672:(SR), a semi-professional force whose role was to reinforce Regular units serving overseas in wartime, rather like the former Militia Reserve. Most RGA (M) units were converted to RFA. By now the strength of the Forfar and Kincardine RGA had dwindled to just over 200 ORs, but of these more than three quarters agreed to transfer to the SR. They were amalgamated into the South-East Scotland Royal Field Reserve Artillery (originally the Berwickshire Militia) on 23 August 1908. However, in a change of policy the following year, the RFRA units were scrapped, the SE Scotland being disbanded on 30 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.
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454:, enacted during a renewed period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 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 home defence service in three circumstances:
72:
90:
911:. The first 69 places went to the regiments formed before 1783, the next 60 were those formed during the French revolutionary war: the Forfar & Kincardine came out as 105th. When the Militia Artillery were formed after 1852 they received their own order of precedence, in which the Forfar & Kincardine came 13th. Most regiments paid little attention to the number.
555:(RA). The plan was to form an Irish brigade from the Tipperary Artillery, and another from the Forfar and Kincardine at Sheerness. However, there was an outcry from RA officers that militia officers without professional training would gain regular commissions and might outrank RA officers trained at the
322:
The Peace of Amiens was shortlived and
Britain declared war on France once more on 18 May 1803. The Forfar and Kincardine regiment had already been embodied at Montrose on 6 April 1803, and on 21 June its establishment strength was raised to 970 (reverting to 647 in 1805 after a new Act of Parliament
889:
1854–74) officers' pouch has a while metal field gun on a blue backing within an embroidered oval inscribed 'FORFAR & KINCARDINE ARTILLERY' surrounded by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves. Later a standard RA pouch was worn, with a scroll inscribed 'FORFAR & KINCARDINE ARTILLERY' beneath the
614:). The assignment of units to them seemed geographically arbitrary, with all the Scottish militia units being grouped in the Southern Division, for example, but this related to where the need for coastal artillery was greatest, rather than where the units recruited. The unit at Montrose became the
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of permanent staff and a number of the officers were former
Regulars. Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the Regular Army. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war. Following
386:
In 1811 an 'Interchange Act' had been passed, allowing
British militia units to volunteer for service in Ireland and vice versa. The Forfar and Kincardine regiment volunteered for this service in 1814. It left Manchester on 28 March 1814 and sailed to Ireland. There it was quartered at
251:
passed an Act introducing the militia ballot in
Scotland. This measure was unpopular and there were anti-ballot riots in the west of the country, but volunteers and paid substitutes were accepted. Ten regiments of Scottish militia were raised in 1798 under the 1797 Act, including the
539:, where it remained for the rest of its embodiment. All the remaining militia artillery were scheduled to be disembodied in April 1860; by now some had been embodied for three years and were considered well trained. In an effort to retain some of this trained manpower, the
472:(RA) for active service. The Forfar and Kincardine Militia was converted to artillery in March 1854. The new quotas assigned were 649 gunners to be raised from Forfarshire and 127 from Kincardineshire, for a total of 868 all ranks, the headquarters remaining at Montrose.
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The RA was reorganised in 1882, and 11 territorial divisions of garrison artillery were formed, each with a brigade of regular artillery. The
Militia Artillery was assigned to form the junior brigades of these divisions, the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery becoming
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in 1854 and the despatch of an expeditionary force led to the militia being called out for home defence. The new Forfar and
Kincardine Artillery Militia was embodied in February 1855. It remained training at Montrose until the autumn, when it moved to garrison
902:
When they were formed in 1798 the
Scottish Militia regiments were given their own order of precedence, in which Forfar came 8th. In 1803 a single militia precedence list was established by lot for counties in Great Britain, with Forfar coming 11th. In 1833
880:. The pipers' white metal badge consisted of a field gun within a crowned garter inscribed 'FORFAR AND KINCARDINE ARTILLERY', the whole surrounded by a wreath of thistles and worn on a black cloth backing. The silver plume holder on the officers'
1948:
884:
at this time had a similar design superimposed on a 'bomb', with the garter replaced by a simple circle inscribed 'FORFAR & KINCARDINE ARTILLERY' and the thistle wreath replaced by laurel wreath. The early pattern
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passed an Act in 1661, ratified in 1663, creating a militia of 20,000 infantry and 2000 horse, available for Crown service anywhere in
Scotland, England or Ireland. These troops were called out in 1689 after the
298:. During the brief period of peace the militia was reorganised. The Forfarshire regiment widened its recruitment area and it was designated the Forfarshire and Kincardine Militia, soon afterwards shortened to
378:
on 10 June 1811. The establishment was reduced to quota again on 17 September 1811 after further recruitment to the
Regulars. By 2 November 1812 the regiment was on the move to Stockport, travelling on to
629:
militia artillery units were embodied to replace regular troops sent to South Africa. The Forfar & Kincardine
Artillery was embodied at Montrose on 7 May 1900 and disembodied on 6 October that year.
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599:, on 1 April 1882. By then recruiting was so good that with over 800 men enrolled in 8 batteries, and 32 permanent staff, the brigade was one of the largest militia artillery corps in the country.
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was long established in Scotland: all men aged from 16 to 60 were obliged to serve for a maximum of 40 days in any one year if required, and their arms and equipment were inspected at regular
287:), which the Regular Army increasingly saw as a prime source of recruits. They served in coast defences, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, and carried out internal security duty.
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bore the standard Scottish Division plate with the same lower scroll. In 1907 the other ranks wore brass titles with 'RGA' over 'F&K' on the shoulder straps of the khaki service dress.
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After Waterloo there was another long peace. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the militia and ballots were still held, the regiments were rarely assembled for training.
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in April 1814, and the regiment remained in Ireland awaiting disembodiment. At this time the Hon Archibald Douglas was still colonel but his brother the Hon Charles Douglas was now the
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while large numbers of Regular troops were retained on occupation duties in Continental Europe. The Forfar & Kincardine remained at Naas until 12 September 1815 when it moved to
1863:
The Treble Almanack: For the Year ... : Forming the Most Complete Lists Published of the Present Civil, Military and Naval Establishments of Great Britain & Ireland. 1815
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from December 1875. This assigned places in an order of battle of the 'Garrison Army' to Militia Artillery units: the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery's war station was in the
493:. The unit volunteered for garrison service in the Mediterranean, Malta and Gibraltar, but the offer was not taken up. It was still at Fort George when the war ended with the
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468:
The 1852 Act introduced Artillery Militia units in addition to the traditional infantry regiments. Their role was to man coastal defences and fortifications, relieving the
740:
733:
502:
435:
548:
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The French Revolutionary Wars saw the militia embodied for long periods and they became regiments of full-time professional soldiers (though restricted to service in
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in March 1802 and the militia regiments could be disembodied, leaving only the permanent staff of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and drummers under the regimental
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1879:
1287:
339:
for a projected invasion, the Forfar and Kincardine Militia with 918 men in 10 companies under Lt-Col Robert W. Duff was quartered in Musselburgh, Fisherwick and
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2589:
1584:
498:
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The Forfar and Kincardine was one of a few artillery militia corps that were mobilised for home defence when an expeditionary force went to suppress the
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1880:
Steve Brown, 'Home Guard: The Forces to Meet the Expected French Invasion/1 September 1805' at The Napoleon Series (archived at the Wayback Machine).
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269:
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2705:
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2563:
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When the regiment was converted to artillery in 1854 it adopted the blue RA uniform with red facings. As early as 1856 the corps had its own
792:
1899:
699:
693:
551:, Lt-Col Commandant of the Tipperary Artillery Militia, that certain embodied militia artillery units should be transferred to the regular
303:
265:
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836:
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on 30 March 1856, and it was disembodied in May. No new colonels were appointed to militia units after 1852, and David Laird, a former
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2077:
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727:
607:
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307:
123:
119:
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2020:
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227:. However, there were residual fears of Jacobitism in Scotland, so rather than embody the moribund militia, full-time regiments of '
645:
After the Boer War, the future of the Militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia,
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by April 1858. The unit had returned to Montrose by June, but remained embodied. It then went back to Ireland, being stationed at
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815:
556:
2212:
1324:
650:
2412:
2176:
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261:
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Campaign. Disembodiment of the militia was halted (and other regiments re-embodied) and units remained in service after the
812:, commissioned as 2nd Lt 14 December 1898, served with the Scots Guards in World War I and killed in action 24 October 1914
2457:
2253:
2059:
184:. In time of war they would be called out by proclamation and by riders galloping through towns and villages bearing the '
2035:
A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom
2008:, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9.
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2352:
2283:
2278:
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2238:
232:
231:' were raised for the duration of the war by means of normal recruitment. Scotland relied on Fencibles again during the
17:
2710:
2181:
248:
185:
2382:
2126:
881:
540:
302:. Its establishment was 511 privates drawn from Forfarshire and 136 from Kincardineshire, for a total of 647. The
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2171:
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2037:, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2.
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2136:
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1976:, London: Royal Artillery Institution, 1959/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-845740-31-3.
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772:
686:
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343:. It was part of a militia brigade based at Musselburgh that also included the Berwickshire, Dumfriesshire and
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236:
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64:
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through all Britain's major wars. In 1854 it was converted into an artillery corps that continued until 1908.
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920:
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1840 has the letters N.B.M. (for 'North British Militia') over F.K., all within a crowned spray of thistle.
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encouraged militiamen in excess of the quota to volunteer for the Regular Army). On 1 July 1803 it moved to
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205:
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2579:
2558:
2532:
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1892:
History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots
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the proposal was dropped. The Forfar and Kincardine Artillery was disembodied as scheduled in April 1860.
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311:
196:
192:
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486:
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On 1 July 1889 the garrison artillery was reorganised again, into three large territorial divisions (
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2387:
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1913:
866:
759:
434:, who had been major since 1809, was promoted to colonel on 28 February 1828. On 11 November 1834,
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2422:
2268:
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371:
351:
224:
201:
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From 1812 at least, the uniform of the Forfar & Kincardine Militia was a red coat with yellow
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1752:
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532:
415:
363:
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2016:
1931:
1895:
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1519:
1505:
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1410:
796:
344:
277:
220:
1598:
1561:
1547:
1491:
1477:
1424:
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749:(later 10th Baronet of Inverquharity), promoted 1 June 1872, became Hon Col 19 September 1894
212:
was passed in Scotland and although some militia served in the Government forces against the
2502:
2233:
1819:
1790:
829:
Hon Robert Bruce, brother of above, commissioned as 2nd Lt 20 February 1901, transferred to
572:
567:
451:
359:
350:
The Forfar and Kincardine Militia finally left Musselburgh on 13 October 1806 and moved to
291:
1195:
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as Secretary of State for War. Some batteries of Militia Artillery were to be converted to
306:, son of Lord Douglas, was appointed colonel of the regiment in 1802, with his brother the
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2512:
2497:
2462:
2243:
2030:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.
1952:
904:
779:
746:
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626:
552:
469:
422:. It finally left Downpatrick on 2 March 1816 and returned to Scotland to be disembodied.
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161:
133:
89:
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2517:
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2042:
The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
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392:
204:. Thereafter the militia in Scotland, as in England, was allowed to decline. After the
77:
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2615:
2392:
858:
809:
705:
509:
439:
431:
284:
209:
165:
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1980:
Maj H.G. Parkyn, 'Scottish Militia Regiments 1798–1881: Their Badges and Buttons',
1920:, Vol I, 3rd Edn, London: Macmillan,1933/Woking: Shearer, 1986, ISBN 0-946998-01-9.
839:(as Master of Saltoun) commissioned as 2nd Lt 10 July 1905; served as major in the
830:
800:
411:
347:
regiments, all under the command of Lt-Col John Wauchope of the Edinburgh Militia.
907:
himself drew the lots for a new list for individual militia regiments across the
566:
The militia now settled into a routine of annual training. The units had a large
358:. On 14 November 1807 its establishment was ordered to be 1049. It next moved to
804:
490:
481:
419:
324:
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from 1798. It served in home defence and on internal security duties across the
157:
216:
there was a reluctance to leave weapons in the hands of those who might rebel.
580:
458:
1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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177:
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375:
228:
181:
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1995:
1979:
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1845:
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1946:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987
1918:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914
517:
513:
1721:
Berwick, Haddington, Linlithgow and Peebles Militia at Regiments.org.
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with the title 'FORFARSHIRE' below. An other ranks' pewter button of
525:
505:, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant on 16 September 1857.
367:
328:
1967:
The Militia Artillery 1852–1909 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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were conscripted by ballot, and this was revived in 1757 during the
1996:
Maj I.H. Mackay Scobie, 'The Argyll or Campbell Militia, 1745–6',
1927:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
1962:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
327:, where it went into camp for the summer. From 8 November it was
818:(as Lord Bruce), commissioned as 2nd Lt 1 May 1900, promoted to
536:
407:
2073:
1960:
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815
1944:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
762:, former lieutenant Royal Artillery, promoted 14 December 1906
528:
by September. During October it returned to garrison Kinsale.
461:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
1588:, debate 22 February 1861: 'The Tipperary Militia Artillery'.
661:(RFA). However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out.
531:
In May 1859 the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery moved to the
354:, where it was quartered until 5 March 1807 when it moved to
618:. In 1899 the garrison artillery units formally became the
931:
Militia Artillery units of the United Kingdom and Colonies
442:
on 14 September 1803, was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.
438:, who had first been commissioned into the regiment as an
1871:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
720:
of the regiment (Lt-Col Commandant from 1852) included:
653:) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by
635:
Forfar and Kincardine Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia)
18:
Forfar and Kincardine Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia)
1969:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1987, ISBN 0-9508205-1-2.
1992:, Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1999, ISBN 0-85115-746-7.
280:
Colonel in the army while the regiment was embodied.
450:
The Militia of the United Kingdom was revived by the
331:
in Musselburgh town. During the summer of 1805, when
2731:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1908
176:
The universal obligation to military service in the
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
1998:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
1982:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
1873:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
865:1800 was a gilt oval engraved with the star of the
616:
Forfar and Kincardine Artillery (Southern Division)
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115:
107:
99:
84:
52:
44:
31:
1974:The History of Coast Artillery in the British Army
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780:Sir Reginald Howard Alexander Ogilvy, 10th Baronet
512:. It was embodied in November 1857 and ordered to
2726:Military units and formations established in 1798
2721:Military units and formations in Kincardineshire
2006:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List
2000:, 1946, Vol 24, No 97 (Spring 1946), pp. 12–29.
1185:Forfar and Kincardine Militia at Regiments.org.
464:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
1134:
1132:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1124:
2085:
1925:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1907:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
1894:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd,
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1118:
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1114:
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803:10 February 1900 with which he served during
755:(as Lord Carnegie), promoted 28 November 1894
575:a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
8:
2716:Military units and formations in Forfarshire
1320:
1318:
890:royal arms and gun. Similarly the officers'
2044:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
1297:
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1253:
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152:was an auxiliary regiment recruited in the
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2078:
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1984:, Vol 26, No 106 (Summer 1948), pp. 49–56.
1936:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List
1885:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
1237:
1235:
633:In June 1902 the unit formally became the
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1164:
668:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
1875:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
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1007:
968:
966:
964:
810:Hon Douglas Kinnaird, Master of Kinnaird
782:, former CO, appointed 19 September 1894
270:Angusshire Regiment of Fencible Infantry
1621:
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1447:
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1325:Ogilvy at History of Parliament Online.
951:
861:. The officers' shoulder belt plate of
824:Highland (Fifeshire) Heavy Battery, RGA
753:Charles Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk
446:Forfar and Kincardine Artillery Militia
391:Barracks until 6 July when it moved to
1094:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1082:
290:The war ended with the signing of the
28:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1062:
822:23 May 1908, served as Lt-Col in the
793:Arthur Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie
398:The war ended with the abdication of
335:was massing his 'Army of England' at
7:
694:Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas
266:Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas
837:Alexander Fraser, 20th Lord Saltoun
1711:Litchfield, pp. 49–50, Appendix 8.
1001:Dudgeon, pp. 6, 22–3. Appendix III
941:Southern Division, Royal Artillery
936:Scottish Division, Royal Artillery
587:5th Brigade, Scottish Division, RA
38:5th Brigade, Scottish Division, RA
25:
2028:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
1387:Litchfield, Appendices 4 & 7.
1138:Litchfield. pp. 87–9, Appendix 1.
799:10 June 1897, transferred to the
734:Sir Alexander Ramsay, 2nd Baronet
436:Sir Alexander Ramsay, 2nd Baronet
1209:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255, 411.
816:Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin
747:Reginald Howard Alexander Ogilvy
724:Robert W. Duff, 15 October 1802.
557:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
88:
70:
57:
2736:1798 establishments in Scotland
739:David Laird, former lieutenant
36:Forfar and Kincardine Artillery
2064:– Regiments.org (archive site)
2013:The Army and Society 1815–1914
1990:The Anglo-Scots Wars 1513–1550
1662:Maurice-Jones, pp. 150–1, 162.
410:early in 1815, initiating the
268:, previously commander of the
262:Lord Lieutenant of Forfarshire
1:
2706:Militia of the United Kingdom
2701:Forfar and Kincardine Militia
743:, appointed 16 September 1857
547:, accepted a proposal by the
516:in Ireland. It then moved to
476:Crimean War and Indian Mutiny
300:Forfar and Kincardine Militia
243:Forfar and Kincardine Militia
150:Forfar and Kincardine Militia
40:Forfar and Kincardine RGA (M)
34:Forfar and Kincardine Militia
2055:History of Parliament Online
708:, promoted 28 February 1828
366:on 19 May 1809. It moved to
235:and the early stages of the
233:War of American Independence
1689:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
736:, promoted 11 November 1834
702:, appointed 13 October 1802
370:on 7 May 1810, followed by
103:Infantry/Garrison artillery
2752:
2015:, London: Longmans, 1980,
1938:(various dates from 1840).
1810:: Elgin & Kincardine'.
541:Secretary of State for War
362:on 11 June 1808, and then
2101:British Militia Regiments
1972:Col K. W. Maurice-Jones,
848:Heritage & ceremonial
193:restoration of Charles II
1965:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1942:Col George Jackson Hay,
1909:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1887:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1056:Frederick, pp. 168, 982.
926:Militia (United Kingdom)
771:The following served as
685:The following served as
620:Royal Garrison Artillery
406:. Napoleon escaped from
237:French Revolutionary War
65:Kingdom of Great Britain
2600:Forfar & Kincardine
2213:Forfar & Kincardine
1671:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
921:Militia (Great Britain)
853:Uniforms & insignia
687:Colonel of the Regiment
214:Jacobite Rising of 1745
206:Jacobite Rising of 1715
111:1 Battalion/8 Batteries
1586:House of Lords Hansard
1378:Maurice-Jones, p. 161.
1034:Western, pp. 223, 252.
787:Other notable officers
559:. After debate in the
700:Hon Archibald Douglas
659:Royal Field Artillery
596:Scottish Division, RA
304:Hon Archibald Douglas
124:Southern Division, RA
120:Scottish Division, RA
1905:Col John K. Dunlop,
1369:Litchfield, pp. 1–7.
958:Phillips, pp. 46–54.
867:Order of the Thistle
760:Charles Maule Ramsay
480:The outbreak of the
383:on 27 January 1813.
1955:ISBN 0-9508530-7-0.
1951:11 May 2021 at the
1575:Litchfield, p. 137.
1523:, 7 September 1858.
892:Home Service helmet
728:Hon Charles Douglas
718:Lieutenant-Colonels
713:Lieutenant-Colonels
664:Under the sweeping
549:Earl of Donoughmore
374:on 28 May 1810 and
372:Newcastle upon Tyne
308:Hon Charles Douglas
276:, with the rank of
254:Forfarshire Militia
202:Glorious Revolution
197:Scottish Parliament
146:Forfarshire Militia
32:Forfarshire Militia
2711:Scottish regiments
2026:Edward M. Spiers,
2011:Edward M. Spiers,
1988:Gervase Phillips,
1923:J.B.M. Frederick,
1890:Maj R.C. Dudgeon,
1700:Army & Society
1680:Frederick, p. 574.
1650:Frederick, p. 985.
1639:Army & Society
1537:, 2 November 1858.
1481:, 2 February 1858.
1467:, 4 December 1857.
1351:Army & Society
1340:Dunlop, pp. 42–51.
1241:Sleigh, pp. 143–4.
843:during World War I
841:Gordon Highlanders
826:during World War I
795:, commissioned as
730:, promoted by 1815
416:Battle of Waterloo
404:Lieutenant-Colonel
364:Berwick-upon-Tweed
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2115:England and Wales
1756:, 9 February 1900
1702:, pp. 243–2, 254.
1600:Edinburgh Gazette
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1521:Edinburgh Gazette
1507:Edinburgh Gazette
1493:Edinburgh Gazette
1479:Edinburgh Gazette
1465:Edinburgh Gazette
1426:Edinburgh Gazette
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1412:Edinburgh Gazette
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