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608:, enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. The permanent staff was increased. Under the Act, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time home defence service in three circumstances:
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Militia, the remainder forming new regiments (such as the 4th Devon
Militia formed at Exeter). However, in November 1799 the Militia was partially disembodied, together with the whole of the Supplementary Militia; the hope was that the men dismissed would join the Regular Army. In March 1801 the regiment was involved in suppressing bread riots and looting in Plymouth and the men who had been disembodied were recalled to the colours. However, a peace treaty having been agreed (the
282:, and sent a landing party to raid the town. The Devon Militia mustered, but the raiding party had re-embarked. The Devon Militia continued to be mustered for training during the reign of William III, notably in 1697, when the eight infantry regiments and four troops of horse in Devonshire (Six 'county' regiments and three troops, together with the Exeter and Plymouth regiments and the independent Dartmouth Company of Horse) mustered 6163 men under the command of the
424:) on 11 March 1803, and the 1st Devon of eight companies was practically complete by 5 April.It marched to Plymouth Dock, where the garrison include all three Devon Militia regiments. The duties once again included guarding French prisoners and working on fortifications. In June the Supplementary Militia was also embodied, and the 1st Devon Militia was increased to 10 companies. In 1805 there was a drive to induce militiamen to volunteer for the Regular Army (or the
503:. Its service history was similar to the East Devons: it was embodied in May 1778 for service during War of American Independence, all of which was carried out in the southern counties of England, as was its service in the French Revolutionary War. In 1794 it was in Kent, then spent several years at Plymouth and at Roborough Camp. When the Militia was partially disembodied in 1799 the regiment provided a large contingent to the Regulars, but the colonel,
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1820, and for 21 days the following year. Training was held again in 1825 and 1831, but not again before 1852. The permanent staffs of the regiments were progressively reduced so that by 1835 each had only the adjutant, sergeant-major and six sergeants, while the long-serving men were pensioned off. In 1847 the permanent staff and pensioners of the 1st Devons were called out to assist special constables to put down food riots in Exeter.
658:. From 1871 the Militia were permitted to camp for their annual training, and the following year the 1st Devons carried out its first camp since 1813, and the following year took part in division-scale manoeuvres at Roborough Down. However, the unpopularity of camps led to a falling-off in recruitment and the Devon Militia regiments were each reduced by two companies in 1876.
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who were commissioned by the Lord
Lieutenant. The size of the militia was increased as the war continued. Once again, the maritime counties were to the fore: the first issue of arms to the Devon Militia was made on 5 December 1758, and they were embodied on 23 June 1759. Two, later four (Exeter, North, East and South), battalions were formed in Devon under the command of the
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895:(Ever faithful), allegedly to commemorate the defence of the city by the Trained Bands during the English Civil War. This badge was officially authorised by the Lord Lieutenant in 1860, and was adopted by the whole Devonshire Regiment in 1883. The badge of the North Devon Militia was a crowned garter (of the
93:. The entry into force of these Acts in 1558 is seen as the starting date for the organised county militia in England. Although the militia obligation was universal, it was clearly impractical to train and equip every able-bodied man, so after 1572 the practice was to select a proportion of men for the
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were also present at
Axminster and performed poorly; some may even have deserted and joined the rebel duke). Albemarle only had orders to shadow the rebels, not to bring on a major action. He fell back to secure the west and his force's presence prevented Monmouth from accessing recruits and supplies
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year of 1588 the three
Devonshire Divisions (each of two or three large companies, totalling 3661 men) were instructed to join the army forming to defend the South Coast of England, while 1650 able-bodied untrained men remained to defend the county. By 1633 the seven companies were each regarded as a
571:
Because there was no established order of precedence among
Militia regiments, they traditionally drew lots for precedence when brigaded together in camp; this became an annual ballot between the counties. The Devons had their own order of precedence, which was several times re-asserted. Then in 1833
558:
As the French invasion threat grew in 1797 the
Militia was doubled in size: each county was given an additional quota of men to raise for the Supplementary Militia. In Devonshire some of these were distributed among the existing regiments while the others were formed in March 1798 into the 4th Devon
541:
The regiment's HQ was at
Plymouth and its service history was similar to the East Devons. It served with the other Devon regiments at Plymouth and Roborough during the War of American Independence and again in the French Revolutionary War. However, the South Devon regiment volunteered for service in
522:
When the Peace of Amiens broke down the regiment was re-embodied on 31 March 1803 and sent to
Plymouth. It remained in the West Country until it joined the East Devons in Portsmouth in 1805, where it stayed for two years. This was followed by service in Bristol and Weymouth, then three more years in
360:
in 1775 a controversial Act of
Parliament was passed to 'Enable His Majesty to call out and assemble the Militia in all cases of Rebellion in any part of the Dominion belonging to the Crown of Great Britain'. In the event the militia was called out in its traditional role when Britain was threatened
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asserted that the
Devonshire men were ready to go over to Monmouth, and this caused Albemarle to retreat, which turned into a rout, the countryside strewn with abandoned weapons and uniforms. Macaulay has been followed uncritically by many authors, but modern historians find no evidence of this rout
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in May 1853. Most of the officers transferred to the new corps, together with volunteers of sufficient physique; deficiencies in men of the correct height were made up by exchanges with the two infantry regiments. The new regiment established its HQ at Devonport. The unit was embodied for full-time
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scare in 1867 the regiment posted guards over the military stores at Exeter. That year the Militia Reserve Act came into force, whereby in exchange for a bounty the militiamen could sign up for service with the Regulars in time of war. The Militia Reserve was called out in the summer of 1878 during
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In 1817 an Act was passed that allowed the annual training of the Militia to be dispensed with, so although officers continued to be commissioned into the regiment and the ballot was regularly held, the selected men were rarely mustered for drill. The Devon regiments assembled for 28 days' drill in
308:
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. Front-line Devonshire was given a quota of 1600 men to raise. There was a property qualification for officers,
857:
broke out on 4 August 1914 the Special Reserve battalion was embodied at Exeter and moved to its war station at Plymouth on 8 August. It returned to Exeter on 28 August to fulfil its role of organising drafts of Special Reservists and returning Regular reservists for the 1st Battalion serving with
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did not declare war on Britain until 1 February 1793. The duty was much as before, guarding French prisoners at Bristol or Plymouth, with summer training camps or autumn manoeuvres at Roborough. In March 1798 the standing militia regiments were reinforced by men from the newly raised Supplementary
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of two battalions and the two Devon Militia regiments becoming the 3rd and 4th battalions. This caused some confusion: the 1833 order of precedence had been confirmed for infantry militia units in 1855, which meant that 1st Devons ranked as No 41, the 2nd Devons as No 25. The 2nd or South Devons
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and return to power in France in 1815 meant that the Militia had to be called out once more. The regiments began recruiting for volunteers 'by beat of drum' from 25 April and the warrant for embodying the Devonshire Militia was issued on 16 June, with the 1st Devon to be embodied at Exeter on 24
402:
From 1784 to 1793 the Devon Militia regiments were assembled for their annual 28 days' training, but to save money only two-thirds of the men were mustered each year. In view of the worsening international situation the Devonshire Militia was embodied for service on 22 December 1792, even though
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the threat of Spanish invasion led to emphasis being placed on the 17 'maritime' counties most vulnerable to invasion, and in 1584 the Devonshire Trained Bands fielded more men than any other county: assessed at 1200 'shot' (men with firearms), 800 bowmen, and 1000 'corslets' (armoured men), the
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of Devonshire were organised in four groups for the defence of the harbours on the north and south coasts of the county, each with a nominated officer in command, supported by 'Assistants' and 'Petty Captains'. By 1577 the Devon Trained Bands were divided into three 'Divisions' (East, North and
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near Plymouth, where all three Devon regiments were gathered. The Light Companies of the regiments at Roborough were formed into a composite Light Battalion, which trained separately. The Militia also had to find guards for the American prisoners of war lodged in Mill Prison in Plymouth and
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brigade before returning to the West Country in late 1806. Another recruitment drive for men to transfer to the Line regiments was accompanied by balloting to bring the Militia up to strength, together with recruits obtained 'by beat of drum' (as in the Line) and from the Local Militia.
644:
From 1858 the regiment regularly held its annual peacetime training, the recruits and non-commissioned officers having previously assembled for basic training. In November 1867 the permanent staff of the regiment were called out to help deal with bread riots in Exeter, and during the
862:. The battalion was soon overwhelmed by returning reservists and recruits flocking to enlist, and by the end of September 1914 it was three times its establishment strength. In May 1915 it moved to Devonport where it formed part of the Plymouth Garrison for the rest of the war.
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of 1882, but none of the Militia were embodied. The 4th Battalion was also offered for garrison duty during the Panjdeh crisis, but was politely declined. The Devonshire Militia battalions were further reduced in 1890, to an establishment of six companies each.
373:, which 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 the summer of 1780 the regiment was camped at
321:
and assisting Revenue Officers in suppressing smuggling. In December 1762 the battalions were disembodied and the following year were reorganised into three peacetime regiments. The Exeter and East battalions combined to form a single regiment, the
622:
Under the Act, the militia establishment for Devon was fixed at two regiments of infantry and one of artillery; the North Devon regiment was converted to artillery and its HQ moved to Plymouth, while the South Devons became the 2nd Devon Militia.
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forces. The following year the Devonshire Trained Bands loyal to Parliament refused to invade Cornwall. Once Parliament had established full control in 1648 it passed legislation to reorganise the militia in various counties, including an
783:
therefore became the 3rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment by virtue of their higher precedence, and the 1st Devons became the 4th Battalion. However, the whole Devonshire Regiment did adopt the old East Devon Militia's cap badge and motto.
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from December 1875. This assigned places in an order of battle to Militia units serving with Regular units in an 'Active Army' and a 'Garrison Army'. The 1st and 2nd Devon Militia were both assigned to the Garrison Army in the
899:) carrying the unit title and enclosing the Union Flag of 1707–1801; by 1812 the outmoded flag was replaced by a crown within the garter. The South Devon Militia used a lion rampant (derived from the coat of arms of the early
886:
for the King's Colour, and one bearing the Duke of Bedford's coat of arms for the Regimental Colour. The regimental badge of the 1st or East Devon Militia from the date of its formation was a heraldic castle (representing
2169:
803:, the Militia were called out. The 4th Battalion was embodied from 11 May 1900 to 16 July 1901, serving in the garrison of the Channel Isles. The Devon Artillery Militia was also embodied from 1 May to 17 October 1900.
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After the Boer War, the future of the Militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteers) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by
865:
Although the Supplementary Reserve (renamed Militia again in 1921) remained in existence after 1919 and a small number of officers were commissioned, the infantry militia dwindled away: by the outbreak of
672:
The 2nd Devon Militia was embodied from 31 May 1854 to 10 June 1856 during the Crimean War. Unlike the other Devon units, the regiment was also embodied from 9 November 1857 to 14 May 1858 during the
722:, but it was stood down on 30 September 1885. The garrison artillery divisions were reduced to just three from 1 July 1889, and county titles were adopted once more, with the Plymouth unit becoming
162:
2348:
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with invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain. The regiment was embodied at Exeter on 20 April 1778 and served in the West Country and Southern England. It spent the summer of 1779 at
1970:
754:
of 1872, Militia infantry regiments were grouped into county brigades with their local Regular and Volunteer battalions. For the 1st and 2nd Devons this was Brigade No 34 (County of Devon) in
527:, and was disembodied on 30 July 1814. It served in the Plymouth garrison again during the 1815–16 embodiment, and then like the rest of the militia became moribund during the Long Peace.
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348:
The militiamen's peacetime obligation was for 28 days' annual training. This was widely neglected, but the Devonshire regiments do appear to have completed their training each year.
182:
in 1660 the militia of Devon were called out on a number of occasions when the appearance of hostile fleets caused alarm. For example, on 15 July 1667 the Dutch fleet anchored in
2162:
641:, the Militia were called out. The 1st Devon Militia was embodied on 18 December and served in Wales and Ireland before returning to England in June 1856 to be disembodied.
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The Peace of Amiens did not last long, and the Militia were soon called out again. The warrant to embody the Devon and Exeter Militia was sent to the Lord Lieutenant (
263:, which he felt he could rely upon, unlike the locally commanded militia. The Devon Militia was ordered not to muster for training in 1687, and was not embodied when
2848:
699:. It volunteered for overseas service but was not accepted. Under the mobilisation scheme that appeared from 1875, the Devon Artillery's war station was in the
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Normally this only affected matters such as positions on the parade ground, but it would have ramifications for the Devonshire regiments later in the century.
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of 1881 took Cardwell's reforms further, and the Militia infantry regiments became integral parts of their Regular county regiment. The 11th Foot became the
706:
The Artillery Militia was reorganised into 11 territorial divisions of garrison artillery on 1 April 1882, the regiments formally becoming 'brigades' of the
848:
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had already been fought, but the process of embodiment went on while the Regulars were away in the Army of Occupation in France. The 1st Devons served in
229:. Albemarle was known to emphasise the training of his militia, which consisted of six regiments of infantry and one of cavalry; the cities of Exeter and
2355:
546:. During the Napoleonic Wars it mainly served in the southern and western counties, but during the Luddite disturbances of 1812 it was quartered in the
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area. As with the other regiments it was disembodied in August 1814 and re-embodied during the Waterloo campaign from 17 July 1815 to 8 February 1816.
1974:
251:
from that direction. He then followed the rebels, re-occupying towns and garrisoning the small ports to prevent foreign aid reaching them. After the
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all the individual Militia regiments were balloted for a permanent order of precedence and the Devon regiments were assigned the following numbers:
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Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment), With a Notice of the 2nd and North Devon Militia Regiments
394:. American independence was recognised in November 1782, so the East Devons were ordered to march to Exeter and disembodied on 24 March 1783.
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rather than their county Lord Lieutenant, and officers' commissions were signed by the Queen. A mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
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226:
198:
107:
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stood the militia down within days of the rebellion's defeat, intending to use the local militia taxes to pay for his expanding
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2919:
2827:
2313:
2218:
2205:
2190:
2134:
1945:
2502:
2894:
2278:
2178:
828:, a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for Regular units serving overseas in wartime
2415:
2341:
2050:
504:
421:
120:
regiment and, together with the companies in the main towns, amounted to almost 6750 trained men, one-third armed with
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2405:
2293:
2263:
2146:
2127:
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2062:
2026:
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Under these changes, the 3rd (2nd Devon Militia) Battalion was disbanded, and the 4th (1st Devon Militia) became the
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283:
210:
31:. From their formal organisation as Trained Bands in 1558 until their final service as a Special Reserve unit of the
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for the loss of his command, and refused to give up the regimental arms and accoutrements in his care until 1764.
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2676:
2440:
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of Devonshire in 1642 was a failure (compared with their success in raising the Trained Bands in neighbouring
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2721:
2517:
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2616:
2547:
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and then marched towards Dorset even before orders arrived from London to do so. Confronting the rebels at
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the Devon Militia were active in rounding up fugitive rebels. Despite their service against Monmouth,
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was long established in England and its legal basis was updated by two acts of 1557 covering musters (
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2435:
2420:
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machine-breaking and the regiment spent much of the year constantly on the move round the industrial
242:
98:
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922:
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222:
202:
103:
40:
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917:
726:. The RA abandoned its divisional structure in 1902 and the Militia Artillery became part of the
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299:
167:
140:
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2626:
2410:
2101:
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on 7 June (after which the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear in most counties). Under the
111:
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alongside the 11th Foot and the Devonshire Volunteers] The Militia were now controlled by the
115:
county actually provided more than was required in each category, a total of 3178 men. In the
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3rd Bn Devonshires had no officers listed. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.
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746:
The badge of the East Devon Militia, adopted by the whole of the Devonshire Regiment in 1883.
404:
382:
136:
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The military effectiveness of the West Country Militia at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion
330:, Colonel of the East Devon regiment, took legal action against the Duke of Bedford and the
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132:
90:
78:
74:
8:
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305:
268:
256:
252:
143:, most of the county Trained Bands played little part in the fighting. An attempt by the
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32:
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In 1810–12 the regiment moved around Southern England. In 1812 there was an outbreak of
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The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
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on 1 April 1908. Although the Devon RGA (M) was due to transfer to the Special Reserve
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343:
218:
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2152:
2142:
2123:
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2058:
2022:
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331:
327:
287:
86:
52:
563:. However, the whole of the Supplementary Militia was disembodied in November 1799.
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2497:
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519:. In November 1801 it moved back to Plymouth and it was disembodied 19 April 1802.
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409:
387:
247:
171:
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from November to April 1816, when they returned to Plymouth and were disembodied.
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in 1814 and on 16 June the warrant for disembodying the Devon Militia was signed.
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War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
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28:
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326:, with its headquarters (HQ) at Exeter and the Duke of Bedford as its Colonel.
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regiments of Devonshire served in home defence in all of Britain's major wars.
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654:, the men of the 1st Devons being attached to the 1st Battalion 11th Foot at
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425:
121:
94:
2333:
2696:
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820:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the sweeping
612:'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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260:
428:, in the case of men from Devon and Cornwall). The regiment served in the
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Although control of the militia was one of the areas of dispute between
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issued to the Devonshire Militia battalions in 1758 consisted of the
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With the bulk of the Regular Army serving in South Africa during the
676:. Thereafter the regiment carried out its annual training regularly.
366:
238:
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the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the
156:
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Captain-General and Rebel Chief: The Life of James, Duke of Monmouth
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for the whole of their service; the duties included guarding French
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while much of the Regular Army was simultaneously engaged on the
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2200:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
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Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
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An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
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Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
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duty in home defence from January 1855 to June 1856 during the
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before returning to Plymouth in 1813. The war was ended by the
378:
234:
214:
125:
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The 4th Battalion volunteered for garrison service during the
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also had a regiment each. Albemarle mustered the regiments at
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1971:"3rd (Special Reserve) Bn in WWI at The Keep Military Museum"
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the Plymouth garrison. From 1811 to 1814 the regiment was in
16:
Part-time military force in the maritime county of Devonshire
381:, while the summers of 1781 and 1782 were spent in Devon at
615:'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
464:
370:
97:, who were mustered for regular training. The men from the
1273:'Militia and Volunteer Lists' at Devon – Military History.
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and all the militia of Devon and Cornwall were assembled.
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W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
742:
507:, resigned in protest. Afterwards the regiment served at
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was a part-time military force in the maritime county of
903:) within a garter inscribed with the regimental title.
2141:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988,
1907:
1905:
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3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
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The universal obligation to military service in the
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81:c. 2). The county militia was now placed under the
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1430:Brig Charles Herbert, 'Coxheath Camp, 1778–1779',
267:made his landing in the West Country in 1688 (the
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77:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour (
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690:The North Devon Militia was converted into the
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2242:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908.
2122:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
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412:), the 1st Devon was disembodied on 20 April.
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221:in 1685, the Lord Lieutenant of neighbouring
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833:3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
618:'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
337:
290:in 1713 the militia was allowed to dwindle.
2303:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
2073:Sedgemoor 1685: An Account and an Anthology
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1486:, Vol 47, No 192 (Winter 1969), pp. 215–21.
1434:, Vol 45, No 183 (Autumn 1967), pp. 129–48.
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1371:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
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1061:
1059:
542:Ireland and was stationed there during the
397:
304:Under threat of French invasion during the
274:In July 1690 the French fleet anchored off
205:and commander of the Devon Militia 1675–85.
2356:
2342:
2040:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
1774:
1572:
1541:
1527:
1513:
1461:
1286:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1039:
724:The Devon Artillery (Western Division, RA)
679:
1767:
1765:
1763:
1506:
1504:
1502:
1454:
1452:
1450:
1362:
1360:
1358:
1356:
1354:
1307:
1259:
1257:
824:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
2019:The Amateur Military Tradition 1558–1945
1714:
1613:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
1128:
1126:
1124:
1122:
1120:
1118:
842:
741:
199:Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle
193:
163:Ordinance to settle the Militia of Devon
2975:Military units and formations in Exeter
2250:, Cranfield University PhD thesis 2011.
1712:
1710:
1708:
1706:
1704:
1702:
1700:
1698:
1696:
1694:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1036:
650:the international crisis preceding the
559:Militia at Exeter under the command of
313:as Lord Lieutenant. They served in the
189:
2970:Military units and formations in Devon
2957:
2167:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
1760:
1499:
1447:
1351:
1254:
737:
46:
2337:
2240:The Constitutional History of England
1954:
1115:
293:
2232:, Popular Edn, London:Longman, 1895.
1691:
1555:
626:
553:
2307:
2288:, London: Allen & Unwin, 1979,
13:
2108:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
806:
794:
730:, the Devonport unit becoming the
415:
286:as Lord Lieutenant. But after the
178:to control the country. After the
155:) and it was quickly dispersed by
14:
2996:
2034:The Elizabethan Militia 1558–1638
712:3rd Brigade, Western Division, RA
1179:Chandler, pp. 21, 119, 124, 175.
839:it was disbanded in March 1909.
1998:
1989:
1963:
1939:
1930:
1889:
1880:
1871:
1862:
1853:
1840:
1827:
1818:
1805:
1796:
1751:
1742:
1733:
1724:
1682:
1669:
1644:
1635:
1626:
1617:
1602:
1593:
1490:
1475:
1438:
1423:
1414:
1405:
1396:
1375:
1298:
1277:
1266:
1245:
1236:
1227:
1218:
1209:
1200:
1191:
1182:
1173:
1164:
1155:
1146:
1137:
1106:
1097:
1088:
1079:
1070:
561:Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet
241:, his cavalry probed forwards.
2256:The Army and Society 1815–1914
2075:, London: Anthony Mott, 1685,
1420:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 173–4.
1411:Walrond, pp. 55–8, Appendix B.
1295:Western, Appendices A & B.
1027:
1018:
1009:
1000:
991:
982:
973:
964:
589:
328:Sir John Prideaux, 6th Baronet
1:
2980:Militia of the United Kingdom
2185:, London: HarperPress, 2011,
2113:A History of the British Army
2106:A History of the British Army
2010:
602:Militia of the United Kingdom
566:
479:
2137:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
710:. The Devon unit became the
358:War of American Independence
352:War of American Independence
7:
1886:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
1623:Walrond, pp. 119, 156, 322.
906:
873:
860:British Expeditionary Force
468:July. By then the decisive
180:Restoration of the monarchy
10:
3001:
2258:, London: Longmans, 1980,
2159:(various dates from 1840).
1599:Walrond, pp. 153–5, 174–7.
846:
818:Secretary of State for War
701:Fortifications of Plymouth
683:
665:
662:2nd or South Devon Militia
630:
593:
534:
531:3rd or South Devon Militia
492:
489:2nd or North Devon Militia
455:
356:After the outbreak of the
341:
297:
56:
50:
2872:
2836:
2815:
2599:
2592:
2565:
2490:
2454:
2378:
2371:
2365:British Militia Regiments
2198:British Regiments 1914–18
1094:Burne & Young, p. 38.
997:Maitland, pp. 234–5, 278.
988:Hay, pp. 11–17, 25–6, 88.
499:The regiment's HQ was at
338:1st or East Devon Militia
324:1st or East Devon Militia
2328:The Keep Military Museum
2323:Devon – Military History
2163:Col George Jackson Hay,
2157:The New Annual Army List
2135:James Moncrieff Grierson
2097:, London: Methuen, 1938.
2042:100th Edn, London, 1953.
2004:Walrond, pp. 362, 385–7.
958:
923:Militia (United Kingdom)
728:Royal Garrison Artillery
596:Militia (United Kingdom)
398:French Revolutionary War
203:Lord Lieutenant of Devon
110:. Later in the reign of
2864:Forfar & Kincardine
2477:Forfar & Kincardine
1936:Litchfield, Appendix 8.
1641:Grierson, pp. 12, 27–8.
1510:Knight, pp. 78–80, 111.
953:Devon Artillery Militia
918:Militia (Great Britain)
692:Devon Artillery Militia
686:Devon Artillery Militia
680:Devon Artillery Militia
450:Treaty of Fontainebleau
300:Militia (Great Britain)
141:First English Civil War
2316:The British Army, 1914
2246:Christopher L. Scott,
747:
206:
102:South), each with two
79:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
75:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
1877:Walrond, pp. 377–406.
1538:Walrond, pp. 257–301.
1472:Walrond, pp. 110–203.
843:World War I and after
837:Royal Field Artillery
745:
280:Battle of Beachy Head
197:
91:Justices of the Peace
2111:Sir John Fortescue,
2093:Col John K. Dunlop,
1757:Walrond, pp. 359–79.
1739:Walrond, pp. 336–58.
1688:Walrond, pp. 329–30.
1666:Litchfield, pp. 1–7.
1590:Walrond, Appendix C.
1578:Walrond, pp. 311–28.
1524:Walrond, pp. 229–57.
1496:Walrond, pp. 204–26.
1444:Walrond, pp. 59–109.
1393:Walrond, Appendix A.
1170:Macaulay, pp. 282–3.
1024:Boynton, Appendix I.
604:was reformed by the
544:Rebellion of 1798–99
405:Revolutionary France
190:Monmouth's Rebellion
124:and two-thirds with
2269:Col Henry Walrond,
2172:11 May 2021 at the
1848:Late Victorian Army
1813:Late Victorian Army
1802:Walrond, pp. 332–4.
1748:Walrond, pp. 380–1.
1730:Walrond, pp. 331–3.
1552:Walrond, pp. 301–7.
1381:Walrond, pp. 31–59.
1283:Walrond, pp. 28–31.
1263:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
1085:Walrond, pp. 18–21.
979:Cruickshank, p. 17.
948:South Devon Militia
943:North Devon Militia
933:Devon Trained Bands
897:Order of the Garter
878:The first pairs of
780:Devonshire Regiment
738:Devonshire Regiment
732:Devon RGA (Militia)
668:South Devon Militia
537:South Devon Militia
495:North Devon Militia
269:Glorious Revolution
253:Battle of Sedgemoor
59:Devon Trained Bands
47:Devon Trained Bands
33:Devonshire Regiment
2985:Militia of England
2254:Edward M. Spiers,
2118:J.B.M. Frederick,
2086:C.G. Cruickshank,
2017:Ian F.W. Beckett,
1925:Army & Society
1911:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
1897:Army & Society
1835:Army & Society
1793:Litchfield, p. 66.
1679:, pp. 91–2, 162–3.
1677:Army & Society
1188:Watson, pp. 218–9.
1161:Walrond, pp. 25–7.
1076:Walrond, pp. 15–7.
1015:Walrond, pp. 10–5.
1006:Walrond, pp. 1–10.
938:East Devon Militia
788:Anglo-Egyptian War
748:
652:Congress of Berlin
633:East Devon Militia
470:Battle of Waterloo
344:East Devon Militia
332:Deputy lieutenants
294:Devon Militia 1758
207:
87:Deputy Lieutenants
85:, assisted by the
2952:
2951:
2948:
2947:
2844:Argyll & Bute
2600:England and Wales
2588:
2587:
2573:England and Wales
2561:
2560:
2462:Argyll & Bute
2379:England and Wales
2219:978-0-141-03894-0
2206:978-1-84342-197-9
2196:Brig E.A. James,
2191:978-0-00-722570-5
2069:David G. Chandler
2032:Lindsay Boynton,
1899:, pp. 243–2, 254.
1824:Hay, pp. 27, 158.
1632:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
1348:Frederick, p. 86.
913:Militia (English)
891:) with the motto
627:1st Devon Militia
554:4th Devon Militia
432:garrison and the
288:Treaty of Utrecht
265:William of Orange
227:Duke of Albemarle
53:Militia (English)
2992:
2597:
2596:
2570:
2569:
2533:Londonderry (II)
2376:
2375:
2358:
2351:
2344:
2335:
2334:
2308:External sources
2279:978-1-37617881-4
2088:Elizabeth's Army
2005:
2002:
1996:
1993:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1982:
1973:. Archived from
1967:
1961:
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1952:
1943:
1937:
1934:
1928:
1921:
1912:
1909:
1900:
1893:
1887:
1884:
1878:
1875:
1869:
1868:Walrond, p. 384.
1866:
1860:
1859:Walrond, p. 372.
1857:
1851:
1850:, pp. 4, 15, 19.
1844:
1838:
1831:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1809:
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1794:
1791:
1772:
1769:
1758:
1755:
1749:
1746:
1740:
1737:
1731:
1728:
1722:
1721:, various dates.
1716:
1689:
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1673:
1667:
1664:
1651:
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1642:
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1570:
1564:
1553:
1550:
1539:
1536:
1525:
1522:
1511:
1508:
1497:
1494:
1488:
1479:
1473:
1470:
1459:
1458:Hay, pp. 149–54.
1456:
1445:
1442:
1436:
1427:
1421:
1418:
1412:
1409:
1403:
1402:Western, p. 124.
1400:
1394:
1391:
1382:
1379:
1373:
1364:
1349:
1346:
1305:
1304:Western, p. 251.
1302:
1296:
1293:
1284:
1281:
1275:
1270:
1264:
1261:
1252:
1251:Hay, pp. 136–44.
1249:
1243:
1240:
1234:
1231:
1225:
1222:
1216:
1213:
1207:
1204:
1198:
1195:
1189:
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1171:
1168:
1162:
1159:
1153:
1150:
1144:
1141:
1135:
1130:
1113:
1112:Hay, pp. 99–104.
1110:
1104:
1101:
1095:
1092:
1086:
1083:
1077:
1074:
1068:
1067:Hay, pp. 269–71.
1065:
1034:
1031:
1025:
1022:
1016:
1013:
1007:
1004:
998:
995:
989:
986:
980:
977:
971:
968:
814:St John Brodrick
776:Childers Reforms
756:Western District
752:Cardwell Reforms
716:Panjdeh incident
606:Militia Act 1852
582:South Devon – 25
579:North Devon – 15
410:Treaty of Amiens
388:Stapleton Prison
319:prisoners of war
306:Seven Years' War
284:Earl of Stamford
248:Somerset Militia
211:Duke of Monmouth
147:to call out the
139:that led to the
106:and a number of
3000:
2999:
2995:
2994:
2993:
2991:
2990:
2989:
2955:
2954:
2953:
2944:
2868:
2832:
2816:Channel Islands
2811:
2742:Nottinghamshire
2722:Montgomeryshire
2687:North Hampshire
2682:Gloucestershire
2642:Caernarvonshire
2637:Carmarthenshire
2622:Buckinghamshire
2584:
2557:
2528:Londonderry (I)
2486:
2450:
2367:
2362:
2332:
2310:
2284:J.N.P. Watson,
2174:Wayback Machine
2047:Alfred H. Burne
2013:
2008:
2003:
1999:
1995:Walrond, p. 33.
1994:
1990:
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1969:
1968:
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1922:
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1692:
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1654:
1650:Hay, pp. 155–6.
1649:
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1598:
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1246:
1241:
1237:
1233:Walrond, p. 27.
1232:
1228:
1224:Western, p. 73.
1223:
1219:
1215:Hay, pp. 116–7.
1214:
1210:
1206:Walrond, p. 25.
1205:
1201:
1197:Western, p. 56.
1196:
1192:
1187:
1183:
1178:
1174:
1169:
1165:
1160:
1156:
1152:Walrond, p. 24.
1151:
1147:
1143:Walrond, p. 23.
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1098:
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974:
970:Beckett, p. 20.
969:
965:
961:
928:Special Reserve
909:
876:
851:
845:
826:Special Reserve
822:Haldane Reforms
809:
807:Special Reserve
801:Second Boer War
797:
795:Second Boer War
740:
720:Nile Expedition
708:Royal Artillery
688:
682:
670:
664:
635:
629:
598:
592:
576:East Devon – 41
569:
556:
539:
533:
497:
491:
482:
463:'s escape from
458:
418:
416:Napoleonic Wars
400:
375:Playden Heights
354:
346:
340:
311:Duke of Bedford
302:
296:
192:
157:Parliamentarian
149:posse comitatus
83:Lord Lieutenant
70:Posse comitatus
61:
55:
49:
29:West of England
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2211:Roger Knight,
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2194:
2179:Richard Holmes
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2116:
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2102:John Fortescue
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893:Semper fidelis
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298:Main article:
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246:(although the
217:to launch his
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184:Plymouth Sound
176:New Model Army
133:King Charles I
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2963:
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2941:
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2798:
2795:
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2783:
2780:
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2775:
2773:
2772:Staffordshire
2770:
2768:
2765:
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2760:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2752:Pembrokeshire
2750:
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2698:
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2692:Hertfordshire
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2632:Cardiganshire
2630:
2628:
2625:
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2618:
2615:
2613:
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2608:
2605:
2604:
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2591:
2581:
2580:Monmouthshire
2578:
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2564:
2554:
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2299:J.R. Western
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2294:0-04-920058-5
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2226:Lord Macaulay
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2147:0-947898-81-6
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2027:0-7190-2912-0
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2016:
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2849:Berwickshire
2656:
2652:Denbighshire
2607:Bedfordshire
2315:
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2255:
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1975:the original
1965:
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1932:
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1771:Hay, p. 201.
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1029:
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868:World War II
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723:
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691:
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621:
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521:
498:
483:
459:
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419:
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355:
347:
323:
315:West Country
303:
273:
261:Regular Army
208:
172:Protectorate
168:Commonwealth
161:
148:
130:
68:
62:
20:
18:
2905:Londonderry
2757:Radnorshire
2747:Oxfordshire
2732:Northampton
2051:Peter Young
1815:, pp. 63–4.
1033:Hay, p. 91.
855:World War I
697:Crimean War
590:Reform 1852
112:Elizabeth I
37:World War I
2959:Categories
2807:North York
2702:Lancashire
2672:Flintshire
2548:Mid-Ulster
2482:Haddington
2416:Lancashire
2391:Carmarthen
2011:References
1837:pp. 195–6.
884:Union flag
771:defences.
760:War Office
567:Precedence
548:Nottingham
509:Portsmouth
501:Barnstaple
480:Long Peace
430:Portsmouth
278:after the
276:Teignmouth
213:landed in
137:Parliament
65:Shire levy
25:Devonshire
2935:Westmeath
2925:Tipperary
2890:Fermanagh
2854:Edinburgh
2802:East York
2792:Wiltshire
2712:Middlesex
2677:Glamorgan
2612:Berkshire
2566:Engineers
2538:Tipperary
2467:Edinburgh
2446:Yorkshire
2406:Glamorgan
2372:Artillery
2153:H.G. Hart
1719:Army List
764:Army List
656:Devonport
367:Maidstone
239:Axminster
219:Rebellion
209:When the
145:Royalists
2910:Longford
2837:Scotland
2823:Guernsey
2767:Somerset
2647:Cheshire
2593:Infantry
2455:Scotland
2431:Pembroke
2386:Cardigan
2170:Archived
1946:Conrad,
1923:Spiers,
1895:Spiers,
1846:Spiers,
1811:Spiers,
1675:Spiers,
907:See also
874:Insignia
769:Plymouth
461:Napoleon
446:Midlands
434:Brighton
257:James II
243:Macaulay
231:Plymouth
225:was the
153:Cornwall
108:Captains
104:Colonels
99:Hundreds
2940:Wicklow
2900:Leitrim
2885:Donegal
2873:Ireland
2777:Suffolk
2762:Rutland
2727:Norfolk
2553:Wicklow
2513:Donegal
2491:Ireland
2436:Suffolk
2421:Norfolk
2133:Lt-Col
2045:Lt-Col
1981:11 June
1833:Spiers,
880:Colours
525:Gosport
474:Ireland
456:Ireland
442:Luddite
392:Bristol
126:muskets
41:Militia
27:in the
2930:Tyrone
2828:Jersey
2787:Sussex
2782:Surrey
2707:London
2667:Durham
2662:Dorset
2543:Tyrone
2523:Galway
2518:Dublin
2503:Armagh
2498:Antrim
2441:Sussex
2401:Durham
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1133:Scott.
647:Fenian
639:Crimea
517:Dorset
379:Sussex
235:Exeter
215:Dorset
117:Armada
39:, the
2915:Meath
2880:Clare
2657:Devon
2508:Clare
2396:Devon
959:Notes
853:When
365:near
223:Devon
122:pikes
2859:Fife
2697:Kent
2472:Fife
2411:Kent
2290:ISBN
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2260:ISBN
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2202:ISBN
2187:ISBN
2143:ISBN
2124:ISBN
2100:Sir
2077:ISBN
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1983:2020
1948:1914
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371:Kent
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