147:. c. 25). The act continued with the ballot to select men from each county, in numbers based on a return made by the county authorities of men of eligible age, initially between 18 and 50 years of age. As a substitute could be made on payment of £10, the burden fell on the working classes. Subsequent explanatory legislation was required to curb rioting in 13 counties over fears of pay and overseas service, the militia would only be used in England and Wales. When not embodied (mobilised) for service the men had an annual training requirement of 28 days by 1762. The Legislation was continually amended, for example, by the end of the Napoleonic wars, to permit wider service in the country, fixed terms of service and paying a bounty for volunteering for the regular army.
574:
744:
1178:
349:
170:
60:
1532:
545:. Now renamed the "Reserve" (and if a second battalion existed an "Extra Reserve"), the militia battalion would take over the running of the regimental Depot, being part of the local garrison. War office plans for the 3rd battalion to stay in the depot and any 4th battalion to be mobilized for action, led to the two Durham battalions swapping numbers, as the older battalion wished to remain as a fighting unit. Both battalions remained in Britain during
756:. c. 27, called the 'Defence of the Realm act') which allowed the raising of "Armed Associations". These were again raised by local subscription, with the local gentry or a rich businessman providing the bulk of the capital who often then commanded the formation. The rank of commandant depended on the number of men in the formation, two or three score for a Captain-commandant, up to 500 for a Lt. Colonel-commandant.
508:, and from 6 January 1902 to 3 October 1902 when, with a strength of 852 officers and men, it was split into small detachments around the Cape and Free State. The 4th lost 16 men. The Durham Artillery was embodied 1 May to 11 October 1900, a Service Company volunteered for overseas service and was sent to
1586:
As part of the reforms to the volunteers (the same
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act of 1907 that affected the militia), and in return for increased financial support on an often heavy burden for the commanding officer, the volunteer would undertake a regular annual camp and a training obligation of
235:
the regiment was tasked with maintaining order as well as anti-invasion duties and for this purpose they were employed outside of their area of recruitment and kept on the move so as to avoid fraternization with the local population. On the death of Henry Vane in 1792, the regiment was led by his son
1193:
were to be issued by the government for every 100 volunteers, with a corps needing 60 men (effectives) to become established, and candidates for membership having to be approved by the corps committee. In addition to finding the cost of the uniform and equipment (weapon included), an average of £10,
1020:
if sufficient numbers were not raised, and the inducement of exemption from the militia ballot if a man joined a volunteer corps before 22 July, the volunteers reformed with even greater numbers in 1803. Most of the previous units were reformed, with some joining together with other new or enlarged
447:
New legislation increased ease with which militia officers and men could transfer to the regular army, and resulted it becoming, as
Cardwell wanted, more of an auxiliary to the regular line regiments. In 1881, after being brigaded with, but seldom interacting with, the Volunteer units of the County
326:
the regiment was once more embodied from 14 July 1815 to 28 February 1816, it was much weaker with initially only 25 officers, 18 serjeants, 9 drummers, 156 rank and file. It served in
Glasgow, where by the end of 1815 its strength had risen to 232 other ranks. The regiment was disbanded at Barnard
1397:
also joined the 4th Admin Bn, without changing its designation. There was little interaction between these battalions, and the individual corps did not always prosper, the 10th, 14th, 17th and 18th corps dissolving by the end of the century and new ones, not always in the same location, replacing
364:
was passed that revived the militia, and County Durham was ordered to provide 1096 men (or 2000 men including artillery). However, with the ballot having been suppressed in 1830, the response was weak. The first recruits were trained in two batches at
Barnard Castle at the end of the year. In 1853
1212:
The "effectives" were the backbone of the corps. As the volunteer corps were predominantly middle class, this placed them in direct competition with the non balloted militia and enticed many of the landed gentry in search of commissions away and left the militia almost the preserve of the working
1437:
During the Boer War volunteers from the five battalions together provided four companies of 116 of all ranks, for one years service to reinforce the army in South Africa. The first three reinforced, in sequence, their regular battalion from April 1900 to July 1902, the fourth reinforced the 2nd
331:
The last annual training for balloted men was in 1825, and was held only once or twice in the next few years, as the militia was allowed to fall into disuse, and the Durham militia dwindled to only a small headquarters staff. At the end of 1833 this amounted to a captain, a serjeant-major (the
1594:
On 31 March 1908 the
Volunteer Force was dissolved and the next day the Territorial Force put in place with the volunteer battalions under the control of the county associations. The volunteer battalions were renumbered, in sequence after the old militia battalions: in County Durham as the
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from March 1901 to May 1902. These attachments greatly increased the connections between the volunteers and the county regiment, and coupled with another invasion scare caused by the small numbers of regular troops left in the country, caused a surge in volunteer numbers.
663:. c.79, allowed raising of volunteer forces by local subscription, with a wealthy land-owners or businessman providing most of the funding, but with the government paying them for any service and allowing the men to be court-marshalled only under volunteer officers.
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as a genuine expression of loyalty. It was led by
William Vane, who was also Colonel of the Militia. After spending three years in Scotland, in June 1798 it was sent to Ireland with a strength of around 250 men, where it operated against the Irish rebels on the
1558:
In 1869 the smaller 1st
Newcastle upon Tyne EVC was attached to the unit, and from 1874 they were united in the 1st Admin Battalion, Durham Engineer Volunteers (later 1st Newcastle & Durham). In 1888 the battalion was split into three separate units: the
504:, guarding lines of communication and escorting convoys, and garrisoning Dewetsdorp for six months. During its time there it lost 29 officers and men. The 4th battalion was embodied twice, first from 23 January to 4 December 1900, when it remained in
1107:
Due to the large numbers of small
Volunteer units, and the radical politics of a number of them around the country, they were encouraged to merge into larger Local Militia battalions by the gradual withdrawal of financial support.
751:
Volunteer recruitment early on in the
Revolutionary wars proceeded slowly, mostly in the counties most likely to face an invasion. Even with the right to avoid the militia ballot, it remained slow until boosted by the act of 1798
721:, and after spending time in Gurnsey was sent to Ireland in May 1797. Sent to Dublin from Ulster when the rebellion broke out, some 315 of them were sent to Arklow in impressed carriages, arriving there a few hours before the
275:, with an initial strength of 14 officers, 26 serjeants, 9 drummers, 401 rank and file, and was ranked 25th in order of precedence in lots drawn in 1803, the uniform had white facings. The regiment was station in Hull, 1803,
1188:
In another invasion scare in 1859 circulars were issued by the government based on the provisions of the 1804 Volunteer
Consolidation act for the raising of corps of volunteers in the counties. As an inducement 25
1162:
Aside for training and exercising, none were called out, except for those in the North of the County in 1804 for a false alarm, and by 1818 all of the infantry, cavalry and artillery volunteers had disbanded.
398:
both infantry regiments were embodied, the 1st regiment from December 1855 to May 1856, which remained at Barnard Castle and the 2nd regiment from March 1855 to May 1856, which spent the last few months at
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Occasionally little interaction within corps! The Blaydon corps' two sections, Blaydon "down hillers" and Winlaton "up hillers", had a "falling out" in 1864 after which they secured separate drill grounds.
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six months if mobilised, with the volunteer battalions coming under the control of the newly formed county association. As the reforms were announced and debated in the prelude to the formation of the
1406:
After being brigaded with the militia and the regulars' depot from 1873, but still having little interaction with them, and still with each other, in 1880 the Administrative battalions were renamed:
143:
of 1745, and the later strain on the regular army during the Seven Years' War, bills for the reform of the militia were brought to Parliament, but it was not until 1759 that the act would be passed (
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1050:(1803—1813), raised by the 10th Earl of Strathmore, and incorporating the re-raised Gibside Cavalry troop and a new infantry corps of six companies. The infantry were disbanded at the end of 1813.
1475:
224:, and was composed of six companies. It was ranked 44th in order of militia precedence by drawing of lots annually in June 1778, then 30th, 35th, 32nd and 44th. The uniforms had purple facings.
264:, 1801 and Barnard Castle in 1802 to disband. For this whole embodiment it was ranked 10th in order of precedence, in lots drawn in 1793, the uniform for which had buff or pale yellow facings.
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During the Revolutionary Wars the county would raise two Fencible regiments, composed of volunteers under regular officers, they could not be sent overseas. The first raised in 1794 was the
3259:
2892:
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and consisted of six troops of cavalry of 25 to 30 men each. It was disbanded by the authorities in November due to its over-zealous patrolling and the inhibition of the movements of "
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260:
camp, 1798, now 1200 men strong, where large numbers volunteer for the regular army, and by the end of 1799, the strength had fallen to 439 all ranks. Lastly, back to Yarmouth, 1800,
332:
captain's son), 12 serjeants, a drum-major and four drummers, and by 1844 was only the serjeant-major and six serjeants. In 1840 the Colonelcy of the Durham Militia was held by
1636:
In November 1808, Private Robert Innard was returning home from Portsmouth on sick leave, when the ship he was on was captured by French privateers. He escaped in January 1814.
2766:
1426:
In 1881 with the amalgamation of the regulars, militia and volunteers into the Durham Light Infantry, the use of regular officers (occasionally from the D.L.I.) as battalion
549:. They were not reformed after the war, the role of the original militia no longer existing, and were finally disbanded after a long period of suspended animation in 1953.
1481:
927:
659:
It was initially intended in an Act of 1778 to permit volunteers to augment the militia, however only 14 companies had been added nationwide by 1780. In 1782 a new act,
424:
1509:
The 2nd (Seaham) Durham AVC had all the other Durham AVCs attached to it until 1873, when the 1st, and 3rd joined other units, the 4th becoming independent in 1886.
292:
2877:
1491:
1465:
3032:
1513:
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The 3rd Durham AVC absorbed the 6th Durham Rifle Volunteers at South Shields in 1863. After leaving the 2nd (Seaham) AVC in 1873 the 3rd was attached to the
205:, where, in November 1761, it had a strength of 23 Officers, 16 Serjeants, 16 Drummers and 396 Other ranks formed in eight companies. The uniforms had green
407:. However, the Durham Artillery Militia were embodied during the latter stages of the Mutiny from 5 April 1859 to 25 March 1861, serving in the garrison of
403:. Both were understrength, with a total of 630 man of all ranks between them. neither were among those embodied during the manpower shortage caused by the
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moved to Barnard Castle and was renamed as the 21st Durham RVC in the 4th (later 2nd) Admin battalion. In 1877 the 21st Yorkshire (North Riding) RVC at
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of the county and was to be officered by the local gentry, their rank determined by a property qualification which was gradually reduced or ignored.
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1056:(1803—1808) raised by Thomas Wade with a squadron of four troops of the Unsworth Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry and four new companies of infantry
542:
3400:
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In 1863 the Lord Lieutenant of the county standardised the uniform to one of rifle green. In November, the 7th Yorkshire (North Riding) RVC at
3330:
3238:
2719:
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2066:"The Statutes at Large: From the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh Parliament of Great Britain, Anno 1761 [continued to 1807]"
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296:
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481:(the 1st Brigade comprised the Regular RA units of the division). When the Northern Division was abolished in 1889 the title was altered to
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The division and brigades would not be numbered until May 1915, receiving higher numbers than the more recently formed New Army formations.
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meant that the militia would be used less for keeping order than to replace regular soldiers on home service during large mobilizations.
686:
333:
237:
2826:
2752:
300:
182:
303:, they also suppressed a rising of prisoners on board a prison ship. They stayed in Sunderland for two years, before moving North to
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began, beginning a closer connection to the regulars of the new territorial regiment. In 1887 the Rifle Volunteers were renamed as
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821:
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raised in 1803 by John Trotter with and an enlarged Darlington Volunteer Infantry of six companies and two troops of cavalry.
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2851:
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1443:
725:. Here, under their fiery commander, Colonel John Skerrett, they formed a line South of the Coolgreany Road and with the two
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1503:
743:
240:. The regiment was moved at regular intervals, Whitby, 1793, where it had a strength of 289 all ranks, Scarborough, 1794,
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3027:
2958:
2953:
2938:
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In 1863 the 1st Durham AVC was attached to the larger 2nd (Seaham) AVC for administrative purposes, then in 1873 to the
1136:
Towards the end of the war many of the cavalry corps merged into Yeomanry Regiments used to keep the peace. These were:
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badge of the 2nd (Administrative battalion) Durham Rifle Volunteer Corps, pre 1881 from the Durham Light Infantry museum
217:
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1363:
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232:
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2801:
812:
228:
213:
17:
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2846:
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they had brought with them, aided the militia and regulars in beating back the rebels. It was disbanded in 1802.
538:
261:
30:
348:
3217:
3047:
2933:
2841:
2811:
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The 1st Durham RE (V) sent a detachment of one officer and 25 other ranks to assist the regular REs during the
1520:
806:
773:
516:
496:. The 3rd battalion was embodied on 5 December 1899, with a strength of 826 officers and men. It served in the
492:
For the first and only time, the militia battalions would not only be embodied, but also see action during the
474:
404:
379:
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The 3rd Administrative battalion became the 6th Durham Rifle Volunteers (renumbered the 5th later in the year)
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1568:
1323:
738:
678:
241:
140:
35:
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3254:
3233:
3207:
3162:
3127:
3052:
3042:
3037:
2821:
1289:
1282:
1261:
42:. The volunteers had several forms and separate periods of existence until made a permanent body in 1859.
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A number of Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVCs) were also raised at the same time as the Rifle Volunteers:
477:, with a sixth battery, became the senior Militia unit in the new Northern Division, taking the title of
3310:
3182:
3102:
2990:
1275:
747:
Officer's coatee button of the Teesdale Volunteer Infantry c.1800s from the Durham Light Infantry museum
553:
537:
In 1908, in large part due to the Militias' resistance to more reform, the militia were reduced to the
473:
The nation's Artillery Militia was reorganised into 11 divisions of garrison artillery in 1882, and the
458:
169:
59:
3117:
3062:
3017:
1547:
1190:
3325:
3315:
3167:
3157:
3142:
3097:
2943:
486:
284:
280:
39:
3112:
3082:
971:
726:
505:
423:. The revival of the Volunteer forces led to competition for the available manpower. The rise of
253:
252:, 1796, where it had 14 officers, 20 serjeants, 20 corporals, 12 drummers, 375 privates. Then to
1531:
1366:
was formed from the 1st, 15th, 16th and 19th corps taken from the 2nd Administrative Battalion.
1351:
2nd (1st, 4th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th) with headquarters in Bishop Auckland
2043:"The Long, Long Trail – Researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1919"
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2731:
2715:
2700:
2679:
2665:
2650:
2635:
2617:
2601:
2583:
2567:
1961:
1588:
1359:
1232:
1084:
501:
1947:
1933:
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when the neglect of the militia in previous years meant that, in effect, there was none. The
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was large enough not to join with other corps, being five companies strong. In December the
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442:
436:
361:
353:
268:
194:
34:
are those military units raised in the County independent of the regular Army. The "modern"
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3187:
3172:
3137:
2918:
1575:
1540:
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where they distinguished themselves fighting as infantry in the defence of Fort Prospect.
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384:
374:
308:
272:
151:
128:
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in 1794 by Robert Hayton, and consisted of three companies of 100 men, many of whom were
1498:
in 1868 but never fully formed; officers and men enlisted into 2nd (Seaham) AVC in 1869.
3197:
3192:
3072:
1313:
1121:
formed in 1812 around the Sunderland and South Tyne volunteers, also disbanded in 1816.
249:
216:
from 26 March 1778 to 1783, when France had joined the Americans, it served locally in
186:
677:
The first "modern" raising of volunteers in County Durham occurred in 1745 during the
201:
During the Seven Years' War from 22 February 1760 to early 1763, it served briefly at
3369:
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3067:
1627:
As a cost saving measure as the regiments's number was incorporated into the uniform.
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Honorary members, £1 a year, found their own uniform and drilled as often as possible
1202:) a year (assistance for the uniform and equipment from the general fund if required)
781:
509:
206:
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of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion DLI, 1904-1908 from the Durham Light Infantry museum
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Although most of the Durham RGA (M) volunteered to transfer to the Special Reserve
319:
256:, 1797, where the establishment raised to 1300+, and the strength rose to 800 men,
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with no change in numbering. About this time annual battalion camps became usual.
197:. The militia regiment in its early form was embodied on the following occasions:
462:. The 3rd battalion was embodied for six months in 1885, as a consequence of the
356:
button of the North Durham Militia c. 1860s from the Durham Light Infantry museum
271:, the regiment was once again embodied from March 1803 to August 1814 during the
1299:
710:
578:
546:
497:
463:
395:
304:
190:
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formed in 1809 around the Darlington and Teesdale volunteers, disbanded in 1816
1390:
1306:
1181:
467:
412:
388:
288:
276:
202:
893:(Infantry) (1798—1802), commanded by Captain-commandant Howden Philipson Rowe
2744:
981:, commanded by Lt. Colonel-commandant John Ralph Fenwick, disbanded in 1813.
897:
837:
753:
672:
660:
257:
144:
1416:
The 3rd Durham Rifle Volunteer Corps became the 3rd Durham Rifle Volunteers
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button of the Durham Militia c. 1850s from the Durham Light Infantry museum
515:
From 1902 most units of the Militia artillery formally became part of the
181:
The regiment of the Durham Militia did not form until 1759, it was led by
2042:
1427:
1199:
1131:
1093:
416:
67:
plate of the Durham Militia, 1850s from the Durham Light Infantry museum
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The 4th Administrative battalion became the 1st Durham Rifle Volunteers
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The 2nd Administrative battalion became the 2nd Durham Rifle Volunteers
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The 1st Administrative battalion became the 4th Durham Rifle Volunteers
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855:
769:. Disbanded in 1802 they were re-raised in 1803 and disbanded in 1812.
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245:
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The Volunteer Artillery 1859–1908 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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Britain's Part Time Soldiers. The Amateur Military Tradition 1558—1945
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1st (7th, 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th corps) with headquarters in Durham
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690:
221:
174:
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The Militia Artillery 1852–1909 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1007:(1799—1802), raised and commanded by Major-commandant John Trotter.
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1798 Act formed many small units in County Durham, as listed below:
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Only 5 out of 23 of the "Extra Reserve" battalions served overseas.
916:(Cavalry) (1798—1802)raised by John Goodchild as Captain-commandant
279:
Barracks, 1804, escorting French prisoners to and guarding them at
185:, and had an initial strength of 369 men, with the headquarters at
1530:
1176:
1089:
raised by Luke Colling, three companies strong, disbanded in 1811.
742:
347:
168:
64:
2692:, Vol III, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, reprint 1954.
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The Fighting Pioneers: the Story of the 7th Durham Light Infantry
992:(Infantry) (1798—1799), organised by Rowland Webster, became the
2564:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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in 1814, returning to Barnard Castle to disband later that year.
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Britain Against Napoleon. The Organization of Victory 1793—1815
902:(1798—1802), commanded Captain-commandant Robert Shafto Hawkes
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in September 1800. The second regiment was raised in 1795, the
1369:
In April 1862 the strength of the Durham Volunteer corps was:
786:(1797—1802), commanded by Major-commandant Sir Cuthbert Heron
365:
the existing Durham Militia was split into two regiments: the
882:(1798—1802), raised by Charles Spearmans as Major-commandant
1220:
996:(1799—1802), commanded by Captain-commandant John Allison.
871:(1798—1802), commanded by Captain-commandant Thomas Scarth
377:. An artillery brigade of four (later five) batteries, the
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name on surviving helmet in Sunderland Museum's Collection
1016:
Under the threat of conscription into the militia by the
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since 1873, the 1st Durham (Fusilier) Militia became the
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The Durham Light Infantry. The United Red and White Rose
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raised and commanded by Major-commandant Arthur Mowbray.
1519:
All the Durham Artillery Volunteers became part of the
2730:(1 ed.). Uckfield: The Naval and Military Press.
1340:
In August 1861 the corps were grouped (on paper) into
1217:(RVC), formed in County Durham by February 1861 were:
336:, and after his death in 1842 it passed on to his son
1354:
3rd (6th, 8th and 9th) with headquarters in Gateshead
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1908
1591:
there was a fall in numbers joining the volunteers.
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class. The volunteer corps, each under the title of
1021:
units to form mixed infantry and cavalry "Legions".
541:, a draft finding and training organisation, by the
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re-raised 1803 as part of the Loyal Unsworth Legion
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98:
88:
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52:
1597:5th to 9th Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry
1578:in 1900, and a second section the following year.
369:, with its headquarters at Barnard Castle and the
18:Chester-le-Street Volunteer Artillery and Infantry
3391:Military units and formations established in 1859
1432:Volunteer Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry
2676:Faithful. The Story of the Durham Light Infantry
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1398:them. The primary concern of many was solvency.
1010:re-raised 1803 as part of the Darlington Legion.
933:re-raised in 1804 as part of the Derwent Legion.
634:Multiple platoon to company size units 1792—1816
485:. The unit's HQ transferred from Hartlepool to
3386:Military units and formations in County Durham
2506:
2504:
2502:
1385:3rd (Sunderland) Corps: 296 men in 5 companies
772:The large numbers of volunteers encouraged by
452:and the 2nd (North) Durham Militia became the
267:Less than a year later, after the short-lived
2760:
2152:
2150:
1906:
1904:
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1373:1st Admin. battalion: 770 men in 11 companies
519:, the unit at Sunderland taking the title of
8:
1535:1st Durham Engineer Volunteers tunic button.
1516:until it regained its independence in 1890.
1514:1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne Artillery Volunteers
1382:4th Admin. battalion: 419 men in 7 companies
1379:3rd Admin. battalion: 399 men in 6 companies
1376:2nd Admin. battalion: 407 men in 7 companies
556:, these units were disbanded in March 1909.
193:). The first bandmaster of the regiment was
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2767:
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2303:
1478:, formed at South Shields on 14 March 1860
719:Loyal Durham Regiment of Fencible Infantry
483:The Durham Artillery (Western Division) RA
227:During the French Revolutionary Wars from
38:dates from legislation enacted during the
2645:Litchfield, Norman & Westlake, Ray,
2582:(2 ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword.
1226:1st, Stockton, formed on 27 February 1860
704:, changing its name the next year to the
387:in July 1853, moving its headquarters to
150:The militia was under the control of the
1506:. It regained its independence in 1888.
1504:1st Admin Brigade of Northumberland AVCs
1098:absorbed into the Local Militia in 1809.
941:(1798—1802), commanded by Henry Methold.
2690:History of the Corps of Royal Engineers
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1462:, formed at Sunderland on 14 March 1860
1151:(Gibside, Staindrop and Durham cavalry)
829:North Durham Troop of Volunteer Cavalry
543:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
2697:Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 1859–1908
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2102:
1690:
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1565:Tyne Division RE (V), Submarine Miners
924:Volunteer Associated Troops of Cavalry
563:
415:. In 1860 the 1st regiment was made a
291:, 1808, where some 168 men joined the
49:
2616:(1 ed.). London: Penguin Books.
2483:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 59–61.
1786:
1784:
1782:
1745:
1743:
1741:
1739:
1720:
1718:
7:
2649:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1982,
2634:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1987,
1599:. They were formed into part of the
847:Staindrop Troop of Volunteer Cavalry
706:Princess of Wales's Fencible Cavalry
163:
2600:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2015,
860:(1798—1802), raised by Thomas Wade
842:(1798—1815), raised by John Ingram
820:(1798—1810), raised by Sir Carnaby
818:North Durham Gentlemen and Yeomanry
809:Ward Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry
479:2nd Brigade, Northern Division, RA'
334:William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
238:William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
2566:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
970:(Infantry) (1798—1802), raised by
183:Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington
25:
3381:Military history of County Durham
2714:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
1607:and the remainder comprising the
1319:19th, Hartlepool, 26 January 1861
999:re-raised 1803 disbanded in 1813.
951:(Cavalry) (1798—1802), raised by
905:re-raised 1803, disbanded in 1813
338:Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
2699:, Wembley: R.A. Westlake, 1983,
1603:, with the 5th battalion in the
1087:Volunteer Artillery and Infantry
1073:Other new corps raised in 1803:
799:South Shields Volunteer Infantry
572:
58:
2728:The Fiftheth Division 1914—1919
1271:11th, Chester-le-Street, 5 June
1173:Volunteer Force (Great Britain)
1156:Darlington Independent Yeomanry
891:City of Durham Loyal Volunteers
869:Sunderland Artillery Volunteers
567:Durham Fencibles and Volunteers
1208:non-effective, subscriber only
939:Durham Light Horse Association
880:Hartlepool Volunteer Artillery
858:Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry
667:Early Volunteers and Fencibles
1:
3401:Militia of the United Kingdom
1609:Durham Light Infantry Brigade
1061:South Tyne Volunteer Infantry
1033:Darlington Volunteer Infantry
1005:Darlington Volunteer Infantry
421:1st Durham (Fusilier) Militia
371:2nd (or North) Durham Militia
367:1st (or South) Durham Militia
2712:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
2688:Watson, Col Sir Charles M.,
2228:Durham Light infantry Museum
1569:1st Newcastle-on-Tyne RE (V)
1364:4th Administrative Battalion
1244:6th, South Shields, 20 March
1238:4th, Bishop Auckland, 24 May
1215:Durham Rifle Volunteer Corps
1194:a subscription was payable:
1144:(Usworth and Axwell cavalry)
1065:South Tyne Volunteer Cavalry
968:Durham Volunteer Association
624:Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry
1295:15th, Darlington, 6 October
994:Stockton Volunteer Infantry
762:Sunderland Loyal Volunteers
685:was raised in September by
683:Durham Association Regiment
327:Castle on 28 February 1816.
189:(the Vanes lived nearby in
3417:
2630:Litchfield, Norman E.H.,
1561:1st Durham RE (Volunteers)
1170:
1129:
759:The first to form was the
736:
670:
530:
440:
434:
214:American Revolutionary War
161:
29:Militia and Volunteers of
2776:British Militia Regiments
2678:Naval and Military Press
2664:Naval and Military Press
2578:Beckett, Ian F W (2011).
1342:Administrative battalions
979:Durham Volunteer Infantry
958:re-raised in 1803 as the
636:Five battalions 1861—1908
571:
57:
2726:Wyrall, Everard (1939).
1539:A volunteer unit of the
1521:Royal Garrison Artillery
1444:Northumberland Fusiliers
1250:8th, Gateshead, 14 March
1119:2nd Durham Local Militia
1113:1st Durham Local Militia
1078:Durham Volunteer Cavalry
517:Royal Garrison Artillery
431:Reforms and Amalgamation
380:Durham Artillery Militia
3275:Forfar & Kincardine
2888:Forfar & Kincardine
1605:York and Durham Brigade
1402:Reform and Amalgamation
960:Axwell Yeomanry Cavalry
827:renamed in 1803 as the
811:(1798—1802), raised by
739:British Volunteer Corps
702:Durham Fencible Cavalry
632:One Battalion 1758—1761
466:, and was stationed at
454:4th (Militia) Battalion
450:3rd (Militia) Battalion
162:For local militia, see
2612:Knight, Roger (2014).
1862:Knight p. 262 footnote
1536:
1523:(Volunteers) in 1902.
1360:3rd (Sunderland) Corps
1185:
977:re-raised 1804 as the
926:(1799—1802) raised by
840:Gentlemen and Yeomanry
789:re-raised 1803 as the
748:
713:, it was disbanded at
383:, was newly raised at
357:
178:
164:§ Volunteer Corps
120:Two Battalions to 1908
3376:Durham Light Infantry
2660:Vane W L 1914 (2009)
1910:Litchfield, pp. 71–7.
1601:Northumbrian Division
1534:
1276:Middleton-in-Teesdale
1247:7th, Durham, 24 March
1235:, Sunderland, 6 March
1198:Effectives, 10/- (10
1180:
1054:Loyal Unsworth Legion
990:Volunteer Association
949:Volunteer Association
793:(disbanded 1813) and
746:
554:Royal Field Artillery
459:Durham Light Infantry
456:of the newly created
351:
344:1852 Reformed Militia
172:
118:One Battalion to 1859
1451:Artillery Volunteers
953:Sir Thomas Clavering
425:local constabularies
2562:Beckett, Ian F.W.,
2532:Beckett pp. 214-215
2255:Beckett pp. 164-167
2032:Beckett pp. 216-127
2005:Beckett pp. 168-187
1996:Beckett pp. 142-143
1527:Engineer Volunteers
1158:(Darlinton cavalry)
1142:South Tyne Yeomanry
914:Independent Cavalry
849:, disbanded in 1815
831:, disbanded in 1810
579:Home Service Helmet
487:Sunderland Barracks
373:, headquartered in
1965:, 6 December 1859.
1537:
1494:, to be raised at
1326:, 19 February 1861
1186:
1096:Volunteer Infantry
1037:Darlington Cavalry
972:John Ralph Fenwick
962:disbanded in 1814.
900:Volunteer Infantry
784:Volunteer Infantry
749:
679:Jacobite Rebellion
521:The Durham RGA (M)
358:
179:
3363:
3362:
3359:
3358:
3255:Argyll & Bute
3011:England and Wales
2999:
2998:
2984:England and Wales
2972:
2971:
2873:Argyll & Bute
2790:England and Wales
2720:978-1-84884-211-3
2674:Ward, S G P 1962
2670:978-1-84574-146-4
2606:978-1-47382-348-8
2523:Watson, pp. 42–3.
2078:Beckett pp. 57-58
1963:Edinburgh Gazette
1949:Edinburgh Gazette
1935:Edinburgh Gazette
1712:Beckett pp. 63-64
1589:Territorial Force
1563:, at Jarrow, the
1554:on 28 March 1868.
1543:was also raised:
1337:
1336:
1085:Chester-le-Street
1026:Darlington Legion
654:
653:
502:Orange Free State
134:
133:
16:(Redirected from
3408:
3008:
2981:
2944:Londonderry (II)
2787:
2769:
2762:
2755:
2746:
2741:
2710:Westlake, R.A.,
2695:Westlake, R.A.,
2627:
2593:
2551:
2548:
2542:
2539:
2533:
2530:
2524:
2521:
2515:
2508:
2497:
2490:
2484:
2481:
2475:
2474:, Appendix VIII.
2468:
2462:
2459:
2453:
2452:Ward pp. 264-265
2450:
2444:
2441:
2435:
2432:
2426:
2423:
2417:
2414:
2408:
2405:
2399:
2396:
2387:
2384:
2375:
2372:
2361:
2360:Ward pp. 262-263
2358:
2352:
2349:Rifle Volunteers
2345:
2332:
2325:
2319:
2316:
2310:
2309:Ward pp. 259-261
2307:
2298:
2295:
2286:
2283:
2274:
2271:
2265:
2262:
2256:
2253:
2247:
2244:
2238:
2235:
2229:
2226:
2220:
2217:
2211:
2208:
2202:
2199:
2193:
2190:
2184:
2181:
2175:
2172:
2166:
2163:
2157:
2154:
2145:
2142:
2136:
2133:
2127:
2124:
2118:
2115:
2109:
2106:
2097:
2094:
2088:
2085:
2079:
2076:
2070:
2069:
2062:
2056:
2053:
2047:
2046:
2039:
2033:
2030:
2024:
2023:Vane pp. 299-300
2021:
2015:
2012:
2006:
2003:
1997:
1994:
1988:
1985:
1979:
1976:
1967:
1959:
1953:
1945:
1939:
1931:
1925:
1922:
1911:
1908:
1889:
1886:Hart's Army List
1883:
1877:
1874:
1863:
1860:
1854:
1851:
1845:
1842:
1836:
1833:
1827:
1826:Vane pp. 291-292
1824:
1818:
1815:
1809:
1806:
1800:
1797:
1791:
1788:
1777:
1776:Vane pp. 289–290
1774:
1768:
1765:
1759:
1758:Vane pp. 288–296
1756:
1750:
1747:
1734:
1731:
1725:
1722:
1713:
1710:
1704:
1701:
1695:
1692:
1683:
1680:
1664:
1661:
1655:
1652:
1646:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1628:
1625:
1488:on 14 March 1860
1472:on 14 March 1860
1221:
1167:Rifle Volunteers
645:Battle of Arklow
576:
564:
443:Childers Reforms
437:Cardwell Reforms
320:Napoleon escaped
287:Barracks, 1806,
283:Barracks, 1805,
195:William Herschel
62:
50:
40:Seven Years' War
21:
3416:
3415:
3411:
3410:
3409:
3407:
3406:
3405:
3366:
3365:
3364:
3355:
3279:
3243:
3227:Channel Islands
3222:
3153:Nottinghamshire
3133:Montgomeryshire
3098:North Hampshire
3093:Gloucestershire
3053:Caernarvonshire
3048:Carmarthenshire
3033:Buckinghamshire
2995:
2968:
2939:Londonderry (I)
2897:
2861:
2778:
2773:
2738:
2725:
2624:
2611:
2590:
2577:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2545:
2540:
2536:
2531:
2527:
2522:
2518:
2509:
2500:
2491:
2487:
2482:
2478:
2469:
2465:
2460:
2456:
2451:
2447:
2442:
2438:
2433:
2429:
2424:
2420:
2416:Vane pp.306-307
2415:
2411:
2406:
2402:
2397:
2390:
2385:
2378:
2373:
2364:
2359:
2355:
2346:
2335:
2326:
2322:
2317:
2313:
2308:
2301:
2296:
2289:
2284:
2277:
2272:
2268:
2263:
2259:
2254:
2250:
2245:
2241:
2236:
2232:
2227:
2223:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2205:
2200:
2196:
2191:
2187:
2182:
2178:
2173:
2169:
2164:
2160:
2155:
2148:
2143:
2139:
2134:
2130:
2125:
2121:
2116:
2112:
2107:
2100:
2095:
2091:
2086:
2082:
2077:
2073:
2064:
2063:
2059:
2054:
2050:
2041:
2040:
2036:
2031:
2027:
2022:
2018:
2013:
2009:
2004:
2000:
1995:
1991:
1986:
1982:
1977:
1970:
1960:
1956:
1946:
1942:
1932:
1928:
1923:
1914:
1909:
1892:
1884:
1880:
1875:
1866:
1861:
1857:
1852:
1848:
1843:
1839:
1834:
1830:
1825:
1821:
1816:
1812:
1807:
1803:
1798:
1794:
1789:
1780:
1775:
1771:
1766:
1762:
1757:
1753:
1748:
1737:
1732:
1728:
1723:
1716:
1711:
1707:
1702:
1698:
1693:
1686:
1681:
1677:
1673:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1658:
1653:
1649:
1644:
1640:
1635:
1631:
1626:
1622:
1617:
1584:
1582:Haldane Reforms
1576:Second Boer War
1541:Royal Engineers
1529:
1486:West Hartlepool
1470:Seaham Colliery
1453:
1404:
1338:
1241:5th, not formed
1229:2nd, not formed
1175:
1169:
1149:Durham Yeomanry
1134:
1128:
1105:
1059:split into the
1031:split into the
912:Bishopwearmouth
845:renamed as the
741:
735:
733:Volunteer Corps
675:
669:
657:
649:Second Boer War
647:
635:
633:
607:
582:
562:
539:Special Reserve
535:
533:Haldane Reforms
529:
527:Haldane Reforms
494:Second Boer War
445:
439:
433:
385:Bishop Auckland
346:
295:and others the
273:Napoleonic Wars
269:Peace of Amiens
167:
160:
158:General militia
152:Lord Lieutenant
137:
129:Second Boer War
119:
93:
68:
48:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3414:
3412:
3404:
3403:
3398:
3393:
3388:
3383:
3378:
3368:
3367:
3361:
3360:
3357:
3356:
3354:
3353:
3348:
3343:
3338:
3333:
3331:Queen's County
3328:
3323:
3318:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3287:
3285:
3281:
3280:
3278:
3277:
3272:
3267:
3262:
3257:
3251:
3249:
3245:
3244:
3242:
3241:
3236:
3230:
3228:
3224:
3223:
3221:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3208:Worcestershire
3205:
3200:
3195:
3190:
3185:
3180:
3175:
3170:
3165:
3160:
3155:
3150:
3148:Northumberland
3145:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3128:Merionethshire
3125:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3065:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3038:Cambridgeshire
3035:
3030:
3028:Brecknockshire
3025:
3020:
3014:
3012:
3005:
3001:
3000:
2997:
2996:
2994:
2993:
2987:
2985:
2978:
2974:
2973:
2970:
2969:
2967:
2966:
2961:
2956:
2951:
2946:
2941:
2936:
2931:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2911:
2905:
2903:
2899:
2898:
2896:
2895:
2890:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2869:
2867:
2863:
2862:
2860:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
2837:Northumberland
2834:
2829:
2824:
2819:
2814:
2809:
2804:
2799:
2793:
2791:
2784:
2780:
2779:
2774:
2772:
2771:
2764:
2757:
2749:
2743:
2742:
2736:
2723:
2708:
2693:
2686:
2672:
2658:
2643:
2628:
2622:
2609:
2594:
2588:
2575:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2552:
2543:
2541:Beckett p. 217
2534:
2525:
2516:
2498:
2496:, Appendix IX.
2485:
2476:
2463:
2461:Beckett p. 205
2454:
2445:
2443:Beckett p. 202
2436:
2427:
2418:
2409:
2400:
2388:
2376:
2362:
2353:
2333:
2320:
2311:
2299:
2287:
2285:Beckett p. 170
2275:
2266:
2264:Beckett p. 167
2257:
2248:
2239:
2237:Ward pp. 18-21
2230:
2221:
2212:
2210:Ward pp. 18-20
2203:
2201:Beckett p. 100
2194:
2185:
2176:
2174:Ward pp. 16—18
2167:
2158:
2146:
2137:
2128:
2119:
2110:
2098:
2089:
2080:
2071:
2057:
2048:
2034:
2025:
2016:
2007:
1998:
1989:
1987:Beckett p. 155
1980:
1968:
1954:
1951:, 5 July 1859.
1940:
1937:, 7 June 1859.
1926:
1912:
1890:
1878:
1864:
1855:
1846:
1837:
1828:
1819:
1810:
1801:
1792:
1778:
1769:
1760:
1751:
1735:
1733:Beckett p. 110
1726:
1714:
1705:
1696:
1684:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1666:
1665:
1656:
1647:
1638:
1629:
1619:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1583:
1580:
1556:
1555:
1548:1st Durham EVC
1528:
1525:
1500:
1499:
1489:
1479:
1473:
1463:
1452:
1449:
1424:
1423:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1403:
1400:
1387:
1386:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1356:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1335:
1334:
1329:
1328:
1327:
1320:
1317:
1314:Shotley Bridge
1310:
1303:
1296:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1267:
1266:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1230:
1227:
1219:
1210:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1191:Enfield rifles
1171:Main article:
1168:
1165:
1160:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1130:Main article:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1122:
1116:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1099:
1090:
1081:
1071:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1051:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1014:
1013:
1012:
1011:
1002:
1001:
1000:
984:
983:
982:
965:
964:
963:
942:
936:
935:
934:
917:
908:
907:
906:
894:
888:
887:
886:
885:re-raised 1803
877:
876:
875:
874:re-raised 1803
866:
865:
864:
852:
851:
850:
834:
833:
832:
815:
813:Rowland Burdon
803:
802:
801:
737:Main article:
734:
731:
727:battalion guns
671:Main article:
668:
665:
655:
652:
651:
642:
638:
637:
630:
626:
625:
622:
618:
617:
614:
610:
609:
608:United Kingdom
604:
600:
599:
596:
592:
591:
588:
584:
583:
577:
569:
568:
561:
558:
531:Main article:
528:
525:
441:Main article:
435:Main article:
432:
429:
419:regiment, the
360:In 1852 a new
345:
342:
329:
328:
316:
265:
225:
210:
187:Barnard Castle
159:
156:
141:invasion scare
135:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
94:United Kingdom
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
63:
55:
54:
53:Durham Militia
47:
44:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3413:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3392:
3389:
3387:
3384:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3374:
3373:
3371:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3334:
3332:
3329:
3327:
3324:
3322:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3306:King's County
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3288:
3286:
3282:
3276:
3273:
3271:
3268:
3266:
3263:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3253:
3252:
3250:
3246:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3231:
3229:
3225:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3183:Staffordshire
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
3169:
3166:
3164:
3163:Pembrokeshire
3161:
3159:
3156:
3154:
3151:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3103:Hertfordshire
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3043:Cardiganshire
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3015:
3013:
3009:
3006:
3002:
2992:
2991:Monmouthshire
2989:
2988:
2986:
2982:
2979:
2975:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2957:
2955:
2952:
2950:
2947:
2945:
2942:
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2937:
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2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
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2917:
2915:
2912:
2910:
2907:
2906:
2904:
2900:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
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2870:
2868:
2864:
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2835:
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2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
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2818:
2815:
2813:
2810:
2808:
2805:
2803:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2794:
2792:
2788:
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2777:
2770:
2765:
2763:
2758:
2756:
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2737:9781843422068
2733:
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2721:
2717:
2713:
2709:
2706:
2705:0-9508530-0-3
2702:
2698:
2694:
2691:
2687:
2685:
2684:9781845741471
2681:
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2673:
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2663:
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2656:
2655:0-9508205-0-4
2652:
2648:
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2640:0-9508205-1-2
2637:
2633:
2629:
2625:
2623:9780141038940
2619:
2615:
2610:
2607:
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2595:
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2589:9781848843950
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2340:
2338:
2334:
2331:Appendix VII.
2330:
2324:
2321:
2315:
2312:
2306:
2304:
2300:
2294:
2292:
2288:
2282:
2280:
2276:
2270:
2267:
2261:
2258:
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2249:
2243:
2240:
2234:
2231:
2225:
2222:
2216:
2213:
2207:
2204:
2198:
2195:
2192:Knight p. 262
2189:
2186:
2180:
2177:
2171:
2168:
2162:
2159:
2153:
2151:
2147:
2144:Beckett p. 81
2141:
2138:
2132:
2129:
2123:
2120:
2117:Ward pp.12-15
2114:
2111:
2105:
2103:
2099:
2093:
2090:
2087:Ward pp.15-16
2084:
2081:
2075:
2072:
2067:
2061:
2058:
2052:
2049:
2044:
2038:
2035:
2029:
2026:
2020:
2017:
2011:
2008:
2002:
1999:
1993:
1990:
1984:
1981:
1975:
1973:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1958:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1944:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1930:
1927:
1921:
1919:
1917:
1913:
1907:
1905:
1903:
1901:
1899:
1897:
1895:
1891:
1887:
1882:
1879:
1873:
1871:
1869:
1865:
1859:
1856:
1850:
1847:
1841:
1838:
1832:
1829:
1823:
1820:
1814:
1811:
1805:
1802:
1796:
1793:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1779:
1773:
1770:
1764:
1761:
1755:
1752:
1746:
1744:
1742:
1740:
1736:
1730:
1727:
1724:Beckett p. 67
1721:
1719:
1715:
1709:
1706:
1703:Beckett p. 65
1700:
1697:
1691:
1689:
1685:
1682:Beckett p. 63
1679:
1676:
1670:
1660:
1657:
1651:
1648:
1642:
1639:
1633:
1630:
1624:
1621:
1614:
1612:
1610:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1592:
1590:
1581:
1579:
1577:
1572:
1570:
1566:
1562:
1553:
1549:
1546:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1533:
1526:
1524:
1522:
1517:
1515:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1497:
1493:
1492:5th (Rainton)
1490:
1487:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1467:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1456:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1442:then the 2nd
1441:
1435:
1433:
1429:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1407:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1395:Middlesbrough
1392:
1384:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1361:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1333:
1330:
1325:
1321:
1318:
1315:
1311:
1309:, 24 November
1308:
1304:
1302:, 14 December
1301:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1268:
1263:
1259:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1216:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1183:
1179:
1174:
1166:
1164:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1137:
1133:
1125:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1109:
1103:Local Militia
1102:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1018:Levy en masse
1009:
1008:
1006:
1003:
998:
997:
995:
991:
989:
985:
980:
976:
975:
973:
969:
966:
961:
957:
956:
954:
950:
948:
943:
940:
937:
932:
931:
929:
925:
923:
918:
915:
913:
909:
904:
903:
901:
899:
895:
892:
889:
884:
883:
881:
878:
873:
872:
870:
867:
862:
861:
859:
857:
853:
848:
844:
843:
841:
839:
835:
830:
826:
825:
823:
819:
816:
814:
810:
808:
804:
800:
796:
792:
788:
787:
785:
783:
782:South Shields
779:
778:
777:
775:
770:
768:
764:
763:
757:
755:
745:
740:
732:
730:
728:
724:
720:
716:
712:
707:
703:
698:
696:
692:
688:
684:
680:
674:
666:
664:
662:
656:Military unit
650:
646:
643:
639:
631:
627:
623:
619:
615:
611:
606:Great Britain
605:
601:
597:
593:
589:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
559:
557:
555:
550:
548:
544:
540:
534:
526:
524:
522:
518:
513:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
490:
488:
484:
480:
476:
471:
469:
465:
461:
460:
455:
451:
444:
438:
430:
428:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
405:Indian Mutiny
402:
397:
392:
390:
386:
382:
381:
376:
372:
368:
363:
355:
350:
343:
341:
339:
335:
325:
321:
317:
314:
310:
306:
302:
301:53rd Regiment
298:
297:43rd Regiment
294:
293:68th Regiment
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
234:
230:
226:
223:
219:
215:
211:
208:
204:
200:
199:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
176:
171:
165:
157:
155:
153:
148:
146:
142:
136:Military unit
130:
127:
123:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
92:Great Britain
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
66:
61:
56:
51:
45:
43:
41:
37:
33:
32:
31:County Durham
19:
3260:Berwickshire
3077:
3063:Denbighshire
3018:Bedfordshire
2727:
2711:
2696:
2689:
2675:
2661:
2646:
2631:
2613:
2597:
2596:Clive Dunn,
2579:
2563:
2557:Bibliography
2550:Wyrall p. 54
2546:
2537:
2528:
2519:
2511:
2493:
2488:
2479:
2471:
2466:
2457:
2448:
2439:
2430:
2421:
2412:
2403:
2356:
2348:
2328:
2323:
2314:
2269:
2260:
2251:
2242:
2233:
2224:
2215:
2206:
2197:
2188:
2179:
2170:
2161:
2140:
2135:Knight p. 81
2131:
2126:Knight p. 80
2122:
2113:
2092:
2083:
2074:
2060:
2055:Beckett p.69
2051:
2037:
2028:
2019:
2010:
2001:
1992:
1983:
1962:
1957:
1948:
1943:
1934:
1929:
1885:
1881:
1858:
1849:
1840:
1831:
1822:
1813:
1808:Knight p. 79
1804:
1795:
1772:
1763:
1754:
1729:
1708:
1699:
1678:
1659:
1650:
1641:
1632:
1623:
1596:
1593:
1585:
1573:
1560:
1557:
1550:, formed at
1538:
1518:
1511:
1508:
1501:
1496:West Rainton
1484:, formed at
1468:, formed at
1466:2nd (Seaham)
1454:
1436:
1431:
1425:
1405:
1388:
1368:
1357:
1341:
1339:
1331:
1316:, 1 December
1292:, 31 October
1214:
1211:
1187:
1161:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1135:
1118:
1112:
1106:
1092:
1083:
1077:
1072:
1064:
1060:
1053:
1044:
1036:
1032:
1025:
1017:
1015:
1004:
993:
986:
978:
967:
959:
944:
938:
919:
910:
896:
890:
879:
868:
854:
846:
836:
828:
817:
805:
798:
794:
790:
780:
771:
760:
758:
750:
718:
705:
701:
699:
687:George Bowes
682:
676:
658:
551:
536:
520:
514:
491:
482:
478:
472:
457:
453:
449:
446:
420:
393:
378:
370:
366:
359:
330:
281:Norman Cross
180:
149:
138:
28:
26:
3316:Londonderry
3168:Radnorshire
3158:Oxfordshire
3143:Northampton
2434:Vane p. 307
2425:Ward p. 264
2407:Ward p. 260
2398:Vane p. 306
2386:Ward p. 263
2374:Vane p. 305
2351:, pp. 74–8.
2318:Vane p. 304
2297:Ward p. 258
2273:Ward p. 262
1978:Vane p. 298
1924:Vane p. 297
1876:Vane p. 296
1853:Vane p. 294
1844:Vane p. 292
1835:Vane p. 293
1817:Vane p. 291
1799:Vane p. 290
1767:Vane p. 289
1694:Vane p. 288
1300:Castle Eden
711:River Boyne
641:Engagements
547:World War I
498:Cape Colony
475:Durham unit
464:Mahdist War
396:Crimean War
394:During the
362:Militia Act
352:Band boy's
311:, 1813 and
305:Musselburgh
218:Scarborough
212:During the
191:Raby Castle
125:Engagements
3370:Categories
3218:North York
3113:Lancashire
3083:Flintshire
2959:Mid-Ulster
2893:Haddington
2827:Lancashire
2802:Carmarthen
2510:Westlake,
2347:Westlake,
2246:Ward p. 22
2219:Ward p. 20
2165:Ward p. 16
2156:Ward p. 21
2108:Ward p. 12
1749:Ward p. 10
1671:References
1391:Startforth
1307:Wolsingham
1182:Slouch hat
928:John Bowes
822:Haggerston
695:Non-Jurors
616:Volunteers
560:Volunteers
468:Colchester
413:Portsmouth
389:Hartlepool
289:Portsmouth
285:Woodbridge
277:Chelmsford
262:Sunderland
203:Pontefract
173:Officer's
139:After the
3346:Westmeath
3336:Tipperary
3301:Fermanagh
3265:Edinburgh
3213:East York
3203:Wiltshire
3123:Middlesex
3088:Glamorgan
3023:Berkshire
2977:Engineers
2949:Tipperary
2878:Edinburgh
2857:Yorkshire
2817:Glamorgan
2783:Artillery
2512:Engineers
2492:Beckett,
2470:Beckett,
2329:Riflemen,
2327:Beckett,
2096:Ward p.11
1790:Ward p. 9
1285:17 August
1278:, 14 July
1200:shillings
898:Gateshead
838:Staindrop
807:Easington
754:38 Geo. 3
673:Fencibles
661:22 Geo. 3
595:Disbanded
590:1758—1908
506:Aldershot
489:in 1895.
391:in 1861.
258:Burstwick
145:30 Geo. 2
81:Disbanded
76:1759—1908
3321:Longford
3248:Scotland
3234:Guernsey
3178:Somerset
3058:Cheshire
3004:Infantry
2866:Scotland
2842:Pembroke
2797:Cardigan
2494:Riflemen
2472:Riflemen
2014:Ward pp.
1567:and the
1428:adjutant
1324:Stanhope
1264:, 12 May
1132:Yeomanry
1126:Yeomanry
1094:Teesdale
1063:and the
1039:in 1806.
988:Stockton
510:Zululand
500:and the
417:Fusilier
307:, 1812,
299:and the
250:Yarmouth
248:, 1795,
233:May 1802
229:end 1792
110:Infantry
3351:Wicklow
3311:Leitrim
3296:Donegal
3284:Ireland
3188:Suffolk
3173:Rutland
3138:Norfolk
2964:Wicklow
2924:Donegal
2902:Ireland
2847:Suffolk
2832:Norfolk
2514:, p. 7.
2068:. 1782.
1888:, 1840.
1290:Felling
1283:Birtley
1262:Beamish
1257:, 3 May
1255:Blaydon
1046:Derwent
922:Gibside
856:Usworth
824:, Bart
797:(1812)
767:Keelmen
715:Clonmel
691:Papists
603:Country
409:Gosport
401:Burnley
313:Glasgow
246:Alnwick
242:Morpeth
207:facings
102:Militia
89:Country
46:Militia
36:militia
3341:Tyrone
3239:Jersey
3198:Sussex
3193:Surrey
3118:London
3078:Durham
3073:Dorset
2954:Tyrone
2934:Galway
2929:Dublin
2914:Armagh
2909:Antrim
2852:Sussex
2812:Durham
2734:
2718:
2703:
2682:
2668:
2653:
2638:
2620:
2604:
2586:
2570:
1552:Jarrow
1332:
1322:20th,
1312:18th,
1305:17th,
1298:16th,
1288:14th,
1281:13th,
1274:12th,
1260:10th,
1048:Legion
947:Axwell
945:Loyal
774:Pitt's
723:battle
613:Branch
587:Active
375:Durham
318:After
231:until
222:Whitby
175:coatee
99:Branch
73:Active
3326:Meath
3291:Clare
3068:Devon
2919:Clare
2807:Devon
1615:Notes
1440:Buffs
1253:9th,
354:tunic
322:from
309:Perth
65:Shako
3270:Fife
3108:Kent
2883:Fife
2822:Kent
2732:ISBN
2716:ISBN
2701:ISBN
2680:ISBN
2666:ISBN
2651:ISBN
2636:ISBN
2618:ISBN
2602:ISBN
2584:ISBN
2568:ISBN
1358:The
1154:the
1147:the
1140:the
1035:and
920:The
693:and
629:Size
621:Type
598:1968
411:and
324:Elba
254:Hull
244:and
220:and
115:Size
107:Type
84:1953
27:The
1482:4th
1476:3rd
1460:1st
1233:3rd
795:2nd
791:1st
697:".
3372::
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2365:^
2336:^
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2101:^
1971:^
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1738:^
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1687:^
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