895:
891:, 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:
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525:. Although Ford's force outnumbered the trained bandsmen four-to-one, most of his men were raw country folk levied during his advance, and after a few volleys of musketry they were dispersed by a charge of the foot and horse of the Trained Band. Morley then gathered additional volunteers and recaptured Arundel, afterwards joining Waller, whose army retook Chichester in December 1642.
453:. On 18 November 1638 all English counties were instructed to muster their trained bands and keep them in readiness. However, the men from the southern counties were not actually used in the King's abortive campaign. In the Second Bishops' War Sussex was ordered in March 1640 to send 600 trained bandsmen to
256:(JPs). The entry into force of these Acts in 1558 is seen as the starting date for the organised county militia in England. Although the militia obligation was universal, it was clearly impractical to train and equip every able-bodied man, so after 1572 the practice was to select a proportion of men for the
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in
December 1899, most of the regular army was sent to South Africa, the militia reserve was called out to reinforce them, and many militia units were embodied to replace them for home defence and to garrison certain overseas stations. The 3rd Bn Royal Sussex was embodied on 11 December 1899, and the
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of 1881 took
Cardwell's reforms further, with the linked regular regiments becoming two-battalion regiments and their attached militia formally joining as sequentially numbered battalions. The Cardwell system had envisaged two militia battalions in each regimental district, so the RSLIM was split to
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of permanent staff (about 30). Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the
Regular Army. The RSLIM's headquarters had moved between Brighton and Chichester at various times in the 19th Century; now it joined the 35th and 107th in a shared depot at Chichester, where the
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In a fresh attempt to have as many men as possible under arms for home defence in order to release regulars, the
Government created the Supplementary Militia, a compulsory levy of men to be trained in their spare time, and to be incorporated in the Militia in emergency. Sussex's additional quota was
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a series of
Militia Acts from 1757 re-established county militia regiments, the men being conscripted by means of parish ballots (paid substitutes were permitted) to serve for three years. There was a property qualification for officers, who were commissioned by the lord lieutenant. Sussex was given
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and three at Lewes. In 1799 they were formed into a 2nd
Regiment, so that the original regiment was numbered 1st. The County Lieutenancy for Sussex ruled that supplementary militiamen were not entitled to a bounty unless they were actually embodied, a ruling that was adopted nationally under an Act
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and the Sussex
Militia was disembodied in January 1816. After Waterloo there was another long peace. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the militia and ballots were still held, the regiments were rarely assembled for training and the permanent staffs of sergeants and drummers were
755:, taking personal command as colonel. The force was still unpopular in Sussex: the imposition of the Militia Ballot caused riots in the county, but the officers took over from the parish constables the task of raising subscriptions from those who were liable, and used the money to hire volunteers.
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of the Royal Sussex. It trained for active service as part of 97th
Brigade in 32nd Division. On 10 April 1915 the War Office decided to convert the K4 battalions into 2nd Reserve units, providing drafts for the K1–K3 battalions in the same way that the SR was doing for the Regular battalions. The
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issued his call for volunteers in August 1914, the battalions of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd New Armies ('K1', 'K2' and 'K3' of 'Kitchener's Army') were quickly formed at the regimental depots. The SR battalions also swelled with new recruits and were soon well above their establishment strength. On 8
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declared war on
Britain. During the French Wars the militia were employed anywhere in the country for coast defence, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, and for internal security, while the regulars regarded them as a source of trained men if they could be persuaded to transfer. Their
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re-established the
English Militia under the control of the king's lords-lieutenant, the men to be selected by ballot. This was popularly seen as the 'Constitutional Force' to counterbalance a 'Standing Army' tainted by association with the New Model Army that had supported Cromwell's military
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While the established militia were the mainstay of national defence during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, they were supplemented from 1808 by the Local Militia, which were part-time and only to be used within their own districts. These were raised to counter the declining numbers of
944:, the militia began to be called out for home defence. The RSLIM was embodied from December 1854 to January 1856 and the RSMA from 1 February 1855 to 16 June 1856. Neither served overseas. A number of militia regiments were also called out to relieve regular troops required for
1136:. Its role throughout the war was to prepare reinforcement drafts of reservists, special reservists, recruits and returning wounded for the regular battalions serving overseas: the 1st Royal Sussex remained in India throughout the war, but the 2nd Bn went to France with the
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It is incorrect to describe the British Militia as 'irregular': throughout their history they were equipped and trained exactly like the line regiments of the regular army, and once embodied in time of war they were fulltime professional soldiers for the duration of their
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and later of Sussex also). Newcastle had opposed the Militia Acts, but even he felt that Sussex, a county standing right in the path of potential invasion, should raise its men. Nevertheless, the county gentry were apathetic, preferring to pay a large fine instead.
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From November 1813 the militia were invited to volunteer for limited overseas service, primarily for garrison duties in Europe. Some of the Sussex Militia volunteered for this service, and were sent to France with a Militia Brigade under the command of the
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in 1588 led to the mobilisation of the trained bands. They were mustered in April when the returns from Sussex indicated that of 7572 able-bodied men in the county 2004 were trained, and a further 2001 were armed but untrained, in addition to the cavalry:
477:. However, with a few exceptions neither side made much use of the trained bands during the war beyond securing the county armouries for their own full-time troops. Sussex was one exception, its TBs seeing some action, first when involved in the siege of
1156:) at Dover in October 1914. The SR battalions' secondary role was as garrison troops in Home Defence and 3rd (Res) Bn moved in May 1915 to Newhaven, where it remained in the Newhaven Garrison for the rest of the war. It was disembodied on 4 August 1919.
818:. However, the Peace of Amiens was shortlived, and the militia were called out again: the Sussex were embodied on 5 May 1803. They resumed the round of coast defence and garrison duties, and increasingly became a source of recruits for the regulars.
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In the 16th Century little distinction was made between the militia and the troops levied by the counties for overseas expeditions. However, the counties usually conscripted the unemployed and criminals rather than the Trained Bandsmen – in 1585 the
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captured Arundel Castle for the Royalists once more, when Catcott's Company of the Sussex TBs was in the garrison. Hearing of the loss of Arundel, Captain Edward Apsley, whose company of the Bramber Trained Band was garrisoning
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attempted to reform them into a national force or 'Perfect Militia' answering to the king rather than local control. By 1638 Sussex had 1804 musketeers, 1000 corslets and 160 horsemen, organised by rapes as follows:
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1100:, a semi-professional force similar to the previous militia reserve, whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime. The 3rd (Royal Sussex Militia) Bn became the
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had been signed, ending the war. From 1784 to 1792 the militia were assembled for their 28 days' annual peacetime training, but to save money only two-thirds of the men were actually mustered each year.
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training and equipping the militia became a priority. From 1583 counties were organised into groups for training purposes, with emphasis on the invasion-threatened 'maritime' counties including Sussex.
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Thereafter the regiments were called out for their annual training. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
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on 24 May 1908, all these units were disbanded in March 1909. Instead the men of the Special Reserve RFA would form Brigade Ammunition Columns for the Regular RFA brigades on the outbreak of war.
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along with the trained bands of other southern counties to take part in the campaign. In the event, most counties sent 'pressed men' rather than the trained men, and the army was of poor quality.
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were ordered to reinforce those of Sussex if the Armada landed there. But the Armada was defeated at sea and was unable to land any troops: the trained bands were stood down shortly afterwards.
747:, when Britain was threatened with invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain, that the Sussex Militia was reformed. It was raised and embodied at Chichester on 29 June 1778, the
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in 1685. After a long hiatus, the Sussex Militia was reformed in 1778 and provided internal security and home defence in all of Britain's major wars thereafter. It eventually became the
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fixed at 1160 men, and they were organised into 14 companies. These were mustered on 29 March 1797 for 20 days' training, with three companies at Chichester, two at Arundel, two at
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October 1914 each SR battalion was ordered to use the surplus to form a service battalion of the 4th New Army ('K4'). Accordingly, the 3rd (Reserve) Bn at Dover formed the
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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
625:
1213:, remaining in 5th Reserve Bde. After the war ended it was converted into a service battalion on 8 February 1919 and was absorbed into 2/4th Bn, Queen's, in April 1919.
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of 1285. Under this statute 'Commissioners of Array' would levy the required number of men from each shire. The usual shire contingent was 1000 infantry commanded by a
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537:, joined other Sussex Parliamentarians in advancing against Arundel, but he was captured by a Royalist patrol. Waller finally secured Arundel for Parliament after the
932:(RSMA) came into existence on 9 April 1853 by the transfer of 206 volunteers from the RSLIM. It was based at Lewes with the Duke of Richmond as its colonel-in-chief.
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The militia returns for 1697 show that Sussex had two regiments – East and West – amounting to 19 companies, with an independent company at Chichester and two
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After the Boer War, there were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (militia, yeomanry and volunteers) to take their place in the six army corps proposed by
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ordered 'none of her trayned-bands to be pressed'. Replacing the weapons issued to the levies from the militia armouries was a heavy cost on the counties.
513:, arrived with a force to garrison Chichester. Ford then advanced across Sussex, establishing a garrison at Arundel and moving towards Lewes. However, at
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Henry Chitty's company of trained bandsmen guarding the walls and seized their cannon at the North Gate (one of those captured at Portsmouth). Chitty and
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in 1651, English county militia regiments were called out to supplement the New Model Army. In August the Sussex Militia was ordered to a rendezvous at
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strengthened the military capability of the country and in 1539 he called out a 'Great Muster' across the country, when the armed men mustered in the
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in 1659 and was taken prisoner by forces loyal to the military regime when he tried to help Morley to secure Portsmouth for Parliament.
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it passed new Militia Acts in 1648 and 1650 that replaced lords lieutenant with county commissioners appointed by Parliament or the
33:
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the Special Reserve was embodied on 4 August and the 3rd Royal Sussex mobilised at Chichester before going to its war station at
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1193:, where it trained drafts for the 7th, 8th and 9th (Service) Bns of the Royal Sussex. In September it moved with the brigade to
260:, who were mustered for regular training. The government aimed for 10 days' training a year, with a two-day 'general muster' at
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on the South Coast of England. From their formal organisation as Trained Bands in 1572 they defended the coastline, watched the
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in 1924, but almost all militia battalions remained in abeyance after World War I. Until 1939 they continued to appear in the
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The badge of the Royal Sussex Regiment, incorporating the Garter Star of the RSLIM and the Roussillon Plume of the 35th Foot.
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Sussex Artillery from 1 May to 17 October 1900. As the war continued, additional troops were required in South Africa for
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Volunteers, and if their ranks could not be filled voluntarily the Militia Ballot was employed. There are records of the
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to control the country. Among the 1648 commissioners for the militia in Sussex were Herbert Morley and his brother-in-law
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1197:. On 1 September 1916 the 2nd Reserve battalions were transferred to the Training Reserve (TR) and the battalion became
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battalions. For the RSLIM this was in Sub-District No 43 (County of Sussex) in South Eastern District, grouped with the
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duties. The 3rd Bn volunteered in March 1901 and served in South Africa until the end o the war, receiving the
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Although the majority of the officers and men of the Sussex RGA (M) accepted transfer to the Special Reserve
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172:, and 18 unarmoured billmen listed as 'aliens' ; Chichester appears to have listed 237 able-bodied men
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nor the men who were to be fielded by the great landowners and clergy. The 'aliens' in Chichester include
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With the passing of the threat of invasion, the trained bands declined in the early 17th Century. Later,
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1205:. The training staff retained their Sussex badges. On 24 October 1917 the battalion transferred to the
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Sussex remained a defaulter county liable for militia fines throughout the 1760s. It was not until the
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710:, and his Pelham family members were powerful in the county. A patriotic ballad of the time declared:
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2471:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-41-X.
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1081:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. The artillery militia became part of the
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641:
621:
505:, fled to Portsmouth while the Royalists secured the trained band armoury. Next day the Royalist
175:
37:
2635:, London: Samson Books, 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
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was colonel of the Sussex Militia and during his colonelcy the regiment was redesignated as the
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in September 1642. On the night of 15 November a group of Royalists in Chichester overpowered
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2716:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999, ISBN 0-7190-2659-8.
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928:(RA) for active service. Sussex was one of the counties selected to have a corps, and the
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Control of the trained bands was one of the major points of dispute between Charles I and
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The trained bands were called out on 23 July, and shadowed the Armada as it sailed up the
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68:. After 1921 the militia had only a shadowy existence until its final abolition in 1953.
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Militia of the Worcester Campaign 1651 at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
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The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
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2014:
1031:, on 1 July 1881. However, the 3rd and 4th Bns were amalgamated again on 1 April 1890.
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552:. From now on the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear in most counties. Under the
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Regiments of Foot and several Rifle Volunteer Corps. The militia now came under the
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963:
612:
138:
81:
1148:. The SR battalions also formed reserve battalions for the service battalions of '
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1007:
In the Mobilisation Scheme developed in the 1870s, the RSMA's war station was at
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War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
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The Sussex Militia were disembodied in March 1783 after the preliminaries of the
236:
The legal basis of the militia was updated by two acts of 1557 covering musters (
2701:, London, 1721, pp. 1085-1149, at British History Online (accessed 15 May 2021).
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945:
941:
290:
65:
679:. However, the militia was allowed to decline thereafter, especially after the
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H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757–1935: Their Badges and Buttons',
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992:
478:
261:
157:
142:
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Historical Records of the Second Royal Surrey or Eleventh Regiment of Militia
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454:
211:
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903:'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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1946:
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781:
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it was a patrol of the Sussex Militia that captured the Duke hiding near
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320:
215:
169:
2598:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988, ISBN 0-947898-81-6.
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a quota of 800 men to raise, but failed to do so – possibly because the
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also had a legal obligation to supply ships, seamen and marines for the
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914
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332:
323:(the caliver was an early infantry firearm): 360 trained, 682 untrained
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264:, and two 'special musters' lasting four days for detailed training at
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94:
2699:
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 3, 1639-40
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Sussex Trained Bands at BCW Project (archived at the Wayback Machine).
289:(100) and Sussex (150) for the expedition to the Netherlands, but the
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rather than their county lords lieutenant and battalions had a large
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the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the
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Captain-General and Rebel Chief: The Life of James, Duke of Monmouth
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The Militia Artillery 1852–1909 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
2478:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991, ISBN 0-7190-2912-0.
1221:
The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 and then became the
967:
Roussillon Barracks, Chichester, depot of the Royal Sussex Regiment.
952:, and the RSLIM was embodied from 12 November 1857 to February 1861
2757:
2752:
2532:
The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's campaigns against Scotland 1638–1640
652:, and hard-riding Sussex Militia officers that brought the news to
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Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
2534:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN 0-521-34520-0.
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traditional local defence duties were taken over by the part-time
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90:
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2587:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
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2522:, Vol I, 3rd Edn, London: Macmillan,1933/Woking: Shearer, 1986,
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Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
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85:
2785:
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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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British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638–1660
2645:, London" Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988, ISBN 0-297-79351-9.
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just as the war was ending. They returned to England in June.
178:: 559 bowmen and 811 billmen, of which about 278 were armoured
771:
The Sussex Militia were re-embodied on 11 March 1792, before
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The capture of the Duke of Monmouth (19th Century engraving).
168:(of which 20 and 25 respectively had 'harness' or armour), 8
1957:
Western, pp. 196, 199, 204, 213, 246, 248–50, 263, 298, 327.
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309:
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Instructions Issued by the War Office During November 1915
2684:, London: Methuen, 1924/Greenhill 1991, ISBN 1-85367-100-2.
906:'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
594:, Fagg was commissioned to raise a regiment of foot by the
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John Rushworth, 'Historical Collections: 1640, April', in
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Though in Sussex and Middlesex folks are but fiddlesticks,
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As Parliament tightened its grip on the country after the
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ordered the impressment of able-bodied unemployed men in
1201:, still in 5th Reserve Bde at Shoreham, later moving to
814:
The Sussex Militia was disembodied April 1802 after the
2652:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1987, ISBN 0-9508205-1-2.
2726:, London: Allen & Unwin, 1979, ISBN 0-04-920058-5.
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of horse, a total of 1733 foot and 105 horse. The two
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The Militia of the United Kingdom was revived by the
2628:, London: HarperPress, 2011, ISBN 978-0-00-722570-5.
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of 1872, the militia were brigaded with their local
89:, the military force raised from the freemen of the
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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137:. The coastal towns of Sussex forming part of the
2502:, 2nd Edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966.
1027:form the 3rd and 4th (Royal Sussex Militia) Bns,
2722:, London: HM Stationery Office.* J.N.P. Watson,
2495:, London: Anthony Mott, 1985, ISN 0-907746-43-8.
667:were John Fagg, now Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet,
240:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour (
2669:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1901 (1968 reprint).
2464:, Kineton: Roundwood, 1973, ISBN 0-900093-19-6.
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1233:and were all formally disbanded in April 1953.
626:The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661
367:(the petronel was an early cavalry firearm): 30
2678:A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages
2662:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931.
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1152:'; 3rd (Reserve) Bn formed 10th (Reserve) Bn (
1102:3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
724:(the 'old fiddlestick' was Newcastle, who was
485:when they were captured for Parliament by Sir
335:(armoured pikemen): 600 trained, 282 untrained
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2709:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
2585:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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2015:'Napoleonic Army Camps' at Shorehambysea.com.
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1085:(RGA), with the Sussex unit redesignated the
844:. They embarked on 10–11 March and landed at
125:, divided into companies of 100 commanded by
32:. It was the Sussex Militia who captured the
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2558:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911.
2485:, London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1967.
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909:'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
898:Newhaven Fort overlooking the harbour today.
861:progressively reduced. From 4 December 1819
714:All over the land they'll find such a stand,
517:he encountered the Lewes Trained Band under
244:c. 2). The county militia was now under the
133:, and subdivided into platoons of 20 led by
105:(1138). The force was reorganised under the
2733:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
2692:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
2493:Sedgemoor 1685: An Account and an Anthology
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1580:
863:Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond
856:The Local Militia were abolished after the
716:From our English Militia Men ready at hand,
697:Under threat of French invasion during the
3044:
3017:
2823:
2804:
2790:
2782:
2607:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List
2544:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
2462:Cheriton 1644: The Campaign and the Battle
1739:
1737:
1735:
2214:
2212:
2210:
2208:
2206:
2028:
2026:
2024:
2022:
1983:
1981:
1942:
1940:
1867:
1865:
1863:
1848:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299–302, 521.
1669:Chichester during the Civil War 1642–1646
1096:of 1908, the militia was replaced by the
720:While an old fiddlestick has the command
2476:The Amateur Military Tradition 1558–1945
2403:
2401:
2399:
2389:
2387:
2385:
1725:
1723:
636:The Sussex Militia was called out under
3428:Military units and formations in Sussex
2240:
2238:
2118:
2116:
2114:
1435:
1433:
1431:
1326:
1289:
2617:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
2447:James, p. 44; Appendices II & III.
1429:
1427:
1425:
1423:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1415:
1413:
1411:
2660:The Constitutional History of England
2428:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
1229:, but they were not activated during
1166:10th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
1000:existing barracks were expanded into
7:
1207:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
1185:and the following month it moved to
1113:Sussex Royal Field Reserve Artillery
753:Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
575:During the Scottish invasion of the
387:. Four thousand trained bandsmen of
52:the RSLIM became a battalion of the
2089:Pevensey Local Militia muster roll.
1268:Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia
871:Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia
739:Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia
42:Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia
20:was an auxiliary military force in
2551:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
2232:Litchfield, pp. 134–6; Appendix 1.
2059:Fortescue, Vol VII, pp. 34–5, 334.
206:(These figures do not include the
14:
2714:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
2483:The Elizabethan Militia 1558–1638
2408:Royal Sussex at Long, Long Trail.
2078:National Army Museum collections.
644:in 1685. After his defeat at the
341:Bills: 264 trained, 212 untrained
2748:– The BCW Project (archive site)
1838:Thomas at History of Parliament.
1698:Morley at History of Parliament.
1682:Cawley at History of Parliament.
1511:Boynton, pp. 13–7, 81, 91–2, 96.
528:A year later, in December 1643,
338:Bows: 180 trained, 588 untrained
1626:Fissell, pp. 22–38, 199, 206–7.
673:Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet
630:City of London Militia Act 1662
28:and took an active part in the
2707:The Army and Society 1815–1914
1975:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530–1.
1894:Western, pp. 125, 159–60, 251.
1885:Western, Appendices A & B.
1744:Fagg at History of Parliament.
1273:Royal Sussex Militia Artillery
1211:53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
1181:Royal Sussex battalion became
1111:(RFA) and the unit became the
930:Royal Sussex Militia Artillery
920:Royal Sussex Militia Artillery
449:This system was tested in the
56:and saw active service in the
46:Royal Sussex Militia Artillery
1:
3423:Militia of the United Kingdom
2574:A History of the British Army
2563:A History of the British Army
2556:A History of the British Army
2549:A History of the British Army
2542:A History of the British Army
2050:Fortescue, Vol VI, pp. 180–1.
1774:Gardiner, Vol II, pp. 13, 47.
1168:, formed during World War II.
959:Cardwell and Childers Reforms
936:Crimean War and Indian Mutiny
867:Sussex Light Infantry Militia
583:, but was not present at the
196:: 1868 bowmen and 802 billmen
184:: 526 bowmen and 1163 billmen
2763:History of Parliament Online
2594:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
2510:, London: Marcus Ward, 1877.
1783:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 294–5.
745:American War of Independence
733:American War of Independence
726:Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex
642:Duke of Monmouth's Rebellion
541:and left Morley in command.
329:: 600 trained, 237 untrained
202:: 450 bowmen and 681 billmen
190:: 123 bowmen and 215 billmen
44:(RSLIM) and also formed the
2308:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
1987:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255.
1538:Cruickshank, pp. 25–7, 126.
1138:British Expeditionary Force
3444:
2667:The Welsh Wars of Edward I
2609:(various dates from 1840).
2580:, London: Macmillan, 1912.
2569:, London: Macmillan, 1910.
1163:
1079:Secretary of State for War
1066:
917:
880:
736:
690:
605:
229:
2813:British Militia Regiments
2643:The Civil Wars of England
2633:British Regiments 1914–18
2530:.* Mark Charles Fissell,
2418:Becke, Pt 3b, Appendix I.
1502:Maitland, pp. 234–5, 278.
1484:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 125.
749:Lord Lieutenant of Sussex
435:Sussex Trained Band Horse
97:. It continued under the
2648:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
2613:Col George Jackson Hay,
2592:James Moncrieff Grierson
2005:Western, pp. 220–3, 254.
1819:Chandler, pp. 76–8, 149.
1765:Gardiner, Vol I, p. 267.
1396:Morris, pp. 92–7, 106–8.
1333:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 12.
1258:Militia (United Kingdom)
1199:23rd Training Reserve Bn
1183:10th (Reserve) Battalion
1164:Not to be confused with
1160:10th (Reserve) Battalion
1083:Royal Garrison Artillery
883:Militia (United Kingdom)
831:being formed in Sussex.
767:French Revolutionary War
704:Leader of the Opposition
274:war broke out with Spain
3312:Forfar & Kincardine
2925:Forfar & Kincardine
2370:Litchfield, Appendix 8.
1378:Maitland, pp. 162, 276.
1253:Militia (Great Britain)
1124:3rd (Reserve) Battalion
1039:After the disasters of
693:Militia (Great Britain)
577:Third English Civil War
546:First English Civil War
413:Chichester Trained Band
107:Assizes of Arms of 1181
93:under command of their
80:was descended from the
36:after his unsuccessful
2753:British History Online
2345:Frederick, pp. vi–vii.
1934:Frederick, pp. 209–11.
1671:at Chichester Society.
1547:Davis, pp. 46–4, 60–2.
1520:Cruickshank, pp. 24–5.
1387:Oman, pp. 110, 359–60.
1146:Armistice with Germany
1019:
968:
899:
842:Marquess of Buckingham
835:Expedition to Bordeaux
829:Pevensey Local Militia
722:
617:
507:High Sheriff of Sussex
242:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
238:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
103:Battle of the Standard
2561:Sir John Fortescue,
1717:Adair, pp. 26, 72–87.
1278:Royal Sussex Regiment
1223:Supplementary Reserve
1109:Royal Field Artillery
1050:line of communication
1029:Royal Sussex Regiment
1017:
966:
897:
788:Supplementary Militia
712:
615:
432:Hastings Trained Band
429:Pevensey Trained Band
254:Justices of the Peace
119:Statute of Winchester
54:Royal Sussex Regiment
2770:The Long, Long Trail
2572:Sir John Fortescue,
2554:Sir John Fortescue,
2547:Sir John Fortescue,
2186:Litchfield, pp. 1–7.
1646:Cruickshank, p. 326.
1457:Boynton, Chapter II.
1342:Fissell, pp. 178–80.
1087:Sussex RGA (Militia)
1057:South Africa 1901–02
1043:at the start of the
773:Revolutionary France
499:Member of Parliament
419:Bramber Trained Band
416:Arundel Trained Band
226:Sussex Trained Bands
2284:Late Victorian Army
2271:Late Victorian Army
2150:Grierson, pp. 27–8.
1871:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
1595:Fissell, pp. 190–6.
1574:Fissell, pp. 188–9.
1529:Fissell, pp. 187–9.
1475:Fissell, pp. 184–5.
1466:Cruickshank, p. 17.
1191:5th Reserve Brigade
1128:On the outbreak of
1092:Under the sweeping
1002:Roussillon Barracks
985:35th (Royal Sussex)
877:1852 Reorganisation
869:in 1835 and as the
646:Battle of Sedgemoor
602:Restoration Militia
590:After the death of
585:Battle of Worcester
459:Newcastle upon Tyne
394:
361:Light horsemen: 204
3418:Militia of England
2758:Chichester Society
2712:Edward M. Spiers,
2705:Edward M. Spiers,
2583:J.B.M. Frederick,
2538:Sir John Fortescue
2498:C.G. Cruickshank,
2474:Ian F.W. Beckett,
2438:Frederick, p. 199.
2359:Army & Society
2333:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
2319:Army & Society
2258:Army & Society
2200:Frederick, p. 980.
2170:Army & Society
2141:Dunlop, pp. 42–52.
2099:Davis, pp. 186–99.
1828:Watson, pp. 250–1.
1565:Beckett, pp. 24–5.
1351:Grierson, pp. 6–7.
1310:was formed in the
1140:and fought on the
1020:
969:
900:
858:Battle of Waterloo
622:Stuart Restoration
618:
422:Lewes Trained Band
250:Deputy Lieutenants
248:, assisted by the
176:Rape of Chichester
158:City of Chichester
3400:
3399:
3396:
3395:
3292:Argyll & Bute
3048:England and Wales
3036:
3035:
3021:England and Wales
3009:
3008:
2910:Argyll & Bute
2827:England and Wales
2776:Shorehambysea.com
2631:Brig E.A. James,
2506:Capt John Davis,
2489:David G. Chandler
2481:Lindsay Boynton,
2321:, pp. 243–2, 254.
2041:Davis, pp. 173–6.
1810:Maitland, p. 326.
1658:Kenyon, pp. 60–2.
1369:Holmes, pp. 90–1.
1312:Territorial Force
1248:Militia (English)
1178:10th (Service) Bn
1104:on 14 June 1908.
914:Artillery Militia
873:(RSLIM) in 1846.
708:Duke of Newcastle
608:Militia (English)
475:English Civil War
457:to be shipped to
446:
445:
380:
379:
101:, notably at the
64:training unit in
60:. It served as a
30:English Civil War
3435:
3045:
3018:
2981:Londonderry (II)
2824:
2806:
2799:
2792:
2783:
2738:External sources
2665:John E. Morris,
2516:James E. Edmonds
2500:Elizabeth's Army
2448:
2445:
2439:
2436:
2430:
2425:
2419:
2416:
2410:
2405:
2394:
2393:James, pp. 77–8.
2391:
2380:
2377:
2371:
2368:
2362:
2355:
2346:
2343:
2334:
2331:
2322:
2315:
2309:
2306:
2300:
2297:Army and Society
2293:
2287:
2280:
2274:
2273:, pp. 4, 15, 19.
2267:
2261:
2254:
2248:
2247:, various dates.
2242:
2233:
2230:
2219:
2216:
2201:
2198:
2187:
2184:
2173:
2166:
2160:
2157:
2151:
2148:
2142:
2139:
2126:
2120:
2109:
2106:
2100:
2097:
2091:
2086:
2080:
2075:
2069:
2068:Western, p. 240.
2066:
2060:
2057:
2051:
2048:
2042:
2039:
2033:
2030:
2017:
2012:
2006:
2003:
1997:
1996:Hay, pp. 150–52.
1994:
1988:
1985:
1976:
1973:
1967:
1964:
1958:
1955:
1949:
1944:
1935:
1932:
1895:
1892:
1886:
1883:
1872:
1869:
1858:
1857:Hay, pp. 136–44.
1855:
1849:
1846:
1840:
1835:
1829:
1826:
1820:
1817:
1811:
1808:
1802:
1799:
1793:
1790:
1784:
1781:
1775:
1772:
1766:
1763:
1757:
1752:
1746:
1741:
1730:
1729:Hay, pp. 99–104.
1727:
1718:
1715:
1709:
1708:Adair, pp. 55–9.
1706:
1700:
1695:
1684:
1679:
1673:
1665:
1659:
1656:
1647:
1644:
1638:
1633:
1627:
1624:
1618:
1613:
1596:
1593:
1587:
1584:
1575:
1572:
1566:
1563:
1557:
1556:Hay, pp. 89, 95.
1554:
1548:
1545:
1539:
1536:
1530:
1527:
1521:
1518:
1512:
1509:
1503:
1500:
1494:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1467:
1464:
1458:
1455:
1449:
1446:
1440:
1437:
1406:
1403:
1397:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1379:
1376:
1370:
1367:
1361:
1358:
1352:
1349:
1343:
1340:
1334:
1331:
1315:
1304:
1298:
1294:
1150:Kitchener's Army
1075:St John Brodrick
1024:Childers Reforms
973:Cardwell Reforms
889:Militia Act 1852
816:Treaty of Amiens
699:Seven Years' War
687:Reformed Militia
681:Peace of Utrecht
550:Council of State
473:that led to the
408:
310:
200:Rape of Hastings
194:Rape of Pevensey
50:Cardwell Reforms
34:Duke of Monmouth
3443:
3442:
3438:
3437:
3436:
3434:
3433:
3432:
3403:
3402:
3401:
3392:
3316:
3280:
3264:Channel Islands
3259:
3190:Nottinghamshire
3170:Montgomeryshire
3135:North Hampshire
3130:Gloucestershire
3090:Caernarvonshire
3085:Carmarthenshire
3070:Buckinghamshire
3032:
3005:
2976:Londonderry (I)
2934:
2898:
2815:
2810:
2780:
2740:
2467:Maj A.F. Becke,
2456:
2451:
2446:
2442:
2437:
2433:
2426:
2422:
2417:
2413:
2406:
2397:
2392:
2383:
2378:
2374:
2369:
2365:
2356:
2349:
2344:
2337:
2332:
2325:
2316:
2312:
2307:
2303:
2294:
2290:
2281:
2277:
2268:
2264:
2255:
2251:
2243:
2236:
2231:
2222:
2217:
2204:
2199:
2190:
2185:
2176:
2167:
2163:
2159:Hay, pp. 155–6.
2158:
2154:
2149:
2145:
2140:
2129:
2121:
2112:
2108:Hay, pp. 154–5.
2107:
2103:
2098:
2094:
2087:
2083:
2076:
2072:
2067:
2063:
2058:
2054:
2049:
2045:
2040:
2036:
2032:Hay, pp. 151–3.
2031:
2020:
2013:
2009:
2004:
2000:
1995:
1991:
1986:
1979:
1974:
1970:
1965:
1961:
1956:
1952:
1945:
1938:
1933:
1898:
1893:
1889:
1884:
1875:
1870:
1861:
1856:
1852:
1847:
1843:
1836:
1832:
1827:
1823:
1818:
1814:
1809:
1805:
1801:Kenyon, p. 240.
1800:
1796:
1792:Hay, pp. 104–6.
1791:
1787:
1782:
1778:
1773:
1769:
1764:
1760:
1753:
1749:
1742:
1733:
1728:
1721:
1716:
1712:
1707:
1703:
1696:
1687:
1680:
1676:
1666:
1662:
1657:
1650:
1645:
1641:
1634:
1630:
1625:
1621:
1614:
1599:
1594:
1590:
1585:
1578:
1573:
1569:
1564:
1560:
1555:
1551:
1546:
1542:
1537:
1533:
1528:
1524:
1519:
1515:
1510:
1506:
1501:
1497:
1492:
1488:
1483:
1479:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1461:
1456:
1452:
1448:Beckett, p. 20.
1447:
1443:
1439:Hay, pp. 344–5.
1438:
1409:
1404:
1400:
1395:
1391:
1386:
1382:
1377:
1373:
1368:
1364:
1359:
1355:
1350:
1346:
1341:
1337:
1332:
1328:
1324:
1319:
1318:
1305:
1301:
1295:
1291:
1286:
1263:Special Reserve
1239:
1219:
1195:Shoreham-by-Sea
1169:
1162:
1126:
1121:
1098:Special Reserve
1094:Haldane Reforms
1071:
1069:Special Reserve
1065:
1063:Special Reserve
1045:Second Boer War
1037:
1035:Second Boer War
961:
938:
926:Royal Artillery
922:
916:
885:
879:
854:
837:
824:
812:
810:Napoleonic Wars
795:Shoreham-by-Sea
790:
769:
760:Treaty of Paris
741:
735:
719:
717:
715:
695:
689:
669:MP for Steyning
650:Blandford Forum
610:
604:
596:Rump Parliament
592:Oliver Cromwell
539:Battle of Alton
515:Hayward's Heath
511:Sir Edward Ford
483:Southsea Castle
467:
447:
397:
385:English Channel
381:
299:
246:Lord Lieutenant
234:
228:
188:Rape of Bramber
182:Rape of Arundel
151:rapes of Sussex
147:King Henry VIII
113:, and again by
78:English militia
74:
62:Special Reserve
58:Second Boer War
12:
11:
5:
3441:
3439:
3431:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3415:
3413:Sussex Militia
3405:
3404:
3398:
3397:
3394:
3393:
3391:
3390:
3385:
3380:
3375:
3370:
3368:Queen's County
3365:
3360:
3355:
3350:
3345:
3340:
3335:
3330:
3324:
3322:
3318:
3317:
3315:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3299:
3294:
3288:
3286:
3282:
3281:
3279:
3278:
3273:
3267:
3265:
3261:
3260:
3258:
3257:
3252:
3247:
3245:Worcestershire
3242:
3237:
3232:
3227:
3222:
3217:
3212:
3207:
3202:
3197:
3192:
3187:
3185:Northumberland
3182:
3177:
3172:
3167:
3165:Merionethshire
3162:
3157:
3152:
3147:
3142:
3137:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3102:
3097:
3092:
3087:
3082:
3077:
3075:Cambridgeshire
3072:
3067:
3065:Brecknockshire
3062:
3057:
3051:
3049:
3042:
3038:
3037:
3034:
3033:
3031:
3030:
3024:
3022:
3015:
3011:
3010:
3007:
3006:
3004:
3003:
2998:
2993:
2988:
2983:
2978:
2973:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2953:
2948:
2942:
2940:
2936:
2935:
2933:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2906:
2904:
2900:
2899:
2897:
2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2876:
2874:Northumberland
2871:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2830:
2828:
2821:
2817:
2816:
2811:
2809:
2808:
2801:
2794:
2786:
2779:
2778:
2773:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2739:
2736:
2735:
2734:
2729:J.R. Western,
2727:
2717:
2710:
2703:
2694:
2685:
2670:
2663:
2656:F. W. Maitland
2653:
2646:
2636:
2629:
2622:Richard Holmes
2619:
2610:
2599:
2588:
2581:
2570:
2559:
2552:
2545:
2535:
2512:
2503:
2496:
2486:
2479:
2472:
2465:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2449:
2440:
2431:
2420:
2411:
2395:
2381:
2379:Edmonds, p. 5.
2372:
2363:
2347:
2335:
2323:
2310:
2301:
2288:
2275:
2262:
2249:
2234:
2220:
2202:
2188:
2174:
2161:
2152:
2143:
2127:
2110:
2101:
2092:
2081:
2070:
2061:
2052:
2043:
2034:
2018:
2007:
1998:
1989:
1977:
1968:
1966:Davis, p. 112.
1959:
1950:
1936:
1896:
1887:
1873:
1859:
1850:
1841:
1830:
1821:
1812:
1803:
1794:
1785:
1776:
1767:
1758:
1747:
1731:
1719:
1710:
1701:
1685:
1674:
1660:
1648:
1639:
1628:
1619:
1597:
1588:
1586:Kenyon, p. 42.
1576:
1567:
1558:
1549:
1540:
1531:
1522:
1513:
1504:
1495:
1486:
1477:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1441:
1407:
1405:Hay, pp. 71–3.
1398:
1389:
1380:
1371:
1362:
1353:
1344:
1335:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1299:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1238:
1235:
1218:
1215:
1173:Lord Kitchener
1161:
1158:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1067:Main article:
1064:
1061:
1036:
1033:
960:
957:
937:
934:
918:Main article:
915:
912:
911:
910:
907:
904:
881:Main article:
878:
875:
853:
850:
836:
833:
823:
820:
811:
808:
799:East Grinstead
789:
786:
768:
765:
737:Main article:
734:
731:
691:Main article:
688:
685:
633:dictatorship.
606:Main article:
603:
600:
562:New Model Army
519:Herbert Morley
495:William Cawley
487:William Waller
466:
463:
444:
443:
438:
437:
436:
433:
430:
425:
424:
423:
420:
417:
414:
406:
401:King Charles I
396:
393:
378:
377:
372:
371:
370:
369:
368:
362:
359:
346:
345:
344:
343:
342:
339:
336:
330:
324:
308:
298:
295:
230:Main article:
227:
224:
204:
203:
197:
191:
185:
179:
173:
73:
70:
26:Spanish Armada
18:Sussex Militia
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3440:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3419:
3416:
3414:
3411:
3410:
3408:
3389:
3386:
3384:
3381:
3379:
3376:
3374:
3371:
3369:
3366:
3364:
3361:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3343:King's County
3341:
3339:
3336:
3334:
3331:
3329:
3326:
3325:
3323:
3319:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3289:
3287:
3283:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3268:
3266:
3262:
3256:
3253:
3251:
3248:
3246:
3243:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3220:Staffordshire
3218:
3216:
3213:
3211:
3208:
3206:
3203:
3201:
3200:Pembrokeshire
3198:
3196:
3193:
3191:
3188:
3186:
3183:
3181:
3178:
3176:
3173:
3171:
3168:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3153:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3140:Hertfordshire
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3080:Cardiganshire
3078:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3058:
3056:
3053:
3052:
3050:
3046:
3043:
3039:
3029:
3028:Monmouthshire
3026:
3025:
3023:
3019:
3016:
3012:
3002:
2999:
2997:
2994:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2979:
2977:
2974:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2943:
2941:
2937:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2907:
2905:
2901:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2832:
2831:
2829:
2825:
2822:
2818:
2814:
2807:
2802:
2800:
2795:
2793:
2788:
2787:
2784:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2771:
2768:Chris Baker,
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2747:
2744:David Plant,
2742:
2741:
2737:
2732:
2728:
2725:
2721:
2718:
2715:
2711:
2708:
2704:
2702:
2700:
2695:
2693:
2691:
2686:
2683:
2679:
2675:
2671:
2668:
2664:
2661:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2647:
2644:
2640:
2637:
2634:
2630:
2627:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2616:
2611:
2608:
2604:
2600:
2597:
2593:
2589:
2586:
2582:
2579:
2575:
2571:
2568:
2564:
2560:
2557:
2553:
2550:
2546:
2543:
2539:
2536:
2533:
2529:
2528:0-946998-01-9
2525:
2521:
2517:
2514:Brig-Gen Sir
2513:
2511:
2509:
2504:
2501:
2497:
2494:
2490:
2487:
2484:
2480:
2477:
2473:
2470:
2466:
2463:
2459:
2458:
2453:
2444:
2441:
2435:
2432:
2429:
2424:
2421:
2415:
2412:
2409:
2404:
2402:
2400:
2396:
2390:
2388:
2386:
2382:
2376:
2373:
2367:
2364:
2360:
2354:
2352:
2348:
2342:
2340:
2336:
2330:
2328:
2324:
2320:
2314:
2311:
2305:
2302:
2298:
2292:
2289:
2285:
2279:
2276:
2272:
2266:
2263:
2259:
2253:
2250:
2246:
2241:
2239:
2235:
2229:
2227:
2225:
2221:
2215:
2213:
2211:
2209:
2207:
2203:
2197:
2195:
2193:
2189:
2183:
2181:
2179:
2175:
2171:
2165:
2162:
2156:
2153:
2147:
2144:
2138:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2128:
2124:
2119:
2117:
2115:
2111:
2105:
2102:
2096:
2093:
2090:
2085:
2082:
2079:
2074:
2071:
2065:
2062:
2056:
2053:
2047:
2044:
2038:
2035:
2029:
2027:
2025:
2023:
2019:
2016:
2011:
2008:
2002:
1999:
1993:
1990:
1984:
1982:
1978:
1972:
1969:
1963:
1960:
1954:
1951:
1948:
1943:
1941:
1937:
1931:
1929:
1927:
1925:
1923:
1921:
1919:
1917:
1915:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1907:
1905:
1903:
1901:
1897:
1891:
1888:
1882:
1880:
1878:
1874:
1868:
1866:
1864:
1860:
1854:
1851:
1845:
1842:
1839:
1834:
1831:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1813:
1807:
1804:
1798:
1795:
1789:
1786:
1780:
1777:
1771:
1768:
1762:
1759:
1756:
1751:
1748:
1745:
1740:
1738:
1736:
1732:
1726:
1724:
1720:
1714:
1711:
1705:
1702:
1699:
1694:
1692:
1690:
1686:
1683:
1678:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1664:
1661:
1655:
1653:
1649:
1643:
1640:
1637:
1632:
1629:
1623:
1620:
1617:
1612:
1610:
1608:
1606:
1604:
1602:
1598:
1592:
1589:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1571:
1568:
1562:
1559:
1553:
1550:
1544:
1541:
1535:
1532:
1526:
1523:
1517:
1514:
1508:
1505:
1499:
1496:
1490:
1487:
1481:
1478:
1472:
1469:
1463:
1460:
1454:
1451:
1445:
1442:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1430:
1428:
1426:
1424:
1422:
1420:
1418:
1416:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1402:
1399:
1393:
1390:
1384:
1381:
1375:
1372:
1366:
1363:
1360:Hay, pp. 60–1
1357:
1354:
1348:
1345:
1339:
1336:
1330:
1327:
1321:
1313:
1309:
1308:4th Battalion
1303:
1300:
1293:
1290:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1243:Trained Bands
1241:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1232:
1228:
1224:
1216:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1167:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1151:
1147:
1143:
1142:Western Front
1139:
1135:
1131:
1123:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1095:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1062:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1054:Battle honour
1051:
1046:
1042:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1025:
1016:
1012:
1010:
1009:Newhaven Fort
1005:
1003:
998:
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
965:
958:
956:
953:
951:
950:Indian Mutiny
947:
943:
935:
933:
931:
927:
921:
913:
908:
905:
902:
901:
896:
892:
890:
884:
876:
874:
872:
868:
864:
859:
851:
849:
847:
843:
834:
832:
830:
822:Local Militia
821:
819:
817:
809:
807:
804:
800:
796:
787:
785:
783:
779:
774:
766:
764:
761:
756:
754:
750:
746:
740:
732:
730:
727:
721:
711:
709:
705:
700:
694:
686:
684:
682:
678:
677:MP for Sussex
674:
670:
666:
662:
657:
655:
654:King James II
651:
647:
643:
639:
634:
631:
627:
623:
614:
609:
601:
599:
597:
593:
588:
586:
582:
578:
573:
571:
567:
563:
559:
555:
551:
547:
542:
540:
536:
535:Cowdray House
531:
526:
524:
520:
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
464:
462:
460:
456:
452:
451:Bishops' Wars
442:
439:
434:
431:
428:
427:
426:
421:
418:
415:
412:
411:
410:
409:
405:
402:
395:Bishops' Wars
392:
390:
386:
376:
373:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
353:
352:
349:
348:
347:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
318:
317:
314:
313:
312:
311:
307:
304:
303:Armada Crisis
296:
294:
292:
288:
284:
283:Privy Council
278:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
258:Trained Bands
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
233:
232:Trained bands
225:
223:
221:
217:
213:
209:
208:Rape of Lewes
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
180:
177:
174:
171:
167:
163:
159:
156:
155:
154:
153:amounted to:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
115:King Edward I
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
87:
83:
79:
72:Early history
71:
69:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
31:
27:
23:
19:
3297:Berwickshire
3234:
3100:Denbighshire
3055:Bedfordshire
2769:
2745:
2730:
2723:
2719:
2713:
2706:
2698:
2689:
2681:
2677:
2674:Charles Oman
2666:
2659:
2649:
2642:
2632:
2625:
2614:
2606:
2595:
2584:
2577:
2573:
2566:
2562:
2555:
2548:
2541:
2531:
2519:
2507:
2499:
2492:
2482:
2475:
2468:
2461:
2460:John Adair,
2443:
2434:
2423:
2414:
2375:
2366:
2361:, pp. 275–7.
2358:
2318:
2313:
2304:
2296:
2291:
2286:, pp. 126–7.
2283:
2278:
2270:
2265:
2260:, pp. 195–6.
2257:
2252:
2244:
2218:Hay, p. 219.
2169:
2164:
2155:
2146:
2122:
2104:
2095:
2084:
2073:
2064:
2055:
2046:
2037:
2010:
2001:
1992:
1971:
1962:
1953:
1890:
1853:
1844:
1833:
1824:
1815:
1806:
1797:
1788:
1779:
1770:
1761:
1750:
1713:
1704:
1677:
1668:
1663:
1642:
1631:
1622:
1591:
1570:
1561:
1552:
1543:
1534:
1525:
1516:
1507:
1498:
1489:
1480:
1471:
1462:
1453:
1444:
1401:
1392:
1383:
1374:
1365:
1356:
1347:
1338:
1329:
1302:
1292:
1231:World War II
1226:
1220:
1198:
1182:
1177:
1170:
1153:
1127:
1112:
1106:
1101:
1091:
1086:
1072:
1056:
1038:
1021:
1006:
970:
954:
939:
923:
886:
870:
866:
855:
838:
828:
825:
813:
791:
780:and mounted
770:
757:
742:
723:
713:
696:
658:
635:
619:
589:
574:
558:Protectorate
554:Commonwealth
543:
527:
523:MP for Lewes
468:
448:
440:
398:
382:
374:
350:
315:
300:
279:
235:
205:
139:Cinque Ports
134:
130:
126:
122:
99:Norman kings
84:
75:
48:. After the
17:
15:
3353:Londonderry
3205:Radnorshire
3195:Oxfordshire
3180:Northampton
2639:John Kenyon
2576:, Vol VII,
2172:, pp. 91–2.
1493:Hay, p. 88.
1297:enlistment.
1130:World War I
1119:World War I
948:during the
801:, three at
640:during the
638:Lord Lumley
530:Lord Hopton
170:handgunners
82:Anglo-Saxon
66:World War I
3407:Categories
3255:North York
3150:Lancashire
3120:Flintshire
2996:Mid-Ulster
2930:Haddington
2864:Lancashire
2839:Carmarthen
2682:378–1278AD
2565:, Vol VI,
2454:References
1636:Rushworth.
1187:Colchester
1144:until the
1041:Black Week
993:War Office
852:Long Peace
778:Volunteers
620:After the
570:MP for Rye
479:Portsmouth
471:Parliament
262:Michaelmas
143:Royal Navy
3383:Westmeath
3373:Tipperary
3338:Fermanagh
3302:Edinburgh
3250:East York
3240:Wiltshire
3160:Middlesex
3125:Glamorgan
3060:Berkshire
3014:Engineers
2986:Tipperary
2915:Edinburgh
2894:Yorkshire
2854:Glamorgan
2820:Artillery
2680:, Vol I,
2603:H.G. Hart
2578:1809–1810
2567:1807–1809
2299:, p. 239.
2245:Army List
1284:Footnotes
1227:Army List
1203:St Albans
1154:see below
981:Volunteer
806:of 1802.
797:, one at
683:in 1713.
566:John Fagg
501:(MP) for
465:Civil War
455:Gravesend
365:Petronels
316:Infantry:
212:Frenchmen
135:vintenars
127:centenars
38:Rebellion
3358:Longford
3285:Scotland
3271:Guernsey
3215:Somerset
3095:Cheshire
3041:Infantry
2903:Scotland
2879:Pembroke
2834:Cardigan
2357:Spiers,
2317:Spiers,
2295:Spiers,
2282:Spiers,
2269:Spiers,
2256:Spiers,
2168:Spiers,
1314:in 1908.
1237:See also
846:Bordeaux
782:Yeomanry
665:colonels
628:and the
503:Midhurst
351:Cavalry:
333:Corslets
321:Calivers
216:Dutchmen
131:ductores
123:millenar
3388:Wicklow
3348:Leitrim
3333:Donegal
3321:Ireland
3225:Suffolk
3210:Rutland
3175:Norfolk
3001:Wicklow
2961:Donegal
2939:Ireland
2884:Suffolk
2869:Norfolk
2601:Lt-Col
2590:Lt-Col
1947:Parkyn.
1217:Postwar
977:Regular
803:Horsham
491:Captain
356:Lancers
327:Muskets
272:. When
270:Whitsun
220:Bretons
166:billmen
164:and 75
95:Sheriff
3378:Tyrone
3276:Jersey
3235:Sussex
3230:Surrey
3155:London
3115:Durham
3110:Dorset
2991:Tyrone
2971:Galway
2966:Dublin
2951:Armagh
2946:Antrim
2889:Sussex
2849:Durham
2526:
2123:Hart's
1306:A new
1171:After
942:Crimea
706:, the
671:, and
661:Troops
581:Oxford
497:, the
441:
375:
297:Armada
287:Surrey
266:Easter
162:bowmen
91:shires
22:Sussex
3363:Meath
3328:Clare
3105:Devon
2956:Clare
2844:Devon
1322:Notes
1134:Dover
997:cadre
989:107th
946:India
358:: 200
291:Queen
160:: 35
3307:Fife
3145:Kent
2920:Fife
2859:Kent
2672:Sir
2524:ISBN
1022:The
987:and
979:and
556:and
481:and
389:Kent
301:The
268:and
252:and
218:and
111:1252
109:and
86:Fyrd
76:The
16:The
1209:as
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