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In that year the King drew the lots for individual regiments and the resulting list remained in force with minor amendments until the end of the militia. The regiments raised before the peace of 1763 took the first 47 places (West Kent was 37th); presumably because the East Kents were not embodied until 1778, it was placed in the second group as 49th. Formally, the regiments became the '37th, or West Kent
Militia' and '49th, or East Kent Militia'. While most militia regiments paid little attention to the numeral, the West Kents did incorporate the number '37' into their insignia.
296:. 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, many of whom were recruited from the trained band ranks. However, the Kent Trained Bands were often called out and as the war dragged on the county organised Auxiliary Trained Bands to allow rotation of units on duty. They also raised units of volunteers for service outside the county. Each of the five lathes organised an auxiliary regiment and a regiment of horse:
671:
920:, 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:
1023:
1031:
535:, caused an upset among taxpayers in Kent in 1668 when he directed that the Kent Militia should abandon armour and the men were to have red soldiers' coats down to the knees, lined with black (which would show at the turned back collars and cuffs), except his own regiment, which was to be clothed in yellow. By 1684 militia captains throughout the country were directed to provide cavalry with a buff coat and infantry with a coat of one colour.
275:'s army, which was to make an amphibious landing in Scotland. But the best men were kept for coastal defence and most of those who actually went were untrained and badly equipped hired or 'pressed' substitutes, the men and arms described as 'utterly unserviceable'. Morton's Regiment took part in the abortive expedition, suffering serious casualties from an outbreak of
1286:
The militia order of precedence balloted for in 1793 (Kent was 1st) remained in force throughout the French
Revolutionary War: this covered all the regiments in the county. Another ballot for precedence took place at the start of the Napoleonic War, when Kent was 57th.This order continued until 1833.
1151:
in
December 1899, most of the regular army was sent to South Africa, and many militia units were embodied to replace them for home defence and to garrison certain overseas stations. Some were then permitted to volunteer for active service in South Africa. The 3rd Buffs was embodied on 18 January 1900
770:
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. Kent's quota was fixed at 1873
194:
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 Kent. In 1584, Kent had 2500 trained men, of which 1000 were equipped with firearms, 500 with bows and 1000
1237:
the two battalions were embodied and went to their war stations at Dover (Buffs) and
Chatham (West Kents). As well as defence tasks, their role was to equip the Reservists and Special Reservists of their regiments and send them as reinforcement drafts to the Regular battalions serving overseas. Once
778:
in March 1802 and all the militia were stood down. However, the Peace of Amiens was shortlived and the regiments, whose training commitment had been increased from 21 to 28 days a year, were called out again in 1803. Legislation passed in 1798 and 1811 permitted
English militia regiments to serve in
630:
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. Kent was given a
480:
at about 17.00 on 10 June and three ships of the line engaged
Garrison Point Fort while a force of about 800 soldiers and marines under an English renegade, Colonel Thomas Dolman, was landed from small boats. After about an hour's firing by the warships, nine of the fort's guns had been knocked out,
346:
was kept in being after the First Civil War ended in 1646, Parliament disbanded its local forces and the
Trained Bands were again the main military force to deal with local uprisings. An outbreak in Canterbury at Christmas 1647 was quelled by the St Augustine Volunteers. However, the trial of those
787:
While the
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 Volunteers, and if
207:
in 1588 led to the mustering of the trained bands in April and they were called out on 23 July as the Armada approached. Kent produced 7124, of whom 4166 were untrained. Kent was threatened on its southern, eastern and northern coasts and its force was divided into eastern and western divisions at
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could be fully mobilised, and set up a system of guards along the coast. He had the whole county militia ready to march at an hour's notice, and hoped to be given command of any regular troops in the county. Again, the whole militia of England was called out to repel a possible invasion after the
279:
before the army was dispersed to its homes. Kent's quota in 1640 was another 700, not including the Cinque Ports' 300, to be sent by sea to join the army assembling on the Scottish border. Kent however was notably uncooperative and the numbers had to be made up with pressed men.
1360:
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
686:
when the country was threatened with invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain. Both regiments of Kent Militia were embodied on 31 March 1778. That summer the regiments went into camp, training alongside other Militia and Regular regiments. The East Kent was at
907:
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 progressively reduced.
614:. In Kent, which hourly expected a French invasion in support of the Jacobites in December 1745, all that could be done was for the Deputy Lieutenants to ask anyone willing to fight to assemble with whatever arms they had – a reversion to the shire levy or
603:. However, musters and training were in decline: in Kent there were complaints that the various troops and companies had never been mustered simultaneously, allowing men to appear in more than one unit, making them seem stronger than they actually were.
759:), which the regular army increasingly saw as a prime source of recruits. They served in coast defences, manning garrisons, guarding prisoners of war, and for internal security, while their traditional local defence duties were taken over by the
991:
for a year. The West Kent LI was embodied in January 1855 and served in Ireland. The Kent Militia Artillery was also embodied in January 1855 and served in the Dover defences. After the war the militia was disembodied in June and July 1856.
738:
The militia was stood down at the conclusion of the war and from 1784 to 1792 the regiments were supposed to assemble for 28 days' annual training, even though to save money only two-thirds of the men were actually called out each year.
1045:
899:
The militia was disembodied at the end of the Napoleonic War and the Local Militia Ballot was suspended and their remaining permanent staff were paid off. The West Kent Militia was embodied again in June 1815 during the short
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their ranks could not be filled voluntarily the Militia Ballot was employed. Meetings of the Kent Lieutenancy to set up the Local Militia were held at the Bell Inn at Maidstone in April 1809 and the Lord Lieutenant of Kent (
2916:
378:
the militia received pay when called out, and operated alongside the New Model Army to control the country. Large numbers of Trained Band units were called out across England in 1650 during the Scottish invasion of the
880:
Viscount Marsham, who had just succeeded his father as Earl of Romney, resigned and Lt-Col Hon John Wingfield-Stratford was appointed to replace him as Commandant of the Bearsted and Malling Regiment on 4 April 1811
30:
476:. When intelligence of the Dutch approach was received, a company of West Kent Militia was added to the garrison, bringing it to a strength of about 250 men. The Dutch squadron appeared off the entrance to the
1238:
the pool of reservists had dried up, the 3rd Bns trained thousands of raw recruits for the active service battalions, and reserve battalions were established alongside them to carry out the same role for the '
1214:
413:
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
1178:
The Kent Artillery was embodied from 3 May to 13 October 1900. Although the unit volunteered for overseas service it was not accepted, though some officers did serve in South Africa as volunteers.
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on 20 November 1758 when it had reached 60 per cent of its establishment strength – one of the first units in the country to achieve this. It was embodied for fulltime service on 23 June 1759. The
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into which each county was divided. 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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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
504:, as a prize. The other forts prevented the Dutch ships from proceeding further up the Medway or Thames, so they withdrew on 22 June, having completely demolished Garrison Point Fort.
888:, was commissioned as captain of the Sevenoaks and Bromley Regiment on 27 April 1813, then on 26 July the same year he was promoted to Lt-Col Cmdt after Viscount Whitworth resigned.
631:
quota of 960 men to raise. The militia was strongly supported by the Sackvilles, one of Kent's leading families, and despite several anti-militia riots in the county (at one point
366:
Once Parliament had re-established full control it passed new Militia Acts in 1648 and 1650 that replaced lords lieutenant with county commissioners appointed by Parliament or the
2909:
755:
saw a new phase for the English militia: they were embodied for a whole generation, and became regiments of full-time professional soldiers (though restricted to service in the
987:, the militia began to be called out for home defence. The East Kent Militia was embodied by June 1854 and in 1855 it volunteered for overseas garrison service, being sent to
3125:
1210:
952:
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
410:
658:
followed in 1760, but was not embodied for fulltime service during the war. The regiment only served in Kent during the Seven Years War, with detachments guarding French
1225:
1206:(SR), a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime, rather like the earlier Militia Reserve.
1084:
236:
attempted to reform them into a national force or 'Perfect Militia' answering to the king rather than local control. In 1638 the Kent regiments were organised by '
3739:
3236:
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During the War of American Independence the counties were given an order of precedence determined by ballot each year. For the Kent Militia the positions were:
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of 1881 completed the Cardwell process by converting the linked regular regiments into county regiments and incorporating the militia battalions into them:
3623:
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strength, and was absorbed by the 1st Bn (now 3rd Buffs) in 1888. The two militia battalions of the Royal West Kents were similarly amalgamated in 1894.
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It was intended that each sub-district would have two regular and two militia battalions, so both the East and West Kents formed 2nd Battalions in 1876.
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if the Spanish landed there. But the Armada was defeated at sea and was unable to land any troops: the trained bands were stood down shortly afterwards.
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landed at Sandwich to put himself at the head of the rebellion. Many of the gentleman of Kent joined and trained bandsmen could not be relied upon, but
1117:
2129:
2021:
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visited on 28 September. The militia then alternated between winter quarters and summer camps. The West Kents were at Warley in 1779 and was then
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1079:
834:
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2937:
2891:
852:
532:
516:
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438:. The militia were again assembled in May 1667, Kent supplying its men with a month's pay. In June the Dutch fleet suddenly appeared off
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rather than their county lords lieutenant. Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the regular army. The
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The SR resumed its old title of Militia in 1921 but most militia units remained in abeyance after World War I. By the outbreak of
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After the Boer War, the future of the Militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia,
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Armour was going out of use and the militia were not otherwise supplied with uniforms. The acting Lord Lieutenant of Kent, the
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arrested led to further protests in May 1648, which former Royalist officers turned into an organised revolt, sparking off the
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was only partly built. The fort contained 16 guns manned by a small detachment of permanent gunners assisted by seamen from
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422:'s military dictatorship, and almost the whole burden of home defence and internal security was entrusted to the militia.
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183:. The entry into force of these Acts in 1558 is seen as the starting date for the organised county militia in England.
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regiments of the county served in home defence in all of Britain's major wars. They also saw active service during the
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1586:
442:, and 160 townsmen turned out in two hours to help the embodied militia company. The Dutch fleet then sailed into the
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in the summer of 1643. The Sutton at Hone TB Volunteers were represented in the Parliamentary army that relieved the
3068:
Historical Records of the 1st King’s Own Stafford Militia, now 3rd & 4th Battalions South Staffordshire Regiment
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The Artillery Militia was reorganised into 11 divisions of garrison artillery in 1882, and the Kent unit became the
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3160:
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in 1939, no officers remained listed for either Kent battalions. The Militia was formally disbanded in April 1953.
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1111:
450:, with the aim of damaging the ships and dockyard facilities. Its first task was to suppress the coast defences at
237:
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3322:
3205:
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752:
600:
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118:
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3026:, London: Royal Artillery Institution, 1959/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-845740-31-3.
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1306:
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367:
348:
328:
57:
17:
1738:
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In 1666, Charles II called out the Kent Militia to defend against a threatened Dutch and French invasion (the
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and Spragge ordered the survivors of the garrison to evacuate the damaged fort and withdraw up the Medway to
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3561:
3511:
3451:
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3134:
1301:
760:
670:
611:
542:
512:
400:
380:
371:
316:
257:
1706:
1030:
3699:
3613:
3592:
3566:
3521:
3486:
3411:
3401:
3396:
3180:
2818:
2025:
1331:
1243:
957:
947:
873:
662:. It was disembodied in December 1762 as the war was ending and reverted to a peacetime training routine.
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245:
110:
106:
232:
With the passing of the threat of invasion, the trained bands declined in the early 17th Century. Later,
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from December 1643 to January 1644. Later in 1644 the Aylesford TB Volunteers were at the inconclusive
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352:
300:
233:
217:
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271:. In 1639 the county was ordered to select 1200 men for Sir Thomas Morton's Regiment of Foot in the
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3674:
3526:
3516:
3501:
3456:
3302:
1239:
627:
459:
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388:
360:
312:
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1316:
901:
869:
675:
572:
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320:
261:
154:
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and after volunteering were sent to South Africa in March. It saw a good deal of action in the
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3071:
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1326:
1296:
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1153:
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383:, including those of Kent. Twistleton's Kent Dragoons were ordered to join a concentration at
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The trained bands including the Kent contingent were called out in both 1639 and 1640 for the
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98:
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2596:
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2409:
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1132:
1125:
1103:
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1008:
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999:, again serving at Portsmouth and Woolwich from December 1857. In March 1860 it was sent to
917:
775:
592:
482:
431:
375:
324:
268:
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respectively. Two thousand of the Kent trained men were sent to join the main Royal army at
2423:
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2369:
2355:
2341:
2313:
2299:
2280:
2266:
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2920:
1311:
1203:
1199:
1169:
1148:
1055:
953:
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The Cranbrook and Woodsgate Regiment had become the Weald of Kent Regiment by March 1814.
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659:
651:
508:
490:
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370:. At the same time the term 'Trained Band' began to disappear in most counties. Under 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 English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue 1660–1802
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343:
249:
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in London, and 4000 foot and 725 horse were to be sent into the neighbouring county of
204:
160:
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Although the 2nd Bn East Kent Militia was designated as the 4th Buffs, it was only at
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3649:
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859:
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596:
486:
187:
31:
List of United States militia units in the American Revolutionary War § Delaware
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The East Kents were among the small number of militia regiments embodied during the
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1004:
968:
820:
732:
477:
138:
81:
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3rd Battalion of the West Kents also volunteered and served in garrison in Malta.
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War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the
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men, and a third regiment was formed, though this seems to have been shortlived.
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the legal basis of the militia was updated by two acts of 1557 covering musters (
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British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638–1660 (the BCW Project)
1234:
1229:
The Citadel at Dover, base of the 3rd (Reserve) Bn Buffs throughout World War I.
1198:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the more sweeping
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Officer's helmet Plate of the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 1902-1914.
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Thereafter the militia regiments were only assembled for their annual training.
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838:
688:
466:
65:
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H.G. Parkyn, 'English Militia Regiments 1757–1935: Their Badges and Buttons',
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1144:
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The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland and Ireland 1638–1660
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as Lt-Col Cmdt, 16 May 1809; became 1st East Kent or Ashford, Oldcastle and
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and Woodsgate Regiment of Local Militia, Earl Camden as Colonel, 16 May 1809
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Ireland for two years, and both Kent Militia regiments spent periods there.
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49:
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The 3rd Bn Buffs was embodied from 9 March to 30 September 1885 during the
924:'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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Ian Gentles, 'The Civil War in England', in Kenyon & Ohlmeyer, p. 152.
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and Volunteers) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by the
68:. After a shadowy postwar existence they were formally disbanded in 1953.
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2043:
1187:
1046:
3rd (West Kent Militia) Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
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728:
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The Militia passed into virtual abeyance during the long peace after the
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led the New Model Army into the county and defeated the Royalists at the
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H.N. Edwards, 'Lieutenant-Colonel William Dalison (West Kent Militia)',
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also had a legal obligation to supply ships, seamen and marines for the
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Soldiers deployed to the Gordon Riots, depicted in an 1879 painting by
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of 1872, militia regiments were brigaded with their local regular and
3070:, Lichfield: The Johnson's Head, 1902/London: Forgotten Books, 2015,
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434:), and in September that year it sent a contingent to help fight the
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332:
221:
2999:
The Militia Artillery 1852–1909 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1160:, then spent most of 1901 as convoy escorts and to man the lines of
260:(Dartford and Sevenoaks areas), together with one company from the
2796:
The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's campaigns against Scotland 1638–1640
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Bernard Capp, 'Naval Operations', in Kenyon & Ohlmeyer, p. 180.
240:' (the ancient groups of Hundreds into which Kent was subdivided):
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Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
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Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
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An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
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Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
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3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
1164:. The 3rd Buffs were relieved and embarked in January 1902 for
792:) began issuing commissions to officers in the new regiments:
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and the laid-up warships at anchor, towing away the flagship,
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3rd (East Kent Militia) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
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on their return, and a number of Kentish TB units joined the
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in 1712, although a few counties were called out during the
2989:
D.W. King, 'The Surrey Local Militia: the 1813 Regiments',
927:'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
3088:
2779:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
1172:. The battalion was finally disembodied on 17 July 1902.
3036:
Jim O'Brien, 'Militiamen in the Second Anglo-Boer War',
1786:'Militia of the Worcester Campaign 1651' at BCW Project.
971:
Division was abolished in 1889 the title was altered to
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These totalled 37 companies of Foot (3550 men) and four
97:. The universal obligation to serve continued under the
1242:' battalions. They continued this role until after the
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helped the Kentish authorities to put down a rising at
1587:'Sir Thomas Morton's Regiment of Foot' at BCW Project.
351:. The Royalists seized numerous towns in Kent and the
2898:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988,
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battalions. Kent was divided into two Sub-Districts:
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The Militia of the United Kingdom was revived by the
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The militia was called out after the outbreak of the
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where they spent a further six months guarding Boer
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with six batteries was raised at Dover in May 1853.
89:, the military force raised from the freemen of the
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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1217:respectively. The Artillery Militia was disbanded.
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3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
3066:Capt C.H. Wylly, Col Charrington and Capt Bulwer,
3024:The History of Coast Artillery in the British Army
1062:Sub-District No 45 (County of Kent) at Canterbury
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2196:
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1970:
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1811:
1116:West Kent Light Infantry became 3rd and 4th Bns,
1076:Sub-District No 46 (County of Kent) at Maidstone
64:, and trained thousands of reinforcements during
40:was an auxiliary military force in the county of
3054:Battles and Generals of the Civil Wars 1642–1651
751:declared war on Britain on 1 February 1793. The
323:'s Southern Association army for the successful
167:c. 3) and the maintenance of horses and armour (
137:. The coastal towns of Kent forming part of the
3033:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1901 (1968 reprint).
2798:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994,
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1723:
1678:Sutton at Hone Lathe Volunteers at BCW Project.
411:The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661
335:, Kentish troops may have been involved in the
171:c. 2), which placed the county militia under a
18:Sevenoaks and Bromley Regiment of Local Militia
3019:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931.
2879:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
650:. The regiment's weapons were issued from the
519:, warned of the danger of invasion before the
3119:
2955:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
2877:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1739:St Augustine Lathe Volunteers at BCW Project.
1399:
1397:
1395:
904:. They were finally disembodied in May 1816.
813:as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, 16 May 1809
731:, north of London, to assist in quelling the
256:(Folkestone, Hythe and New Romney areas) and
190:, who were mustered for regular drills. When
125:, divided into companies of 100 commanded by
29:For the Kent County Militia of Delaware, see
8:
2839:, Vol III, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1911.
2814:, Vol 34, No 140 (December 1956), pp. 143–4.
2791:, London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1967.
2125:
2123:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2115:
2016:
2014:
2012:
2010:
2008:
2006:
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2002:
1891:Fortescue, Vol II, pp. 288, 299, 301–2, 521.
1085:97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot
1067:3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs)
1026:Cap badge of the Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
930:'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
747:The militia was already being embodied when
583:of Horse (231 men). Among the colonels were
409:, the English Militia was re-established by
387:, before the Scots army was defeated at the
244:(Rochester, Maidstone and Tonbridge areas);
133:, and subdivided into platoons of 20 led by
3063:, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965.
3048:, Vol 15, No 60 (Winter 1936), pp. 216–248.
2177:
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719:. At the end of May 1780 it was ordered to
626:Under threat of French invasion during the
485:. The Dutch now controlled the river below
175:appointed by the monarch, assisted by the
3366:
3339:
3145:
3126:
3112:
3104:
2825:, Vol I, 2nd Edn, London: Macmillan, 1910.
2748:
2746:
2057:
2055:
2053:
2051:
1707:Alyesford Lathe Volunteers at BCW Project.
1562:
1560:
1558:
1556:
1554:
1552:
1550:
1548:
1546:
1110:East Kent Militia became 3rd and 4th Bns,
2993:, Vol 54, No 217 (Spring 1976) pp. 48–53.
2295:
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2083:
2081:
2079:
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1544:
1542:
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1538:
1536:
1534:
1532:
1530:
1528:
1526:
1202:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
469:, all under the command of the Governor,
52:in 1558 until their final service as the
3040:, Issue 116, March 2004, pp. 19–21.
2783:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
1637:'Trained Band Regiments' at BCW Project/
1597:Fissel, pp. 5, 22–37, 198, 204–7, 252–4.
1493:Boynton, pp. 13–7, 91–2, 96, Appendix I.
743:French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
669:
248:(Canterbury, Sandwich and Dover areas);
2525:
2523:
2521:
2519:
2517:
2515:
2228:
2226:
2022:"West Kent Light Infantry [UK]"
1373:
1353:
446:and detached a squadron to carry out a
2914:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905.
1665:1643: The Civil War comes to Tonbridge
1118:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
965:2nd Brigade, Cinque Ports Division, RA
934:The West Kent regiment was designated
703:, and as the senior regiment in camp (
3740:Military units and formations in Kent
3017:The Constitutional History of England
2169:Fortescue, Vol V, pp. 167–8, 198–204.
874:Sir Thomas Maryon-Wilson, 7th Baronet
517:Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
339:, which surrendered in October 1645.
117:of 1285. The men were arrayed by the
7:
3001:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1987,
1576:'Kent Trained Bands' at BCW Project.
1342:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
1007:working on the stone breakwaters of
973:Kent Artillery (Eastern Division) RA
886:George Sackville, 4th Duke of Dorset
507:In May 1672, on the outbreak of the
195:were 'corslets' (armoured pikemen).
105:kings and was reorganised under the
48:. From their formal organisation as
2130:East Kent Militia at Regiments.org.
1080:50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
1011:. It was disembodied in June 1860.
858:2nd East Kent or Lath of Scray and
2977:, Oxford: University Press, 1998,
2832:, Vol II, London: Macmillan, 1899.
2220:Fortescue, Vol VII, pp. 34–5, 334.
1653:Kent Trained Bands at BCW Project.
876:, as Lt-Col Cmdt, 22 February 1810
862:Regiment of Local Militia, Lt-Gen
331:. After attending a rendezvous at
25:
2789:The Elizabethan Militia 1558–1638
707:) provided the King's Guard when
2160:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255, 411.
1380:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 5, 12, 16.
1337:Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
585:Sir Stephen Lennard, 2nd Baronet
1098:The militia now came under the
1003:, where it guarded convicts at
809:Regiment of Local Militia, the
723:for the sumer, but diverted to
593:Sir Philip Boteler, 3rd Baronet
3098:– Regiments.org (archive site)
3056:, London: Seeley Service 1968.
2947:, London: Samson Books, 1978,
2764:Militia 1850 at Regiments.org.
2151:Fortescue, Vol III, pp. 530–1.
1976:Western, Appendices A & B.
1606:Fissel, pp. 42–4, 207–11, 241.
1246:and were disembodied in 1919.
1:
3750:Militia of the United Kingdom
2932:, London: HarperPress, 2011,
2866:A History of the British Army
2855:A History of the British Army
2844:A History of the British Army
2837:A History of the British Army
2830:A History of the British Army
2823:A History of the British Army
2211:Fortescue, Vol VI, pp. 180–1.
1018:Cardwell and Childers reforms
956:(RA) for active service. The
855:as Lt-Col Cmdt, 7 August 1809
597:Sir Francis Head, 2nd Baronet
2894:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
1796:Fortescue, Vol I, pp. 294–5.
684:War of American Independence
666:War of American Independence
2696:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
1964:Western, pp. 124, 294, 298.
872:Regiment of Local Militia,
851:Regiment of Local Militia,
833:Regiment of Local Militia,
827:as Lt-Col Cmdt, 16 May 1809
823:Regiment of Local Militia,
407:Restoration of the Monarchy
3766:
3031:The Welsh Wars of Edward I
2872:, London: Macmillan, 1912.
2861:, London: Macmillan, 1910.
2850:, London: Macmillan, 1910.
1873:Fortescue, Vol II, p. 133.
1209:The battalions became the
1192:Secretary of State for War
1112:Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
1043:
1037:
945:
398:
152:
28:
3135:British Militia Regiments
3022:Col K. W. Maurice-Jones,
2945:British Regiments 1914–18
1484:Maitland, pp. 234–5, 278.
1466:Fortescue, Vol I, p. 125.
753:French Revolutionary Wars
2997:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
2910:Col George Jackson Hay,
2892:James Moncrieff Grierson
1828:Maurice-Jones, pp. 13–4.
1439:Morris, pp. 92–7, 106–8.
1322:West Kent Light Infantry
1307:Militia (United Kingdom)
1089:West Kent Light Infantry
1065:1st and 2nd Battalions,
936:West Kent Light Infantry
841:Regiment by January 1810
493:, and proceeded to burn
349:Second English Civil War
329:Second Battle of Newbury
192:war broke out with Spain
3634:Forfar & Kincardine
3247:Forfar & Kincardine
1667:, at Tonbridge History.
1430:Maitland, pp. 162, 276.
1302:Militia (Great Britain)
1143:After the disasters of
866:as Col, 9 November 1809
774:The war ended with the
612:Jacobite Rising of 1745
513:Lord Lieutenant of Kent
401:Militia (Great Britain)
381:Third English Civil War
317:First Battle of Newbury
107:Assizes of Arms of 1181
93:under command of their
80:was descended from the
2509:Litchfield, pp. 102–4.
1837:Western, pp. 26, 42–4.
1332:Kent Militia Artillery
1244:Armistice with Germany
1230:
1156:and in the pursuit of
1035:
1027:
958:Kent Militia Artillery
948:Kent Militia Artillery
942:Kent Militia Artillery
679:
646:was quickly formed at
169:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
165:4 & 5 Ph. & M.
3038:Soldiers of the Queen
2853:Sir John Fortescue,
2842:Sir John Fortescue,
2794:Mark Charles Fissel,
1955:Frederick, pp. 203–6.
1279:27th on 28 April 1781
1228:
1033:
1025:
979:Crimean War and after
673:
642:by an angry mob) the
636:Lord George Sackville
526:Battle of Beachy Head
337:Siege of Basing House
181:Justices of the Peace
115:Statute of Winchester
2864:Sir John Fortescue,
2835:Sir John Fortescue,
2828:Sir John Fortescue,
2740:James, pp. 44–5, 90.
2677:, 22 September 1885.
2476:Litchfield, pp. 1–7.
2303:13 May 1809, p. 680.
2284:13 May 1809, p. 679.
1909:Western, pp. 127–61.
1448:Boynton, Chapter II.
1147:at the start of the
749:Revolutionary France
705:see Precedence below
695:, the West Kents at
436:Great Fire of London
301:London Trained Bands
273:Marquess of Hamilton
258:Sutton-at-Hone Lathe
3052:Col H.C.B. Rogers,
2919:11 May 2021 at the
2662:Late Victorian Army
2543:Late Victorian Army
2462:Grierson, pp. 27–8.
2359:, 24 February 1810.
2202:Sleigh, pp. 79, 90.
2190:Western, pp. 220–3.
1864:Western, pp. 26–29.
1819:Holmes, pp. 94–100.
1758:Rogers, pp. 269–75.
1717:Rogers, pp. 166–72.
1688:Rogers, pp. 98–108.
1389:Fissel, pp. 178–80.
1270:12th on 1 June 1778
1233:On the outbreak of
835:George Finch-Hatton
465:, and a company of
456:Garrison Point Fort
418:that had supported
389:Battle of Worcester
361:Battle of Maidstone
313:Siege of Gloucester
227:
113:, and again by the
3745:Militia of England
2875:J.B.M. Frederick,
2819:Sir John Fortescue
2729:Army & Society
2718:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
2707:Army & Society
2649:Army & Society
2614:, 4 December 1857.
2600:, 9 February 1855.
2487:Army & Society
2317:, 10 January 1810.
2028:on 5 January 2006.
1697:Rogers, pp. 112–4.
1511:Fissel, pp. 188–9.
1502:Fissel, pp. 187–8.
1457:Fissel, pp. 184–5.
1403:Grierson, pp. 6–7.
1317:Kent Trained Bands
1282:23rd on 7 May 1782
1276:36th on 6 May 1780
1231:
1036:
1028:
895:Waterloo and after
680:
676:John Seymour Lucas
573:City of Canterbury
495:Sheerness Dockyard
474:Sir Edward Spragge
467:Douglas's Regiment
448:Raid on the Medway
357:Sir Thomas Fairfax
321:Sir William Waller
262:City of Canterbury
246:St Augustine Lathe
177:Deputy Lieutenants
155:Kent Trained Bands
149:Kent Trained Bands
46:South East England
3722:
3721:
3718:
3717:
3614:Argyll & Bute
3370:England and Wales
3358:
3357:
3343:England and Wales
3331:
3330:
3232:Argyll & Bute
3149:England and Wales
3076:978-1-332-61671-8
2961:978-1-84342-197-9
2943:Brig E.A. James,
2938:978-0-00-722570-5
2787:Lindsay Boynton,
2709:, pp. 243–2, 254.
2635:Edinburgh Gazette
2612:Edinburgh Gazette
2598:Edinburgh Gazette
2584:Edinburgh Gazette
2570:Edinburgh Gazette
2556:Edinburgh Gazette
2453:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
2413:, 21 August 1813.
1618:Maitland, p. 326.
1421:Holmes, pp. 90–1.
1327:East Kent Militia
1297:Militia (English)
1273:4th on12 May 1779
1158:Christiaan de Wet
1154:Orange Free State
1071:East Kent Militia
902:Waterloo Campaign
656:East Kent Militia
644:West Kent Militia
608:Treaty of Utrecht
294:English Civil War
218:St James's Palace
16:(Redirected from
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1240:Kitchener's Army
1196:St John Brodrick
1170:prisoners of war
1104:Childers Reforms
1052:Cardwell Reforms
1009:Portland Harbour
918:Militia Act 1852
884:The 19-year-old
825:Viscount Marsham
776:Treaty of Amiens
660:prisoners of war
638:was besieged at
628:Seven Years' War
533:Duke of Richmond
432:Second Dutch War
368:Council of State
325:Siege of Arundel
292:that led to the
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1005:Portland Prison
981:
954:Royal Artillery
950:
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938:in March 1853.
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811:Earl of Darnley
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652:Tower of London
624:
622:Seven Years War
616:posse comitatus
509:Third Dutch War
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353:Prince of Wales
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3484:
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3449:
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3429:
3424:
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3409:
3404:
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3397:Cambridgeshire
3394:
3389:
3387:Brecknockshire
3384:
3379:
3373:
3371:
3364:
3360:
3359:
3356:
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3196:Northumberland
3193:
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3163:
3158:
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3116:
3108:
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3100:
3091:
3084:
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3079:
3064:
3059:J.R. Western,
3057:
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3041:
3034:
3027:
3020:
3013:F. W. Maitland
3010:
2995:
2986:
2964:
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2926:Richard Holmes
2923:
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2698:
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2675:London Gazette
2666:
2653:
2640:
2626:
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2603:
2589:
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2561:
2558:, 9 June 1854.
2547:
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2388:
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2371:London Gazette
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2348:
2343:London Gazette
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2329:London Gazette
2320:
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2301:London Gazette
2287:
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2192:
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2171:
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2153:
2144:
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2091:
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1978:
1966:
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1911:
1902:
1893:
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1875:
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1857:
1848:
1839:
1830:
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1807:
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1778:
1776:Western, p. 8.
1769:
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1742:
1731:
1719:
1710:
1699:
1690:
1681:
1670:
1656:
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1260:
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1222:
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1133:Panjdeh Crisis
1122:
1121:
1114:
1093:
1092:
1091:
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1082:
1074:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1044:Main article:
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842:
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664:
623:
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576:
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543:Sutton-at-Hone
444:Thames Estuary
427:
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416:New Model Army
399:Main article:
396:
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344:New Model Army
285:
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234:King Charles I
229:
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3460:
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3400:
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742:
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736:
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395:Kent Militia
376:Protectorate
372:Commonwealth
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139:Cinque Ports
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37:
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3675:Londonderry
3527:Radnorshire
3517:Oxfordshire
3502:Northampton
2967:John Kenyon
2868:, Vol VII,
2545:, pp. 63–4.
2489:, pp. 91–2.
1520:Hay, p. 90.
1475:Hay, p. 88.
1361:enlistment.
1235:World War I
1221:World War I
1162:blockhouses
1120:(50th/97th)
967:. When the
790:Earl Camden
689:Warley Camp
363:on 1 June.
250:Scray Lathe
103:Plantagenet
82:Anglo-Saxon
66:World War I
3729:Categories
3577:North York
3472:Lancashire
3442:Flintshire
3318:Mid-Ulster
3252:Haddington
3186:Lancashire
3161:Carmarthen
2857:, Vol VI,
2772:References
1262:Precedence
1145:Black Week
1100:War Office
870:Blackheath
761:Volunteers
721:Portsmouth
709:George III
697:Winchester
640:Knole Park
521:Royal Navy
483:Gillingham
426:Dutch wars
405:After the
290:Parliament
214:Canterbury
143:Royal Navy
3705:Westmeath
3695:Tipperary
3660:Fermanagh
3624:Edinburgh
3572:East York
3562:Wiltshire
3482:Middlesex
3447:Glamorgan
3382:Berkshire
3336:Engineers
3308:Tipperary
3237:Edinburgh
3216:Yorkshire
3176:Glamorgan
3142:Artillery
2870:1809–1810
2859:1807–1809
2848:1803–1807
2846:, Vol V,
2530:Army List
1348:Footnotes
1056:Volunteer
845:Sevenoaks
797:Cranbrook
725:Tottenham
701:Hampshire
648:Maidstone
601:Henry Lee
555:Aylesford
528:in 1690.
491:Rochester
452:Sheerness
309:Tonbridge
305:Sevenoaks
284:Civil War
242:Aylesford
210:Maidstone
135:vintenars
127:centenars
3680:Longford
3607:Scotland
3593:Guernsey
3537:Somerset
3417:Cheshire
3363:Infantry
3225:Scotland
3201:Pembroke
3156:Cardigan
2917:Archived
2727:Spiers,
2705:Spiers,
2687:O'Brien.
2660:Spiers,
2647:Spiers,
2541:Spiers,
2485:Spiers,
2062:Edwards.
1291:See also
1188:Yeomanry
1001:Weymouth
817:Bearsted
807:Dartford
765:Yeomanry
729:Highgate
713:billeted
575:Regiment
569:Regiment
563:Regiment
557:Regiment
551:Regiment
545:Regiment
462:Monmouth
454:, where
420:Cromwell
277:smallpox
131:ductores
123:millenar
119:Hundreds
3710:Wicklow
3670:Leitrim
3655:Donegal
3643:Ireland
3547:Suffolk
3532:Rutland
3497:Norfolk
3323:Wicklow
3283:Donegal
3261:Ireland
3206:Suffolk
3191:Norfolk
2973:(eds),
2890:Lt-Col
2753:Baldry.
2384:Burke's
2044:Parkyn.
1250:Postwar
860:Wingham
849:Bromley
831:Ashford
821:Malling
803:Chatham
561:Shepway
487:Chatham
95:Sheriff
58:Militia
3700:Tyrone
3598:Jersey
3557:Sussex
3552:Surrey
3477:London
3437:Durham
3432:Dorset
3313:Tyrone
3293:Galway
3288:Dublin
3273:Armagh
3268:Antrim
3211:Sussex
3171:Durham
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985:Crimea
581:Troops
511:, the
385:Oxford
333:Romsey
238:lathes
222:Sussex
199:Armada
161:Tudors
99:Norman
91:shires
56:, the
3685:Meath
3650:Clare
3427:Devon
3278:Clare
3166:Devon
2233:King.
1369:Notes
1126:cadre
989:Malta
839:Elham
693:Essex
567:Scray
3629:Fife
3467:Kent
3242:Fife
3181:Kent
3072:ISBN
3003:ISBN
2979:ISBN
2957:ISBN
2949:ISBN
2934:ISBN
2900:ISBN
2881:ISBN
2800:ISBN
1213:and
847:and
819:and
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727:and
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499:HMS
489:and
460:HMS
440:Deal
374:and
307:and
299:The
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109:and
101:and
86:Fyrd
76:The
42:Kent
36:The
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129:or
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