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1557:, 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 21β28 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:
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1584:, the militia began to be called out for home defence. The Royal Berkshires were embodied at Reading on 1 January 1855, and the men were billeted in the town. About 700 men volunteered for the Line regiments, but by active recruiting the regiment was kept up to strength. Meanwhile the whole regiment volunteered for overseas garrison duty and in July was accepted to serve in the
759:, reported that the regiment of foot, consisting of 900 men in 9 companies, had good arms and were all clothed in grey, and there were 3 Troops of horse of between 50 and 60 men each, 'All which Militia have been lately settled and mustered in pursuance of their Majesties' commissions'. The following June the whole militia was called out after the
1052:, Portsmouth, a notoriously sickly site and much disliked by militia regiments unlucky enough to be stationed there. Illness was so widespread that the remaining fit junior officers had to do double duty, which irritated them to the point of resignation. In October the regiment was widely dispersed across Oxfordshire for winter quarters. For the
1941:') 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) Battalion formed the
1732:; the Militia Reserve were also called out during this crisis. In 1877 the annual training was carried out at Rushmoor, Aldershot, with the RBM camped alongside the 49th Foot and the depot companies of the 66th Foot. For the next two years training was carried out at the new depot at Reading, with a musketry range at
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1855 that the regiment was fully officered. The revived regiment's first training took place at the
Forbury, Reading, from 11 November to 1 December 1852, and a period of 28 day's training was carried out in each of the next two years. In 1855 men were selected to form the Grenadier (No 1) and Light (No 8) companies.
1262:. After wintering at Portsmouth the regiment returned to Weymouth in June 1801, where the Royal Family was again in residence for the summer. Peace negotiations were now under way, and in December the Berkshire Militia returned to Reading. They marched out to Weymouth again in early 1802, but after the
1704:, on Oxford Road, Reading, was completed as the depot in 1881, and the militia store at Mill Lane, Reading, was closed. It was intended that each sub-district would have two regular and two militia battalions, but the proposed 2nd Royal Berkshire Militia was never formed.The militia now came under the
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The militia order of precedence balloted for in 1793 (Berkshire was 30th) remained in force throughout the French
Revolutionary War. Another ballot for precedence took place at the start of the Napoleonic War in 1803, when Berkshire was 37th.This order continued until 1833. In that year the King drew
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Berkshire's new militia quota was set at 777 men in eight companies. Of the officers still listed for the regiment only the colonel, John
Blagrave, Lt-Col Charles Bacon, Major John Leveson-Gower of Bill Hill, one captain, one ensign and the surgeon were deemed to be 'effective', and it was not until
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and then embarked for
Liverpool in two ships on 29β30 September. Having concentrated after landing, the regiment was ordered to return to Reading for disembodiment, but the order was countermanded and it remained at Liverpool during the winter, at St Domingo House Barracks and Fort Barracks. Early in
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A manpower crisis in the
Regular Army in June 1799 led to a call for volunteers to transfer from the militia: six officers and 333 privates of the Berkshires volunteered, but according to regulations only four officers and 263 men could be accepted. However, another call in October for volunteers for
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led the advance guard of the
Royalist army through Berkshire, when the Parliamentarians evacuated Reading on 4 November. However, Windsor rejected his summons on 7 November and he continued towards London, joining the King's main body west of the City, where the Parliamentarian Army, supported by the
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who told them tales of being sold into slavery. Lower promised that his men would not be forced to take a single step outside the kingdom, but they refused to believe him and threatened to beat out his brains. The men of the
Reading Division told Astley they 'would not fight against the Gospel' or be
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at
Portsmouth. It was to be part of 96th Brigade in 32nd Division and began training for active service. On 10 April 1915 the War Office decided to convert the K4 units into 2nd Reserve battalions to train reinforcement drafts for the K1βK3 battalions, in the same way that the SR did for the regular
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While the
Regular Militia were the mainstay of national defence during the 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 Volunteers, and if their ranks
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From 1785 to 1791 the militia carried out 28 days' annual training, but to save money only two-thirds of the men were actually called out each year. As the international situation deteriorated in late 1792, the militia began to be embodied. Two thirds of the
Berkshires were assembled at the Forbury,
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was involved in a duel in which he was slightly wounded. In February 1798 the Berkshire Supplementary Militia was called out for training, and in May half of them (374 men) were drafted into the main body at Bristol, bringing it up to a strength of 12 companies. The regiment was relieved at Bristol
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On 15 April 1762 Lt-Col Vansittart took over from Sir Willoughby Aston as colonel of the regiment, and Maj Dodd was promoted to replace him. The senior captain, William Mackworth Praed, accused Dodd of impeding his anticipated promotion to major, but Dodd was acquitted of unsoldierlike conduct by a
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of Berkshire served during times of international tension and all of Britain's major wars. The regiment provided internal security and home defence but sometimes operated further afield, relieving regular troops from routine garrison duties and acting as a source of trained officers and 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, in 1796 the Government created the Supplementary Militia, a compulsory levy of men to be trained in their spare time, and to be incorporated in the Regular Militia in emergency. Berkshire's
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as major. The Berkshire Militia was issued with its arms on 6 June 1759, when Maj Dodd exercised the Reading company for the first time. The regiment was embodied for permanent service on 26 July when the country was on high alert for a French invasion. The Berkshires were ordered to quarters in
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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, and Berkshire supplied levies almost every year from 1585: by 1602, 469 had been sent to Ireland, 480 to France, and 675 to the Netherlands. However, the counties
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was also blue, which was retained when it became a 'Royal' regiment in 1804. In 1779 the regiment wore red coats faced in light blue. In 1794 militia officers were permitted to wear a blue undress uniform faced in red; this may have been extended to the permanent staff because in 1799 the Pay
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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 Berkshire Trained Band consisted of 1100 men, of whom 680 were musketeers and 420 'corslets' (armoured pikeman), while the Berkshire Trained Band Horse comprised 59
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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 RBM was assigned to 2nd Brigade of 3rd Division,
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on 9 August. The Berkshire contingent of the Queen's bodyguard comprised 230 horsemen. After the defeat of the Armada, the army was dispersed to its counties to avoid supply problems, but the men were to hold themselves in readiness. A further Spanish invasion alert in 1599 led to a partial
532:. However, with a few exceptions neither side made much use of the trained bands during the war beyond securing the county armouries for their own full-time troops, many of whom were recruited from their ranks. Open warfare between the King and Parliament broke out in the autumn of 1642.
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in 1588 led to the mobilisation of the trained bands on 23 July. The previous April Berkshire had mustered 3120 able-bodied men, of whom 1000 were trained and a further 930 untrained men were 'pioneers'. In addition the county fielded 10 'lances' (heavy cavalry), 180 light horse, and 35
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and the Royal Family were in residence during September. The regiment was reviewed by the king on two occasions. In October the Berkshires went into winter quarters in Portsmouth, with the Flank (Grenadier and Light) companies at Winchester until they joined the main body in June 1799.
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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. There was a property qualification for officers, who were commissioned by the lord lieutenant. An
618:. From now on the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear in most counties. The Berkshire TBs were reunited into a single regiment in 1650 and Christopher Whichcote, who had been Governor of Windsor Castle for Parliament, was appointed as its colonel. During the Scottish invasion of the
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where the ranges wee also used. In 1896 the battalion was invited to participate in summer manoeuvres at Aldershot, but Lt-Col Bowles pointed out that some 500 men would be engaged in the harvest, so the battalion trained as usual at Reading and Churn in the spring of 1896 and 1897.
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the lots 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, and Berkshire was 7th. Most militia regiments paid little attention to the numeral.
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in Essex to reinforce the Local Militia and Volunteer Cavalry. 'Frame-breaking' by the rioters continued around the city despite the military presence. The disturbances spread across Northern England early in 1812, and the regiment sent detachments in February to maintain order in
994:, which was the army's largest training camp. Here the completely raw militia were exercised as part of a division alongside regular troops while providing a reserve in case of French invasion of South East England. The regiment returned to Reading for the winter on 17 November.
1650:, the Oxfordshire and the Hampshire Militia formed a brigade attached to the Aldershot Division. The camp ended with a field day and was considered a success, being repeated in subsequent years. The RBM attended again in 1868 and 1870β75, usually forming part of 3rd Brigade.
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It is incorrect to describe the British Militia as 'irregular': throughout their history they were equipped and trained exactly like the line regiments of the regular army, and once embodied in time of war they were fulltime professional soldiers for the duration of their
1760:, with the Royal Berkshire Militia as the 3rd Battalion. The militia were dissatisfied at losing the 'Royal' title conferred upon the regiment in 1804, but the Berkshire Regiment was itself awarded the title on 29 September 1885 after its distinguished service at the
782:, was ordered to bring the county regiment, including the troop of horse, up to full strength and efficiency. Afterwards, the militia passed into virtual abeyance during the long peace that followed, although a few counties (not Berkshire) were called out during the
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contingents. Once again, it seems that many of the trained bandsmen nationwide escaped service and raw substitutes were sent in their place. The deputy lieutenants of Berkshire encountered difficulty in raising the necessary money and men: only about 120 men from the
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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 and the permanent staffs of sergeants and drummers were progressively reduced.
1775:. In following years (except 1882 and 1887 at Aldershot, and 1884 when there was an outbreak of smallpox) the battalion camped behind the depot in Reading for its annual training. In 1893, after completing its musketry course at Reading, the battalion moved to
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At the first annual training in 1809, there were disturbances among some of the new local militia units. At Reading the men were incited to lay down their arms by members of the Reading Loyal Volunteers, who had been drinking after the King's birthday parade.
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for a projected invasion, the regiment, with 611 men in 10 companies under the command of Lt-Col Thomas William Ravenshaw, was still stationed at Ipswich as part of Maj-Gen John Robinson's brigade. While at Ipswich the regiment took part in a grand review on
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in June 1666 the militia were ordered to be ready to assemble. In July selected county regiments were embodied to protect the threatened coastline. Three well-equipped companies (300 men) of the Berkshire Militia under Maj Peacock were sent to reinforce the
2482:('For hearth and home'). This badge and motto also appeared on the new regimental colour embroidered by 'the ladies of Berkshire' in 1855. The stag and oak tree was later adopted by the whole of Princess Charlotte's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) for their
594:, the Royalist High Sheriff of Berkshire, was commissioned to raise an Auxiliary TB regiment, apparently of 3 companies, to garrison Reading. The following month the Royalists demolished the fortifications of the town and withdrew to their main base at
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Thereafter, annual training (21 or 27 days) was carried out each year from 1859 to 1866. As an experiment in May 1867 the annual training was held at Aldershot in conjunction with the regulars stationed there. The Royal Berkshires, together with the
1115:), 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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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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Militia, once again under Effingham's command. In October the regiment was marched back to Reading and the following month went into winter quarters at Newbury. In March 1762 the regiment went back to Winchester, this time to guard French
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in Oxfordshire in support of the civil magistrates in suppressing riots. In April the regiment was sent out of Reading while elections were held there, and then concentrated once more to march back to Winchester. Here they camped near the
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Legislation passed in 1798 and 1811 permitted English militia regiments to serve in Ireland for periods of two years, and in 1813 the RBM volunteered for this service. The men sailed from Plymouth between 29 April and 7 May, landing at
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in December 1899, most of the regular army was sent to South Africa, and many militia units were called out to replace them for home defence. The 3rd Berkshires were embodied from 19 February 1900 to 13 July 1901 and were stationed at
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star plate and officer's shoulder-belt plate around 1830 also had the St George's cross within the garter, with the title below. From 1855 the shako plate had a stag beneath a branch of an oak tree, surrounded by a garter inscribed
1329:. On the way it passed through Reading on 30/31 October, where the church bells were rung to greet the local regiment. From Taunton the regiment sent detachments to Bridgwater with prisoners of war, and to the coast defences at
1104:, found that the fines levied in Berkshire on balloted men who did not wish to serve were not enough to hire volunteer substitutes, and in 1794 he proposed to keep repeating the ballot for each vacancy until it was filled.
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broke out in 1775, and by 1778 Britain was threatened with invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain. The militia were embodied in March 1778, and on 1 June the Berkshires under Col Vansittart were ordered to
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commanded by 'Papists', and would march no further. After his Berkshire and Oxfordshire men disbanded themselves, Astley continued to the Scots Border to take up command of the King's infantry. Further efforts by the
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As Parliament tightened its grip on the country it passed legislation to reorganise the militia. New Militia Acts in 1648 and 1650 replaced lords lieutenant with county commissioners appointed by Parliament or the
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soon arrived to take over garrisoning the castle under Venn. Venn's permanent regiment, recruited in London and officered by former LTB officers, arrived to garrison Windsor on 29 October. After the inconclusive
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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
1855:, a semi-professional force similar to the previous militia reserve, whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime. The 3rd (Royal Berkshire Militia) Bn became the
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abdicated in April 1814 and it appeared that the wars were over. In September the English militia regiments in Ireland were ordered back to their home counties to be disembodied. The RBM marched from Tuam to
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With the passing of the threat of invasion, the trained bands declined in the early 17th Century, though there was a great muster in 1614 and the Berkshire TBs continued to carry out annual exercises. Later,
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However, the peace was shortlived and the militia were called out again in 1803. The Berkshires were embodied at Reading on 30 March. After newly balloted men had been incorporated, the regiment marched to
1509:. A number of the Berkshire Local Militia also volunteered for overseas service in December 1813, but they were too late to be accepted as a formed regiment, though many transferred to the Regular Army.
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invaded in 1688: although the lords lieutenant were ordered to call out the militia there seems to have been general apathy, while senior military commanders and James's own family deserted him. The
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quota was fixed at 749 men, but no additional regiments were formed. In January 1797 the Berkshire Militia sent a training cadre of two officers, two sergeants, a drummer and nine rank and file to
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broke out the following year, militia regiments were once again called out to release regulars for service there. The Royal Berkshires were embodied on 30 September 1857 and served at North Camp,
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On 23 April 1804 the King conferred the title 'Royal' on 12 militia regiments, several of which had served at Weymouth during the Royal Family's summer residences, including the Berkshires.
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767:. The 1697 militia returns show that the Berkshire Militia were commanded by Norfolk as colonel, with 977 foot in 10 companies under Lt-Col Paul Coulston, and 175 horse in 3 troops under
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in February 1763) and the militia was disembodied in November 1762. From 1766 to 1777 the Berkshire Militia was regularly mustered for its 28 days' training each year, alternately at
626:. In August the Berkshire Militia was ordered to a rendezvous at Oxford, leaving one of its companies to garrison Windsor Castle. The Berkshire Militia Horse Troop was present at the
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Division. Further, many of the men sent from the different counties bribed or bullied the conducting officers to release them. Captain William Lower led his Berkshire company through
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of 1285. In addition to the ams and armour kept by householders under these statutes, there are records from 1488β89 of a 'Town Guard' of six men maintained by the Berkshire town of
1005:. In April the men reaching the end of their engagements were marched hime, and replaced by newly-balloted men. The regiment also had to provide escorts to groups of prisoners from
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the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the New Model Army to control the country. In 1655 a Maj Butler was appointed to command the militia of Berkshire,
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John Blagrave of Reading commanded the 300-strong Berkshire detachment of horse under Col Dalbier in the Parliamentarian army. During the latter stages of the First Civil War, Col
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The 3rd Battalion's role was to equip the Reservists and Special Reservists of the Royal Berkshire Regiment and send them as reinforcement drafts to the regular battalions on the
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During the American War of Independence the militia were given an order of precedence (by counties) determined by ballot each year. For the Berkshire Militia the positions were:
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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
586:β Reading changed hands several times β and effectively each side drew a regiment of TBs from the county for garrison duty. Berkshire TB detachments fought on both sides at the
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685:. At the end of October 1662 the Berkshire lieutenancy was ordered to employ their civil and military powers to suppress dissenting conventicles and to arrest the teachers.
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Around 1810 the officers' shoulder-belt plate bore a crown within a pierced rope garter inscribed 'Berkshire Militia'. From at least 1815 the officers' buttons carried the
674:'s military dictatorship, and almost the whole burden of home defence and internal security was entrusted to the militia. The Berkshire Militia was re-established in 1661.
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2459:). On joining the Berkshire Regiment in 1881 the militia battalion adopted its white facings but reverted to blue when the regiment was awarded the 'Royal' title in 1885.
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Reading, on 18 December, and a week later orders were issued to call out the remainder and to hold a ballot to fill vacancies. Hence the militia was already embodied when
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took Cardwell's reforms further, with the linked battalions forming single regiments. From 1 July 1881 the 49th and 66th Regiments became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of
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Early in 1793 the Royal Berkshires were quartered in towns along the South Coast of England. On 6 March, while commanding a detachment escorting French prisoners from
2562:, awarded on 9 June 1856 for its service in Corfu. This was rescinded in 1910 when the Special Reserve battalions assumed the same honours as their parent regiments.
1258:, it was only 500 strong, half the numbers in 1798. In September a detachment escorting French prisoners at Winchester was diverted to help deal with bread riots at
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1250:. When the Supplementary Militia were stood down another 150 men left the regiment, so that ballots had to be held to maintain its strength: by July 1800, while at
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The militia were kept at a high level of efficiency during the subsequent reign of William III. During the winter of 1689β90, the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, the
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In 1553 the Reading contingent at Queen Mary and King Philip's coronation wore blue coats with red crosses. In 1689β90 the Berkshire Militia wore grey coats. The
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In April 1781 the regiment marched from Oxfordshire to be quartered in villages north and east of London, then in May it went through the city to quarters around
2518:. It was scored for eight wind instruments, but by 1798 the regimental band was 20 strong. The band was maintained until the regiment was disembodied in 1816.
1914:' battalions of the Royal Berkshires, and in May 1916 the 10th (Labour) Battalion was also formed at Portsmouth from men who were unfit for frontline service.
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After the Boer War, there were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (militia, yeomanry and volunteers) to take their place in the six army corps proposed by
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on 30 March 1856, and on 16 May regular battalions returning from the Crimea relieved the militia in the Ionian Islands. The RBM sailed for home aboard the
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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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The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 but like most militia units the 3rd Berkshires remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of
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1906:. Once the pool of reservists had dried up, the 3rd Bn trained thousands of raw recruits for the active service battalions. The 9th (Reserve) Battalion (
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he was carrying went off as he boarded his carriage. In July the regiment joined a large encampment at Broadwater Common, Waterdown Forest, outside
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1537:. It was not until September 1815 that the Royal Berkshire Militia finally arrived at Reading. The regiment was disembodied on 14 March 1816.
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until 21 August 1919, when the remaining personnel were transferred to the 2nd Bn, and the 3rd Battalion was disembodied on 5 September 1919.
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where they were quartered until the summer, receiving at least one draft of recruits from Reading. On 16 August the regiment left Athlone for
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1075:. On 24 June 1782 it was ordered back to Coxheath Camp where it spent the summer. In November it was ordered to quarters in villages around
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for two weeks before returning to Broadwater Common. The camps were broken up on 29 October and the regiment went into winter quarters at
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and Wallingford until the whole quota had undergone training. Later, many of the supplementaries were recruited into the Regular Army.
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The regiment spent June to October 1762 at its usual summer camp at Winchester. Peace negotiations were now under way (leading to the
893:. This training camp was broken up in October, when the Berkshire Militia were marched in two divisions to quarters at Hungerford and
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1958:. On 1 September 1916 the 2nd Reserve battalions were transferred to the Training Reserve (TR) and the battalion was redesignated as
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rather than their county lords lieutenant. Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the regular army.
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In March 1780 the regiment provided detachments to escort Spanish prisoners as far as Woodstock on their journey from Portsmouth to
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The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
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to train the first contingent of the supplementary militia for 20 days. The process was repeated at other Berkshire towns such as
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2nd Berkshire Local Militia 8 companies commanded by Lt-Col Henry Kearney, formerly of the Beynhurst Volunteers, later by Sir
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1962:, still in 8th Reserve Bde. The training staff retained their Berkshire badges. On 1 July 1917 it was redesignated again as
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on 9 December involved not the militia but individual citizens firing from upstairs windows in support of William's troops.
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c. 2). The entry into force of these acts in 1558 is seen as the starting date for the organised county militia in England.
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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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in 1777. A simpler dragon badge (awarded to the 49th Foot after service in China) was used throughout the regiment on
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respectively. The following month it moved into its winter quarters, with five companies at Reading and two each at
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In June 1760 the regiment left barracks to join an encampment outside Winchester where they were brigaded with the
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822:, and arms and accoutrements would be supplied when the county had secured 60 per cent of its quota of recruits.
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The 3rd Battalion returned to Aldershot for its annual training in 1882, in which year it was re-equipped with
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854:, but Sir Willoughby Aston was so keen to drill the men together that he persuaded the townsfolk of Devizes to
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on 11 June. It returned to Reading and was disembodied on 4 July. For this service the regiment received the
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in 1939, no officers remained listed for the battalion. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.
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On 18 March 1761 Col Aston was ordered to send two of his companies by the fastest route from Reading to
653:. After several periods of service, the Berkshire Militia Horse were finally stood down in January 1660.
1799:. In 1895 the battalion was again mobilised for manoeuvres with 18th Brigade, which were carried out at
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held that autumn, no less than 43 officers and 8 other ranks claimed leave in order to go home to vote.
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1150:, one of several established in the invasion-threatened South East of England. The whole camp moved to
1071:. At the end of the summer, it was quartered in Kentish villages from 31 October, with headquarters at
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at Waterloo was composed of men from the Royal Berkshires while many other fought in the ranks of the
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4628:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-41-X.
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1910:) was formed in October 1914 alongside the 3rd Bn in Portsmouth to provide reinforcements for the '
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rifle, the increased power of which made the range at Coley unsafe: a new range was established on
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could not be filled voluntarily the militia ballot was employed. Berkshire raised three regiments:
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The legal basis of the militia was updated in Mary's reign with two acts of 1557 covering musters (
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8.
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In 1792 Col the Earl of Radnor commissioned Zerubbabel Wyvill, a harpsichord and music master of
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Berkshire was given a quota of 560 men to fill, and by the end of 1758 the Lord Lieutenant, the
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usually conscripted the unemployed and criminals rather than the Trained Bandsmen β in 1585 the
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Lt Col Frederick Barker took over command on 20 April 1909. Annual training took place at
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Meanwhile the RBM continued its movements around the country. By July 1809 the regiment was at
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of the Duke of St Albans (as Lord Lieutenant) on a blue background, implying that the uniform
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393:' (the petronel was an early cavalry firearm). The Berkshire TBs were present at the camp at
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The military effectiveness of the West Country Militia at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion
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caps. The helmet plate had a red background, traditionally worn by the 49th Foot after the
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On 1 October 1797 the Berkshire Militia went into winter quarters at Bristol, where Lt-Col
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Arthur Vansittart, son of the above, promoted 18 February 1801, resigned 25 September 1812
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into the army. In May the seven companies at Reading were dispersed across Oxfordshire to
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Control of the trained bands was one of the major points of dispute between Charles I and
253:, and prepared thousands of reinforcements for the fighting battalions of the regiment in
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Militia of the Worcester Campaign 1651 at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
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on 25β26 July removed the threat and the militia were sent home, However, when the Dutch
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257:. After 1921 the militia had only a shadowy existence until its final abolition in 1953.
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2122:(succeeded as 7th Earl of Abingdon 1884), promoted 31 July 1863, retired 27 October 1880
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3rd or Queen's Regiment of Berkshire Local Militia: 7 companies commanded by Lt-Col the
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on 20 September 1643, after which the Royalists regained Reading. In April 1644 Colonel
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The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660β1802
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Col Christopher Whichcote, Parliamentary Governor of Windsor Castle, commissioned 1650
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Berkshire was one of the southern counties called upon to send troops to suppress the
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on 24 November. Two years later the town sent 13 horsemen and 20 foot to serve in the
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who were guarding prisoners there. The remaining companies were sent from Reading to
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1986:. On 26 February 1918 it moved to 192nd Bde in 64th Division, and in May it was at
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for Parliament. Holland raised the Berkshire TBs for Parliament, and they and the
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3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
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Cap badge of the Royal Berkshires, featuring the Chinese Dragon of the 49th Foot.
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The sub-districts were to establish a brigade depot for their linked battalions:
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War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
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History of the Royal Berkshire Militia (Now 3rd Battalion Royal Berks Regiment)
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Though some sources suggest that the Berkshires bore the Royal title from 1760.
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H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757β1935: Their Badges and Buttons',
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under the command of Lt-Col Bacon. The bulk of the regiment sailed aboard the
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1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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the whole regiment for a few days. In October it went into winter quarters at
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Historical Records of the Second Royal Surrey or Eleventh Regiment of Militia
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of Sulhamstead (1832β3) and his son William Richard Mortimer Thoyts (1852β73)
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Following the Cardwell Reforms a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
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In February 1779 two companies were sent to quarters in Oxfordshire, one at
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in 1651, English county militia regiments were called out to supplement the
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1847:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the sweeping
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and New Lodge, Windsor, promoted 22 February 1881, resigned 17 April 1886
2079:, Lord Lieutenant from 1791, commissioned 24 December 1791, resigned 1801
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Berkshire was fought over continually in the subsequent campaigns in the
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also known as the 1st Berkshire County Militia Regiment of Massachusetts.
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4773:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988, ISBN 0-947898-81-6.
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having been agreed in Paris, the militia was disembodied in March 1783.
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to meet the rebels, the Berkshire Militia at Reading, supported by the
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of 1872, militia regiments were brigaded with their local regular and
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declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793. However, the colonel, the
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49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
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1st Berkshire Local Militia: 10 companies commanded by Lt-Col F. Page
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and Hare Street until their summer camp at Adarley Common was ready.
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Neville's Regiment at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
681:, it became part of the militia's duties to enforce the Act against
4695:
The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's campaigns against Scotland 1638β1640
2428:, retiring in March 1809 to command the 2nd Berkshire Local Militia
1971:
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In November 1917 the 3rd Bn was moved to Ireland, and it served at
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to take part in home defence manoeuvres as part of 18th Brigade in
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had ordered the impressment of able-bodied unemployed men, and the
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123:
4799:
Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
4697:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-521-34520-0.
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in time of war, and did actually undertake collective training at
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battalions. Sub-District No 41 (Berkshire) was formed at Reading:
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was signed in March they were disembodied at Reading on 24 April.
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4946:
4918:, Sulhamstead, Berks, 1897/Scholar Select, ISBN 978-1-37645405-5.
4815:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
4762:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
1983:
1975:
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1345:. In the winter of 1806β7 the regiment was around Portsmouth, in
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3rd (Royal Berkshire Militia) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
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Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
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in Kent, finally being sent on 6 June to join the encampment on
4813:
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793β1815
4779:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
4771:
Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
3011:
Berkshire TBs at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
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2168:
Charles Bacon of Elcott, former Lt-Col, appointed 19 April 1861
1982:
as 52nd (Graduated) Battalion and went into winter quarters in
1918:
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1282:, then from 1 December spent the winter at Walmer Barracks and
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In the spring of 1794 the Berkshire Militia marched to camp at
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British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638β1660
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Other notable officers who served with the regiment included:
1604:. During the regiment's time in Corfu it lost about 50 men to
1564:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
1292:
The Royal Berkshire Militia (RBM) left Kent on 30 October for
4839:
The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
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There was a general muster of the militia in 1685 during the
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2420:, Capt 1802-03, formerly commanded the Windsor Foresters or
2253:(1852β56, later 1st Berkshire Rifle Volunteers) and his son
2042:, appointed Parliamentary Governor of Reading 12 August 1645
2192:(1789β93), and his brother the Hon Augustus Barry (1790β93)
1800:
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1506:
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451:
Sgt-Maj-Gen Sir Jacob Astley, later Lord Astley of Reading.
274:
3239:
National Portrait Gallery, London, accessed September 2009
1783:. In 1894 the battalion was re-equipped with the magazine
4978:
The Wardrobe: The Rifles' Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
4820:
Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695β1914
4609:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
1921:
until the end of the war. It continued working after the
1874:(1913). The battalion's last ever annual training was at
2367:
1888) and his brother Hubert Victor Rhodes (1892, Later
2035:, commissioned to raise Royalist Berkshire Auxiliary TBs
1795:, on land provided by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire,
1728:
in 1876 during the international crisis that led to the
1431:
in November 1811, and the RBM was sent to the city from
1415:, and by the end of November 1810 it was at the great
1296:
in Essex, and by 28 December was at Stoke Barracks at
1246:
led Captain Holdsworth and 150 men to transfer to the
1185:
in 1795. The next winter was spent in quarters in the
778:: on 25 October the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, the
598:, where Neville's regiment continued to serve. At the
564:
LTBs, blocked the Royalists' advance on London at the
2723:
Militia, Volunteers and Territorials at The Wardrobe.
1954:. In May 1915 the battalion moved wit the brigade to
4801:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5.
2231:) and grandfather of the Hon Rupert Craven (1890β95)
763:, and the Berkshires joined a camp of 25,000 men at
543:, was sent with a detachment of 12 companies of the
278:, the military force raised from the freemen of the
220:
was an auxiliary military regiment in the county of
5635:
Military units and formations in Reading, Berkshire
4957:
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
4905:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
4866:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
4828:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
4788:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
4611:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
3859:'Broadwater Common 1793' at Royal Collection Trust.
2357:(from 1839), and nephew Hon Mark Bouverie (1870β72)
2198:(1779) and his son the Hon Richard Neville (1803β4)
384:(TBs), who were mustered for regular training. The
342:Reading supplied a detachment of 10 men to support
4786:Brig Charles Herbert, 'Coxheath Camp, 1778β1779',
1758:Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
5640:Military units and formations established in 1661
4674:, 2nd Edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966.
2909:Cruickshank, pp. 25β7, 126, Appendices 1 & 3.
2399:1897), sons of Lt-Col W.V.B. van de Weyer (above)
1181:for the winter, then was part of a great camp at
630:and was commended for its service in the charge.
41:3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
5606:
5222:
4890:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List
4874:Battles and Generals of the Civil Wars 1642β1651
2143:, promoted 16 June 1888, resigned 28 March, 1894
665:, the English Militia was re-established by the
357:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour (
4903:Rev Percy Sumner, 'Militia Regiments in 1690',
4822:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, ISBN 0-85052-004-5.
2089:, promoted 9 December 1812, died 14 August 1842
1978:. On 27 October 1917 it was transferred to the
1567:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
964:
732:, secured his lines of communication. However,
406:mobilisation, with Reading furnishing 140 men.
318:'s campaign in Scotland that culminated in the
4851:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931.
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2136:, promoted 18 July 1885, resigned 16 June 1888
2112:Adam Blandy, promoted 6 April 1861; appointed
818:were to be provided to each regiment from the
5013:
4999:
4927:The King's War 1641β1647: The Great Rebellion
4899:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
4760:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660β1978
4688:The Development of the British Army 1899β1914
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2351:William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor
2196:Richard Griffin-Neville, 2nd Baron Braybrooke
1638:, until they were disembodied on 7 May 1858.
961:, Reading, and the Market Place in Newbury.
774:The militia were embodied in response to the
4830:, Vol, 78, No 314 (Summer 2000), pp. 81β101.
4722:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911.
4662:, London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1967.
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1353:. Its spent the summer of 1807 in Sussex at
4973:2nd Royal Berkshires Regiment in Burma WWII
4936:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
4868:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216β248.
4790:, Vol 45, No 183 (Autumn 1967), pp. 129β48.
4636:. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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2215:, later 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1881β86)
2152:Frederick G. Barker, promoted 20 April 1909
2077:Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor
2073:, appointed Lord Lieutenant 1786, died 1791
1739:
805:Under threat of French invasion during the
5630:Military units and formations in Berkshire
5006:
4992:
4859:, PhD thesis, King's College London, 1982.
4708:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
4560:
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4336:Royal Berkshire Regiment at Regiments.org.
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2213:George Brudenell-Bruce, Viscount Savernake
2205:later 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1792, to
2146:Thomas John Bowles, promoted 21 April 1894
1966:and on 16 July it joined 193rd Brigade in
1928:
512:of horse in Berkshire, but the men of the
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3109:Royal Berkshire Militia at Regiments.org.
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1994:, where it was disbanded on 19 February.
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1851:of 1908, the militia was replaced by the
925:troops along with the Wiltshire, Dorset,
202:Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading
57:
4634:The amateur military tradition 1558-1945
4613:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5β16.
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3532:
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3305:
3303:
3131:
3082:
3080:
3078:
3076:
3074:
3072:
3070:
3068:
3066:
3064:
2999:
2796:Boynton, pp. 13β7, 91β2, 96, Appendix I.
2437:
1743:
1691:
1575:
1189:. In 1796 the regiment marched into the
1091:French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
968:
746:
570:
495:, where they met several mutineers from
446:
314:of 24 horsemen on 12 September 1542 for
4907:, Vol 28, No 116 (Winter 1950), p. 186.
4884:, Cranfield University PhD thesis 2011.
4631:
4555:
4183:
4129:
3881:
3119:Fissel, pp. 116β7, 207β8, 241β2, 271β3.
2878:
2876:
2683:
2149:Walter Thornton, promoted 21 April 1904
2100:, promoted November 1842; resigned 1861
1444:. In April the regiment passed through
1154:at the beginning of August and then to
350:, and later to attend the coronation.
232:, in 1572 and their service during the
14:
5607:
4929:, London: Collins, 1958/Fontana, 1966.
4781:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
4462:James, p. 55, Appendices II & III.
4411:
4257:
3654:
3634:
3539:
3369:
2874:
2872:
2870:
2868:
2866:
2864:
2862:
2860:
2858:
2856:
2054:in 1688β89 and 1697 as Lord Lieutenant
1720:. The division would have mustered at
1596:, while two companies sailed with the
1505:. A year later they were stationed at
516:were particularly reluctant to serve.
483:area came forward of the 240 due from
290:. The force was reorganised under the
4987:
4849:The Constitutional History of England
4472:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
4273:Royal Berkshires at Long, Long Trail.
4083:
3878:Fortescue, Vol V, pp. 167β8, 198β204.
3527:
3300:
3061:
2184:William Flower, 3rd Viscount Ashbrook
1696:Brock Barracks, Oxford Road, Reading.
1480:Barracks at Plymouth for the winter.
1304:was massing his 'Army of England' at
249:. It later became a battalion of the
4841:, Popular Edn, London:Longman, 1895.
3613:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299β302.
2243:, later 6th Earl of Arran (1887, to
2190:Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore
2132:John Blandy-Jenkins of Kingston and
1274:in Kent, which they shared with the
656:
228:. From their formal organisation as
206:Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon
4940:
3536:Scott, p. 115; Table 3.2.4, p. 128.
3233:
2853:
2501:
1687:1st Berkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
1656:
800:
24:
4715:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
4014:Fortescue, Vol VII, pp. 34β5, 334.
3389:Macaulay, Vol I, pp. 142β3, 340β1.
2225:William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven
1828:
1807:
1300:. During the summer of 1805, when
885:Militia, all under the command of
736:had lost much of his support when
25:
5651:
4660:The Elizabethan Militia 1558β1638
4434:Labour Corps at Long, Long Trail.
2309:Sir Warwick Morshead, 3rd Baronet
2289:Henry Bromley, 3rd Baron Montfort
2058:Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th Baronet
2052:Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
1946:battalions. The battalion became
1679:66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
942:, returning to Newbury in April.
831:Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th Baronet
751:Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
4857:The Militia of London, 1641β1649
4589:
4578:
4569:
4546:
4535:
4526:
4517:
4506:
4497:
4488:
4465:
4456:
4447:
4438:
4427:
4398:
4389:
4380:
4367:
4358:
4349:
4340:
4299:
4286:
4277:
4234:
4225:
4216:
4207:
4174:
4165:
4152:
4143:
4120:
4074:
4065:
4056:
4047:
4026:
4017:
4008:
3999:
3990:
3981:
3970:
3961:
3938:
3929:
3920:
3911:
3902:
3893:
3872:
3863:
3852:
3843:
3840:Knight, pp. 78β9, 111, 255, 411.
3834:
3825:
3816:
3807:
3798:
3789:
2619:
2550:
2251:Sir Claudius Hunter, 2nd Baronet
2071:William Craven, 6th Baron Craven
2014:Regimental commanders included:
1493:on 12 May. They marched through
1448:in wagons to be deployed across
1406:
1372:
421:
260:
104:
86:
73:
59:
3780:
3771:
3762:
3751:
3742:
3733:
3724:
3715:
3706:
3685:
3676:
3625:
3616:
3607:
3598:
3589:
3580:
3571:
3562:
3553:
3518:
3509:
3500:
3491:
3482:
3473:
3464:
3455:
3446:
3437:
3428:
3419:
3410:
3401:
3392:
3383:
3360:
3339:
3330:
3321:
3312:
3289:
3280:
3271:
3262:
3253:
3242:
3224:
3215:
3206:
3197:
3188:
3179:
3170:
3161:
3122:
3113:
2930:
2921:
2912:
2903:
2894:
2885:
2844:
2835:
2826:
2817:
2808:
2799:
2790:
2781:
2772:
2763:
2754:
2745:
2393:William John Bates van de Weyer
2321:Sir Charles Nepean, 5th Baronet
2315:Sir Robert Mowbray, 2nd Baronet
2283:Sir William Milman, 2nd Baronet
2255:Sir Charles Hunter, 3rd Baronet
1964:210th (Infantry) Battalion, TR,
1544:
1221:on 9 June when it marched into
789:
692:broke put in 1665 and when the
4968:β 'BCW Project' (archive site)
4959:β Regiments.org (archive site)
4897:The Army and Society 1815β1914
4876:, London: Seeley Service 1968.
4585:Militia 1850 at Regiments.org.
3804:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530β1.
2736:
2727:
2674:
2665:
2656:
2647:
2638:
2609:
2381:Sir Francis Sykes, 2nd Baronet
2353:(1803β4), and his son the Hon
2219:Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet
1881:
1870:(1911), Churn Camp (1912) and
720:. As the Royal army under the
13:
1:
5625:Militia of the United Kingdom
4749:A History of the British Army
4738:A History of the British Army
4727:A History of the British Army
4720:A History of the British Army
4713:A History of the British Army
4706:A History of the British Army
4601:
4005:Fortescue, Vol VI, pp. 180β1.
3703:Western Appendices A & B.
2555:The regiment bore the single
2521:
2410:1873β75; later commanded the
2105:Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant
2009:
1551:Militia of the United Kingdom
1284:North Infantry Barracks, Deal
705:. The British victory at the
346:against the rebellion of the
4769:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
4682:, London: Marcus Ward, 1877.
3345:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 294β5.
2602:
2345:3rd Northumberland Fusiliers
2241:Arthur Gore, Viscount Sudley
2114:Chief Constable of Berkshire
2060:of Wadley, commissioned 1758
1521:1815 Napoleon returned from
979:American War of Independence
965:American War of Independence
519:
31:Ashley's Regiment of Militia
7:
4364:Dunlop, pp. 131β40, 158-62.
2565:
2446:issued in 1759 carried the
1878:, Felixstowe, in May 1914.
1771:rifles in place of the old
663:Restoration of the Monarchy
175:The Berkshire Militia March
10:
5656:
4755:, London: Macmillan, 1912.
4744:, London: Macmillan, 1910.
4733:, London: Macmillan, 1910.
4632:Beckett, I. F. W. (1991).
4222:Thoyts, pp. 188β90, 195β9.
3739:Thoyts, pp. 89β90, 94β100.
3604:Fortescue, Vol II, p. 133.
2422:Berkshire Fencible Cavalry
1997:
1859:in the SR on 7 June 1908.
1845:Secretary of State for War
1832:
1627:, awarded on 9 June 1856.
1483:
793:
368:
28:
5522:
5486:
5465:
5249:
5242:
5215:
5140:
5104:
5028:
5021:
5015:British Militia Regiments
4806:British Regiments 1914β18
4453:Becke, Pt 3b, Appendix I.
3631:Western, pp. 124β57, 251.
3286:Wedgwood, pp. 177, 180β1.
2778:Maitland, pp. 234β5, 278.
2769:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 125.
2139:George Houblon-Archer of
1992:British Army of the Rhine
1525:, sparking off the short
1193:and was stationed around
1109:French Revolutionary Wars
286:. It continued under the
195:
190:
180:
170:
160:
150:
140:
129:
119:
100:
53:
45:
38:
4777:Col George Jackson Hay,
4767:James Moncrieff Grierson
4690:, London: Methuen, 1938.
4071:Thoyts, pp. 169β74, 181.
3786:Western, pp. 257, 383β4.
3515:Macaulay, Vol I, p. 592.
2653:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 12.
2632:
2597:Royal Berkshire Regiment
2587:Militia (United Kingdom)
2365:King's Royal Rifle Corps
2363:of Hennerton, (1887, to
2355:Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
2160:The following served as
2067:, promoted 15 April 1762
1960:37th Training Reserve Bn
1740:Royal Berkshire Regiment
1361:, with men quartered in
1276:2nd Royal Surrey Militia
600:Second Battle of Newbury
251:Royal Berkshire Regiment
145:Royal Berkshire Regiment
81:Kingdom of Great Britain
29:Not to be confused with
5615:Royal Berkshire Militia
5514:Forfar & Kincardine
5127:Forfar & Kincardine
4444:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 55β9.
2680:Maitland, pp. 162, 276.
2582:Militia (Great Britain)
2516:Berkshire Militia March
2433:Heritage and ceremonial
2235:John Anthony Fonblanque
2203:Charles Brudenell-Bruce
2125:Victor van de Weyer of
1943:9th (Service) Battalion
1929:9th (Reserve) Battalion
1812:After the disasters of
1683:Royal Berkshire Militia
1616:on 26 May, arriving at
796:Militia (Great Britain)
784:Jacobite Rising of 1745
776:Jacobite rising of 1715
620:Third English Civil War
588:First Battle of Newbury
575:Sir Richard Neville by
566:Battle of Turnham Green
365:Berkshire Trained Bands
338:(JPs). On the death of
292:Assizes of Arms of 1181
282:under command of their
269:was descended from the
218:Royal Berkshire Militia
39:Royal Berkshire Militia
4880:Christopher L. Scott,
4395:Frederick, pp. viβvii.
2805:Cruickshank, pp. 24β5.
2424:, later commanded the
2387:Mortimer George Thoyts
2265:Edward Loveden Loveden
1950:, and 96th Bde became
1923:Armistice with Germany
1887:3rd (Reserve Battalion
1749:
1697:
1468:. It was stationed at
974:
973:Coxheath Camp in 1778.
752:
707:St. James's Day Battle
690:Second Anglo-Dutch War
679:Act of Uniformity 1662
579:
465:Sergeant-Major-General
452:
436:(armoured men) and 31
359:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
355:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
348:Duke of Northumberland
4912:Emma Elizabeth Thoyts
4736:Sir John Fortescue,
4725:Sir John Fortescue,
4693:Mark Charles Fissel,
4542:2nd Royal Berkshires.
3958:Thoyts, pp. 158, 180.
3908:Thoyts, pp. 139, 143.
2996:Thoyts, Chapter XIII.
2832:Hay, pp. 11β17, 25β6.
2438:Uniforms and insignia
2323:(1887 to early 1900s)
2120:Montagu, Lord Norreys
2063:Arthur Vansittart of
1747:
1726:Minchinhampton Common
1695:
1598:3rd Middlesex Militia
1576:Crimean War and after
1397:Marquess of Blandford
1365:, and in 1808 was at
1359:Blatchington Barracks
1046:Staffordshire Militia
1029:, to be quartered at
972:
931:South Gloucestershire
827:3rd Duke of St Albans
780:2nd Duke of St Albans
761:Battle of Beachy Head
750:
574:
474:of the Berkshire and
450:
336:Justices of the Peace
320:Battle of Solway Moss
310:. Reading provided a
304:Statute of Winchester
4949:The Long, Long Trail
4855:Lawson Chase Nagel,
4747:Sir John Fortescue,
4718:Sir John Fortescue,
4711:Sir John Fortescue,
4686:Col John K. Dunlop,
4254:Thoyts, pp. 199β205.
3996:Beckett, pp. 114β20.
3309:Hay, pp. 32, 99β104.
3259:Nagel, pp. 129, 137.
3230:Wedgwood, pp. 132β3.
3185:Maitland, pp. 325β6.
3058:Frederick, pp. 90β2.
2492:Battle of Brandywine
2412:Queen's Westminsters
2327:Christopher Oldfield
2085:Thomas Ravenshaw of
1816:at the start of the
1417:Prisoner-of-war camp
1098:Revolutionary France
696:was defeated at the
602:on 27 October 1644,
545:London Trained Bands
4872:Col H.C.B. Rogers,
4355:Thoyts, pp. 208β31.
4307:Late Victorian Army
4180:Thoyts, pp. 179β87.
4149:Grierson, pp. 27β8.
3987:Thoyts, pp. 157β60.
3917:Thoyts, pp. 141β50.
3899:Western, pp. 220β3.
3795:Thoyts, pp. 110β20.
3777:Thoyts, pp. 107β10.
3380:Holmes, pp. 94β100.
3194:Wedgwood, pp. 65β8.
3158:Thoyts, Chapter XV.
2823:Fissel, pp. 183β90.
2760:Fissell, pp. 184β5.
2751:Cruickshank, p. 17.
2644:Fissel, pp. 178β80.
2539:28 April 1781: 29th
2484:Home Service helmet
2337:Lord Algernon Percy
2277:Pryse Pryse Loveden
2033:Sir Richard Neville
1980:Devonshire Regiment
1952:8th Reserve Brigade
1891:On the outbreak of
1553:was revived by the
1427:riots began around
1244:campaign in Holland
860:Winchester Barracks
742:skirmish at Reading
730:Oxfordshire Militia
628:Battle of Worcester
592:Sir Richard Neville
514:Vale of White Horse
461:Newcastle upon Tyne
457:Second Bishops' War
377:Rising of the North
185:Battle of Worcester
5620:Militia of England
4895:Edward M. Spiers,
4758:J.B.M. Frederick,
4670:C.G. Cruickshank,
4552:Thoyts, pp. 126β7.
4523:Thoyts, pp. 130β1.
4494:Thoyts, pp. 10β11.
4406:Army & Society
4386:Dunlop, pp. 270β2.
4375:Army & Society
4323:Thoyts, pp. 206β7.
4294:Army & Society
4213:Davis, pp. 277β85.
4171:Thoyts, pp. 177β9.
4160:Army & Society
4126:Thoyts, pp. 174β6.
4062:Thoyts, pp. 167β9.
4053:Thoyts, pp. 162β7.
4023:Thoyts, pp. 161β2.
3967:Davis, pp. 149β50.
3944:Thoyts, pp. 157β8.
3926:Thoyts, pp. 150β6.
3869:Thoyts, pp. 131β9.
3849:Thoyts, pp. 122β6.
3813:Thoyts, pp. 120β2.
3768:Thoyts, pp. 105β7.
3748:Thoyts, pp. 101β3.
3682:Thoyts, pp. 75β81.
3497:Beckett, pp. 55β6.
3470:Beckett, pp. 54β5.
3461:Western, pp. 41β2.
3357:Grierson, pp. 6β7.
3336:Thoyts, pp. 47β50.
3277:Thoyts, pp. 30β41.
3221:Thoyts, pp. 27β30.
3167:Beckett, pp. 42β3.
2936:Thoyts, pp. 17β24.
2927:Fissel, pp. 174β8.
2918:Beckett, pp. 33β9.
2841:Beckett, pp. 25β6.
2787:Beckett, pp. 23β4.
2369:Sherwood Foresters
2361:John Edward Rhodes
2339:, formerly of the
2329:, formerly of the
2275:1800) and his son
2245:Royal Horse Guards
2229:Berkshire Yeomanry
2221:of Radley (1803β4)
2207:Wiltshire Yeomanry
2065:Shottesbrooke Park
1750:
1698:
1535:Royal Horse Guards
1476:before going into
1389:, formerly of the
1315:Commander-in-Chief
1021:, Wallingford and
975:
887:Lieutenant-General
769:Captain-Lieutenant
753:
724:advanced into the
718:Monmouth Rebellion
580:
558:Battle of Edgehill
534:Lieutenant-Colonel
453:
332:Deputy Lieutenants
330:, assisted by the
155:Reading, Berkshire
5602:
5601:
5598:
5597:
5494:Argyll & Bute
5250:England and Wales
5238:
5237:
5223:England and Wales
5211:
5210:
5112:Argyll & Bute
5029:England and Wales
4923:Veronica Wedgwood
4804:Brig E.A. James,
4678:Capt John Davis,
4658:Lindsay Boynton,
4485:Thoyt, pp. 246β7.
4424:James, pp. 89β90.
4377:, pp. 243β2, 254.
4140:Dunlop, pp. 42β5.
3935:Davis, pp. 143β5.
3721:Thoyts, pp. 83β8.
3712:Thoyts, pp. 82β3.
3595:Thoyts, pp. 63β6.
3506:Thoyts, pp. 58β9.
3452:Thoyts, pp. 52β4.
3407:Thoyts, pp. 51β2.
3398:Maitland, p. 326.
3327:Thoyts, pp. 42β7.
3212:Rogers, pp. 57β8.
3128:Thoyts, pp. 25β7.
2891:Thoyts, pp. 12β3.
2733:Thoyts, pp. 3β10.
2671:Holmes, pp. 90β1.
2577:Militia (English)
2533:12 May 1779: 11th
2530:1 June 1778: 34th
2480:Pro aris et focis
2466:within a crowned
2444:Regimental Colour
2092:John Blagrave of
1730:Russo-Turkish War
1527:Waterloo campaign
1452:, at Liverpool,
1347:Colewort Barracks
1343:Fishcombe Battery
1225:, to barracks in
1140:Earl of Barrymore
1001:and the other at
950:held at Reading.
891:Earl of Effingham
738:William of Orange
722:Earl of Feversham
711:raided the Medway
698:Four Days' Battle
657:Berkshire Militia
547:(LTBs) to secure
530:English Civil War
399:Queen Elizabeth I
324:Siege of Boulogne
238:English Civil War
211:
210:
165:Pro aris et focis
49:1661β1 April 1953
16:(Redirected from
5647:
5247:
5246:
5220:
5219:
5183:Londonderry (II)
5026:
5025:
5008:
5001:
4994:
4985:
4984:
4941:External sources
4672:Elizabeth's Army
4655:
4596:
4593:
4587:
4582:
4576:
4573:
4567:
4562:
4553:
4550:
4544:
4539:
4533:
4530:
4524:
4521:
4515:
4510:
4504:
4501:
4495:
4492:
4486:
4483:
4474:
4469:
4463:
4460:
4454:
4451:
4445:
4442:
4436:
4431:
4425:
4422:
4409:
4402:
4396:
4393:
4387:
4384:
4378:
4371:
4365:
4362:
4356:
4353:
4347:
4344:
4338:
4333:
4324:
4321:
4310:
4309:, pp. 4, 15, 19.
4303:
4297:
4290:
4284:
4281:
4275:
4270:
4255:
4252:
4241:
4240:Grierson, p. 29.
4238:
4232:
4229:
4223:
4220:
4214:
4211:
4205:
4202:
4193:
4190:
4181:
4178:
4172:
4169:
4163:
4156:
4150:
4147:
4141:
4138:
4127:
4124:
4118:
4117:, various dates.
4112:
4081:
4078:
4072:
4069:
4063:
4060:
4054:
4051:
4045:
4044:Beckett, p. 113.
4042:
4033:
4032:Beckett, p. 118.
4030:
4024:
4021:
4015:
4012:
4006:
4003:
3997:
3994:
3988:
3985:
3979:
3974:
3968:
3965:
3959:
3956:
3945:
3942:
3936:
3933:
3927:
3924:
3918:
3915:
3909:
3906:
3900:
3897:
3891:
3890:Hay, pp. 148β52.
3888:
3879:
3876:
3870:
3867:
3861:
3856:
3850:
3847:
3841:
3838:
3832:
3831:Western, p. 277.
3829:
3823:
3820:
3814:
3811:
3805:
3802:
3796:
3793:
3787:
3784:
3778:
3775:
3769:
3766:
3760:
3755:
3749:
3746:
3740:
3737:
3731:
3728:
3722:
3719:
3713:
3710:
3704:
3701:
3692:
3691:Western, p. 379.
3689:
3683:
3680:
3674:
3669:
3652:
3649:
3632:
3629:
3623:
3622:Hay, pp. 136β44.
3620:
3614:
3611:
3605:
3602:
3596:
3593:
3587:
3584:
3578:
3575:
3569:
3566:
3560:
3557:
3551:
3546:
3537:
3534:
3525:
3522:
3516:
3513:
3507:
3504:
3498:
3495:
3489:
3486:
3480:
3477:
3471:
3468:
3462:
3459:
3453:
3450:
3444:
3441:
3435:
3432:
3426:
3423:
3417:
3414:
3408:
3405:
3399:
3396:
3390:
3387:
3381:
3378:
3367:
3364:
3358:
3355:
3346:
3343:
3337:
3334:
3328:
3325:
3319:
3318:Scott, pp. 62β3.
3316:
3310:
3307:
3298:
3293:
3287:
3284:
3278:
3275:
3269:
3266:
3260:
3257:
3251:
3246:
3240:
3237:
3231:
3228:
3222:
3219:
3213:
3210:
3204:
3203:Nagel, pp. 70β2.
3201:
3195:
3192:
3186:
3183:
3177:
3176:Davis, pp. 21β3.
3174:
3168:
3165:
3159:
3156:
3129:
3126:
3120:
3117:
3111:
3106:
3059:
3056:
3013:
3008:
2997:
2994:
2937:
2934:
2928:
2925:
2919:
2916:
2910:
2907:
2901:
2898:
2892:
2889:
2883:
2880:
2851:
2850:Hay, pp. 89, 95.
2848:
2842:
2839:
2833:
2830:
2824:
2821:
2815:
2812:
2806:
2803:
2797:
2794:
2788:
2785:
2779:
2776:
2770:
2767:
2761:
2758:
2752:
2749:
2743:
2740:
2734:
2731:
2725:
2720:
2681:
2678:
2672:
2669:
2663:
2660:
2654:
2651:
2645:
2642:
2626:
2623:
2617:
2613:
2542:7 May 1782: 20th
2536:6 May 1780: 25th
2502:Regimental march
2426:Wargrave Rangers
2341:Grenadier Guards
2162:Honorary Colonel
2157:Honorary Colonel
2026:Sir Jacob Astley
1948:9th (Reserve) Bn
1939:Kitchener's Army
1912:Kitchener's Army
1872:Perham Down Camp
1841:St John Brodrick
1762:Battle of Tofrek
1754:Childers Reforms
1663:Cardwell Reforms
1657:Cardwell Reforms
1648:2nd Royal Surrey
1555:Militia Act 1852
1391:Wargrave Rangers
1280:Shorncliffe Camp
1272:Ashford Barracks
1264:Treaty of Amiens
1054:General Election
1015:Henley-on-Thames
940:prisoners of war
829:, had appointed
807:Seven Years' War
801:Seven Years' War
667:Militia Act 1661
647:Northamptonshire
616:Council of State
568:on 13 November.
528:that led to the
493:Northamptonshire
468:Sir Jacob Astley
226:Southern England
108:
92:
90:
89:
79:
77:
76:
69:
65:
63:
62:
36:
35:
21:
5655:
5654:
5650:
5649:
5648:
5646:
5645:
5644:
5605:
5604:
5603:
5594:
5518:
5482:
5466:Channel Islands
5461:
5392:Nottinghamshire
5372:Montgomeryshire
5337:North Hampshire
5332:Gloucestershire
5292:Caernarvonshire
5287:Carmarthenshire
5272:Buckinghamshire
5234:
5207:
5178:Londonderry (I)
5136:
5100:
5017:
5012:
4982:
4943:
4888:Arthur Sleigh,
4644:
4624:Maj A.F. Becke,
4617:Maj A.F. Becke,
4604:
4599:
4595:Leslie, p. xii.
4594:
4590:
4583:
4579:
4575:Thoyts, p. 124.
4574:
4570:
4563:
4556:
4551:
4547:
4540:
4536:
4532:Thoyts, p. 181.
4531:
4527:
4522:
4518:
4511:
4507:
4503:Thoyts, p. 104.
4502:
4498:
4493:
4489:
4484:
4477:
4470:
4466:
4461:
4457:
4452:
4448:
4443:
4439:
4432:
4428:
4423:
4412:
4403:
4399:
4394:
4390:
4385:
4381:
4372:
4368:
4363:
4359:
4354:
4350:
4346:Thoyts, p. 211.
4345:
4341:
4334:
4327:
4322:
4313:
4304:
4300:
4291:
4287:
4282:
4278:
4271:
4258:
4253:
4244:
4239:
4235:
4230:
4226:
4221:
4217:
4212:
4208:
4204:Thoyts, p. 187.
4203:
4196:
4191:
4184:
4179:
4175:
4170:
4166:
4157:
4153:
4148:
4144:
4139:
4130:
4125:
4121:
4113:
4084:
4079:
4075:
4070:
4066:
4061:
4057:
4052:
4048:
4043:
4036:
4031:
4027:
4022:
4018:
4013:
4009:
4004:
4000:
3995:
3991:
3986:
3982:
3975:
3971:
3966:
3962:
3957:
3948:
3943:
3939:
3934:
3930:
3925:
3921:
3916:
3912:
3907:
3903:
3898:
3894:
3889:
3882:
3877:
3873:
3868:
3864:
3857:
3853:
3848:
3844:
3839:
3835:
3830:
3826:
3822:Thoyts, p. 122.
3821:
3817:
3812:
3808:
3803:
3799:
3794:
3790:
3785:
3781:
3776:
3772:
3767:
3763:
3756:
3752:
3747:
3743:
3738:
3734:
3729:
3725:
3720:
3716:
3711:
3707:
3702:
3695:
3690:
3686:
3681:
3677:
3670:
3655:
3650:
3635:
3630:
3626:
3621:
3617:
3612:
3608:
3603:
3599:
3594:
3590:
3586:Beckett, p. 57.
3585:
3581:
3576:
3572:
3568:Beckett, p. 56.
3567:
3563:
3559:Western, p. 53.
3558:
3554:
3547:
3540:
3535:
3528:
3524:Hay, pp. 112β3.
3523:
3519:
3514:
3510:
3505:
3501:
3496:
3492:
3487:
3483:
3478:
3474:
3469:
3465:
3460:
3456:
3451:
3447:
3442:
3438:
3434:Beckett, p. 53.
3433:
3429:
3425:Western, p. 35.
3424:
3420:
3416:Beckett, p. 52.
3415:
3411:
3406:
3402:
3397:
3393:
3388:
3384:
3379:
3370:
3366:Hay, pp. 104β7.
3365:
3361:
3356:
3349:
3344:
3340:
3335:
3331:
3326:
3322:
3317:
3313:
3308:
3301:
3294:
3290:
3285:
3281:
3276:
3272:
3267:
3263:
3258:
3254:
3247:
3243:
3238:
3234:
3229:
3225:
3220:
3216:
3211:
3207:
3202:
3198:
3193:
3189:
3184:
3180:
3175:
3171:
3166:
3162:
3157:
3132:
3127:
3123:
3118:
3114:
3107:
3062:
3057:
3016:
3009:
3000:
2995:
2940:
2935:
2931:
2926:
2922:
2917:
2913:
2908:
2904:
2899:
2895:
2890:
2886:
2882:Hay, pp. 375β6.
2881:
2854:
2849:
2845:
2840:
2836:
2831:
2827:
2822:
2818:
2813:
2809:
2804:
2800:
2795:
2791:
2786:
2782:
2777:
2773:
2768:
2764:
2759:
2755:
2750:
2746:
2742:Beckett, p. 20.
2741:
2737:
2732:
2728:
2721:
2684:
2679:
2675:
2670:
2666:
2661:
2657:
2652:
2648:
2643:
2639:
2635:
2630:
2629:
2624:
2620:
2614:
2610:
2605:
2592:Special Reserve
2568:
2553:
2524:
2514:, to compose a
2504:
2468:star and garter
2440:
2435:
2383:(resigned 1799)
2178:
2159:
2107:
2020:
2012:
2000:
1931:
1889:
1884:
1864:Salisbury Plain
1853:Special Reserve
1849:Haldane Reforms
1837:
1835:Special Reserve
1831:
1829:Special Reserve
1818:Second Boer War
1810:
1808:Second Boer War
1793:Berkshire Downs
1742:
1659:
1610:Treaty of Paris
1578:
1547:
1486:
1433:Weeley Barracks
1409:
1375:
1235:King George III
1148:Tunbridge Wells
1093:
1073:Tunbridge Wells
1050:Hilsea Barracks
1009:who were being
967:
955:Treaty of Paris
935:South Hampshire
871:Gloucestershire
816:drill sergeants
803:
798:
792:
757:Duke of Norfolk
659:
643:Huntingdonshire
522:
506:Earl of Holland
502:Lord Lieutenant
424:
373:
367:
328:Lord Lieutenant
316:King Henry VIII
298:, and again by
267:English militia
263:
214:
204:
197:
114:Special Reserve
87:
85:
84:
74:
72:
71:
60:
58:
40:
34:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
5653:
5643:
5642:
5637:
5632:
5627:
5622:
5617:
5600:
5599:
5596:
5595:
5593:
5592:
5587:
5582:
5577:
5572:
5570:Queen's County
5567:
5562:
5557:
5552:
5547:
5542:
5537:
5532:
5526:
5524:
5520:
5519:
5517:
5516:
5511:
5506:
5501:
5496:
5490:
5488:
5484:
5483:
5481:
5480:
5475:
5469:
5467:
5463:
5462:
5460:
5459:
5454:
5449:
5447:Worcestershire
5444:
5439:
5434:
5429:
5424:
5419:
5414:
5409:
5404:
5399:
5394:
5389:
5387:Northumberland
5384:
5379:
5374:
5369:
5367:Merionethshire
5364:
5359:
5354:
5349:
5344:
5339:
5334:
5329:
5324:
5319:
5314:
5309:
5304:
5299:
5294:
5289:
5284:
5279:
5277:Cambridgeshire
5274:
5269:
5267:Brecknockshire
5264:
5259:
5253:
5251:
5244:
5240:
5239:
5236:
5235:
5233:
5232:
5226:
5224:
5217:
5213:
5212:
5209:
5208:
5206:
5205:
5200:
5195:
5190:
5185:
5180:
5175:
5170:
5165:
5160:
5155:
5150:
5144:
5142:
5138:
5137:
5135:
5134:
5129:
5124:
5119:
5114:
5108:
5106:
5102:
5101:
5099:
5098:
5093:
5088:
5083:
5078:
5076:Northumberland
5073:
5068:
5063:
5058:
5053:
5048:
5043:
5038:
5032:
5030:
5023:
5019:
5018:
5011:
5010:
5003:
4996:
4988:
4981:
4980:
4975:
4970:
4961:
4952:
4942:
4939:
4938:
4937:
4932:J.R. Western,
4930:
4919:
4909:
4900:
4893:
4886:
4877:
4870:
4861:
4852:
4845:F. W. Maitland
4842:
4832:
4823:
4816:
4811:Roger Knight,
4809:
4802:
4795:Richard Holmes
4792:
4783:
4774:
4763:
4756:
4745:
4734:
4723:
4716:
4709:
4702:John Fortescue
4698:
4691:
4684:
4675:
4668:
4663:
4656:
4642:
4629:
4622:
4615:
4605:
4603:
4600:
4598:
4597:
4588:
4577:
4568:
4554:
4545:
4534:
4525:
4516:
4513:Linney-Drouet.
4505:
4496:
4487:
4475:
4464:
4455:
4446:
4437:
4426:
4410:
4397:
4388:
4379:
4366:
4357:
4348:
4339:
4325:
4311:
4298:
4285:
4283:Davis, p. 291.
4276:
4256:
4242:
4233:
4231:Davis, p. 280.
4224:
4215:
4206:
4194:
4192:Leslie, p. 51.
4182:
4173:
4164:
4151:
4142:
4128:
4119:
4082:
4073:
4064:
4055:
4046:
4034:
4025:
4016:
4007:
3998:
3989:
3980:
3969:
3960:
3946:
3937:
3928:
3919:
3910:
3901:
3892:
3880:
3871:
3862:
3851:
3842:
3833:
3824:
3815:
3806:
3797:
3788:
3779:
3770:
3761:
3750:
3741:
3732:
3730:Thoyts, p. 91.
3723:
3714:
3705:
3693:
3684:
3675:
3653:
3651:Sleigh, p. 50.
3633:
3624:
3615:
3606:
3597:
3588:
3579:
3570:
3561:
3552:
3538:
3526:
3517:
3508:
3499:
3490:
3488:Thoyts, p. 57.
3481:
3479:Scott, p. 257.
3472:
3463:
3454:
3445:
3443:Scott, p. 157.
3436:
3427:
3418:
3409:
3400:
3391:
3382:
3368:
3359:
3347:
3338:
3329:
3320:
3311:
3299:
3288:
3279:
3270:
3268:Rogers, p. 66.
3261:
3252:
3241:
3232:
3223:
3214:
3205:
3196:
3187:
3178:
3169:
3160:
3130:
3121:
3112:
3060:
3014:
2998:
2938:
2929:
2920:
2911:
2902:
2900:Thoyts, p. 15.
2893:
2884:
2852:
2843:
2834:
2825:
2816:
2807:
2798:
2789:
2780:
2771:
2762:
2753:
2744:
2735:
2726:
2682:
2673:
2664:
2655:
2646:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2628:
2627:
2618:
2607:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2600:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2567:
2564:
2552:
2549:
2544:
2543:
2540:
2537:
2534:
2531:
2523:
2520:
2503:
2500:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2430:
2429:
2418:Morris Ximenes
2414:
2406:, joined from
2404:Howard Vincent
2400:
2390:
2384:
2378:
2375:Clement Saxton
2372:
2358:
2348:
2334:
2324:
2318:
2312:
2306:
2296:
2286:
2280:
2262:
2248:
2238:
2232:
2222:
2216:
2210:
2199:
2193:
2187:
2176:Other officers
2173:
2172:
2169:
2154:
2153:
2150:
2147:
2144:
2137:
2130:
2127:Kingston Lisle
2123:
2117:
2102:
2101:
2090:
2083:
2080:
2074:
2068:
2061:
2055:
2049:
2046:
2043:
2040:John Barkstead
2036:
2029:
2011:
2008:
1999:
1996:
1935:Lord Kitchener
1930:
1927:
1899:, Portsmouth.
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1876:Landguard Fort
1833:Main article:
1830:
1827:
1809:
1806:
1777:Ashdown Forest
1741:
1738:
1702:Brock Barracks
1690:
1689:
1684:
1681:
1676:
1658:
1655:
1602:Great Tasmania
1586:Ionian Islands
1577:
1574:
1569:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1546:
1543:
1485:
1482:
1413:Great Yarmouth
1408:
1405:
1400:
1399:
1393:
1387:Morris Ximenes
1383:
1374:
1371:
1311:Rushmere Heath
1187:Isle of Thanet
1152:Ashdown Forest
1142:died when the
1102:Earl of Radnor
1092:
1089:
966:
963:
802:
799:
794:Main article:
791:
788:
771:Edmund Sayer.
677:Following the
658:
655:
624:New Model Army
608:John Barkstead
577:William Dobson
549:Windsor Castle
521:
518:
470:was appointed
429:King Charles I
423:
420:
403:Tilbury speech
369:Main article:
366:
363:
340:King Edward VI
262:
259:
212:
209:
208:
199:
193:
192:
188:
187:
182:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
162:
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
131:
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
102:
98:
97:
94:United Kingdom
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5652:
5641:
5638:
5636:
5633:
5631:
5628:
5626:
5623:
5621:
5618:
5616:
5613:
5612:
5610:
5591:
5588:
5586:
5583:
5581:
5578:
5576:
5573:
5571:
5568:
5566:
5563:
5561:
5558:
5556:
5553:
5551:
5548:
5546:
5545:King's County
5543:
5541:
5538:
5536:
5533:
5531:
5528:
5527:
5525:
5521:
5515:
5512:
5510:
5507:
5505:
5502:
5500:
5497:
5495:
5492:
5491:
5489:
5485:
5479:
5476:
5474:
5471:
5470:
5468:
5464:
5458:
5455:
5453:
5450:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5440:
5438:
5435:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5422:Staffordshire
5420:
5418:
5415:
5413:
5410:
5408:
5405:
5403:
5402:Pembrokeshire
5400:
5398:
5395:
5393:
5390:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5368:
5365:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5342:Hertfordshire
5340:
5338:
5335:
5333:
5330:
5328:
5325:
5323:
5320:
5318:
5315:
5313:
5310:
5308:
5305:
5303:
5300:
5298:
5295:
5293:
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5282:Cardiganshire
5280:
5278:
5275:
5273:
5270:
5268:
5265:
5263:
5260:
5258:
5255:
5254:
5252:
5248:
5245:
5241:
5231:
5230:Monmouthshire
5228:
5227:
5225:
5221:
5218:
5214:
5204:
5201:
5199:
5196:
5194:
5191:
5189:
5186:
5184:
5181:
5179:
5176:
5174:
5171:
5169:
5166:
5164:
5161:
5159:
5156:
5154:
5151:
5149:
5146:
5145:
5143:
5139:
5133:
5130:
5128:
5125:
5123:
5120:
5118:
5115:
5113:
5110:
5109:
5107:
5103:
5097:
5094:
5092:
5089:
5087:
5084:
5082:
5079:
5077:
5074:
5072:
5069:
5067:
5064:
5062:
5059:
5057:
5054:
5052:
5049:
5047:
5044:
5042:
5039:
5037:
5034:
5033:
5031:
5027:
5024:
5020:
5016:
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2572:Trained Bands
2570:
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2560:Mediterranean
2558:
2557:Battle honour
2551:Battle Honour
2548:
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5499:Berwickshire
5302:Denbighshire
5257:Bedfordshire
4965:
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4955:T.F. Mills,
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4408:, pp. 275β7.
4405:
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4296:, pp. 195β6.
4293:
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4080:Hay, p. 154.
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2464:Royal cypher
2461:
2448:Coat of arms
2441:
2397:Scots Guards
2272:
2175:
2174:
2156:
2155:
2141:Welford Park
2104:
2103:
2024:Sgt-Maj-Gen
2017:
2016:
2013:
2004:World War II
2001:
1963:
1959:
1956:Wool, Dorset
1947:
1942:
1932:
1916:
1907:
1901:
1890:
1861:
1856:
1838:
1825:in Ireland.
1811:
1797:Lord Wantage
1773:Snider Rifle
1766:
1751:
1712:
1710:
1699:
1660:
1652:
1640:
1629:
1624:
1613:
1601:
1593:
1579:
1570:
1548:
1545:1852 Reforms
1539:
1511:
1491:Cobh of Cork
1487:
1421:Norman Cross
1410:
1401:
1376:
1319:Duke of York
1291:
1288:
1268:
1240:
1215:
1203:
1191:West Country
1168:
1125:
1119:and mounted
1106:
1094:
1085:peace treaty
1069:Lenham Heath
1058:
1039:
1007:Reading Gaol
996:
976:
952:
944:
915:
875:Bedfordshire
864:
824:
820:Regular Army
804:
790:1757 Reforms
773:
754:
726:West Country
715:
687:
676:
660:
651:Rutlandshire
639:Protectorate
635:Commonwealth
632:
612:
581:
523:
454:
440:(armed with
425:
408:
374:
352:
344:Queen Mary I
288:Norman kings
273:
264:
247:Regular Army
217:
215:
174:
164:
141:Part of
26:
5555:Londonderry
5407:Radnorshire
5397:Oxfordshire
5382:Northampton
4751:, Vol VII,
4162:, pp. 91β2.
2616:enlistment.
2496:Forage caps
2486:plates and
1893:World War I
1882:World War I
1785:LeeβMetford
1600:aboard the
1531:7th Hussars
1313:before the
1256:Southampton
959:The Forbury
907:Wallingford
879:Dorsetshire
844:Marlborough
508:, raised a
476:Oxfordshire
434:Cuirassiers
271:Anglo-Saxon
255:World War I
236:and in the
181:Engagements
151:Garrison/HQ
96:(1801β1953)
83:(1707β1800)
5609:Categories
5457:North York
5352:Lancashire
5322:Flintshire
5198:Mid-Ulster
5132:Haddington
5066:Lancashire
5041:Carmarthen
4740:, Vol VI,
4602:References
2522:Precedence
2512:Maidenhead
2343:(1881, to
2301:(1855; to
2291:(1798; to
2257:(1875, to
2134:Llanharran
2010:Commanders
1868:Felixstowe
1814:Black Week
1789:Churn Down
1722:Gloucester
1706:War Office
1450:Lancashire
1438:Manchester
1429:Nottingham
1369:Barracks.
1331:Berry Head
1294:Chelmsford
1171:Eastbourne
1136:Lieutenant
1117:Volunteers
1081:Gillingham
1042:Shrewsbury
1023:Bensington
848:Hungerford
765:Portsmouth
694:Royal Navy
683:Dissenters
661:After the
633:Under the
553:Surrey TBs
526:Parliament
198:commanders
191:Commanders
5585:Westmeath
5575:Tipperary
5540:Fermanagh
5504:Edinburgh
5452:East York
5442:Wiltshire
5362:Middlesex
5327:Glamorgan
5262:Berkshire
5216:Engineers
5188:Tipperary
5117:Edinburgh
5096:Yorkshire
5056:Glamorgan
5022:Artillery
4753:1809β1810
4742:1807β1809
4731:1803β1807
4729:, Vol V,
4115:Army List
2603:Footnotes
2488:Glengarry
2408:23rd Foot
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2331:85th Foot
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2311:(1863β64)
2303:47th Foot
2293:26th Foot
2285:(1808β12)
2271:(1779 to
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2186:(1787β95)
2094:Southcote
2087:Bracknell
1908:see below
1713:Army List
1667:Volunteer
1636:Aldershot
1630:When the
1614:Imperador
1472:and then
1458:Blackburn
1442:Liverpool
1248:15th Foot
1207:Wokingham
1164:Hampshire
1077:Rochester
1065:Maidstone
1061:Sevenoaks
1019:Nettlebed
1011:impressed
1003:Woodstock
988:Maidstone
911:Oakingham
883:Wiltshire
867:34th Foot
839:John Dodd
537:John Venn
520:Civil War
401:gave her
391:petronels
222:Berkshire
135:Battalion
70:1661β1707
5560:Longford
5487:Scotland
5473:Guernsey
5417:Somerset
5297:Cheshire
5243:Infantry
5105:Scotland
5081:Pembroke
5036:Cardigan
4652:24467763
4404:Spiers,
4373:Spiers,
4305:Spiers,
4292:Spiers,
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2566:See also
2201:The Hon
2018:Colonels
1972:Taverham
1866:(1910),
1823:Kilkenny
1781:II Corps
1618:Spithead
1594:Saldhana
1513:Napoleon
1495:Midleton
1474:Bideford
1470:Somerton
1466:Plymouth
1367:Hailsham
1355:Steyning
1327:Somerset
1306:Boulogne
1302:Napoleon
1231:Weymouth
1179:Sandwich
1156:Brighton
1121:Yeomanry
869:and the
812:adjutant
672:Cromwell
497:Daventry
489:Brackley
485:Abingdon
442:carbines
161:Motto(s)
124:Infantry
5590:Wicklow
5550:Leitrim
5535:Donegal
5523:Ireland
5427:Suffolk
5412:Rutland
5377:Norfolk
5203:Wicklow
5163:Donegal
5141:Ireland
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5071:Norfolk
4765:Lt-Col
4565:Baldry.
3672:Parkyn.
3549:Sumner.
2510:, near
1998:Postwar
1984:Norwich
1976:Norfolk
1791:on the
1718:V Corps
1606:Cholera
1499:Athlone
1484:Ireland
1478:Millbay
1454:Preston
1425:Luddite
1351:Portsea
1349:and at
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1323:Taunton
1298:Ipswich
1211:Wantage
1031:Romford
999:Banbury
923:Hessian
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472:colonel
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5357:London
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