshire
3443:
3442:
3440:
3436:
3433:
3429:
3419:
3416:
3414:
3411:
3409:
3406:
3404:
3401:
3399:
3396:
3394:
3391:
3389:
3386:
3384:
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3379:
3376:
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3366:
3364:
3361:
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3345:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3324:
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3318:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3267:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3249:
3248:
3246:
3242:
3239:
3235:
3231:
3224:
3219:
3217:
3212:
3210:
3205:
3204:
3201:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3182:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3168:
3165:David Plant,
3163:
3162:
3153:
3149:
3146:
3143:J.R. Western
3142:
3140:
3138:
3133:
3130:
3126:
3123:
3119:
3117:
3115:
3110:
3107:
3104:Stuart Reid,
3103:
3101:
3099:
3094:
3091:
3087:
3084:
3080:
3077:
3073:
3070:
3067:
3063:
3062:Lord Macaulay
3060:
3057:
3054:N.B. Leslie,
3053:
3050:
3046:
3043:
3039:
3036:
3032:
3029:
3027:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3013:
3010:
3006:
3003:
3000:
2997:Robin Grist,
2996:
2993:
2989:
2985:
2982:
2978:
2974:
2971:
2967:
2963:
2962:S.R. Gardiner
2960:
2957:
2953:
2950:
2946:
2942:
2939:
2935:
2931:
2928:
2924:
2921:
2917:
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2892:
2889:
2886:
2882:
2879:
2876:
2872:
2870:
2868:
2863:
2860:
2856:
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2849:
2846:
2842:
2838:
2834:
2831:
2827:
2824:
2821:
2817:
2814:
2810:
2808:
2806:
2801:
2800:
2785:
2779:
2774:
2768:
2763:
2754:
2745:
2739:James, p. 72.
2736:
2727:
2725:
2718:
2713:
2704:
2697:
2691:
2682:
2673:
2666:
2660:
2651:
2645:
2640:
2633:
2627:
2618:
2609:
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2591:
2582:
2573:
2567:
2565:
2558:
2549:
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2505:
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2473:
2467:
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2442:
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2418:
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2376:
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2369:
2359:
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2341:
2332:
2323:
2314:
2305:
2296:
2287:
2278:
2269:
2260:
2253:
2247:
2238:
2236:
2229:
2227:
2220:
2218:
2216:
2206:
2197:
2188:
2179:
2170:
2164:
2159:
2157:
2155:
2153:
2151:
2149:
2147:
2140:
2135:
2133:
2131:
2129:
2127:
2125:
2123:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2115:
2113:
2103:
2101:
2099:
2092:
2087:
2085:
2083:
2081:
2079:
2077:
2075:
2073:
2071:
2061:
2052:
2050:
2043:
2038:
2036:
2034:
2032:
2030:
2023:
2021:
2014:
2012:
2002:
2000:
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1996:
1994:
1992:
1990:
1988:
1986:
1984:
1982:
1980:
1978:
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1953:
1944:
1935:
1926:
1924:
1914:
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1903:
1901:
1899:
1892:
1890:
1883:
1875:
1874:
1868:
1863:
1857:
1848:
1839:
1830:
1821:
1812:
1806:
1801:
1792:
1783:
1774:
1765:
1756:
1754:
1744:
1735:
1726:
1724:
1714:
1705:
1703:
1696:
1691:
1689:
1687:
1685:
1683:
1676:
1671:
1662:
1653:
1644:
1635:
1626:
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1563:
1557:
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1492:
1490:
1488:
1486:
1484:
1474:
1465:
1456:
1447:
1438:
1436:
1429:Cripps, p. 6.
1426:
1417:
1408:
1399:
1390:
1384:Cripps, p. 5.
1381:
1372:
1363:
1354:
1345:
1336:
1327:
1318:
1309:
1300:
1296:
1282:
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1211:
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1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1175:Trained bands
1173:
1172:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1135:
1121:
1118:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1101:Western Front
1097:
1093:
1089:
1088:Sittingbourne
1085:
1081:
1077:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1031:
1022:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1007:Battle Honour
1004:
1000:
995:
985:
982:
978:
973:
964:
955:
953:
949:
945:
941:
937:
932:
927:
925:
921:
917:
913:
909:
900:
896:
894:
893:Indian Mutiny
890:
886:
882:
872:
869:
867:
863:
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849:
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776:
775:
766:
764:
760:
756:
752:
747:
742:
738:
736:
732:
728:
727:British Isles
724:
719:
717:
713:
709:
699:
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683:
681:
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670:
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3770:Londonderry
3622:Radnorshire
3612:Oxfordshire
3597:Northampton
2947:, Vol VII,
2881:Cyril Falls
2443:, pp. 91–2.
1402:Hay, p. 27.
1076:World War I
1070:World War I
702:French Wars
636:on 22 May.
480:St Briavels
450:During the
379:Cirencester
138:during his
75:Anglo-Saxon
53:World War I
3824:Categories
3672:North York
3567:Lancashire
3537:Flintshire
3413:Mid-Ulster
3347:Haddington
3281:Lancashire
3256:Carmarthen
2979:, Vol II,
2936:, Vol VI,
2796:References
1129:Precedence
1040:Volunteers
924:War Office
812:Tewkesbury
735:Portsmouth
731:Volunteers
665:Winchester
576:After the
476:Bridgwater
472:River Avon
425:After the
363:Parliament
184:Winchcombe
172:Henry VIII
164:longbowmen
148:Edward III
140:Welsh Wars
63:Background
3800:Westmeath
3790:Tipperary
3755:Fermanagh
3719:Edinburgh
3667:East York
3657:Wiltshire
3577:Middlesex
3542:Glamorgan
3477:Berkshire
3431:Engineers
3403:Tipperary
3332:Edinburgh
3311:Yorkshire
3271:Glamorgan
3237:Artillery
3005:H.G. Hart
2981:1651–1653
2970:1649–1650
2968:, Vol I,
2949:1809–1810
2938:1807–1809
2634:, p. 239.
2497:Army List
2254:, p. 113.
2250:Beckett,
1281:Army List
1216:Footnotes
1086:and then
1084:Gravesend
992:When the
931:Army List
814:from 1813
800:) in 1813
798:see below
744:When the
626:Cricklade
594:Kingswood
590:Sedgemoor
337:Charles I
128:vintenars
124:centenars
3775:Longford
3702:Scotland
3688:Guernsey
3632:Somerset
3512:Cheshire
3458:Infantry
3320:Scotland
3296:Pembroke
3251:Cardigan
3022:Archived
2694:Spiers,
2663:Spiers,
2630:Spiers,
2539:Spiers,
2526:Spiers,
2470:Spiers,
2439:Spiers,
2228:, p. 32.
1864:(1899).
1169:See also
1036:Yeomanry
759:Brighton
755:9th Foot
669:Bideford
630:Lechlade
586:Monmouth
436:Cromwell
329:Corslets
303:Berkeley
270:Captain
260:Captain
246:Petronel
168:ductores
152:Scotland
120:millenar
3805:Wicklow
3765:Leitrim
3750:Donegal
3738:Ireland
3642:Suffolk
3627:Rutland
3592:Norfolk
3418:Wicklow
3378:Donegal
3356:Ireland
3301:Suffolk
3286:Norfolk
2986:Lt-Col
2767:Baldry.
2612:Leslie.
2042:Parkyn.
1255:Dursley
1144:facings
1111:Postwar
1090:in the
936:V Corps
838:of the
836:Militia
542:Colonel
482:in the
375:Bristol
180:billmen
176:Hundred
88:Sheriff
57:Militia
35:in the
3795:Tyrone
3693:Jersey
3652:Sussex
3647:Surrey
3572:London
3532:Durham
3527:Dorset
3408:Tyrone
3388:Galway
3383:Dublin
3368:Armagh
3363:Antrim
3306:Sussex
3266:Durham
1695:Scott.
1096:Medway
1094:&
1092:Thames
881:Crimea
513:, and
458:, the
84:shires
55:, the
3780:Meath
3745:Clare
3522:Devon
3373:Clare
3261:Devon
1291:Notes
981:cadre
351:, MP)
227:When
136:Wales
3724:Fife
3562:Kent
3337:Fife
3276:Kent
2907:Sir
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