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Warminster and Westbury, some armed with pistols or pikes, others with scythes and clubs. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Pembroke entered the town at the head of his musketeers, followed by the horse. A shot was fired at him, but the rebels soon broke and ran before the advancing militia. The rebels made a stand at the bridge, but the militia captured this and dispersed them. The townsfolk were overawed and disarmed, and the constable who had posted Monmouth's proclamation was arrested. One militia musketeer was fatally injured by his own weapon.

1430:. He paid for the old Corn Exchange in the High Street to be converted into a militia headquarters and stores. The regiment mustered for training at Marlborough in 1820, 1821 and 1825, but not again until 1831, the last time the Militia Ballot was employed. In 1835, in common with other militia regiments, the Wiltshires returned all their weapons to Ordnance Stores except those of the permanent staff, which had been reduced to an adjutant, sergeant-major, 12 sergeants and 6 drummers. Vacancies were filled by able-bodied 1461:, enacted during a renewed 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, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time home defence service in three circumstances: 586:'s military dictatorship, and almost the whole burden of home defence and internal security was entrusted to the militia under politically reliable local landowners. In 1661 the deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire were urged to organise their militia quickly and asked for additional DLs to be appointed, because so many of them were officeholders in London and frequently absent from the county. The Wiltshire Militia was soon active in hunting down 'fanaticks' from the previous regime. When the Dutch carried out a 949: 84: 102: 57: 856:

hanged. At the White Hart at Glastonbury, Maj Talbot fell into a dispute with a Capt Love over whose soldiers had done best; apparently the effectiveness of Talbot's men at Keynsham was questioned. Both officers drew their swords and Talbot was killed. Afterwards, Wyndham's Regiment was tasked with guarding the Royal army's artillery and baggage back to Devizes, where the regiment was disembodied and the men sent home.

1351:, 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 Volunteers, and if their ranks could not be filled voluntarily the militia ballot was employed. The various units of Wiltshire Volunteers were disbanded and incorporated into five regiments of Local Militia: 2042:, or flags, and the actual uniforms are unrecorded. From at least 1778, the Wiltshire Militia wore red coats with yellow facings. The Wiltshire Supplementary Militia/2nd Wiltshire Militia (known as the Yellow Regiment) also wore red with yellow facings. The facings changed to blue when the Wiltshire Militia was given the Royal title in 1841. 1800:') were quickly formed at the regimental depots. The SR battalions also swelled with new recruits and were soon well above their establishment strength. On 8 October 1914 each SR battalion was ordered to use the surplus to form a service battalion of the 4th New Army ('K4'). Accordingly, the 3rd (Reserve) Bn at Weymouth formed the 513:. When open warfare broke out, neither side made much use of the TBs beyond securing the county armouries for their own full-time troops who would serve anywhere in the country, many of whom were former trained bandsmen, or using the TBs as auxiliary units for garrisons. Wiltshire generally supported Parliament, which appointed 2128:

The militia order of precedence balloted for in 1793 (Wiltshire was 35th) remained in force throughout the French Revolutionary War. Another ballot for precedence took place at the start of the Napoleonic War, when Wiltshire was 8th.This order continued until 1833. In that year the King drew the lots

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By now most of the militiamen were substitutes rather than balloted men: in 1809 the Wiltshires had 50 volunteers, 104 balloted men and 619 substitutes. Those balloted could pay a £10 bounty for a substitute or a smaller annual subscription to the Western Militia Society, with offices in the county's

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to drill the farm boys and shepherds who gathered in Devizes. Initial drill was carried out on a hired field near Devizes wharf, regimental HQ and the armoury were in the Bear Inn, and the officers' mess was in the Golden Lion. Once the 1100-strong regiment had been clothed, equipped and drilled, it

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After Waterloo there was another long peace. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the militia and ballots were still held, the regiments were rarely assembled for training. The permanent staff of the Wiltshires were housed in Marlborough, probably through the influence of the Marquess

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From 1784 to 1792 the militia were supposed to assemble for 28 days' annual training, even though to save money only two-thirds of the men were called out each year. In 1786 the number of permanent non-commissioned officers (NCOs) was reduced. Colonel Lord Porchester was created Earl of Carnarvon in

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in Bridgwater. That night Monmouth attempted a night attack on the Royal camp, but his advance was spotted and the army turned out to repel the attack. Pembroke galloped up to Wyndham's headquarters and ordered him to beat to quarters. Drummer Adam Wheeler of the Colonel's Company beat the alarm and

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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. The Royal Wiltshire Militia were assigned to 2nd Brigade of

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attempted to reform them into a national force or 'Perfect Militia', answering to the king rather than local control. In 1638 the Wiltshire TBs (including the Salisbury Trained Band) consisted of 1,285 musketeers and 1,115 corslets; in addition the TB Horse comprised 30 lancers and 126 light horse.

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The regiment was embodied for permanent service on 21 June 1759. Major Young, a former colonel of colonial militia, complained about the lack of standard training among the militia: he argued that the regular army had a new drill book and the Wiltshire Militia should adopt that, rather than devise

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The fresh militia were used to pursue the rebels after the battle. Wyndham's regiment was assigned to guarding prisoners in Westonzoyland church, with Drummer Wheeler taking down the numbers as they were brought in from the moor. The regiment then marched back to Glastonbury, where six rebels were

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had declared for Monmouth, Pembroke marched out from Trowbridge on 25 June with Penruddocke's, Willoughby's, and Maskelyn's troops of Militia Horse, with 36 musketeers of the Red Regiment mounted behind some of the troopers. On arrival he found a large number of rebel recruits who had come in from

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At the annual training at Devizes in 1810, there was a mutiny in the 2nd Wiltshire Local Militia after the CO put a sergeant in the guardroom. The ringleaders persuaded many of the men that they were too harshly disciplined, and they broke the sergeant out after evening parade. The mutineers then

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in the centre of which was St George's Cross within a garter inscribed 'ROYAL WILTS MILITIA', with the honour 'Mediterranean' on the top limb of the Maltese cross. The Maltese cross was derived from the badge of the affiliated 62nd Foot. The collar badge was a castle, probably signifying that of

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led to the regular militia being disembodied in 1802. However, the Peace of Amiens was short-lived and Britain declared war on France once more on 18 May 1803. The Wiltshire Militia had already been embodied at Marlborough in April as two regiments, the 2nd being raised by ballot, the commanding

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In an attempt to have as many men as possible under arms for home defence in order to release regulars, the Government created the Supplementary Militia in 1796, a compulsory levy of men to be trained in their spare time, and to be incorporated in the Militia in emergency. Wiltshire's additional

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in 34th Division. By February 1915 the battalion was at Trowbridge. In the spring of 1915 the War Office decided to convert the K4 battalions into 2nd Reserve units, providing drafts for the K1–K3 battalions in the same way that the SR was doing for the Regular battalions. On 10 April 1915 the

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harried their rear, there was still a route open for Monmouth's army to move up the main road via Warminster and Devizes, carrying the rebellion into Wiltshire and Berkshire and opening the road to London. However, on 28 June this route was blocked by Pembroke with his Wiltshire Militia (less

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led to an increase in training. From 1584 the government emphasised the 17 'maritime' counties most vulnerable to attack, which included Wiltshire. These were given a smaller quota of men to fill, but were expected to train them better, for which they were supplied with experienced captains.

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In the Seven Years' War, militia regiments camped together took precedence according to the order in which they had arrived. During the War of American Independence, the counties were given an order of precedence determined by ballot each year. For the Wiltshire Militia the positions were:

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The disembodied SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 but like most militia units the 3rd Wiltshires remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of World War II in 1939, no officers remained listed for the battalion. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.

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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 1763 took the first 47 places: the Wiltshire was 33rd, although most regiments paid little notice to the additional number.

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in Dorset on 11 June 1685. As his rebels mustered, the government of James II responded by declaring him a traitor and calling out the militia on 13 June, while the regulars of the Royal army were assembled. The Wiltshire Militia mustered at Salisbury on 17 June under the command of

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in 1880, but the militia stores remained at Devizes Town Hall until 1892. During annual training the militia camped outside Le Marchant Barracks. A second militia battalion was to have been formed in the sub-district, but this was never done. Militia battalions now came under the

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when the regiment was disbanded in 1805. New colours were presented in 1853, when the regimental colour was blue, as appropriate to a royal regiment. The colours of the 3rd (R) Bn Wiltshires, presented in 1913, were laid up in St James's Church, Devizes, on 23 November 1858.

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In 1770 Lord Bruce resigned, along with many of his officers, in protest at the Earl of Pembroke's decision to promote a junior officer to replace Lt-Col Northey, who had recently died. The Earl then appointed himself as colonel, and held the command until 1778, during the

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to overawe the population. Oglethorpe launched his regular troopers into Keynsham, causing casualties and great confusion among the rebel army, then withdrew, covered by Talbot's men who had been posted for the purpose. Disheartened, Monmouth turned away from Keynsham.

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From November 1813 the regular militia were invited to volunteer for limited overseas service, primarily for garrison duties in Europe. A contingent of four officers and 130 other ranks from the Wiltshire Militia joined the 2nd Provisional Battalion, assembling at

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Legislation had been passed in 1811 permitting English militia regiments to serve in Ireland for two years. The rest of the Wiltshire Militia embarked for this service on 24 March 1814. It returned in 1816, by which time the war had been ended by the

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between Bath and Bristol but was attacked from north and south by bodies of Royal horse. One of these, led by Col Theophilus Oglethorpe with 100 troopers of the Horse Guards and Maj Talbot's Troop of Wiltshire Horse Militia, had been operating in the

1258:, as lieutenant-colonel. The regiment served at Winchester and in South Devon. However, the invasion threat having passed, the supplementary militia was disbanded in 1799, the discharged men being encouraged to volunteer for the regular army. The 763:. Although the retreat was rapid, and it took some time to rally the regiment afterwards in the darkness, it was not a complete rout, the regiment having time to pack and harness up the wagons and officers' carriages and take them to Trowbridge. 2085:

In 1881 the battalion adopted the uniform and insignia of the Wiltshire Regiment, including the white facings of an English county regiment instead of the blue of a royal regiment, with the addition of the letter 'M' on the shoulder-strap.

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in 1763; the regimental colour would have been the same colour as the facings. The regimental colour of the Wiltshire Supplementary Militia was yellow and its colours were taken over by the 2nd Wiltshire Militia; these were laid up in

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quota was fixed at 1049 men. The lieutenancies were required to carry out 20 days' initial training as soon as possible. The Wiltshire Regiment of Supplementary Militia was embodied at Salisbury in 1797 under the command of the

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during 1779, but this required them to be isolated for three weeks. The Corporation of Devizes objected to the regiment setting up an isolation hospital nearby and the regiment was prevented from hiring a house for the purpose.

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had ordered the impressment of able-bodied unemployed men, and the Queen ordered 'none of her trayned-bands to be pressed'. Replacing the weapons issued to the levies from the militia armouries was a heavy cost on the counties.

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Talbot's troop and some foot, which he had probably left at Bath) together with some Hampshire Militia. On alarm of the rebels' advance, the Red and Blue Wiltshire Regiments and the Yellow Hampshire Regiment formed up at

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The Story of the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's): The 62nd and 99th Foot (1756–1959), the Militia and the Territorials, the Service Battalions and all those others who have served or been affiliated with the

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under the command of Lt-Col Lionel Spiller. They were then relieved by the Regular 1st Bn, transferring their remaining personnel to that battalion on 27 September and finally being disembodied on 13 November 1919.

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took Cardwell's scheme a stage further, the linked regular regiments combining into single two-battalion regiments, with their associated militia and volunteers. On 1 July 1881 the regiments in Wiltshire became the

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After the Boer War, the future of the militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by the

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The regiment volunteered for overseas garrison duty and three-quarters was sent to the Mediterranean in 1855, the remainder staying in Devizes. The service companies, each 90 strong, sailed in the iron screw ship

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in 1569. Although the militia obligation was universal, this assembly confirmed that it was impractical to train and equip every able-bodied man. After 1572, the practice was to select a proportion of men for the

377:(JPs). The entry into force of these acts in 1558 is seen as the starting date for the organised county militia in England. Wiltshire was one of the southern counties called upon to send troops to suppress the 1550:. Staff quarters were added in 1863 across the road near St Peter's Church. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war. 1676:, the Militia Reserve was called out as reinforcements, followed by the militia battalions for home defence. The 3rd Wiltshires were embodied on 16 January 1900 under the command of Lt-Col Edward Sanford. 2061:

above the name of the regiment. Prior to 1855 the officers' shoulder-belt plate bore an eight-pointed cut star with a crown and garter in its centre; below the garter was a scroll inscribed 'WILTSHIRE'.

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With the Seven Years War drawing to an end, orders to disembody the militia were issued on 15 December 1762. Thereafter the regiment did its 28 days' peacetime training at Devizes nearly every year.

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In the 16th century, little distinction was made between the militia and the troops levied by the counties for overseas expeditions. Between 1585 and 1601 Wiltshire supplied 795 levies for service in

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Feversham now moved his army to Westbury to join Pembroke, and began a pursuit of the disheartened rebels, who were retreating into Somerset. The Wiltshire Red Regiment marched via Frome,

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4th Wiltshire Local Militia, Chippenham, Lt-Col Commandant Robert Humphreys and Lt-Col Paul Methuen, both of the former Chippenham, Corsham and Box Volunteers, appointed 24 September 1808

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In 1697 the counties were required to submit detailed lists of their militia. The Wiltshire militia still comprised a foot regiment and troop of horse from each of the 'divisions':

548:, the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the Army to control the country. Many militia regiments were called out in 1651 during the Scottish invasion (the 848:

the regiment fell in and marched up to Westonzoyland, where it formed a three-deep line ready to engage. The Wiltshire Militia remained in reserve and took no active part in the

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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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Following the 1852 Militia Act no more colonels were appointed in the militia and the lieutenant-colonel became the commanding officer (CO); at the same time, the position of

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regiments of the county carried out internal security and garrison duties at home and overseas in all of Britain's major wars. The Wiltshire Militia was active in suppressing

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died. It returned to the UK and was disembodied on 11 September 1902. The 3rd Wiltshires were awarded the battle honour "St Helena 1901–2" and the participants received the

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of permanent staff (about 30) and a number of the officers were former Regulars. Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the regular Army.

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main towns, which guaranteed to find a substitute. Large numbers of trained militiamen then took an additional bounty to transfer to the regular army at a later date.

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in Scotland. However, many of those sent on this unpopular service were untrained replacements and conscripts, and many officers were corrupt or inefficient. For the

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garrison. It remained there for the rest of the war, during which the battalion had sent 622 officers and 13,486 other ranks to join the Wiltshires overseas.

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attempted to force their way into the Bear Inn where many of the officers were staying, but were prevented by the Light Company, which remained loyal. The

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The Royal Wiltshire Militia was reformed, with its headquarters at Devizes once more. Lord Broughton remained colonel, with command exercised by Lt-Col

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at Devizes and organised the parish ballots. The process went smoothly and Wiltshire was the third county to have its arms issued, on 8 November 1758.

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were also in town, and after being called out by the mayor they quickly quelled the mutiny. The ringleaders were tried on Devizes Green and punished.

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Steve Brown, 'Home Guard: The Forces to Meet the Expected French Invasion/1 September 1805' at The Napoleon Series (archived at the Wayback Machine).

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complained to the government that a man a day was falling sick as the weather deteriorated. The regiment was part of a militia camp formed at

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drew large numbers of reserve units to Ireland in early 1919. The 3rd (R) Bn Wiltshires moved there in March and served for eight months in

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led to legislation that allowed English militia regiments to volunteer for service there, and the Wiltshires were one of those that did so.

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James distrusted the militia under its county landed gentry, and neglected it in favour of a greatly increased regular army. However, when

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and Dover until they were disembodied in 1860. During this period new Militia Barracks were built in Devizes, between the Bath Road and

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to meet the ammunition wagons and supplies on 20 June. Under Pembroke's command it then marched 49 miles (79 km) in three days via

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and threatening to burn down his house. Beaumont and his officers were unable to control them. The Scottish campaign ended in failure.

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of the Earls of Carnarvon). The ORs' button c.1800–1830 had a crown over 'WILTSHIRE'. From c.1830 until 1881 the buttons carried the

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garrison. Its 957 men under Lt-Col Francis Warneford were deployed with 10 companies in Plymouth Dock Barracks and a detachment at

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and many of the officers being carried over from the Supplementaries. The 2nd Wiltshires served in Somerset, the Isle of Wight and

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The regiment served in Southern England throughout its embodiment. By September the regiment was in camp, and Wiltshire landowner

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declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793. By 8 August 1793 the Wiltshire Militia was distributed across southern England, at

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Although the Wiltshire Militia regiments of the Restoration period were known by colours (the 'Red Regiment', 'Blue Regiment'

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issued his call for volunteers in August 1914, the battalions of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd New Armies ('K1', 'K2' and 'K3' of '

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A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom

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in 1661, the Wiltshire Militia were deployed to seize arms and secure suspected persons, with two companies of foot at

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landed in the West Country in 1688 he was virtually unopposed by the army or the militia, and deposed James II in the

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in June 1667, Wiltshire was ordered to send three foot companies and a troop of horse to bolster the defences of the

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facing right, with 'WM' beneath and the motto 'UNG JE SERVIRAY' above (the wyvern crest and motto deriving from the

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were affiliated to them in a 'sub-district' with a shared depot. Sub-District No 38 (County of Wilts) comprised:

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at the time and was raising a second battalion; many of the Wiltshire supplementaries volunteered for that unit.

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Drury, a suspected Roman Catholic, because he would not take communion with them. When the army marched north,

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just as the war was ending. The brigade did not form part of the Army of Occupation after the abdication of

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3rd Wiltshire Local Militia, Marlborough, Lt-Col J.H. Penruddocke, formerly of the West Wiltshire Volunteers

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crisis in 1588, the county supplied its 1,200 trained men, formed into companies of 100, together with 25

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The Royal Wiltshires were called out again for garrison duty when much of the army was sent to quell the

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With the passing of the threat of invasion, the trained bands declined in the early 17th century. Later,

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These were rescinded in 1910 when the SR battalions assumed the same honours as their parent regiments.

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cap badge was a crowned garter inscribed with its motto with St George's Cross at the centre, while the

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On the outbreak of World War I on 4 August 1914 the battalion was embodied under the command of Lt-Col

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The hundreds of Wiltshire were traditionally organised into four 'divisions' centred on Salisbury (or '

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in Portsmouth, where the regiments lodged there the previous year had suffered severe casualties from

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Shire levies from the whole of England were called out on six occasions between 1322 and 1338 for the

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Wiltshire was to supply 1,200 trained men, divided into 700 'shot' (equipped with firearms), 200

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within a garter inscribed 'WILTSHIRE' and a wreath of oak leaves. From 1874 to 1881 the ORs'

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Lieutenant-Colonels of the regiment (commanding officers after 1859) included the following:

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held a Great Muster of all the counties, recording the number of armed men available in each

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The military effectiveness of the West Country Militia at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion

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and a troop of horse at Devizes. The English Militia was re-established in 1662 under the

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Frederick, 2nd Lord Methuen, former CO, appointed 5 December 1885, died 26 September 1891

1818: 1797: 965: 864: 849: 824: 775: 755:, where the Royal army was concentrating. On 24 June, Wyndham's Red Regiment was sent to 454: 378: 296: 243: 165: 3824: 3815: 3806: 3797: 2008:

John Hobhouse, 1st Lord Broughton, former CO, appointed 9 January 1859; died 3 June 1869

1740:, and went to its war station at Weymouth, where it formed part of the garrison for the 799:

While the bulk of Feversham's army gathered at Bristol and Bath, blocking the Avon, and

4391: 4361: 3974:

The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802

2558:

Militia of the Worcester Campaign 1651 at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine)

2090: 1753: 1539: 1414: 1134: 1080: 820: 805: 670: 587: 411: 292: 247: 62: 35: 3942: 1437:

The Marquess of Ailesbury stepped down from the colonelcy in 1827 and was replaced by

540:. From now on, the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear in most counties. Under the 4614: 4548: 4491: 4401: 4301: 4227: 4202: 3939:, London: RUSI, 1910/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, nd, ISBN 978-1-78331204-7. 3916: 3752: 3714: 2944:

British Library, Egerton MSS 1626, summarised in Hay; Scott, Tables 3.1.3 and 3.2.1;

1929: 1497: 1492: 1431: 1035: 952: 929: 915:

Yellow Regiment (Warminster Division) – 432 men in 4 companies, Col Henry Bayntun of

732: 680: 565: 370: 300: 1449:

on 29 June 1841, said to be in recognition of its part at the Battle of Sedgemoor.

1339:, son of the regiment's former colonel, Lord Bruce, took over the command in 1811. 1114:, MP, soon to be created Lord Porchester, then took over the colonelcy on 27 March. 4456: 4187: 1830: 1741: 1737: 1628: 1604: 1559: 1458: 1284: 1275: 1158: 872: 860: 756: 736: 618: 545: 446: 284: 1672:

When the bulk of the Regular Army was sent to South Africa at the outbreak of the

928:

However, the Militia passed into virtual abeyance during the long peace after the

728:. The whole Wiltshire contingent probably totalled some 2000 foot and 200 horse. 410:

and 100 light horsemen, and a further 1,200 untrained men who would have acted as

4629: 4466: 4451: 4416: 4197: 3769: 1958: 1822: 1721: 1717: 1687:

to guard Boer prisoners of war held there. It suffered badly from an outbreak of

1673: 1563: 1487:

War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the

1427: 1348: 1326: 1314: 1084: 1076: 832: 583: 366: 357:

The legal basis of the militia was updated by two acts of 1557 covering musters (

263: 231: 109: 3994: 1716:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the more sweeping 1434:

from the district. The NCOs lived in Militia Court off Marlborough High Street.

909:'Blew' Regiment (Marlborough Division) – 749 men in 6 companies, Col Edmund Webb 906:

Red Regiment (Sarum Division) – 534 men in 6 companies, Col Sir Thomas Mompesson

505:

Control of the TBs was one of the major points of dispute between Charles I and

4476: 4471: 4351: 1547: 1517: 1216: 812: 752: 526: 403: 89: 3927:

H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757–1935: Their Badges and Buttons',

1619:. The division would have mustered at Warminster in Wiltshire in time of war. 4648: 4569: 4346: 3772:

Historical Records of the Second Royal Surrey or Eleventh Regiment of Militia

2138: 2078: 2039: 1757: 1688: 1610:

Following the Cardwell Reforms, a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the

1535: 1525: 1465:

1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'

1298:

Gore. During August the regiments in camp participated in a 'flying camp' to

1243: 1185: 948: 828: 708: 591: 383: 312: 4023: 613:

Salisbury Regiment (The Red Regiment) – 5 companies, 540 men, under Colonel

4386: 3999: 3899: 2058: 2054: 1586:

2nd Administrative Battalion, Wiltshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Chippenham

1347:

While the Regular Militia were the mainstay of national defence during the

981: 684: 267: 219: 101: 1583:

1st Administrative Battalion, Wiltshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Salisbury

3926: 3430: 1950:

G. Montagu, Lt-Col in the Army 1771, promoted from Major in the regiment

1692: 1680: 1488: 1166: 1118: 912:

Green Regiment (Devizes Division) – 514 in 6 companies, Col Henry Chivers

816: 784: 251: 3692: 3659: 1075:

in June 1760, and under the command of Lt-Col Northey it guarded French

2074: 1980:, appointed 5 May 1846, Lt-Col Commandant 9 January 1859; later Hon Col 1600: 1390: 1362:, formerly of the Loyal Devizes Volunteers, appointed 24 September 1808 1291: 1208: 1170: 1126: 1072: 896: 760: 740: 716: 575: 553: 482: 462: 334: 3711:

Britain's Part Time Soldiers. The Amateur Military Tradition 1558—1945

2141:

awarded for its overseas service in the Crimean and Second Boer Wars.

2049:

1770–90 had 'WILTS' within a wreath; a pattern worn c.1778–1811 had a

1594:

was opened in 1878. The existing Militia Barracks were transferred to

987:

Wiltshire was given a quota of 800 men to raise. The Lord Lieutenant,

2070: 1977: 1684: 1162: 1130: 1092: 916: 836: 598: 494: 486: 346: 254:. It maintained a shadowy existence until final disbandment in 1953. 227: 223: 130: 1817:. However, in May the 8th Wiltshires returned to Dorset to join the 1683:

the battalion volunteered for overseas service and was stationed on

883:, was a former colonel in the Wiltshire Militia and a member of the 791: 485:, being encouraged by the local inhabitants to break down the hated 3787:

The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's campaigns against Scotland 1638–1640

1406: 1402: 1322: 1318: 1310: 1193: 1154: 1088: 977: 779: 731:

After mustering and organising, the Wiltshire Militia moved out to

650: 474: 119: 3864:

Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors

3789:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-521-34520-0. 831:

on the night of 5/6 July, with the three Wiltshire foot regiments

663:

Warminster Regiment (The Yellow Regiment) – Col Edward Baynton, JP

3986: 3888:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0. 3847:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3. 2020:, appointed 5 June 1892; reappointed to SR battalion 14 June 1908 1749: 1543: 1521: 1303: 1299: 1023: 518: 478: 399: 395: 342: 280: 150: 2176:

continued to refer to it as the Wiltshire Supplementary Militia.

1558:

Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the

891:

in 1690, when the king was absent with most of the regular army

473:

Sir John Beaumont's regiment of West Countrymen from Wiltshire,

250:

in 1881 and trained thousands of reservists and recruits during

3915:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930/London: Greenhill Books, 1997, 3886:

Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815

3853:

An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)

2495:

Wiltshire TBs at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).

2050: 1780: 1765: 1761: 1212: 1204: 1096: 1012: 924:

Regiment of Horse – 232 men in 4 troops, Col Thomas Penruddocke

844: 840: 461:

their comrades broke them out. A Wiltshire company mustered at

407: 288: 4016:

British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638–1660

1992:

Lord Heytesbury, retired Regular Major, promoted 21 March 1914

445:

In 1639 and 1640, Charles attempted to employ the TBs for the

1760:

in Kent, where it joined the Sittingbourne SR Brigade in the

1513: 1509: 1468:

2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'

1263: 1174: 767: 552:) and the Wiltshires were part of a concentration ordered at 276: 1240:

Supplementary-Militia, turning-out for Twenty Days Amusement

921:

New Sarum (Salisbury) Company – 128 men, Capt George Clement

1200: 271: 2004:

The following served as Honorary Colonel of the regiment:

1590:

In April 1873 the depot was established at Devizes, where

1520:. The duty was uneventful, but the regiment suffered from 532:

As Parliament tightened its grip on the country after the

3893:

Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914

3693:

W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',

1290:

In June 1804 the 1st Wiltshires joined a militia camp at

660:

Devizes Regiment (The Green Regiment) – Col Henry Chivers

345:. The detailed list for Wiltshire, including the city of 3741:

Regimental Records of the Bedfordshire Militia 1759–1884

1358:

2nd Wiltshire Local Militia, Devizes, Lt-Col Commandant

743:(where it was met by the King's commander-in-chief, the 666:

New Sarum Company (The Mayor's Men) – 1 company, 110 men

330:, and in each case a Wiltshire contingent participated. 1321:

for a projected invasion, the regiment was part of the

1003:

as lieutenant-colonel. The 10 companies were based at:

1079:

at Charles II's abandoned palace at Winchester (later

657:

Marlborough Regiment (The Blue Regiment) – Col Ducket?

489:, destroying a mill belonging to the unpopular former 1603:

rather than their lords lieutenant. They had a large

1457:

The Militia of the United Kingdom was revived by the

1211:, once being employed to suppress an insurrection in 1125:

During this embodiment the regiment served mostly in

968:, a series of Militia Acts from 1757 reorganised the 871:, was replaced as colonel of the Red Regiment by Sir 453:

of 1640, Wiltshire was ordered to march 1,300 men to

3866:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5. 2695:

Scott, pp. 122–3; Tables 2.1.2, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.2.2.

2505:

Fissel, pp. 151, 207–8, 247–50, 260–3, 272–3, 285–6.

1622: 275:, the military force raised from the freemen of the 4018:– The BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine) 4007:

Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth

3929:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

3695:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

1199:For most of this embodiment the regiment served in 1083:). The regiment sought to avoid being stationed at 2685:Sharington Talbot at History of Parliament Online. 1888:Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury 1337:Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury 932:in 1713, and few units were called out during the 4009:– Regiments.org (archived at the Wayback Machine) 3766:, 2nd Edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966. 3759:, London: Anthony Mott, 1985, ISBN 0-907746-43-8. 3166: 3164: 3162: 3160: 3085: 3083: 3081: 3079: 2666: 2664: 402:' (armoured men, signifying pikemen). During the 4646: 4262: 3953:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List 1553: 1482: 1064:its own, as some militia regiments were doing. 361:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour ( 3895:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, ISBN 0-85052-004-5. 2869: 2867: 1864:Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, Lord Bruce of Tottenham 1149:The militia had already been called out before 386:(TBs), who were mustered for regular training. 3157: 3076: 2661: 1471:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection' 980:were to be provided to each regiment from the 4053: 4039: 3962:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7. 3845:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3780:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 3511: 3509: 3069: 3067: 3065: 2931: 2929: 2927: 2925: 2923: 2921: 2919: 2776: 2774: 2630: 2628: 2038:), these could refer to their uniform coats, 299:in 878. The shire levies continued under the 192:Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 3819:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911. 3731:, London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1967. 3545: 3463: 3461: 2948:, Vol VI, January–June 1887, pp. 317–8; and 2917: 2915: 2913: 2911: 2909: 2907: 2905: 2903: 2901: 2899: 2864: 2704:Scott, pp. 169, 194–5, 248–50; Tables 7.1.2. 2680: 2678: 2671:Penruddocke at History of Parliament Online. 365:c. 2). The county militia was now under the 3976:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965. 3931:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248. 3757:Sedgemoor 1685: An Account and an Anthology 3146: 3144: 3142: 3140: 3138: 3136: 3134: 2544: 2542: 2540: 2538: 1726:3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment 1144: 964:Under threat of French invasion during the 4665:Military units and formations in Wiltshire 4046: 4032: 3801:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910. 3747:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 3655: 3653: 3506: 3442: 3440: 3438: 3062: 2874:Mompesson at History of Parliament Online. 2771: 2742: 2740: 2738: 2736: 2734: 2732: 2730: 2625: 2325: 2323: 2321: 2319: 2317: 2315: 2313: 2311: 2309: 2307: 2305: 2303: 2301: 2299: 2297: 2295: 2293: 2291: 2289: 2287: 2285: 2283: 2281: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2273: 2271: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2263: 2261: 2259: 2257: 2255: 2253: 2251: 2221: 2219: 2137:The regiment's colours bore the following 2089:The Wiltshire Militia were presented with 2024: 1787: 1731: 1342: 352: 3713:(2 ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword. 3580: 3578: 3568: 3566: 3458: 3426: 3424: 3422: 3420: 3418: 3416: 3414: 3395: 3393: 3391: 3389: 3259: 3257: 3255: 3058:Royal Wiltshire Militia at Regiments.org. 3053: 3051: 3049: 3047: 3045: 2946:Illustrated Naval & Military Magazine 2896: 2722:A Brief Journall of the Western Rebellion 2716: 2714: 2712: 2710: 2675: 2249: 2247: 2245: 2243: 2241: 2239: 2237: 2235: 2233: 2231: 1720:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the 1393:under the command of Lt-Col Bayly of the 887:of London. After the naval defeat at the 774:On the same day Monmouth had crossed the 669:Wiltshire Horse, 4 troops, 230 men – Col 230:in 1558 until their final service in the 53: 4670:Military units and formations in Devizes 3697:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16. 3487: 3485: 3483: 3481: 3479: 3477: 3475: 3473: 3131: 3043: 3041: 3039: 3037: 3035: 3033: 3031: 3029: 3027: 3025: 2973:Bayntun at History of Parliament Online. 2657:Chivers at History of Parliament Online. 2635:Wyndham at History of Parliament Online. 2535: 2029: 1989:Reginald Barclay, promoted 21 March 1903 1983:Charles Coddington, promoted 18 May 1889 1638: 1634:Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) 1234: 1230: 991:, held his meetings with his DLs in the 947: 827:on 4 July. The whole army camped around 790: 603: 141:Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) 3947:, Cranfield University PhD thesis 2011. 3708: 3650: 3585:Wiltshire Regiment at Long, Long Trail. 3435: 2727: 2464:Cruickshank, pp. 25–9, 126, Appendix 3. 2451: 2449: 2447: 2445: 2216: 1654:3rd (Royal Wiltshire Militia) Battalion 1371:5th Wiltshire Local Militia, Warminster 1117:Several militia colonels had their men 702: 14: 4647: 3575: 3563: 3411: 3386: 3252: 2707: 2646:Young at History of Parliament Online. 2490: 2488: 2443: 2441: 2439: 2437: 2435: 2433: 2431: 2429: 2427: 2425: 2228: 1995:Lionel Spiller, promoted 21 March 1919 1913: 1643:Le Marchant Barracks, Devizes, in 2005 1355:1st Wiltshire Local Militia, Salisbury 808:near Westbury, though no attack came. 707:In 1685 there was a rebellion against 559: 4027: 3614:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail. 3470: 3022: 2962:Webb at History of Parliament Online. 2526: 1986:Edward Sanford, promoted 4 April 1894 1383: 3881:, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1963 3739:Lt-Col Sir John M. Burgoyne, Bart, 3001:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299–302. 2065:Up to 1869, the officers' badge was 1999: 1974:Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen 1876:Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon 1870:Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke 1802:8th (Service) Bn, Wiltshire Regiment 1006: 989:Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke 722:Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 529:did not capture Devizes until 1645. 515:Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke 226:. From their formal organisation as 204:Frederick Methuen, 2nd Baron Methuen 196:Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon 183:Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 3980: 2485: 2422: 1894:Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk 1752:. In April 1915 it moved inland to 1576:99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot 1439:Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk 1137:, until it was stood down in 1783. 608:Colonel John Wyndham of Norrington. 24: 3828:, Vol VI, London: Macmillan, 1910. 3810:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899. 3315:Fortescue, Vol VII, pp. 34–5, 334. 2789:Scott, pp. 169, 259, 263–4, 287–8. 2392:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 12, 16, 125. 1961:, appointed 3 June 1794 until 1836 1702: 1667: 1580:Royal Wiltshire Militia at Devizes 1443:Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 2nd Baronet 1287:, before being disbanded in 1805. 1269: 389:The threat of invasion during the 333:When invasion threatened in 1539, 200:John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton 25: 4681: 3729:The Elizabethan Militia 1558–1638 2374:Cruickshank, pp. 17, 24–5, 130–4. 2132: 1900:John Hobhouse, 1st Lord Broughton 1623:3rd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment 1571:62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot 1426:of Ailesbury who lived nearby at 1409:and returned to England in June. 1260:62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot 1215:. In July 1795 it was in camp at 303:, and were reorganised under the 218:was an auxiliary regiment of the 3673: 3664: 3646:V–Z at British Military Buttons. 3639: 3630: 3618: 3607: 3598: 3589: 3554: 3536: 3527: 3518: 3497: 3449: 3222:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255, 411. 2816:Chandler, pp. 39, 45–6, 61, 107. 1804:on 7 November, becoming part of 1309:During the summer of 1805, when 1256:Sir William à Court, 1st Baronet 715:, landed with his supporters at 257: 100: 82: 69: 55: 3937:The Royal Monmouthshire Militia 3905:A History of the Peninsular War 3685: 3604:James, Appendices II & III. 3402: 3377: 3368: 3359: 3346: 3332: 3318: 3309: 3300: 3291: 3280: 3271: 3243: 3234: 3225: 3216: 3207: 3198: 3189: 3180: 3122: 3113: 3104: 3095: 3013: 3004: 2995: 2986: 2977: 2966: 2955: 2938: 2887: 2878: 2855: 2846: 2837: 2828: 2819: 2810: 2801: 2792: 2783: 2762: 2753: 2698: 2689: 2650: 2639: 2616: 2607: 2598: 2589: 2580: 2571: 2562: 2551: 2517: 2508: 2499: 2476: 2467: 2458: 2413: 2404: 2395: 2386: 2377: 2368: 2166: 2082:Devizes, the regimental depot. 1452: 1177:(1 company) and Hythe Battery. 943: 291:that defeated the Danes at the 246:. It became a battalion of the 242:in 1685 and was present at the 3960:The Army and Society 1815–1914 3195:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530–1. 3073:Western, Appendices A & B. 2410:Boynton, pp. 95–7, Appendix I. 2359: 2350: 2341: 2332: 2207: 2198: 2189: 1967:, 2nd Wiltshire Militia 1804–5 1884:, 2nd Wiltshire Militia 1804–5 1829:, on the Western Front and at 1401:'s division that had occupied 1223:Morshead. The outbreak of the 795:Monmouth's route to Sedgemoor. 13: 1: 4660:Militia of the United Kingdom 3912:August 1813 to April 14, 1814 3834:A History of the British Army 3826:A History of the British Army 3817:A History of the British Army 3808:A History of the British Army 3799:A History of the British Army 3306:Fortescue, Vol VI, pp. 180–1. 2183: 2102: 1845: 1554:Cardwell and Childers reforms 1483:Crimean War and Indian Mutiny 1420: 283:. Wiltshire levies served in 4000:History of Parliament Online 3774:, London: Marcus Ward, 1877. 2577:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 294–5. 2523:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 198–9. 2159: 1890:(son of Lord Bruce), 1811–27 1738:Leonard, 4th Lord Heytesbury 1651:2nd Battalion (ex-99th Foot) 1648:1st Battalion (ex-62nd Foot) 1500:, Portsmouth, for training. 1395:Royal West Middlesex Militia 1157:, Winchester (2 companies), 1108:American War of Independence 885:Honourable Artillery Company 726:Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 570:During the turmoil over the 500: 7: 3743:, London: W.H. Allen, 1884. 3524:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62. 2798:Scott, pp. 169, 194–5, 252. 1925:, appointed 1758, died 1770 1850: 1813:, and 102nd Brigade became 1809:Wiltshire battalion became 1477:Frederick, 2nd Lord Methuen 1119:inoculated against smallpox 999:was appointed colonel with 899:until the crisis was over. 572:Restoration of the Monarchy 222:from the English county of 10: 4686: 3840:, London: Macmillan, 1912. 2983:Fortescue, Vol II, p. 133. 2724:, in Chandler, pp. 124–30. 1965:James, Viscount Fitzharris 1836: 1710:Secretary of State for War 1697:Queen's South Africa Medal 1441:. He resigned in 1840 and 957: 953:The Old Town Hall, Devizes 563: 4562: 4526: 4505: 4289: 4282: 4255: 4180: 4144: 4068: 4061: 4055:British Militia Regiments 3995:British Military Buttons. 3871:British Regiments 1914–18 3709:Beckett, Ian F W (2011). 3595:Becke, Pt 3b, Appendix I. 3374:Oman, pp. 148–9, 395–405. 3019:Western, pp. 124–57, 251. 2952:, 1953, Vol 20, pp. 8–10. 2768:Scott, pp. 259–60, 263–4. 2750:, in Chandler, pp. 130–7. 1777:Irish Independence crisis 1182:French Revolutionary Wars 747:with a detachment of the 711:. Its leader, the exiled 649:Captain John Davenant of 176: 171: 161: 146: 136: 125: 115: 96: 49: 41: 31: 3851:Col George Jackson Hay, 3782:, London: Methuen, 1938. 3749:100th Edn, London, 1953. 3240:Western, pp. 225–7, 265. 2365:Boynton, pp. 13–7, 91–2. 2195:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 12. 1902:from 1840; later Hon Col 1855:The following served as 1360:Thomas Grimston Estcourt 1145:French Revolutionary War 970:county militia regiments 934:Jacobite Risings of 1715 843:, while the rebels were 534:Second English Civil War 77:Kingdom of Great Britain 4554:Forfar & Kincardine 4167:Forfar & Kincardine 3533:Spiers, pp. 243–2, 254. 3231:Burgoyne, pp. 22, 40–3. 2025:Heritage and ceremonial 1939:Henry Chivers Vince of 1857:Colonel of the Regiment 1811:8th (Reserve) Battalion 1788:8th (Reserve) Battalion 1732:3rd (Reserve) Battalion 1663:2nd Volunteer Battalion 1660:1st Volunteer Battalion 1447:Royal Wiltshire Militia 1343:Wiltshire Local Militia 1225:Irish Rebellion of 1798 997:Lord Bruce of Tottenham 960:Militia (Great Britain) 523:Battle of Roundway Down 521:in 1643 by winning the 511:First English Civil War 465:refused to serve under 353:Wiltshire Trained Bands 305:Assizes of Arms of 1181 279:under command of their 266:was descended from the 216:Royal Wiltshire Militia 32:Royal Wiltshire Militia 3943:Christopher L. Scott, 3551:Frederick, pp. vi–vii. 3249:Western, pp. 301, 408. 2825:Scott, pp. 288–9, 340. 2746:Drummer Adam Wheeler, 2356:Beckett, pp. 20, 23–4. 2018:Paul, 3rd Lord Methuen 1970:Lt-Col Villet, 1836–46 1773:Armistice with Germany 1644: 1596:Wiltshire Constabulary 1432:Chelsea out-pensioners 1327:Maker Heights Barracks 1246: 1133:, and as far north as 955: 893:campaigning in Ireland 796: 609: 363:4 & 5 Ph. & M. 359:4 & 5 Ph. & M. 349:, has some 5,900 men. 3935:Capt B.E. Sargeaunt, 3785:Mark Charles Fissel, 2861:Scott, pp. 29, 77–86. 2338:Fissel, pp. 181, 218. 2121:37th on 28 April 1781 2030:Uniforms and insignia 1957:Francis Warneford of 1657:62nd Regimental Depot 1642: 1508:, to be stationed at 1479:(appointed in 1846). 1242:: 1796 caricature by 1238: 1231:Supplementary Militia 951: 889:Battle of Beachy Head 794: 646:Captain Gabriel Ashby 607: 375:justices of the peace 317:Statute of Winchester 3989:The Long, Long Trail 3876:Col N.C.E. Kenrick, 3832:Sir John Fortescue, 3823:Sir John Fortescue, 3814:Sir John Fortescue, 3805:Sir John Fortescue, 3778:Col John K. Dunlop, 3297:Beckett, pp. 114–20. 2935:Frederick, pp. 92–3. 2843:Scott, pp. 255, 305. 2329:Kenrick, Appendix V. 2213:Hay, pp. 11–17, 60–1 1815:14th Reserve Brigade 1592:Le Marchant Barracks 1151:Revolutionary France 879:. Mompesson, MP for 703:Monmouth's rebellion 673:, DL, former MP for 623:Member of Parliament 240:Monmouth's Rebellion 3101:Western, pp. 405–6. 2834:Chandler, pp. 73–5. 2780:Chandler, pp. 30–1. 2759:Chandler, pp. 37–8. 2548:Holmes, pp. 94–100. 2383:Fissel, pp. 183–90. 2204:Fissel, pp. 178–80. 2112:19th on 1 June 1778 2096:Salisbury Cathedral 1914:Lieutenant-Colonels 1819:8th Reserve Brigade 1742:Portland Naval Base 1728:, on 14 June 1908. 865:Glorious Revolution 850:Battle of Sedgemoor 580:Militia Act of 1661 560:Restoration Militia 455:Newcastle upon Tyne 451:Second Bishops' War 379:Rising of the North 244:Battle of Sedgemoor 3958:Edward M. Spiers, 3843:J.B.M. Frederick, 3762:C.G. Cruickshank, 3560:Spiers, pp. 275–7. 3542:Dunlop, pp. 270–2. 3503:Spiers, pp. 195–6. 3446:Dunlop, pp. 42–51. 3365:Davis, pp. 186–99. 2807:Western, pp. 54–7. 2595:Western, pp. 3–29. 2514:Beckett, pp. 42–3. 2482:Fissel, pp. 174–8. 2473:Beckett, pp. 33–9. 2347:Hay, pp. 17, 73–4. 2118:22nd on 6 May 1780 2115:38th on12 May 1779 1645: 1415:Battle of Waterloo 1384:Ireland and France 1378:Wiltshire Yeomanry 1279:officer (CO), Col 1247: 1135:Berwick upon Tweed 1081:Peninsula Barracks 956: 797: 671:Thomas Penruddocke 632:Lieutenant-Colonel 610: 588:Raid on the Medway 550:Worcester campaign 491:Secretary of State 425:, and 560 for the 371:deputy lieutenants 369:, assisted by the 293:Battle of Edington 248:Wiltshire Regiment 36:Wiltshire Regiment 4655:Wiltshire Militia 4642: 4641: 4638: 4637: 4534:Argyll & Bute 4290:England and Wales 4278: 4277: 4263:England and Wales 4251: 4250: 4152:Argyll & Bute 4069:England and Wales 3869:Brig E.A. James, 3770:Capt John Davis, 3753:David G. Chandler 3727:Lindsay Boynton, 3455:Spiers, pp. 91–2. 3354:Amateur Tradition 3342:, 14 August 1810. 3213:Sargeaunt, p. 85. 2950:Camden Miscellany 2225:Holmes, pp. 90–1. 2151:St Helena 1901–02 2124:9th on 7 May 1782 2067:St George's Cross 2045:The buttons worn 2000:Honorary Colonels 1930:Christian Malford 1928:Henry Herbert of 1679:After serving at 1538:. They served at 1498:Clarence Barracks 1493:Coldstream Guards 1399:Earl of Dalhousie 1313:was massing his ' 1296:Brigadier-General 1262:was stationed at 1060: 1059: 930:Treaty of Utrecht 861:William of Orange 745:Earl of Feversham 681:Sharington Talbot 566:Militia (English) 481:marauded through 328:Flanders campaign 209: 208: 45:1558–1 April 1953 18:Wiltshire Militia 16:(Redirected from 4677: 4287: 4286: 4260: 4259: 4223:Londonderry (II) 4066: 4065: 4048: 4041: 4034: 4025: 4024: 3981:External sources 3764:Elizabeth's Army 3724: 3680: 3679:Leslie, p. xiii. 3677: 3671: 3668: 3662: 3657: 3648: 3643: 3637: 3634: 3628: 3622: 3616: 3611: 3605: 3602: 3596: 3593: 3587: 3582: 3573: 3570: 3561: 3558: 3552: 3549: 3543: 3540: 3534: 3531: 3525: 3522: 3516: 3513: 3504: 3501: 3495: 3494:, various dates. 3489: 3468: 3465: 3456: 3453: 3447: 3444: 3433: 3428: 3409: 3406: 3400: 3397: 3384: 3381: 3375: 3372: 3366: 3363: 3357: 3350: 3344: 3336: 3330: 3322: 3316: 3313: 3307: 3304: 3298: 3295: 3289: 3284: 3278: 3277:Burgoyne, p. 55. 3275: 3269: 3261: 3250: 3247: 3241: 3238: 3232: 3229: 3223: 3220: 3214: 3211: 3205: 3204:Western, p. 333. 3202: 3196: 3193: 3187: 3186:Western, p. 396. 3184: 3178: 3168: 3155: 3148: 3129: 3128:Western, p. 384. 3126: 3120: 3117: 3111: 3110:Western, p. 394. 3108: 3102: 3099: 3093: 3087: 3074: 3071: 3060: 3055: 3020: 3017: 3011: 3010:Hay, pp. 136–44. 3008: 3002: 2999: 2993: 2990: 2984: 2981: 2975: 2970: 2964: 2959: 2953: 2942: 2936: 2933: 2894: 2891: 2885: 2882: 2876: 2871: 2862: 2859: 2853: 2850: 2844: 2841: 2835: 2832: 2826: 2823: 2817: 2814: 2808: 2805: 2799: 2796: 2790: 2787: 2781: 2778: 2769: 2766: 2760: 2757: 2751: 2744: 2725: 2718: 2705: 2702: 2696: 2693: 2687: 2682: 2673: 2668: 2659: 2654: 2648: 2643: 2637: 2632: 2623: 2620: 2614: 2611: 2605: 2602: 2596: 2593: 2587: 2584: 2578: 2575: 2569: 2566: 2560: 2555: 2549: 2546: 2533: 2532:Hay, pp. 99–104. 2530: 2524: 2521: 2515: 2512: 2506: 2503: 2497: 2492: 2483: 2480: 2474: 2471: 2465: 2462: 2456: 2453: 2420: 2417: 2411: 2408: 2402: 2399: 2393: 2390: 2384: 2381: 2375: 2372: 2366: 2363: 2357: 2354: 2348: 2345: 2339: 2336: 2330: 2327: 2226: 2223: 2214: 2211: 2205: 2202: 2196: 2193: 2177: 2170: 1910:was introduced. 1908:Honorary Colonel 1798:Kitchener's Army 1714:St John Brodrick 1629:Childers Reforms 1560:Cardwell Reforms 1459:Militia Act 1852 1285:Weymouth, Dorset 1276:Treaty of Amiens 1252:Duke of Somerset 1077:prisoners of war 1069:William Beckford 1040:Bradford-on-Avon 1007: 966:Seven Years' War 873:Thomas Mompesson 825:King's Sedgemoor 757:Bradford-on-Avon 737:Market Lavington 713:Duke of Monmouth 538:Council of State 509:that led to the 285:Alfred the Great 104: 88: 86: 85: 75: 73: 72: 65: 61: 59: 58: 29: 28: 21: 4685: 4684: 4680: 4679: 4678: 4676: 4675: 4674: 4645: 4644: 4643: 4634: 4558: 4522: 4506:Channel Islands 4501: 4432:Nottinghamshire 4412:Montgomeryshire 4377:North Hampshire 4372:Gloucestershire 4332:Caernarvonshire 4327:Carmarthenshire 4312:Buckinghamshire 4274: 4247: 4218:Londonderry (I) 4176: 4140: 4057: 4052: 4022: 3983: 3951:Arthur Sleigh, 3721: 3701:Maj A.F. Becke, 3688: 3683: 3678: 3674: 3670:Hay, pp. 154–5. 3669: 3665: 3658: 3651: 3644: 3640: 3635: 3631: 3626:: 'Heytesbury'. 3623: 3619: 3612: 3608: 3603: 3599: 3594: 3590: 3583: 3576: 3571: 3564: 3559: 3555: 3550: 3546: 3541: 3537: 3532: 3528: 3523: 3519: 3515:Leslie, p. 124. 3514: 3507: 3502: 3498: 3490: 3471: 3466: 3459: 3454: 3450: 3445: 3436: 3429: 3412: 3407: 3403: 3398: 3387: 3382: 3378: 3373: 3369: 3364: 3360: 3351: 3347: 3337: 3333: 3323: 3319: 3314: 3310: 3305: 3301: 3296: 3292: 3285: 3281: 3276: 3272: 3262: 3253: 3248: 3244: 3239: 3235: 3230: 3226: 3221: 3217: 3212: 3208: 3203: 3199: 3194: 3190: 3185: 3181: 3169: 3158: 3149: 3132: 3127: 3123: 3119:Burgoyne, p. 7. 3118: 3114: 3109: 3105: 3100: 3096: 3088: 3077: 3072: 3063: 3056: 3023: 3018: 3014: 3009: 3005: 3000: 2996: 2992:Western, p. 73. 2991: 2987: 2982: 2978: 2971: 2967: 2960: 2956: 2943: 2939: 2934: 2897: 2893:Western, p. 53. 2892: 2888: 2883: 2879: 2872: 2865: 2860: 2856: 2851: 2847: 2842: 2838: 2833: 2829: 2824: 2820: 2815: 2811: 2806: 2802: 2797: 2793: 2788: 2784: 2779: 2772: 2767: 2763: 2758: 2754: 2748:Iter Bellicosum 2745: 2728: 2720:Edward Dummer, 2719: 2708: 2703: 2699: 2694: 2690: 2683: 2676: 2669: 2662: 2655: 2651: 2644: 2640: 2633: 2626: 2621: 2617: 2612: 2608: 2604:Western, p. 42. 2603: 2599: 2594: 2590: 2585: 2581: 2576: 2572: 2567: 2563: 2556: 2552: 2547: 2536: 2531: 2527: 2522: 2518: 2513: 2509: 2504: 2500: 2493: 2486: 2481: 2477: 2472: 2468: 2463: 2459: 2455:Hay, pp. 394–5. 2454: 2423: 2418: 2414: 2409: 2405: 2400: 2396: 2391: 2387: 2382: 2378: 2373: 2369: 2364: 2360: 2355: 2351: 2346: 2342: 2337: 2333: 2328: 2229: 2224: 2217: 2212: 2208: 2203: 2199: 2194: 2190: 2186: 2181: 2180: 2171: 2167: 2162: 2135: 2105: 2032: 2027: 2002: 1959:Warneford Place 1923:William Northey 1916: 1853: 1848: 1839: 1790: 1734: 1722:Special Reserve 1718:Haldane Reforms 1705: 1703:Special Reserve 1674:Second Boer War 1670: 1668:Second Boer War 1625: 1556: 1485: 1455: 1428:Tottenham House 1423: 1386: 1349:Napoleonic Wars 1345: 1315:Army of England 1294:in Devon under 1272: 1270:Napoleonic Wars 1254:as colonel and 1233: 1147: 1085:Hilsea Barracks 1061: 1001:William Northey 978:drill sergeants 962: 946: 823:, reaching the 705: 693:Capt Willoughby 636:Little Durnford 568: 562: 503: 367:Lord Lieutenant 355: 311:, and again by 264:English militia 260: 232:Special Reserve 212: 202: 198: 194: 190: 185: 178: 153: 110:Special Reserve 83: 81: 80: 70: 68: 67: 56: 54: 34:3rd Battalion, 33: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4683: 4673: 4672: 4667: 4662: 4657: 4640: 4639: 4636: 4635: 4633: 4632: 4627: 4622: 4617: 4612: 4610:Queen's County 4607: 4602: 4597: 4592: 4587: 4582: 4577: 4572: 4566: 4564: 4560: 4559: 4557: 4556: 4551: 4546: 4541: 4536: 4530: 4528: 4524: 4523: 4521: 4520: 4515: 4509: 4507: 4503: 4502: 4500: 4499: 4494: 4489: 4487:Worcestershire 4484: 4479: 4474: 4469: 4464: 4459: 4454: 4449: 4444: 4439: 4434: 4429: 4427:Northumberland 4424: 4419: 4414: 4409: 4407:Merionethshire 4404: 4399: 4394: 4389: 4384: 4379: 4374: 4369: 4364: 4359: 4354: 4349: 4344: 4339: 4334: 4329: 4324: 4319: 4317:Cambridgeshire 4314: 4309: 4307:Brecknockshire 4304: 4299: 4293: 4291: 4284: 4280: 4279: 4276: 4275: 4273: 4272: 4266: 4264: 4257: 4253: 4252: 4249: 4248: 4246: 4245: 4240: 4235: 4230: 4225: 4220: 4215: 4210: 4205: 4200: 4195: 4190: 4184: 4182: 4178: 4177: 4175: 4174: 4169: 4164: 4159: 4154: 4148: 4146: 4142: 4141: 4139: 4138: 4133: 4128: 4123: 4118: 4116:Northumberland 4113: 4108: 4103: 4098: 4093: 4088: 4083: 4078: 4072: 4070: 4063: 4059: 4058: 4051: 4050: 4043: 4036: 4028: 4021: 4020: 4011: 4002: 3997: 3992: 3982: 3979: 3978: 3977: 3972:J.R. Western, 3970: 3963: 3956: 3949: 3940: 3933: 3924: 3896: 3889: 3884:Roger Knight, 3882: 3874: 3867: 3860:Richard Holmes 3857: 3848: 3841: 3830: 3821: 3812: 3803: 3794:John Fortescue 3790: 3783: 3776: 3767: 3760: 3750: 3744: 3737: 3732: 3725: 3719: 3706: 3699: 3689: 3687: 3684: 3682: 3681: 3672: 3663: 3649: 3638: 3636:Scott, p. 211. 3629: 3617: 3606: 3597: 3588: 3574: 3562: 3553: 3544: 3535: 3526: 3517: 3505: 3496: 3469: 3467:Leslie, p. 52. 3457: 3448: 3434: 3410: 3401: 3399:Sleigh, p. 74. 3385: 3383:Davis, p. 176. 3376: 3367: 3358: 3345: 3340:London Gazette 3331: 3328:, 2 June 1810. 3326:London Gazette 3317: 3308: 3299: 3290: 3279: 3270: 3267:, 3 July 1804. 3265:London Gazette 3251: 3242: 3233: 3224: 3215: 3206: 3197: 3188: 3179: 3156: 3130: 3121: 3112: 3103: 3094: 3092:: 'Ailesbury'. 3075: 3061: 3021: 3012: 3003: 2994: 2985: 2976: 2965: 2954: 2937: 2895: 2886: 2877: 2863: 2854: 2852:Scott, p. 290. 2845: 2836: 2827: 2818: 2809: 2800: 2791: 2782: 2770: 2761: 2752: 2726: 2706: 2697: 2688: 2674: 2660: 2649: 2638: 2624: 2615: 2606: 2597: 2588: 2579: 2570: 2561: 2550: 2534: 2525: 2516: 2507: 2498: 2484: 2475: 2466: 2457: 2421: 2412: 2403: 2394: 2385: 2376: 2367: 2358: 2349: 2340: 2331: 2227: 2215: 2206: 2197: 2187: 2185: 2182: 2179: 2178: 2174:London Gazette 2164: 2163: 2161: 2158: 2154: 2153: 2148: 2139:battle honours 2134: 2133:Battle honours 2131: 2126: 2125: 2122: 2119: 2116: 2113: 2104: 2101: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2022: 2021: 2012: 2009: 2001: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1993: 1990: 1987: 1984: 1981: 1971: 1968: 1962: 1955: 1948: 1937: 1926: 1915: 1912: 1904: 1903: 1897: 1891: 1885: 1879: 1873: 1867: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1838: 1835: 1794:Lord Kitchener 1789: 1786: 1733: 1730: 1704: 1701: 1669: 1666: 1665: 1664: 1661: 1658: 1655: 1652: 1649: 1624: 1621: 1615:2nd Division, 1588: 1587: 1584: 1581: 1578: 1573: 1555: 1552: 1548:Devizes Prison 1518:Ionian Islands 1484: 1481: 1473: 1472: 1469: 1466: 1454: 1451: 1422: 1419: 1385: 1382: 1373: 1372: 1369: 1366: 1363: 1356: 1344: 1341: 1271: 1268: 1232: 1229: 1217:Danbury, Essex 1146: 1143: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1051: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1038: 1031: 1030: 1029: 1026: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1005: 958:Main article: 945: 942: 926: 925: 922: 919: 913: 910: 907: 813:Shepton Mallet 801:Lord Churchill 704: 701: 700: 699: 698: 697: 694: 691: 667: 664: 661: 658: 655: 654: 653: 647: 644: 643:William Hearst 638: 634:John Young of 564:Main article: 561: 558: 527:New Model Army 502: 499: 404:Spanish Armada 354: 351: 259: 256: 210: 207: 206: 180: 174: 173: 169: 168: 163: 159: 158: 148: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 112: 98: 94: 93: 90:United Kingdom 51: 47: 46: 43: 39: 38: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4682: 4671: 4668: 4666: 4663: 4661: 4658: 4656: 4653: 4652: 4650: 4631: 4628: 4626: 4623: 4621: 4618: 4616: 4613: 4611: 4608: 4606: 4603: 4601: 4598: 4596: 4593: 4591: 4588: 4586: 4585:King's County 4583: 4581: 4578: 4576: 4573: 4571: 4568: 4567: 4565: 4561: 4555: 4552: 4550: 4547: 4545: 4542: 4540: 4537: 4535: 4532: 4531: 4529: 4525: 4519: 4516: 4514: 4511: 4510: 4508: 4504: 4498: 4495: 4493: 4490: 4488: 4485: 4483: 4480: 4478: 4475: 4473: 4470: 4468: 4465: 4463: 4462:Staffordshire 4460: 4458: 4455: 4453: 4450: 4448: 4445: 4443: 4442:Pembrokeshire 4440: 4438: 4435: 4433: 4430: 4428: 4425: 4423: 4420: 4418: 4415: 4413: 4410: 4408: 4405: 4403: 4400: 4398: 4395: 4393: 4390: 4388: 4385: 4383: 4382:Hertfordshire 4380: 4378: 4375: 4373: 4370: 4368: 4365: 4363: 4360: 4358: 4355: 4353: 4350: 4348: 4345: 4343: 4340: 4338: 4335: 4333: 4330: 4328: 4325: 4323: 4322:Cardiganshire 4320: 4318: 4315: 4313: 4310: 4308: 4305: 4303: 4300: 4298: 4295: 4294: 4292: 4288: 4285: 4281: 4271: 4270:Monmouthshire 4268: 4267: 4265: 4261: 4258: 4254: 4244: 4241: 4239: 4236: 4234: 4231: 4229: 4226: 4224: 4221: 4219: 4216: 4214: 4211: 4209: 4206: 4204: 4201: 4199: 4196: 4194: 4191: 4189: 4186: 4185: 4183: 4179: 4173: 4170: 4168: 4165: 4163: 4160: 4158: 4155: 4153: 4150: 4149: 4147: 4143: 4137: 4134: 4132: 4129: 4127: 4124: 4122: 4119: 4117: 4114: 4112: 4109: 4107: 4104: 4102: 4099: 4097: 4094: 4092: 4089: 4087: 4084: 4082: 4079: 4077: 4074: 4073: 4071: 4067: 4064: 4060: 4056: 4049: 4044: 4042: 4037: 4035: 4030: 4029: 4026: 4019: 4017: 4014:David Plant, 4012: 4010: 4008: 4003: 4001: 3998: 3996: 3993: 3991: 3990: 3987:Chris Baker, 3985: 3984: 3975: 3971: 3968: 3964: 3961: 3957: 3954: 3950: 3948: 3946: 3941: 3938: 3934: 3932: 3930: 3925: 3922: 3921:1-85367-227-0 3918: 3914: 3913: 3907: 3906: 3901: 3897: 3894: 3891:N.B. Leslie, 3890: 3887: 3883: 3880: 3875: 3872: 3868: 3865: 3861: 3858: 3856: 3854: 3849: 3846: 3842: 3839: 3835: 3831: 3829: 3827: 3822: 3820: 3818: 3813: 3811: 3809: 3804: 3802: 3800: 3795: 3791: 3788: 3784: 3781: 3777: 3775: 3773: 3768: 3765: 3761: 3758: 3754: 3751: 3748: 3745: 3742: 3738: 3736: 3733: 3730: 3726: 3722: 3720:9781848843950 3716: 3712: 3707: 3704: 3700: 3698: 3696: 3691: 3690: 3676: 3667: 3661: 3656: 3654: 3647: 3642: 3633: 3627: 3621: 3615: 3610: 3601: 3592: 3586: 3581: 3579: 3572:James, p. 96. 3569: 3567: 3557: 3548: 3539: 3530: 3521: 3512: 3510: 3500: 3493: 3488: 3486: 3484: 3482: 3480: 3478: 3476: 3474: 3464: 3462: 3452: 3443: 3441: 3439: 3432: 3427: 3425: 3423: 3421: 3419: 3417: 3415: 3405: 3396: 3394: 3392: 3390: 3380: 3371: 3362: 3355: 3349: 3343: 3341: 3335: 3329: 3327: 3321: 3312: 3303: 3294: 3288: 3283: 3274: 3268: 3266: 3260: 3258: 3256: 3246: 3237: 3228: 3219: 3210: 3201: 3192: 3183: 3176: 3172: 3167: 3165: 3163: 3161: 3153: 3147: 3145: 3143: 3141: 3139: 3137: 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