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Western District (British Army)

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119: 108: 40: 57: 159:. In January 1876 a β€˜Mobilization Scheme for the forces in Great Britain and Ireland’ was published, with the β€˜Active Army’ divided into eight army corps based on the District Commands. This scheme disappeared in 1881, when the districts were retitled β€˜District Commands. By the 1890s the command included the counties of 725: 715: 720: 710: 545: 227: 206:, the former West Midlands District (by then Western District) and Wales, to form a new Wales and Western District. It was disbanded again on the formation of HQ 311: 600: 347: 705: 323: 202:
in 1972. In the early 1980s West Midlands District became "Western District". In 1991, the first of the minor districts to be amalgamated were
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In 1901 Western District was grouped with South East District at Dover and Southern District at Portsmouth under
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in 1793. The role of Western District Commander, which was doubled hatted with that of
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as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967. It had its headquarters at
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The Statesman's Year-Book 1972-73: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World
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The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World
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The British Army Against Napoleon: Facts, Lists and Trivia, 1805–1815
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1991
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1905
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(1967). 367:West Midlands District 126: 115: 664:Jane's Defence Weekly 258:Sir Willoughby Cotton 121: 110: 100:was a command of the 558:Col John K. Dunlop, 226:1793 – 1803 Colonel 599:Paxton, J. (1972). 490:"Devonport in 1878" 294:Viscount Templetown 204:North West District 143:on the outbreak of 423:Brendan McGuinness 411:Anthony Ward-Booth 342:Howard Elphinstone 288:William Hutchinson 196:Copthorne Barracks 141:military districts 127: 123:Copthorne Barracks 116: 86:Copthorne Barracks 612:978-0-230-27101-2 417:Richard Keightley 200:HQ UK Land Forces 176:Second Army Corps 92: 91: 733: 691: 690: 688: 686: 681: 673: 667: 660: 654: 653: 632: 626: 623: 617: 616: 596: 590: 589: 569: 563: 556: 550: 549: 541: 535: 529: 523: 522: 520: 518: 508: 502: 501: 499: 497: 486: 480: 469: 404:Western District 348:Richard Harrison 306:Charles Staveley 300:Augustus Spencer 270:Sir Henry Murray 252:Sir John Cameron 221:Western District 180:Southern Command 98:Western District 71:District Command 59: 44: 42: 41: 19:Western District 16: 741: 740: 736: 735: 734: 732: 731: 730: 696: 695: 694: 684: 682: 679: 677:"Army Commands" 675: 674: 670: 666:, 15 July 1995. 661: 657: 650: 634: 633: 629: 624: 620: 613: 598: 597: 593: 586: 571: 570: 566: 557: 553: 543: 542: 538: 530: 526: 516: 514: 510: 509: 505: 495: 493: 488: 487: 483: 470: 466: 462: 365: 324:Thomas Pakenham 318:Leicester Smyth 276:Sir Harry Smith 234:Richard England 219: 216: 188: 151:, was based at 145:war with France 137: 135:Early formation 132: 95: 84: 39: 37: 28: 12: 11: 5: 739: 737: 729: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 698: 697: 693: 692: 668: 655: 649:978-0552138185 648: 636:Beevor, Antony 627: 625:Army List 1981 618: 611: 591: 585:978-0230270961 584: 564: 551: 536: 524: 503: 481: 463: 461: 458: 457: 456: 450: 438: 437: 431: 425: 419: 413: 401: 400: 398:Peter Downward 394: 392:Robert Britten 388: 382: 376: 363: 362: 360:William Butler 356: 350: 344: 338: 332: 326: 320: 314: 308: 302: 296: 290: 284: 278: 272: 266: 260: 254: 248: 246:Sir Denis Pack 242: 236: 230: 215: 212: 187: 184: 136: 133: 131: 128: 93: 90: 89: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 53: 49: 48: 46:United Kingdom 35: 31: 30: 25: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 738: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 703: 701: 678: 672: 669: 665: 659: 656: 651: 645: 641: 637: 631: 628: 622: 619: 614: 608: 604: 603: 595: 592: 587: 581: 577: 576: 568: 565: 561: 555: 552: 547: 540: 537: 533: 528: 525: 513: 507: 504: 491: 485: 482: 478: 474: 468: 465: 459: 455: 451: 449: 448:Michael Regan 445: 444: 443: 442: 436: 432: 430: 426: 424: 420: 418: 414: 412: 408: 407: 406: 405: 399: 395: 393: 389: 387: 383: 381: 377: 375: 374:Peter Gillett 371: 370: 369: 368: 361: 357: 355: 351: 349: 345: 343: 339: 337: 333: 331: 327: 325: 321: 319: 315: 313: 309: 307: 303: 301: 297: 295: 291: 289: 285: 283: 279: 277: 273: 271: 267: 265: 264:Robert Ellice 261: 259: 255: 253: 249: 247: 243: 241: 237: 235: 231: 229: 228:John Campbell 225: 224: 223: 222: 213: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 185: 183: 181: 177: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 134: 129: 124: 120: 113: 109: 105: 103: 99: 94:Military unit 87: 82: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 62: 58: 54: 50: 47: 36: 32: 26: 22: 17: 683:. 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Index

United Kingdom

British Army
District Command
Government House, Devonport
Copthorne Barracks
British Army

Government House, Devonport

Copthorne Barracks
military districts
war with France
Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth
Government House, Mount Wise
Devonport
Cornwall
Devon
Somerset
Second Army Corps
Southern Command
48th (South Midland) Division
Copthorne Barracks
HQ UK Land Forces
North West District
Land Command
John Campbell
Richard England
Gore Browne
Sir Denis Pack

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