Bedfordshire Militia

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King drew 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; Bedfordshire was placed at 18th, and this was retained when the list was revised in 1855. Most militia regiments ignored the numeral, but the Bedfordshires did briefly include'18' in their insignia.

1846:') 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 in the Harwich defences formed the 1229:, the first regiment to move into the newly built barracks. It remained there to protect the Weedon ordnance depot for almost two years. The Bedfordshires marched out on 2 July 1810, reaching Hastings on 11 July. It then moved on 11 August to Brighton, where it joined a great review of the Sussex Division on Balls Down by the 1476:, many militia units were embodied again, the Bedfordshire LI assembling at Bedford on 2 November 1857. On 8 December it proceeded to Aldershot, where it went into huts at South Camp. Training exercises were conducted between troops in South Camp and North Camp. On 16 June 1858 the Bedfordshire LI was sent to 1810:

3rd Bedfords spent the whole war in the Harwich Garrison, sending drafts to the fighting battalions: Under War Office Instruction 106 of 10 November 1915 the 3rd Bn was ordered to send a draft of 109 men to the new Machine Gun Training Centre at Grantham where they were to form the basis of a brigade

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until 29 August. The regiment then moved to Roscommon, where it was based for almost a year. The war having ended in April, the regiment returned to Athlone on 26 July 1814 to prepare to sail back England. On 26 September it began its march to Dublin, where it embarked on 30 September and disembarked

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In order to have as many men as possible under arms for home defence 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. Bedfordshire's additional quota was fixed

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to supplement the defences, after which intensive training began. As well as defence tasks, the battalion's role was to equip Special Reservists, new recruits and returning wounded and send them as reinforcement drafts to the regular battalions of the Bedfords serving overseas. The 9th (Reserve) Bn

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of Hocking Grange in 1876), retired from the command. As part of the 1852 reforms the rank of colonel in the militia had been abolished, and the lieutenant-colonel would become commanding officer (CO). After Sir Richard Gilpin's retirement, Lt-Col and Honorary Colonel William Stuart assumed command.

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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 Bedfordshire Militia were assigned to 2nd Brigade of 3rd

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In January 1815 orders were issued to disembody the militia. The Bedfordshires marched to Bedford, where it was disembodied on 1 February. The arms were sent to Weedon for storage, and the permanent staff of sergeants and drummers under the adjutant used a storehouse rented by the county near Castle

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1806–24) had the Royal Cypher 'GR' twice entwined within a crowned strap inscribed 'BEDFORD MILITIA'; the 1837–55 pattern changed the cypher to 'VR" and the strap to a garter. Two patterns of Local Militia buttons are known: one was similar to the 1806 militia button with the inscription altered to

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No invasion force ever threatened the Harwich Defences during the war, but from January 1915 German airships and later aircraft were sometimes seen passing over the coast. On 4 July and 22 July 1917 squadrons of aircraft bombed the Felixstowe area, causing numerous casualties among the garrison and

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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. 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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had become a serious threat, with the French sending help to the rebels. In June, the Bedfordshire was among the militia regiments that volunteered to serve in Ireland, and once the necessary legislation was passed by parliament it was one of 13 regiments whose offer was accepted. While waiting for

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were warned that a thousand men were coming to murder them, so they fled. The mob levied 'contributions' from their houses, took the parish lists from the inn where the meeting was to have been held and broke the windows. The troubles continued for a few weeks and then subsided. The Lord Lieutenant

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The militia order of precedence balloted for in 1793 (Bedfordshire was 42nd) remained in force throughout the French Revolutionary War. Another ballot for precedence took place in 1803 at the start of the Napoleonic War, when Bedfordshire was 13th. This order continued until 1833. In that year the

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on 19 August. In October there were calls for militiamen to volunteer for the regular army, and by the end of the year 245 men of the Bedfordshire LI had taken the bounty. Seventy men of the regiment also had to be released because of a legal problem with their 1852 enlistments. Thus depleted, 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. Col John Osborn succeeded as 5th

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Legislation passed in 1811 permitted English militia regiments to serve in Ireland once again, for a period of up to two years. In June 1813 the Bedfordshire Militia received orders for Ireland and on 14 June began the 215 miles (346 km) march from Yarmouth to Bristol, where it embarked on 14

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While the Militia were the mainstay of national defence during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, they were supplemented from 1808 by the Local Militia, which were part-time and only to be used within their own districts. These were raised to counter the declining numbers of Volunteers, and if

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Early in 1798 the embodied militia regiments were ordered to be augmented from the supplementaries. On 26 March 1798 the Bedfordshire Militia at Lewes was reinforced by a draft of supplementary militiamen who had been marched from Bedford by two officers who had been there on leave. The augmented

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c. 50), enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment. 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

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on 1 June. By now it consisted of eight companies, including a Grenadier Company and a Light Company ()known as 'flank companies'), and was equipped with two 6-pounder 'battalion guns'. Two companies were stationed in the forts. The troops at Eastbourne were commanded by Maj-Gen Forbes under Sir

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in Essex. This was a large camp of Regular and Militia regiments under Lt-Gen Cornwallis. However, after a month the Bedfordshires were moved to Danbury where a militia brigade was camped under Maj-Gen Morshead. In November the regiment moved to Kent, being ferried across the Thames Estuary near

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In September 1759 it was ordered that militia regiments on service were to take precedence from the date of their arrival in camp. In 1760 this was altered to a system of drawing lots where regiments did duty together. During the War of American Independence the counties were given an order of

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Annual training continued for the militia thereafter, ballots were held regularly, and officers were commissioned to fill vacancies. The Marquess of Tavistock died in 1767, and his father the Duke of Bedford died at the beginning of January 1771: on 20 January 1771 the Earl of Upper Ossory was

1126:. While quartered at Bristol the previous winter serious disputes had occurred between Col Moore and the senior officers. A Court of Enquiry had since been held, and on 12 January 1805 the Earl of Upper Ossory as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 'displaced' Col Moore and in his place appointed 1410:, with an establishment strength of 19 officers and 550 ORs in six companies. It paraded for the first time on 16 November 1852 on St Peter's Green in Bedford, still under the command of the officers appointed in 1848. When the weather was bad it carried out its training in the sheds of the 672:

each) to offer bounties to volunteers willing to serve in place of the balloted men. The regiment received its weapons and was officially formed on 25 February 1760. On 4 March it was embodied for full-time service. After training, it marched on 2 June to join a large camp being formed at

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and threatened invasion. On 1 September 1805 the regiment was 363 strong under the command of Lt-Col Richard Gilpin. On 15 September the brigade marched to Hemerdon, arriving on 20 September. This camp was broken up on 22 December and the regiments dispersed, the Bedfordshires going to

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cap of 1874–81 had a badge with castle and eagle within a circle inside the curl of a bugle-horn, the circle inscribed 'BEDFORDSHIRE MILITIA'. In 1881 the badge of the new Bedfordshire Regiment was adopted. There being no distinctive badge for Bedfordshire, this incorporated the

1815:. In addition, 10 men at a time were to undergo training at Grantham as battalion machine gunners. The order stated that 'Great care should be taken in the selection of men for training as machine gunners as only well educated and intelligent men are suitable for this work'. 1367:, who had joined the Bedfordshire Militia as a captain in 1820, was appointed colonel of the regiment on 11 September 1848. William Higgins was promoted to lt-col at the same time, having been commissioned as major in 1847. Colonel Gilpin became MP for Bedfordshire in 1851. 613:, the men being conscripted by means of parish ballots (paid substitutes were permitted) to serve for three years. In peacetime they assembled for 28 days' annual training. There was a property qualification for officers, who were commissioned by the lord lieutenant. An 697:. The camp broke up in November and the regiment marched to Northampton, where it spent a few weeks, before returning to Bedford. Although the war continued, the Bedfordshire Militia was disembodied at the end of December 1761, after a year and seven months' service. 387:

training and equipping the militia became a priority. From 1584 counties were organised into groups for training purposes, with emphasis on the invasion-threatened 'maritime' counties. However, the small inland county of Bedfordshire was given little priority. The

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of Bedfordshire served during times of international tension and all of Britain's major wars. The regiment provided internal security and home defence, relieving regular troops from routine garrison duties and acting as a source of trained officers and men for the

458:. When open warfare broke out between the King and Parliament, neither side made much use of the trained bands 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. 1671:, who had seen action in the Crimean War, had been commissioned as major of the Bedfordshires on 18 April 1874. The difficulty of controlling men in billets and the lack of a rifle range at Bedford led to the suggestion that the 3rd Bn should join the 1st Bn at 649:(aged 17), the major (there was no lieutenant-colonel because it was such a small regiment). Though young, they were very keen. The Marquess of Tavistock confessed that he was militia mad', and that it was 'my ruling passion in life', and Osborn later became a 1878:, where it trained drafts for the 6th, 7th and 8th (Service) Bns of the regiment. On 1 September 1916 the 2nd Reserve battalions were transferred to the Training Reserve (TR) and the 9th Bedfords was absorbed into the other TR battalions of 6th Reserve Bde. 1085:

were under way, and in November 1801 the Bedfordshire Militia was ordered back to Bedford to be disembodied. This entailed a march of 254 miles in 17 days in severe winter weather. It arrived on 1 December and the men were disembodied the following day.

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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 actually called out each year. In 1786 the number of permanent non-commissioned officers (NCOs) was reduced.

522:. c. 6) 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 809:. This was the army's largest training camp, where the militia were exercised as part of a division alongside regular troops while providing a reserve in case of French invasion of South East England. In 1781 it was under the command of Lt-Gen 853:

declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793. The Bedfordshires were embodied on 4 February 1793 under the command of the Earl of Upper Ossory. In March the regiment with six companies began moving by stages to a large camp being formed at

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In 1763 the disembodied Bedfordshire Militia was reduced to six companies, including a Grenadier Company, totalling 400 ORs; the colonel would only rank as a lieutenant-colonel commandant. The six companies were to be based as follows:

797:, and then joined a militia encampment at Buckland Down for the summer. The camp broke up on 31 October and the regiments went into winter quarters, the Bedfordshires returning to their own county. In June 1781 the regiment moved to 1277:

their ranks could not be filled voluntarily the Militia Ballot was employed. They would be trained once a year. Bedfordshire formed two regiments of Local Militia, each of eight companies, the first under the command of Lt-Cols

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During the disembodiment the county erected a new Militia Depot at Bedford to store the arms and clothing and with quarters for most of the NCOs of the permanent staff. When a large expeditionary force was sent to suppress the

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However, the Peace of Amiens was short-lived and Britain declared war on France once more on 18 May 1803, the Bedfordshire Militia having already been re-embodied on 25 March. The regiment left Bedford on 20 May and marched to

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

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in 1588 led to the mustering of the TBs in April. They were put on one hour's notice in June and called out on 23 July as the Armada approached, but Bedfordshire's muster from that year does not seen to have survived.

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in Essex, but did not join until the end of July. At the end of October it moved into barracks in Harwich for the winter. In June 1794 it camped outside Harwich once more with another regiment, having detachments at

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At the same time the Bedfordshire LI was augmented to eight companies, a total of 820 all ranks. It was further increased to 904 in 1877. Following the Cardwell Reforms a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the

1414:. The regiment assembled for annual training from 27 September to 23 October 1853, when the inspecting officer condemned the old storehouse as quite unfit for use. Annual training in 1854 was from 5 May to 1 June. 1289:(former MP for Bedford, who had been a captain in the Earl of Upper Ossory's Regiment of Bedford Volunteers in 1803 and later its lt-col) and R. Garstin. One of the captains in 1810 was Tavistock's younger brother 2135:(described in the 19th Century as dark green). On joining the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1881 the dark green facings changed to the white of an English county regiment, much to the disgust of the Bedfordshire LI. 954:

was held at Lewes on two lieutenants of the Bedfordshire Militia. One was dismissed from the service, the other required to resign. These seem to be the only courts-martial recorded on officers of the regiment.

1426:, the militia being called out for home defence. The Bedfordshire Light Infantry was called out on 15 July and assembled under Col Gilpin at Bedford on 1 August. It proceeded by rail to its assigned station at 396:

In the 16th Century little distinction was made between the militia and the troops levied by the counties for overseas expeditions. Between 1589 and 1601 Bedfordshire supplied over 1,200 levies for service in

1012:. On 8 July 1798 a general order was issued to form temporary battalions from the flank companies of militia regiments in the Southern District. The Grenadier Company of the Bedfordshires joined those of the 1802:

Lord Ampthill himself saw active service during the war as CO of one of the 'Kitchener' battalions, the 8th Bedfords, and later of the 13th Leicesters, and was twice mentioned in despatches and promoted to

641:(where the Duke was also lord lieutenant), the gentlemen of the county were slow to come forward. It was not until 8 September 1759 that he was able to report that he had selected the officers. His son the 882:

On 25 June 1795 the Earl of Upper Ossory gave up personal command of the Bedfordshire Militia and Lt-Col Francis Moore was promoted to succeed him as colonel. That month the regiment marched to camp at

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At this time junior militia officers were prone to disobedience to routine orders and disrespect to their superiors, and in February 1798 a general court-martial presided over by the colonel of the

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Bedfordshire's quota was set at 400 men but there were anti-militia riots in the county: on 30 August there was a rising in the eastern parts and the magistrates assembled to conduct the ballot at

1705:, when the bulk of the Regular Army and Militia Reserve was sent to South Africa, the 3rd Bn was embodied on 8 May 1900. It served at home and then was disembodied on 4 December the same year. 1733:(SR), a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime, rather like the earlier Militia Reserve. The battalion became the 424:

attempted to reform them into a national force or 'Perfect Militia' answering to the king rather than local control. In 1638 the Bedford TBs mustered 500 foot armed with 296 muskets and 204

1661:, leaving the Bedfordshire LI as the 3rd and the Hertfordshire Militia as the 4th Bns of the Bedfordshire Regiment. The change adversely affected recruitment to the Bedfordshire Militia. 4158: 526:'s military dictatorship, and almost the whole burden of home defence and internal security was entrusted to the militia. The militia were frequently called out during the reign of 461:

Once Parliament had re-established full control it passed new Militia Acts in 1648 and 1650 that replaced lords lieutenant with county commissioners appointed by Parliament or the

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when the country was threatened with invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain. The Bedfordshire Militia was embodied in the spring of 1778, and on 5 May marched to

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with a number of other militia regiments. The Bedfordshire LI left Aldershot by train on 10 December bound for Liverpool, where it embarked for Ireland next day. It landed at

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in Dublin for a grand review. It continued to do duty in Dublin until 3 June, when it returned via Liverpool and was billeted in Bedford until disembodiment on 2 July 1856.

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Although a regiment with fewer than eight companies was only entitled to two field officers, it was entitled to the third if the lord lieutenant took the colonelcy himself.

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began shortly aftrewards. The remaining personnel of the 3rd (Reserve) Bn were posted to the 1st Bn on 12 August 1919 and the battalion was disembodied the following day.

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In 1869 the training routine was varied when the Bedfordshire LI were brigaded with other militia regiments from surrounding counties for a review in the Duke of Bedford's

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at Liverpool on 10 October. On arrival it was sent on a 246 miles (396 km) march to Colchester Barracks, arriving on 4 November. On 12 December it went to Ipswich and

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of 1881 completed the Cardwell process by converting the Regular regiments into two-battalion county regiments, each with two militia battalions. The 16th Foot became the

700: 1675:, for its annual training in 1882. The experiment was considered a success and was repeated the following year. On 12 June 1883, while 3rd Bn was at Shorncliffe, the 1741:, a kinsman of the Duke of Bedford, was appointed CO. He was a former Governor of Madras and acting Viceroy of India, and had formerly served as a lieutenant in the 1609:. The Bedfordshire LI had 169 reservists on its strength, and only one failed to respond. Of these accepted for service, 69 reinforced the 16th Foot, 45 went to the 4525: 3754: 3129: 1807:

Colonel. The battalion's former CO, the 11th Duke of Bedford, also came out of retirement in 1914 as colonel commanding the Bedfordshire Regiment Training Depot.

1484:. In June 1859 the regiment returned to South Camp, Aldershot. In August it received sudden orders to go to Dorsetshire, where HQ and two companies were sent to 4656: 3864:, London: United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987, ISBN 0-9508530-7-0/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-78331171-2. 3615: 417:

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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In early September, though badly reduced in numbers, the Bedfordshire Militia received its orders for Ireland. It was taken by waggons from Hastings to

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On 17 February 1797 the militia were formed into brigades for their summer training. The Bedfordshires, together with the Derbyshires, East Hampshires,

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785:. During this stay a Bedfordshire militiaman shot dead a prisoner who was 'attempting to go beyond his bounds'. In November the regiment marched to 1286: 4143: 1455:. Colonel Gilpin being in London on parliamentary business, the regiment was commanded by Lt-Col Higgins during its deployment to Ireland. The 4298: 1111: 871:. The camp was broken up on 6 November and the Bedfordshires went into winter quarters at Beccles until April 1795 when it was stationed in 1605:. The brigade would have mustered at Newcastle upon Tyne in time of war. The Militia Reserve was mobilised on 19 April 1878 because of the 4530: 4204: 1925: 916:. However, its stay here was short, because on 24 December it was one of the regiments that moved into the newly completed barracks at 654: 180: 1237:

and went into huts. On 26 December it marched via Brighton to Horsham Barracks, moving to Littlehampton Barracks on 6 February 1811.

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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,

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and Northamptonshire Militia in the 3rd Grenadier Battalion at Shoreham-by-Sea, commanded by Lt-Col Payne of the Bedfordshires.

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in 1640, Bedfordshire was ordered to muster 400 trained bandsmen at the general rendezvous on 25 May, to be marched on 5 June to

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arranged for the 1855 Colours of the regiment to be placed by the sides of the memorial window when they were replaced in 1883.

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on 4 August 1914 the battalion was embodied at Bedford under the command of Lt-Col Lord Ampthill. It went to its war station at

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The other ranks (ORs) were then to be raised by ballot. Tavistock found that most parishes in the county raised money (6 to 10

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Over the following years the regiment was mustered each April for 21 or 27 days' training. Militia battalions now had a large

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For a short period after 1853 the officers' shoulder-belt plate had the number '18' between the strings of a light infantry

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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

3938:, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9. 3877: 685:. In November it marched back to Bedford for winter quarters. In July 1761 the regiment marched to Sandy Heath Camp near 554: 542: 3274: 409:. However, the counties usually conscripted the unemployed and criminals rather than the Trained Bandsmen – in 1585 the 4092: 4018: 2030: 2005: 1738: 1664: 550: 402: 196: 1890:

in 1924, but like most militia battalions the 3rd Bedfords remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of

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battalions. Sub-District No 33 (Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire) set up its depot at Bedford, where

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at 254 men. The lieutenancies were required to carry out 20 days' initial training of these men as soon as possible.

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St John. The regiment left this camp on 4 November and returned to quarters at Bedford. Hostilities ended with the

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regiment returned to Bedford in January 1855 to recruit. It remained there until 20 July, when it went by rail to

1355:, who had been lieutenant-colonel since 6 July 1803 served in the rank for 'upwards of 40 years'. His son, Lt-Col 4153: 3952:, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2. 1942: 1779: 1625: 1356: 625:, and arms and accoutrements would be supplied when the county had secured 60 per cent of its quota of recruits. 534: 447:. Once again many of those sent on this unpopular service would have been untrained replacements and conscripts. 188: 4353: 4117: 2093: 2083: 1965: 1686:

at Aldershot, at which the two Militia battalions of the Bedfordshire regiment were brigaded with those of the

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claimed that many of their men who fought at Waterloo were still wearing the uniforms of the Bedfordshire and

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In May 1800 the regiment marched to Taunton, where it stayed until September before going into garrison at

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battalions in the Harwich Defences. The first task for the SR brigade was to dig entrenchments and erect

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units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time home defence service in three circumstances:

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Close in Bedford. Some militia regiments were kept embodied or were re-embodied during the short

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by boat, and spent the winter at Maidstone. The following February it was posted in the forts at

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1770–80) had '1' over 'BM'; the second had 'BM' within a crowned star; the officers' pattern (

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as an officer in the Grenadier Guards, was promoted to command the 3rd Bn on 22 December 1897.

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With the passing of the threat of invasion, the TBs declined in the early 17th Century. Later,

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Previous colours had been presented by the Duchesses of Bedford in 1760, 1799–1800, and 1855.

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Lieutenant-Colonels of the regiment (commanding officers after 1879) included the following:

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precedence determined by ballot each year. For the Bedfordshire Militia the positions were:

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Bedfordshire Regiment cap badge, incorporating the Hart emblem of the Hertfordshire Militia.

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presented the battalion with its new colours, based on those of the Bedfordshire Regiment.

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Bereford (Barford) Hundred: 44 archers, 130 billmen, 20 'pairs of harness' (sets of armour)

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for the winter. In May 1801 the regiment was distributed around Plymouth, part in huts on

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and the militia could be stood down, the Bedfordshires being disembodied on 14 March 1783

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

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Col Sir Richard Gilpin, 1st Baronet, former CO, appointed 25 June 1879, died 8 April 1882

2023: 1875: 1867: 1843: 1796: 1610: 1364: 1324: 1261: 1078: 1043:

in April 1799, 105 men of the regiment volunteered to transfer to regiments of the Line.

1036: 876: 598: 489: 444: 375: 374:

Bedfordshire was one of the southern counties called upon to send troops to suppress the

248:. After 1921 the militia had only a shadowy existence until its final abolition in 1953. 18:

List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War § Pennsylvania

3915:, London: Hutchinson, 1928/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2002, ISBN 978-1-84342-245-7. 3833: 3824: 3815: 1617:. The Militia Reserve men were dismissed back to their regiments in July 1878 after the 4378: 4348: 3970:

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

3790:

Debrett's Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and The Judicial Bench

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

2208:

A stained glass window in memory of Col Sir Richard Gilpin, 1st Baronet, was placed in

2103: 2073: 1695: 1618: 1501: 1489: 1460: 1432: 1427: 1337: 1214: 1205: 1040: 55: 1795:) was formed alongside it in the Harwich Garrison in October to supply drafts to the ' 1281:, MP for Bedford (who had commanded a regiment of Bedford Volunteers in 1803) and the 1222: 1170:, where it was quartered for the winter. In April 1806 the regiment marched by way of 4601: 4535: 4478: 4388: 4288: 4214: 4189: 3931:, London: RUSI, 1910/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, nd, ISBN 978-1-78331204-7. 3849: 2230: 1812: 1804: 1783: 1545: 1345: 1234: 1187: 1100: 1021: 1017: 951: 572: 505: 364: 323: 278: 228: 147: 2060:

Col Sir John Burgoyne, 10th Baronet, former CO, appointed 20 January 1894, died 1921

1667:, was promoted to command the battalion in 1882. A former Captain and Lt-Col in the 777:. It arrived on 17 June and was quartered there until July 1779. It then marched to 488:. Although some of the regiments at this rendezvous did take part in the subsequent 4443: 4174: 2063:

Bt-Col Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill, GCSI, GCIE, former CO, died 7 July 1935.

2009: 1771: 1767: 1687: 1668: 1650: 1583: 1537: 1512: 1497: 1493: 1485: 1388: 1384: 1233:

on 13 August. It remained in camp at Brighton until 13 November when it marched to

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appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and colonel of the Bedfordshire Militia.

736: 515: 470: 1641: 1440: 1360: 1046:

On 6 September 1799 the regiment began its return journey to England, marching to

4616: 4453: 4438: 4403: 4184: 2245: 2114: 1730: 1726: 1702: 1541: 1459:

ended the war on 30 March 1856, and on 12 April the regiment was marched back to

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where it stayed until the end of July apart from a spell of duty at Southampton

541:, reported one foot regiment of five companies totalling 420 men under his son, 4463: 4458: 4338: 3901: 2161:

was a scroll inscribed with the regimental title, with a bugle-horn above. The

2147:'BEDFORD LOCAL MILITIA', the other had 'B' over 'LM' on an eight-pointed star. 1981: 1827: 1775: 1683: 1380: 1257: 1167: 860: 826: 814: 474: 440: 389: 333:

In addition, four of the commissioners were assessed to harness another 74 men

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

1396:

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

1106:

The regiment marched out in June the following year to join a militia camp at

4635: 4556: 4333: 2225: 2132: 1787: 1473: 1422:

War broke out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force was sent to the

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

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in the brigade caused the battalions to be scattered, the Bedfords going to

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the legislation, the regiment marched on 27–28 June from Tunbridge Wells to

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In March 1805 Col Osborn joined the regiment and marched it to barracks at

889: 622: 348: 261: 237: 216: 94: 1975:

John Osborn, MP for Bedford, younger brother of Sir George, appointed 1779

1717:

and Volunteers) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by the

1576:

1st Administrative Battalion, Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at Woburn

3918: 2827: 2167: 1894:

in 1939, there were no officers listed for the battalion. (However, the

1759: 1517: 1423: 1351:

Baronet of Chicksands Priory in 1818 and died in 1848. Richard Gilpin of

1253: 1009: 938:. The Bedfordshires marched out of Horsham on 21 May 1797 and arrived at 868: 810: 774: 629: 571:

The Militia passed into virtual abeyance during the long peace after the

485: 465:. At the same time the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear. Under the 414: 245: 3868: 3772: 3731: 3716: 3702: 2904: 947:

for the winter, where it formed a brigade with the South Hants Militia.

2158: 1763: 1559: 1452: 1183: 1142: 1107: 1028: 939: 778: 674: 638: 2496:

Bedford Trained Bands at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine)

1540:

of 1872, militia regiments were brigaded with their local Regular and

821:. In April 1782 it returned to Bedford, and then in June marched into 2162: 2151: 1931:

Col Francis Moore promoted 25 June 1795, 'displaced' 12 January 1805.

1863: 1859: 1505: 1352: 1315: 1230: 1179: 1150: 1059: 1051: 909: 893: 818: 802: 794: 731: 694: 686: 682: 678: 606: 473:

the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the

123: 1886:

The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 and then became the

1240: 793:, arriving in December and staying until May 1780. It then moved to 428:(body armour, signifying pikemen), and 70 horsemen consisting of 40 3805:

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

1714: 1571: 1448: 1311: 1213:

On 15 February 1808 the regiment left Fort Monckton and marched to

1198:, then into Gosport Military Barracks and finally in November into 1162: 1158: 1066: 1047: 1032: 1005: 905: 897: 798: 790: 741: 618: 493: 413:

had ordered the impressment of able-bodied unemployed men, and the

112: 3882:

Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors

3807:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-521-34520-0. 991:

In May 1798 the Bedfordshire Militia was distributed across Kent,

3982: 3898:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0. 3845:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3. 1589:

2nd Administrative Battalion, Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps

1580:

1st Administrative Battalion, Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps

1319: 1218: 1175: 1146: 1119: 1115: 1096: 1074: 1055: 917: 872: 864: 855: 786: 746: 681:, where a number of militia regiments were trained alongside the 425: 306: 274: 143: 2154:

with the regimental title on a scroll below, all on a cut star.

2138:

Four patterns of buttons are known for the regiment: the first (

1536:

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

1248:

In April 1812 the regiment received urgent orders to proceed to

3896:

Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815

3862:

An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)

1682:

During the annual training period in 1889 a review was held by

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on 12 December and was distributed by rail, three companies to

1307: 1123: 992: 690: 429: 3993:

British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638–1660

1399:

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

1081:, and in Forts No 1 and 2. However peace negotiations for the 900:

on 18 July under Maj-Gen Jones. For winter quarters it was in

1477: 1171: 944: 822: 558: 270: 968:

Supplementary-Militia, turning-out for Twenty Days Amusement

484:, the Bedfordshires were ordered to a militia rendezvous at 215:

was an auxiliary military regiment in the English county of

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Instructions Issued by The War Office During November, 1915

806: 301:

on 8 April 1539, Bedfordshire reported 219 archers and 528

265: 2050:

The following served as Honorary Colonel of the regiment:

1782:, the 3rd Bn Bedfords formed an SR brigade to relieve the 983:

regiments expanded their flank companies to 100 men each.

3732:

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

1928:, assumed command 20 January 1771, resigned 25 June 1795. 1318:

where it stayed until 27 July, before being stationed at

1190:

in Portsmouth itself, with two companies detached on the

533:

A national muster of the militia was called in 1697. The

3761:

Regimental Records of the Bedfordshire Militia 1759–1884

480:

In response to the Scottish invasion in 1651 during the

1996:

William Bartholomew Higgins, promoted 12 September 1848

1636: 3680:'Sir William Beecher' at History of Parliament Online. 1968:, appointed 1776, left 1779 to raise and command the 1799:' battalions of the Bedfords that were being raised. 1306:

July 1813. The regiment landed at Pigeon House Fort,

769:

The militia was called out after the outbreak of the

568:. The militia were reported to be in good condition. 492:, the Bedfordshires were part of the reserve held at 3963:

History of the 12th (The Suffolk) Regiment 1685–1913

3884:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5. 2131:

From 1760 the regiment wore red uniforms with green

1624:

On 24 January 1879 Col Gilpin (who had been created

1221:

in March. On 1 August it received orders to move to

943:

Charles Grey. On 24 October the regiment marched to

383:(TBs), who were mustered for regular training. When 320:

Stodden Hundred: 32 archers, 122 billmen, 12 harness

269:, the military force raised from the freemen of the 16:

For the Bedford County Militia of Pennsylvania, see

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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

3871:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

3775:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

3734:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

2057:

Col William Stuart, former CO, appointed 1 May 1882

3869:Brig Charles Herbert, 'Coxheath Camp, 1778–1779', 1629:Sir Richard Gilpin. became the Bedford LI's first 1149:where it remained until 23 July. It then moved to 1054:, where it arrived on 14 September and marched to 575:in 1712, although some were called out during the 3785:, 2nd Edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966. 3584: 3582: 3580: 1406:The Bedfordshire Militia was resuscitated as the 711:1765, wearing a red coat with dark green facings. 351:'s reign with two acts of 1557 covering musters ( 4633: 4249: 3936:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List 1999:Robert Hindley Wilkinson, promoted 24 March 1858 1523: 1062:until May 1800, recruiting to refill its ranks. 514:, the English Militia was re-established by the 355:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour ( 329:Bedford town: 75 archers, 97 billmen, 12 harness 2705: 2703: 2701: 2699: 2697: 2170:crossing a ford' of the Hertfordshire Militia. 1854:in 31st Division. In early 1915 an outbreak of 1822:Hostilities ended on 11 November 1918 with the 1402:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'. 849:The militia were already being called out when 756: 3908:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931. 3577: 3508: 3506: 3478: 3476: 3474: 2730: 2728: 2726: 2724: 2722: 2720: 2718: 2687: 2685: 2683: 2681: 2679: 2677: 2675: 2673: 2671: 2514: 2512: 1735:3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment 1564:Bedfordshire Light Infantry Militia at Bedford 621:were to be provided to each regiment from the 443:, where they would be embarked on 10 June for 347:The legal basis of the militia was updated in 4657:Military units and formations in Bedfordshire 4040: 4026: 3945:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7. 3913:The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914–1927 3843:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3798:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 3777:, Vol 36, No 147 (September 1958), pp. 108–9. 3437: 3435: 3398: 3396: 3305: 3303: 3184: 3182: 3113: 3111: 3109: 3107: 3105: 3095: 3093: 3091: 2952: 2950: 2948: 2793: 2791: 2789: 2787: 2785: 2783: 2781: 2652: 2650: 2648: 2646: 2472:Cruickshank, pp. 25–7, 61–2, 126; Appendix 3. 1766:where together with the SR battalions of the 1182:, where it went into barracks as part of the 637:, set about finding the officers, but unlike 336: 3837:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911. 3751:, London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1967. 3555: 2779: 2777: 2775: 2773: 2771: 2769: 2767: 2765: 2763: 2761: 2694: 2121: 1850:at Felixstowe in October. It became part of 359:c. 2). The county militia was now under the 3972:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965. 3923:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248. 3873:, Vol 45, No 183 (Autumn 1967), pp. 129–48. 3625: 3623: 3503: 3471: 3043: 2715: 2668: 2573: 2571: 2509: 1993:Richard Gilpin, son of above, promoted 1847 844: 597:Under threat of French invasion during the 4033: 4019: 3854:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List 3819:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910. 3767:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 3712: 3710: 3432: 3393: 3300: 3196: 3194: 3179: 3102: 3088: 2945: 2855: 2823: 2643: 2323: 2321: 2126: 2015:Lt-Col A.H. Lucas, promoted 19 August 1893 1926:John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 1833: 1753: 693:, where it trained alongside the 34th and 181:John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 3611: 3609: 3599: 3597: 3317: 3315: 3000: 2998: 2853: 2851: 2849: 2847: 2845: 2843: 2841: 2839: 2837: 2835: 2821: 2819: 2817: 2815: 2813: 2811: 2809: 2807: 2805: 2803: 2758: 2106:, commissioned 29 August 1891, served in 2002:William Stuart, MP, promoted 16 June 1860 1729:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the 1310:, on 19 July and marched the same day to 1202:, where it remained until early in 1808. 934:'s 4th Brigade of the division under Gen 704:The 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, painted by 665:was (at his own request) only an ensign. 46: 3736:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16. 3664: 3620: 3383: 3381: 3379: 3377: 3375: 3373: 3371: 3369: 3201:Buttons A–B at British Military Buttons. 2568: 2436:Boynton, pp. 13–7, 91–2, 96; Appendix I. 2212:, by the officers of the battalion. The 2067: 1657:, the Huntingdonshire Rifles joined the 1640: 1527: 1239: 1204: 1157:'s militia brigade for the summer while 962: 958: 760: 699: 566:Sir Rowland Alston, 3rd Baronet of Odell 3773:W.Y. Carman, 'Militia Uniforms 1780', 3707: 3367: 3365: 3363: 3361: 3359: 3357: 3355: 3353: 3351: 3349: 3290: 3288: 3286: 3284: 3282: 3250: 3191: 2877:Burgoyne, pp. 12–3, 113–5, 118, 120–21. 2318: 2251:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 1896:Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 1848:9th (Service) Bn, Bedfordshire Regiment 1548:was built for it 1875–6. It comprised: 1480:, were it occupied new barracks at the 1327:where it was quartered for the winter. 223:, in 1572 and their service during the 4634: 3606: 3594: 3312: 2995: 2832: 2800: 2491: 2489: 2487: 2378: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2370: 2368: 2366: 2364: 2362: 2020:Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford 1953: 1920:Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock 1692:Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford 1008:whee it camped on Bo-Peep Hill on the 499: 297:of 1285. For the Great Muster held by 281:. The force was reorganised under the 193:Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford 177:Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock 4014: 3958:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1915. 3906:The Constitutional History of England 2360: 2358: 2356: 2354: 2352: 2350: 2348: 2346: 2344: 2342: 2104:Sir Frederick Frankland, 10th Baronet 1962:John Marshe Dickinson, appointed 1760 326:: 67 archers, 179 billmen, 24 harness 240:. It later became a battalion of the 3759:Lt-Col Sir John M. Burgoyne, Bart, 3346: 3279: 2613:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299–302. 2045: 1945:, MP, Brevet Lt-Col formerly of the 1637:3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment 1554:16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1496:(where it guarded convicts building 1342:14th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot 653:. Among the other officers were the 645:(aged 19) was to be the colonel and 539:William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 219:. From their formal organisation as 30:3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment 3976: 2484: 927:and Yorkshire West Ridings, formed 13: 3828:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899. 3616:Bedfordshires at Long, Long Trail. 2339: 2031:Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill 2008:, former Captain andLt-Col in the 1739:Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill 1708: 1186:garrison. In August it moved into 1089: 197:Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill 14: 4668: 3749:The Elizabethan Militia 1558–1638 2110:, Second Boer War and World War I 2079:, Bedfordshire Militia Horse 1660 1922:, March 1759, died 22 March 1767. 1870:and the Bedford battalion became 1558:Huntingdonshire Rifle Militia at 995:and Sussex, with headquarters at 561:of Horse totalling 119 men under 3696: 3684: 3673: 3655: 3646: 3632: 3564: 3546: 3533: 3524: 3515: 3494: 3485: 3462: 2272: 2115:Sir Algernon Osborn, 7th Baronet 1737:, on 21 June 1908. On that day, 1631:Honorary Colonel of the Regiment 1466: 1412:London and North Western Railway 1300: 1271: 251: 93: 75: 62: 48: 3929:The Royal Monmouthshire Militia 3661:James, Appendices II & III. 3453: 3444: 3423: 3414: 3405: 3337: 3324: 3268: 3259: 3241: 3232: 3223: 3214: 3205: 3170: 3161: 3152: 3143: 3134: 3123: 3079: 3070: 3061: 3052: 3034: 3025: 3016: 3007: 2986: 2977: 2968: 2959: 2936: 2927: 2918: 2909: 2898: 2889: 2880: 2871: 2862: 2749: 2740: 2659: 2634: 2625: 2616: 2607: 2598: 2589: 2580: 2559: 2550: 2539: 2530: 2521: 2500: 2475: 2466: 2457: 2448: 2439: 2430: 2421: 2412: 2263: 2006:Sir John Burgoyne, 10th Baronet 1943:Sir Richard Gilpin, 1st Baronet 1811:machine-gun company of the new 1780:Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1665:Sir John Burgoyne, 10th Baronet 1626:Sir Richard Gilpin, 1st Baronet 1370: 1161:'s 'Army of England' massed at 586: 535:Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 305:(however, the list only covers 189:Sir Richard Gilpin, 1st Baronet 3943:The Army and Society 1815–1914 2915:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530–1. 2656:Western, Appendices A & B. 2403: 2394: 2385: 2330: 2309: 2300: 2291: 2157:In 1858 the badge on the ORs' 2084:Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet 1990:William Astell, appointed 1841 1972:for service in the West Indies 1748: 1417: 1408:Bedford Light Infantry Militia 1153:Camp, where it joined Lt-Gen 659:Sir Philip Monoux, 5th Baronet 647:Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet 551:Sir John Burgoyne, 3rd Baronet 1: 4652:Militia of the United Kingdom 3835:A History of the British Army 3826:A History of the British Army 3817:A History of the British Army 3724: 2445:Cruickshank, pp. 24–5, 130–4. 2173: 1987:Richard Gilpin, promoted 1803 1970:92nd Foot (Yorkshire Rangers) 1949:, promoted 11 September 1848. 1901: 1694:, who had seen action in the 1524:Cardwell and Childers reforms 1330: 4005:History of Parliament Online 2556:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 294–5. 2256: 2203: 1978:Francis Moore, promoted 1793 1938:, appointed 12 January 1805. 1936:Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet 1250:Norman Cross, Cambridgeshire 1244:Plan of Norman Cross Prison. 771:War of American Independence 757:American War of Independence 309:town and the three northern 185:Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet 7: 3763:, London: W.H. Allen, 1884. 3530:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62. 2746:Western, pp. 124, 293, 310. 2219: 2086:, commissioned 1759, later 2026:, promoted 22 December 1897 1984:, appointed 1795, died 1803 1906: 1532:Kempston Barracks, Bedford. 512:Restoration of the Monarchy 213:Bedfordshire Light Infantry 28:Bedfordshire Light Infantry 10: 4673: 3856:(various dates from 1840). 3275:Debrett's, 1870: 'Gilpin'. 2604:Fortescue, Vol II, p. 133. 1881: 1719:Secretary of State for War 1099:where it was quartered in 986: 896:before going into camp at 781:, where it guarded French 723:– Lt-Col's, the Grenadiers 590: 503: 340: 337:Bedfordshire Trained Bands 15: 4549: 4513: 4492: 4276: 4269: 4242: 4167: 4131: 4055: 4048: 4042:British Militia Regiments 3889:British Regiments 1914–18 3652:Becke, Pt 3b, Appendix I. 2640:Western, pp. 124–57, 251. 2427:Maitland, pp. 234–5, 278. 2418:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 125. 2210:St Paul's Church, Bedford 2122:Heritage & Ceremonial 2117:, commissioned 3 May 1895 1696:Egyptian Campaign of 1882 1194:. In October it moved to 609:. c. 25) reorganised the 277:. It continued under the 170: 165: 154: 139: 129: 118: 108: 89: 42: 34: 25: 4000:British Military Buttons 3860:Col George Jackson Hay, 3800:, London: Methuen, 1938. 3769:100th Edn, London, 1953. 3031:Burgoyne, pp. 39–44, 47. 3013:Western, pp. 220–5, 409. 2755:Burgoyne, pp. 6–7, 10–1. 2506:Fissel, pp. 83–4, 207–8. 2306:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 12. 2285: 2241:Militia (United Kingdom) 1911:The following served as 1856:Cerebrospinal meningitis 1743:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 1659:King's Royal Rifle Corps 1552:1st and 2nd Battalions, 1285:, the 2nd under Lt-Cols 845:French Revolutionary War 611:county militia regiments 577:Jacobite risings of 1715 477:to control the country. 385:war broke out with Spain 70:Kingdom of Great Britain 4541:Forfar & Kincardine 4154:Forfar & Kincardine 2336:Maitland, pp. 162, 276. 2236:Militia (Great Britain) 2127:Uniforms & Insignia 2041:, promoted 21 June 1908 1982:Sir John Payne, Baronet 1913:Colonel of the Regiment 1872:9th (Reserve) Battalion 1834:9th (Reserve) Battalion 1754:3rd (Reserve) Battalion 1500:) and one to guard the 1287:Lord St John of Bletsoe 1050:and then embarking for 904:with detachments at ], 593:Militia (Great Britain) 482:Third English Civil War 456:First English Civil War 283:Assizes of Arms of 1181 273:under command of their 260:was descended from the 3911:Lt-Col C.C.R. Murphy, 3561:Frederick, pp. vi–vii. 2868:Western, pp. 158, 252. 1824:Armistice with Germany 1646: 1533: 1245: 1210: 1209:Weedon Ordnance Depot. 975: 766: 765:Coxheath Camp in 1778. 712: 357:4 & 5 Ph. & M. 353:4 & 5 Ph. & M. 324:Wylly (Willey) Hundred 161:('For heath and home') 3927:Capt B.E. Sargeaunt, 3803:Mark Charles Fissel, 3247:Sergeaunt, pp. 136–7. 2192:36th on 28 April 1781 2068:Other notable members 2012:, promoted 1 May 1882 1888:Supplementary Reserve 1673:Shorncliffe Army Camp 1655:Bedfordshire Regiment 1644: 1568:Hertfordshire Militia 1531: 1357:Richard Thomas Gilpin 1283:Marquess of Tavistock 1243: 1208: 970:: 1796 caricature by 966: 959:Supplementary Militia 764: 703: 643:Marquess of Tavistock 633:of Bedfordshire, the 369:Justices of the Peace 295:Statute of Winchester 242:Bedfordshire Regiment 134:Bedfordshire Regiment 4642:Bedfordshire Militia 3985:The Long, Long Trail 3961:Lt-Col E.A.H. Webb, 3832:Sir John Fortescue, 3823:Sir John Fortescue, 3796:Col John K. Dunlop, 3411:Burgoyne, pp. 76–82. 3140:Burgoyne, pp. 58–61. 2983:Burgoyne, pp. 27–38. 2518:Maitland, pp. 325–6. 1266:prisoner-of-war camp 1264:, the world's first 1132:Member of Parliament 851:Revolutionary France 655:Earl of Upper Ossory 557:, together with two 432:and 30 light horse. 209:Bedfordshire Militia 26:Bedfordshire Militia 3670:Murphy, pp. 339–41. 3642:, 25 November 1914. 3482:Burgoyne, pp. 91–4. 3450:Burgoyne, pp. 87–8. 3441:Burgoyne, pp. 85–6. 3420:Burgoyne, pp. 83–5. 3402:Burgoyne, pp. 70–4. 3229:Burgoyne, pp. 65–7. 3211:Burgoyne, pp. 64–5. 3188:Burgoyne, pp. 56–8. 3158:Burgoyne, pp. 63–4. 3149:Burgoyne, pp. 61–3. 3099:Burgoyne, pp. 55–6. 3085:Burgoyne, pp. 54–5. 3076:Burgoyne, pp. 51–3. 3040:Burgoyne, pp. 47–9. 2974:Burgoyne, pp. 24–6. 2956:Burgoyne, pp. 21–3. 2933:Burgoyne, pp. 17–8. 2895:Burgoyne, pp. 13–7. 2691:Burgoyne, Appendix. 2577:Holmes, pp. 94–100. 2454:Fissel, pp. 183–90. 2409:Fissell, pp. 184–5. 2400:Cruickshank, p. 17. 2297:Fissel, pp. 178–80. 2214:9th Duke of Bedford 2186:21st on 12 May 1779 2183:37th on 1 June 1778 2108:Second Matabele War 2096:, 1810, the future 1954:Lieutenant-Colonels 1868:6th Reserve Brigade 1758:On the outbreak of 1611:Army Hospital Corps 1488:, two companies to 1435:where it went into 1383:was revived by the 1365:14th Light Dragoons 1325:Woodbridge, Suffolk 1262:Norman Cross Prison 1215:Winchester Barracks 1073:, the remainder to 663:Viscount Torrington 661:, as captains, but 635:4th Duke of Bedford 543:Lord Edward Russell 500:Restoration Militia 490:Battle of Worcester 445:Newcastle upon Tyne 437:Second Bishops' War 376:Rising of the North 4647:Militia of England 3941:Edward M. Spiers, 3841:J.B.M. Frederick, 3781:C.G. Cruickshank, 3629:Murphy, pp. 322–9. 3572:Army & Society 3552:Dunlop, pp. 270–2. 3541:Army & Society 3491:Frederick, p. 242. 3332:Army & Society 3309:Burgoyne, pp. 68–9 3220:Sargeaunt, p. 125. 2797:Frederick, p. 229. 2665:Burgoyne, pp. 1–4. 2586:Western, pp. 3–16. 2481:Fissel, pp. 174–8. 2195:24th on 7 May 1782 2189:32nd on 6 May 1780 2074:Captain-Lieutenant 1677:Duchess of Bedford 1647: 1621:ended the crisis. 1619:Congress of Berlin 1615:Army Service Corps 1534: 1502:Gunpowder magazine 1461:Linenhall Barracks 1428:Berwick-upon-Tweed 1314:. It continued to 1246: 1211: 976: 825:to join a camp at 767: 713: 555:Lieutenant-Colonel 365:Deputy Lieutenants 363:, assisted by the 4629: 4628: 4625: 4624: 4521:Argyll & Bute 4277:England and Wales 4265: 4264: 4250:England and Wales 4238: 4237: 4139:Argyll & Bute 4056:England and Wales 3887:Brig E.A. James, 3747:Lindsay Boynton, 3603:James, pp. 59–60. 3543:, pp. 243–2, 254. 3321:Dunlop, pp. 42–5. 3049:Burgoyne, p. 110. 2942:Sargeaunt, p. 85. 2622:Burgyne, pp. 7–8. 2327:Holmes, pp. 90–2. 2231:Militia (English) 2113:Capt and Hon Maj 2094:Lord John Russell 2046:Honorary Colonels 1813:Machine Gun Corps 1784:Territorial Force 1546:Kempston Barracks 1389:15 & 16 Vict. 1346:Berkshire Militia 1338:Waterloo campaign 1291:Lord John Russell 1188:Colewort Barracks 1112:Brigadier-General 1101:Horfield Barracks 952:East Kent Militia 573:Treaty of Utrecht 506:Militia (England) 229:English Civil War 202: 201: 159:Pro aris et focis 148:Kempston Barracks 38:1558–1 April 1953 4664: 4274: 4273: 4247: 4246: 4210:Londonderry (II) 4053: 4052: 4035: 4028: 4021: 4012: 4011: 3977:External sources 3783:Elizabeth's Army 3719: 3714: 3705: 3700: 3694: 3688: 3682: 3677: 3671: 3668: 3662: 3659: 3653: 3650: 3644: 3636: 3630: 3627: 3618: 3613: 3604: 3601: 3592: 3586: 3575: 3568: 3562: 3559: 3553: 3550: 3544: 3537: 3531: 3528: 3522: 3519: 3513: 3510: 3501: 3500:Burgoyne, p. 95. 3498: 3492: 3489: 3483: 3480: 3469: 3468:Burgoyne, p. 89. 3466: 3460: 3457: 3451: 3448: 3442: 3439: 3430: 3427: 3421: 3418: 3412: 3409: 3403: 3400: 3391: 3390:, various dates. 3385: 3344: 3341: 3335: 3328: 3322: 3319: 3310: 3307: 3298: 3297:, various dates. 3292: 3277: 3272: 3266: 3265:Burgoyne, p. 67. 3263: 3257: 3256:Webb, pp. 434–5. 3254: 3248: 3245: 3239: 3236: 3230: 3227: 3221: 3218: 3212: 3209: 3203: 3198: 3189: 3186: 3177: 3176:Western, p. 240. 3174: 3168: 3165: 3159: 3156: 3150: 3147: 3141: 3138: 3132: 3127: 3121: 3115: 3100: 3097: 3086: 3083: 3077: 3074: 3068: 3067:Western, p. 267. 3065: 3059: 3058:Burgoyne, p. 50. 3056: 3050: 3047: 3041: 3038: 3032: 3029: 3023: 3022:Burgoyne, p. 39. 3020: 3014: 3011: 3005: 3004:Hay, pp. 148–52. 3002: 2993: 2992:Burgoyne, p. 22. 2990: 2984: 2981: 2975: 2972: 2966: 2963: 2957: 2954: 2943: 2940: 2934: 2931: 2925: 2924:Western, p. 333. 2922: 2916: 2913: 2907: 2902: 2896: 2893: 2887: 2884: 2878: 2875: 2869: 2866: 2860: 2857: 2830: 2825: 2798: 2795: 2756: 2753: 2747: 2744: 2738: 2732: 2713: 2707: 2692: 2689: 2666: 2663: 2657: 2654: 2641: 2638: 2632: 2631:Hay, pp. 136–44. 2629: 2623: 2620: 2614: 2611: 2605: 2602: 2596: 2593: 2587: 2584: 2578: 2575: 2566: 2563: 2557: 2554: 2548: 2543: 2537: 2534: 2528: 2527:Hay, pp. 99–104. 2525: 2519: 2516: 2507: 2504: 2498: 2493: 2482: 2479: 2473: 2470: 2464: 2463:Hay, pp. 90, 95. 2461: 2455: 2452: 2446: 2443: 2437: 2434: 2428: 2425: 2419: 2416: 2410: 2407: 2401: 2398: 2392: 2389: 2383: 2380: 2337: 2334: 2328: 2325: 2316: 2313: 2307: 2304: 2298: 2295: 2279: 2276: 2270: 2267: 2010:Grenadier Guards 1966:Hon James Stuart 1844:Kitchener's Army 1797:Kitchener's Army 1772:Suffolk Regiment 1768:Norfolk Regiment 1723:St John Brodrick 1688:Suffolk Regiment 1669:Grenadier Guards 1651:Childers Reforms 1613:, and 50 to the 1584:Little Gaddesden 1538:Cardwell Reforms 1498:Portland Harbour 1385:Militia Act 1852 1279:Samuel Whitbread 1227:Northamptonshire 1083:Treaty of Amiens 936:Sir William Howe 932:Sir Charles Grey 875:at Yarmouth and 783:prisoners-of-war 737:Leighton Buzzard 603:Militia Act 1757 599:Seven Years' War 516:Militia Act 1661 463:Council of State 454:that led to the 313:of the county): 97: 81: 79: 78: 68: 66: 65: 58: 54: 52: 51: 23: 22: 4672: 4671: 4667: 4666: 4665: 4663: 4662: 4661: 4632: 4631: 4630: 4621: 4545: 4509: 4493:Channel Islands 4488: 4419:Nottinghamshire 4399:Montgomeryshire 4364:North Hampshire 4359:Gloucestershire 4319:Caernarvonshire 4314:Carmarthenshire 4299:Buckinghamshire 4261: 4234: 4205:Londonderry (I) 4163: 4127: 4044: 4039: 4009: 3979: 3934:Arthur Sleigh, 3740:Maj A.F. Becke, 3727: 3722: 3715: 3708: 3701: 3697: 3689: 3685: 3678: 3674: 3669: 3665: 3660: 3656: 3651: 3647: 3637: 3633: 3628: 3621: 3614: 3607: 3602: 3595: 3587: 3578: 3569: 3565: 3560: 3556: 3551: 3547: 3538: 3534: 3529: 3525: 3520: 3516: 3512:Burgoyne, 96–9. 3511: 3504: 3499: 3495: 3490: 3486: 3481: 3472: 3467: 3463: 3458: 3454: 3449: 3445: 3440: 3433: 3428: 3424: 3419: 3415: 3410: 3406: 3401: 3394: 3386: 3347: 3343:Hay, pp. 155–6. 3342: 3338: 3329: 3325: 3320: 3313: 3308: 3301: 3293: 3280: 3273: 3269: 3264: 3260: 3255: 3251: 3246: 3242: 3237: 3233: 3228: 3224: 3219: 3215: 3210: 3206: 3199: 3192: 3187: 3180: 3175: 3171: 3167:Hay, pp. 151–2. 3166: 3162: 3157: 3153: 3148: 3144: 3139: 3135: 3128: 3124: 3118:War Office List 3116: 3103: 3098: 3089: 3084: 3080: 3075: 3071: 3066: 3062: 3057: 3053: 3048: 3044: 3039: 3035: 3030: 3026: 3021: 3017: 3012: 3008: 3003: 2996: 2991: 2987: 2982: 2978: 2973: 2969: 2964: 2960: 2955: 2946: 2941: 2937: 2932: 2928: 2923: 2919: 2914: 2910: 2903: 2899: 2894: 2890: 2886:Western p. 189. 2885: 2881: 2876: 2872: 2867: 2863: 2858: 2833: 2826: 2801: 2796: 2759: 2754: 2750: 2745: 2741: 2733: 2716: 2708: 2695: 2690: 2669: 2664: 2660: 2655: 2644: 2639: 2635: 2630: 2626: 2621: 2617: 2612: 2608: 2603: 2599: 2594: 2590: 2585: 2581: 2576: 2569: 2565:Hay, pp. 104–6. 2564: 2560: 2555: 2551: 2544: 2540: 2535: 2531: 2526: 2522: 2517: 2510: 2505: 2501: 2494: 2485: 2480: 2476: 2471: 2467: 2462: 2458: 2453: 2449: 2444: 2440: 2435: 2431: 2426: 2422: 2417: 2413: 2408: 2404: 2399: 2395: 2390: 2386: 2382:Hay, pp. 285–6. 2381: 2340: 2335: 2331: 2326: 2319: 2314: 2310: 2305: 2301: 2296: 2292: 2288: 2283: 2282: 2277: 2273: 2268: 2264: 2259: 2246:Special Reserve 2222: 2206: 2176: 2129: 2124: 2077:William Beecher 2070: 2048: 1956: 1909: 1904: 1884: 1836: 1756: 1751: 1731:Special Reserve 1727:Haldane Reforms 1711: 1709:Special Reserve 1703:Second Boer War 1639: 1526: 1469: 1457:Treaty of Paris 1420: 1373: 1363:officer of the 1333: 1303: 1274: 1231:Prince of Wales 1223:Weedon Barracks 1196:Hilsea Barracks 1110:in Devon under 1092: 1090:Napoleonic Wars 1001:Irish Rebellion 997:Tunbridge Wells 989: 961: 902:Shoreham-by-Sea 847: 835:Treaty of Paris 759: 619:drill sergeants 595: 589: 528:King Charles II 520:13 Cha. 2 St. 1 508: 502: 361:Lord Lieutenant 345: 339: 299:King Henry VIII 289:, and again by 258:English militia 254: 205: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 172: 103:Special Reserve 76: 74: 73: 63: 61: 60: 49: 47: 29: 27: 21: 12: 11: 5: 4670: 4660: 4659: 4654: 4649: 4644: 4627: 4626: 4623: 4622: 4620: 4619: 4614: 4609: 4604: 4599: 4597:Queen's County 4594: 4589: 4584: 4579: 4574: 4569: 4564: 4559: 4553: 4551: 4547: 4546: 4544: 4543: 4538: 4533: 4528: 4523: 4517: 4515: 4511: 4510: 4508: 4507: 4502: 4496: 4494: 4490: 4489: 4487: 4486: 4481: 4476: 4474:Worcestershire 4471: 4466: 4461: 4456: 4451: 4446: 4441: 4436: 4431: 4426: 4421: 4416: 4414:Northumberland 4411: 4406: 4401: 4396: 4394:Merionethshire 4391: 4386: 4381: 4376: 4371: 4366: 4361: 4356: 4351: 4346: 4341: 4336: 4331: 4326: 4321: 4316: 4311: 4306: 4304:Cambridgeshire 4301: 4296: 4294:Brecknockshire 4291: 4286: 4280: 4278: 4271: 4267: 4266: 4263: 4262: 4260: 4259: 4253: 4251: 4244: 4240: 4239: 4236: 4235: 4233: 4232: 4227: 4222: 4217: 4212: 4207: 4202: 4197: 4192: 4187: 4182: 4177: 4171: 4169: 4165: 4164: 4162: 4161: 4156: 4151: 4146: 4141: 4135: 4133: 4129: 4128: 4126: 4125: 4120: 4115: 4110: 4105: 4103:Northumberland 4100: 4095: 4090: 4085: 4080: 4075: 4070: 4065: 4059: 4057: 4050: 4046: 4045: 4038: 4037: 4030: 4023: 4015: 4008: 4007: 4002: 3997: 3988: 3978: 3975: 3974: 3973: 3968:J.R. Western, 3966: 3959: 3953: 3946: 3939: 3932: 3925: 3916: 3909: 3902:F. W. Maitland 3899: 3894:Roger Knight, 3892: 3885: 3878:Richard Holmes 3875: 3866: 3857: 3846: 3839: 3830: 3821: 3812:John Fortescue 3808: 3801: 3794: 3786: 3779: 3770: 3764: 3757: 3752: 3745: 3738: 3728: 3726: 3723: 3721: 3720: 3706: 3695: 3693:: 'Frankland'. 3683: 3672: 3663: 3654: 3645: 3640:London Gazette 3631: 3619: 3605: 3593: 3576: 3563: 3554: 3545: 3532: 3523: 3514: 3502: 3493: 3484: 3470: 3461: 3452: 3443: 3431: 3422: 3413: 3404: 3392: 3345: 3336: 3323: 3311: 3299: 3278: 3267: 3258: 3249: 3240: 3231: 3222: 3213: 3204: 3190: 3178: 3169: 3160: 3151: 3142: 3133: 3122: 3101: 3087: 3078: 3069: 3060: 3051: 3042: 3033: 3024: 3015: 3006: 2994: 2985: 2976: 2967: 2958: 2944: 2935: 2926: 2917: 2908: 2897: 2888: 2879: 2870: 2861: 2831: 2799: 2757: 2748: 2739: 2714: 2693: 2667: 2658: 2642: 2633: 2624: 2615: 2606: 2597: 2588: 2579: 2567: 2558: 2549: 2538: 2536:Western, p. 8. 2529: 2520: 2508: 2499: 2483: 2474: 2465: 2456: 2447: 2438: 2429: 2420: 2411: 2402: 2393: 2384: 2338: 2329: 2317: 2308: 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750: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 591:Main article: 588: 585: 504:Main article: 501: 498: 475:New Model Army 441:Great Yarmouth 422:King Charles I 341:Main article: 338: 335: 331: 330: 327: 321: 318: 253: 250: 203: 200: 199: 174: 168: 167: 163: 162: 156: 152: 151: 141: 137: 136: 131: 127: 126: 120: 116: 115: 110: 106: 105: 91: 87: 86: 83:United Kingdom 44: 40: 39: 36: 32: 31: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4669: 4658: 4655: 4653: 4650: 4648: 4645: 4643: 4640: 4639: 4637: 4618: 4615: 4613: 4610: 4608: 4605: 4603: 4600: 4598: 4595: 4593: 4590: 4588: 4585: 4583: 4580: 4578: 4575: 4573: 4572:King's County 4570: 4568: 4565: 4563: 4560: 4558: 4555: 4554: 4552: 4548: 4542: 4539: 4537: 4534: 4532: 4529: 4527: 4524: 4522: 4519: 4518: 4516: 4512: 4506: 4503: 4501: 4498: 4497: 4495: 4491: 4485: 4482: 4480: 4477: 4475: 4472: 4470: 4467: 4465: 4462: 4460: 4457: 4455: 4452: 4450: 4449:Staffordshire 4447: 4445: 4442: 4440: 4437: 4435: 4432: 4430: 4429:Pembrokeshire 4427: 4425: 4422: 4420: 4417: 4415: 4412: 4410: 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