162:, 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. Under the Act, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time service in three circumstances:
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F. Doyle's party. About that time a party of 14 Nongqayi (Zululand Police) under
Serjeant Gumbi fought their way through the Boer lines to join the defenders. The Boer fire slackened off towards evening, and they withdrew at about 18.30.
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on 5 July 1908, all these units were later disbanded. The Durham unit disbanded on 31 October 1909. Instead the men of the RFA Special
Reserve would form Brigade Ammunition Columns for the Regular RFA brigades on the outbreak of war.
545:, a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for Regular units serving overseas in wartime. Although the majority of the officers and men of the Durham RGA (M) accepted transfer to the Special Reserve
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502:. Part of the unit remained in India guarding prisoners for some time, the rest embarked for home in November 1901, arriving a dew days after the company from Durban. Officers and men of the service company received the
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At 04.15 on 26 September, the detachment at Fort
Prospect were warned by a native that hundreds of Boers were on their way. Fifteen minutes later the position was attacked under cover of mist by 400–500 men of the
432:, led by General Cecil 'Cherry' Cheere Emmett. The brunt of the attack fell on two sangars on the north and west of the position held by the Durham Company acting as infantry. Although the Boers broke through the
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and got within 20 yards (18 m) of the sangars, they held out and Rowley was able to repulse the attack with the aid of a
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O'Neill of the Durham
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for infantry rifles they were engaged in preventing Boer border raids. In September a 3000-strong Boer Commando under
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1026:'This Day in History: Thursday, 26 September 1901' at South African History Online.
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with clasps for 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State' and 'South Africa 1901'.
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1296:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999,
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914
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370:. On arrival they were combined with the service company of 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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2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
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Lt-Col Henry Stobart, former CO, appointed 6 September 1859
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from 1853 to 1909. Volunteers from the unit served in the
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3rd (York) Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteers
1234:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988,
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Fort Prospect at Battlefields Route, KwaZulu Natal.
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217:Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Durham
1208:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
300:. The unit's HQ transferred from Hartlepool to
200:, with four batteries. Its headquarters was at
172:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
1985:Military units and formations in County Durham
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1221:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
1206:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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573:in 1906 show the men working with horsedrawn
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327:5 April 1859 to 25 March 1861 during the
2005:Militia regiments of the Royal Artillery
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296:and the unit's title was altered to
376:Durham & Edinburgh Division RGA
27:Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (M)
1324:Battlefields Route, KwaZulu Natal.
290:2nd Brigade, Northern Division, RA
252:Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery
23:2nd Brigade, Northern Division, RA
14:
1294:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
1078:Lord Kitchener's final dispatch
86:Western Division, RA (1889–1902)
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192:Under the 1852 reorganisation,
84:Northern Division, RA (1882–89)
1279:The Army and Society 1815–1914
1:
230:Commandant (with the rank of
219:, appointed Henry Stobart, a
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1230:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
1037:Lyttelton's recommendation,
459:(DSO) and Sjt Doyle and two
204:until 1861 when it moved to
35:20 July 1853–31 October 1909
1106:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
465:Distinguished Conduct Medal
457:Distinguished Service Order
150:The long-standing national
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1308:William Weaver Tomlinson,
1281:, London: Longmans, 1980,
532:Secretary of State for War
504:Queen's South Africa Medal
1385:British Militia Regiments
961:Ditmas at Victorian Wars.
808:Stobart at Grace's Guide.
508:King's South Africa Medal
184:(RA) for active service.
1262:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1246:Col George Jackson Hay,
1228:James Moncrieff Grierson
1223:, London: Methuen, 1938.
585:The following served as
341:Parkhurst, Isle of Wight
309:Royal Garrison Artillery
198:Durham Artillery Militia
176:The 1852 Act introduced
128:Durham Artillery Militia
21:Durham Artillery Militia
1884:Forfar & Kincardine
1497:Forfar & Kincardine
1150:Litchfield, Appendix 8.
490:frontier and sailed to
469:Mentioned in dispatches
463:of the battery for the
213:Marquess of Londonderry
830:Tomlinson, Appendix B.
608:, appointed 7 May 1887
473:Company Serjeant Major
288:, taking the title of
745:Litchfield, pp. 71–7.
547:Royal Field Artillery
244:North Eastern Railway
1349:Victorian Wars Forum
1329:Durham Mining Museum
1219:Col John K. Dunlop,
1067:, 10 September 1901.
975:, 23 September 1887.
844:, 13 September 1859.
635:Litchfield, pp. 1–7.
407:Dorsetshire Regiment
254:and formerly of the
1259:ISBN 0-9508530-7-0.
1255:11 May 2021 at the
865:Late Victorian Army
656:Grierson, pp. 27–8.
575:4.7-inch heavy guns
537:Under the sweeping
315:on 1 January 1902.
302:Sunderland Barracks
242:, and later of the
158:was revived by the
105:Sunderland Barracks
1292:Edward M. Spiers,
1277:Edward M. Spiers,
1204:J.B.M. Frederick,
1139:Army & Society
1128:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
1117:Army & Society
1096:, 4 November 1902.
1004:, 3 December 1901.
1000:Rowley's report,
989:, 25 October 1895.
949:, 4 December 1860.
947:'Edinburgh Gazette
936:, 7 February 1860.
922:, 6 December 1859.
854:Frederick, p. 985.
797:, 10 October 1854.
685:Frederick, p. 979.
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878:Edinburgh Gazette
647:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
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1859:
1855:
1849:
1846:
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1841:
1840:
1838:
1834:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
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1813:
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1805:
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1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1792:Staffordshire
1790:
1788:
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1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1772:Pembrokeshire
1770:
1768:
1765:
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1755:
1753:
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1748:
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1735:
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1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1712:Hertfordshire
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1652:Cardiganshire
1650:
1648:
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1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
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1600:Monmouthshire
1598:
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1569:
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1330:
1327:
1325:
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1317:
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1311:
1306:
1303:
1302:0-7190-2659-8
1299:
1295:
1291:
1288:
1287:0-582-48565-7
1284:
1280:
1276:
1273:
1272:0-9508205-1-2
1269:
1265:
1261:
1258:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1244:
1241:
1240:0-947898-81-6
1237:
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1229:
1225:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1214:1-85117-009-X
1211:
1207:
1203:
1200:
1199:0-946998-01-9
1196:
1192:
1188:
1185:Brig-Gen Sir
1184:
1183:
1179:
1173:
1172:21 July 1917.
1171:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1153:
1147:
1144:
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1125:
1122:
1118:
1112:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1082:29 July 1902.
1081:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1048:
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1033:
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1027:
1022:
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1016:
1011:
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968:
965:
962:
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929:
926:
923:
921:
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912:
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901:
898:
895:
893:
887:
884:
881:
880:, 3 May 1859.
879:
873:
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837:
834:
831:
826:
823:
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787:
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783:26 July 1853.
782:
776:
773:
769:
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754:
752:
748:
742:
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630:
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626:
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618:
612:
607:
603:
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578:
576:
572:
564:
562:
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533:
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458:
454:
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415:
412:
408:
404:
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329:Indian Mutiny
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194:County Durham
187:
185:
183:
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164:
163:
161:
157:
153:
145:
143:
141:
137:
136:County Durham
133:
129:
123:Military unit
117:
114:
110:
106:
101:
96:
93:
89:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:
64:
60:
56:
53:
42:
38:
34:
30:
19:
16:
1869:Berwickshire
1672:Denbighshire
1627:Bedfordshire
1420:
1309:
1293:
1278:
1263:
1247:
1231:
1220:
1205:
1190:
1169:
1164:
1155:
1146:
1141:, pp. 275–7.
1138:
1133:
1124:
1116:
1111:
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1088:
1079:
1073:
1064:
1058:
1047:
1038:
1032:
1021:
1010:
1001:
995:
986:
981:
972:
967:
956:
948:
942:
933:
928:
919:
914:
905:
900:
891:
886:
877:
872:
864:
859:
850:
841:
836:
825:
814:
803:
794:
789:
780:
775:
767:
666:
661:
652:
584:
568:
556:
550:
536:
517:
477:
447:
422:
411:5th Division
409:), Company,
384:
375:
365:
361:
358:South Africa
343:and then to
322:
312:
306:
297:
289:
283:
266:
260:
210:
197:
191:
175:
149:
127:
125:
81:Part of
15:
1925:Londonderry
1777:Radnorshire
1767:Oxfordshire
1752:Northampton
867:, pp. 63–4.
669:, pp. 91–2.
559:World War I
514:Disbandment
461:Bombardiers
399:Louis Botha
319:Embodiments
112:Engagements
107:(1895–1909)
91:Garrison/HQ
1979:Categories
1827:North York
1722:Lancashire
1692:Flintshire
1568:Mid-Ulster
1502:Haddington
1436:Lancashire
1411:Carmarthen
1180:References
524:Volunteers
337:Portsmouth
335:, then at
281:Defences.
224:Lieutenant
206:Hartlepool
146:Background
100:Hartlepool
1955:Westmeath
1945:Tipperary
1910:Fermanagh
1874:Edinburgh
1822:East York
1812:Wiltshire
1732:Middlesex
1697:Glamorgan
1632:Berkshire
1586:Engineers
1558:Tipperary
1487:Edinburgh
1466:Yorkshire
1426:Glamorgan
1392:Artillery
768:Army List
565:Equipment
488:Transvaal
438:Maxim gun
304:in 1895.
271:Sheerness
267:Army List
134:based in
102:(1861–95)
97:(1853–61)
1930:Longford
1857:Scotland
1843:Guernsey
1787:Somerset
1667:Cheshire
1613:Infantry
1475:Scotland
1451:Pembroke
1406:Cardigan
1253:Archived
1137:Spiers,
1115:Spiers,
863:Spiers,
665:Spiers,
571:Southsea
520:Yeomanry
442:Serjeant
395:Carbines
391:Zululand
345:Plymouth
221:Half-pay
1960:Wicklow
1920:Leitrim
1905:Donegal
1893:Ireland
1797:Suffolk
1782:Rutland
1747:Norfolk
1573:Wicklow
1533:Donegal
1511:Ireland
1456:Suffolk
1441:Norfolk
1226:Lt-Col
596:Lt-Gen
428:or the
418:sangars
403:Melmoth
333:Gosport
228:Captain
188:History
154:of the
152:Militia
67:Militia
40:Country
1950:Tyrone
1848:Jersey
1807:Sussex
1802:Surrey
1727:London
1687:Durham
1682:Dorset
1563:Tyrone
1543:Galway
1538:Dublin
1523:Armagh
1518:Antrim
1461:Sussex
1421:Durham
1300:
1285:
1270:
1238:
1212:
1197:
492:Bombay
480:Durban
387:Eshowe
368:Durban
279:Medway
275:Thames
215:, as
58:Branch
49:
32:Active
1935:Meath
1900:Clare
1677:Devon
1528:Clare
1416:Devon
613:Notes
496:India
484:Natal
232:major
1879:Fife
1717:Kent
1492:Fife
1431:Kent
1298:ISBN
1283:ISBN
1268:ISBN
1236:ISBN
1210:ISBN
1195:ISBN
522:and
506:and
277:and
211:The
126:The
73:Role
606:KCB
557:In
530:as
494:in
389:in
1981::
1189:,
750:^
720:^
690:^
674:^
640:^
620:^
604:,
602:VC
600:,
420:.
258:.
1377:e
1370:t
1363:v
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1274:.
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486:–
353:.
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