379:. When the militiamen of 1793 reached the end of their four-year enlistment in 1797, most of the Irish regiments were able to maintain their numbers through re-enlistments (for a bounty). The Westmeath Militia was augmented in July 1797 and its establishment was raised to 460 all ranks. However, all the parishes in Westmeath had to ballot to raise the additional men, and this led to considerable disturbances: a mob disrupted the balloting at Five Mile House. Here the magistrate had assembled a group of his neighbours, who opened fire on the stone-throwing rioters, killing nine and wounding many more. Order was restored before the military arrived, after which the balloting was carried out and the Westmeath Militia got their additional men.
543:, enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. Under the Act, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time home defence service in three circumstances:
56:
70:
88:
403:
428:, as it became known, resulted in the loss of one sergeant and one private of the Westmeaths, and a reported 130 rebels killed. Legends have grown up about a rebel leader known as Tadhg an Asna who was said to have led the attack on the guns where he was killed. The rebels seem to have expected the militiamen to join them, but this did not happen. There was no other uprising in the province of
705:
472:
following years the regiments carried out garrison duties at various towns across
Ireland, attended summer training camps. They also provided volunteers to transfer to the Regular Army. In 1805 the militia establishment was raised to allow for this. When the militia were augmented again in 1807, Westmeath had to hold ballots in all its parishes to obtain enough men.
419:
column. The militia hurriedly formed up and drove them off with musket fire just in time. O'Reilly had to restrain his men from pursuit, because he could see that the rebels had retired up the hill, and were being reinforced by other groups. A rebel party attempted to seize the guns, but were fired upon by a 100-strong party of the
471:
Anti-invasion preparations were now put in hand and the reconstituted militia regiments underwent training, although most were not considered well enough trained to go into camp during the summer of 1804. The light battalions had been reformed in
September 1803 but were discontinued in 1806. Over the
467:
However, the Peace of Amiens was short-lived and preparations to re-embody the militia begun in
November 1802. Early in 1803 the regiments were ordered to begin re-enrolling former militiamen and new volunteers as well as using the ballot. The proclamation to embody the militia was issued on 15 March
475:
An 'Interchange Act' was passed in July 1811 permitting
British and Irish militia units to volunteer for service across the Irish Sea. By the end of July 34 out of 38 Irish militia regiments had volunteered for this service, including the Westmeaths. The Earl of Westmeath was with his regiment when
296:
garrisons, guarded prisoners of war, and carried out internal security duties. In
Ireland the latter role assumed greater importance, with frequent armed clashes between militia detachments and the self-styled 'Defenders' in the 1790s. By the end of August 1794 the Westmeath Militia was garrisoning
418:
under the command of Lt-Col Sir Hugh O'Reilly. The regiment, 220 strong with its two 6-pounders, was ordered to march to Bandon, but approaching
Ballynascarty on 19 June it was attacked at a crossroads by a body of 3–400 rebels, mainly armed with pikes, coming down the hillside on the left of the
295:
saw the
British and Irish militia embodied for a whole generation, becoming regiments of full-time professional soldiers (though restricted to service in Britain or Ireland respectively), which the regular army increasingly saw as a prime source of recruits. They served in coast defences, manned
984:
drew the lots to determine an order of precedence for the whole of the United
Kingdom. Those regiments raised before 1783 took the first 69 places, followed by the 60 regiments (including those in Ireland) raised for the French Revolutionary War: the Westmeath Militia took 114th place, and this
613:
of permanent staff (about 30) and a number of the officers were former
Regulars. Around a third of the recruits and many young officers went on to join the Regular Army. By the mid-1860s the regimental HQ of the Westmeath Rifles had returned to Mullingar. Colonel Greville took the surname
731:
took
Cardwell's reforms further, with the militia regiments becoming numbered battalions of their linked regiments. However, there were more Irish militia regiments than were required by the Irish regular regiments, so the Royal Longford and Westmeath Rifles were split from the
979:
On the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War the English counties had drawn lots to determine the relative precedence of their militia regiments. In 1798 the new Irish militia regiments received their own table of precedence, in which County Westmeath came 6th. In 1833 King
251:, while the paramilitary volunteers were essentially banned. The new Act was based on existing English precedents, with the men conscripted by ballot to fill county quotas (paid substitutes were permitted) and the officers having to meet certain property qualifications.
518:
After Waterloo there was a long peace. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the militia and ballots might still be held, the regiments were rarely assembled for training and the permanent staffs of militia regiments were progressively reduced.
695:
from December 1875. This assigned places in an order of battle to Militia units serving Regular units in an 'Active Army' and a 'Garrison Army'. The Westmeath Militia was assigned to the Garrison Army manning a range of small forts and posts across Ireland.
319:. This opened on 1 June and the Westmeath Militia was one of the first regiments to join, under the command of its colonel. The Earl of Westmeath had studied tactics as a member of the Volunteers, and he drilled his regiment hard. He personally read the
807:. Lieutenant-Col Malone of the 9th Bn became CO of the amalgamated 6th Bn, and was followed in command by two more ex-9th Bn officers, E.W. Purdon, promoted 4 July 1900, retired 16 January 1901, and Gilbert L.J.J.G. Nugent, appointed 16 February 1901.
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and occupation duties in its aftermath. There were some disturbances in Ireland during this period, but these had died down by February 1816 and the militia could be gradually reduced. The last regiments had been disembodied by the end of April 1816.
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to his men after Sunday services, stressing the penalties for 'profane cursing and swearing'. But he also took care of his men: finding the price of provisions to be high, he bought good quality sheep and the mutton was sold to the men at
450:
By the end of 1801 peace negotiations with the French were progressing and recruiting and re-enlistment for the Irish Militia was stopped in October. The men received the new clothing they were due on 25 December, but the
423:
who had been marching to replace the Westmeath militia at Bandon, and had advanced towards the sound of the firing. Another rebel group appeared in the rear, but were dispersed by the guns with numerous casualties. The
803:
218:
came under statutory authority. During the 18th Century there were various Volunteer Associations and unofficial militia units controlled by the landowners, concerned mainly with internal security. During the
540:
370:
Early in 1797 the light companies of the militia were detached to join composite battalions drawn from several militia regiments. The Westmeath contingent was attached to 2nd Light Battalion, stationed at
347:
a pound. As an early arrival, the regiment was the first to get huts constructed in its section of the lines by Loughlinstown Groves. The huts meant that the camp could be occupied throughout the year.
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650:
614:
Nugent-Greville in 1866 and was created Lord Greville in 1869. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
691:
Although often referred to as brigades, the sub-districts were purely administrative organisations, but in a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the
455:
was signed in March 1802 and the regiments were disembodied over the next two months, leaving only the permanent staffs of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and drummers under the regimental
2422:
2281:
1914:
439:. In March 1800 the light battalions were reformed, the Westmeath Militia being warned to make sure that its light company comprised men who had served before. A composite corps of
391:
broke out in May, and there were scattered engagements in different parts of the country. The 2nd Light Battalion (including the Light Company of the Wicklows) was present at the
363:. However, the French fleet was scattered by winter storms, several ships being wrecked, and none of the French troops succeeded in landing; there was no sign of a rising by the
2407:
1788:
717:
435:
With the diminishing threat of invasion after 1799, the strength of the militia could be reduced. At the beginning of 1800 the surplus men were encouraged to volunteer for
1899:
971:
jacket with black facings. This was fundamentally the same as the Rifle Brigade, so only the insignia needed to change when it became a battalion of that corps.
2054:
2402:
2286:
737:
195:
122:
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of 1872, militia regiments were brigaded with their local linked regular regiments. For the Westmeath Militia this was in Sub-District No 67 (Counties of
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in April. Militia recruiting was halted and the regiments could be progressively disembodied. The Earl of Westmeath died on 30 December 1814 and his son,
886:
272:
859:
520:
2317:
2169:
849:
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The militia now settled into a routine of annual training (though there was no training for the Irish Militia from 1866 to 1870 at the time of the
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946:
1004:
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on 7 June when a small garrison held off a large number of rebels, who were then dispersed by the arrival of reinforcements. The insurrection in
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2352:
2260:
670:
447:, one sergeant, one corporal and 20 picked men, who received extra pay for the work. The Westmeath contingent served in the '1st Division'.
843:
264:
2327:
665:
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in 1854 and the despatch of an expeditionary force led to the militia being called out for home defence. The regiment was reformed as the
499:(created Marquess of Westmeath in 1822), was appointed Colonel of the Westmeath Militia on 7 January 1815. He had previously been in the
879:
352:
276:
1685:, London: United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987, ISBN 0-9508530-7-0/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2015
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1774:
898:
591:
510:
in 1815 and the Irish Militia were called out again on 26 June as the bulk of the regular army crossed to the Continent for the short
1894:
1838:
2417:
2322:
1858:
892:
351:
Anxiety about a possible French invasion grew during the autumn of 1796 and preparations were made for field operations. A large
1909:
308:
236:
375:. The militia regiments were each issued with two light six-pounder 'battalion guns', with the gun detachments trained by the
2109:
1873:
1781:
2296:
2154:
1950:
1745:
A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom
1733:, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9.
2342:
2049:
1980:
1975:
1960:
1935:
240:
220:
1878:
359:
on 21 December and troops from all over Ireland were marched towards the threatened area: the Westmeath was sent from
243:. When the invasion threat receded they diminished in numbers but remained a political force. On the outbreak of the
1694:, London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
2397:
2079:
1823:
1680:
304:
235:
passed a Militia Act, but this failed to create an effective force. However it opened the way for the paramilitary
1985:
1868:
1853:
1747:, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2.
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under the Quartermaster-General was also formed by detachments from the regiments. Each detachment comprised one
288:
2239:
2069:
1955:
1863:
1833:
1818:
999:
918:
867:
836:
536:
268:
244:
223:, the threat of invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain, appeared to be serious. While most of the
91:
2224:
2174:
2114:
1828:
1797:
425:
388:
228:
191:
187:
155:
144:
2362:
2276:
2255:
2229:
2184:
2149:
2074:
2064:
2059:
1843:
599:
259:
County Westmeath's quota was 350 men in six companies, and the regiment was raised at the county town of
2332:
2204:
2124:
2012:
660:
232:
211:
801:
On 1 April 1899 the 9th (Westmeath Militia) Bn merged with 6th (Royal Longford Militia) Bn to form the
367:. The invasion was called off on 29 December, and the troop concentration was dispersed in early 1797.
311:, introduced summer camps to give the militia field training in larger formations. The largest was at
2139:
2084:
2039:
444:
2347:
2337:
2189:
2179:
2164:
2119:
1965:
684:
678:
594:, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel on 26 December 1855. During February 1856 the regiment moved to
372:
740:, which had no county affiliation but recruited nationally. This large regiment now consisted of:
2134:
2104:
786:
772:
511:
440:
61:
925:
Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville, former colonel, appointed 26 December 1875, died 1883
206:
Although there are scattered references to town guards in 1584, no organised militia existed in
2357:
2291:
2234:
2144:
2044:
1970:
1945:
1904:
1670:
1446:
1432:
853:
733:
500:
402:
1460:
1418:
1404:
2199:
1930:
1567:
1539:
728:
623:
610:
571:
452:
420:
392:
183:
150:
1553:
247:
In 1793, the Irish administration passed an effective Militia Act that created an official
2372:
2209:
2194:
2159:
1940:
1198:
C.O. Ruairc, 'The Battle of the Big Cross where one hundred Irish died', at Fáilte Romhat.
863:
819:
815:
811:
755:
631:
524:
376:
364:
320:
292:
87:
239:
to fill the gap. The Volunteers were outside the control of either the parliament or the
704:
2219:
2214:
2094:
768:
75:
822:
of 1908, the 6th Bn Rifle Brigade did not transfer and was disbanded on 31 July 1908.
2391:
2312:
2089:
994:
964:
748:
643:
635:
436:
396:
312:
248:
227:
was fighting overseas, the coasts of England and Wales were defended by the embodied
215:
179:
810:
The combined 6th Bn was embodied from 5 December 1899 to 3 December 1900 during the
2129:
1197:
939:
905:
639:
627:
579:
340:
224:
1720:
1187:
O'Reilly's report, quoted in Jean Prendergst, 'Clonakilty 1798' at Fáilte Romhat.
210:
before 1660. After that date, some militia forces were organised in the reign of
17:
968:
583:
563:
415:
1208:
1186:
981:
790:
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547:
1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
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356:
716:
Not to be confused with 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade (1914–18), or
1766:
260:
132:
112:
783:
9th (Westmeath Militia) Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
1705:
Ernest J. Martin, 'Order of Precedence of Irish Militia Regiments, 1798',
901:, 26 December 1855, continued as Lt-Col commandant with 9th Rifle Brigade
527:, became colonel of the disembodied Westmeath Militia on 22 August 1850.
492:
481:
456:
360:
101:
1717:, Dublin: Clonmore & Reynolds/London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1949.
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1625:
1614:
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575:
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early in 1855, with six companies and regimental headquarters (HQ) at
429:
297:
207:
606:
316:
804:
6th (Royal Longford and Westmeath Militia) Battalion, Rifle Brigade
703:
477:
401:
334:
1701:, London: Allen Lane, 2013/Penguin, 2014, ISBN 978-0-141-03894-0.
1666:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
908:, promoted 25 August 1886, continued with 6th Rifle Brigade 1899.
760:
7th Battalion – King's Own Royal Tower Hamlets Light Infantry at
736:(as the 100th and 109th became) and instead were assigned to the
963:
The uniform of the Westmeath Militia was a red coat with yellow
622:
Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
602:
on 30 March, and the militia were stood down at the end of May.
507:
485:
1770:
1699:
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organization of Victory 1793–1815
1683:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
586:, and in November it crossed to England and became part of the
793:, but the militia battalions retained their own headquarters.
550:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
1757:
410:
Meanwhile, the main body of the regiment was stationed at
1641:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
651:
100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot
1723:
A Short History of the Royal Longford Militia, 1793–1893
1715:
The Irish Militia 1793–1816: A Social and Military Study
480:. The voyage back to Ireland in 1813 took 11 days, from
985:
remained unchanged when the list was updated in 1855.
198:, but was amalgamated into another battalion in 1899.
747:
5th Battalion – Queen's Own Tower Hamlets Militia at
2428:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1899
1209:
Jean Prendergst, 'Clonakilty 1798' at Fáilte Romhat.
967:. When it became a rifle corps in 1855 it adopted a
582:
outside Dublin during July. By the autumn it was at
2305:
2269:
2248:
2032:
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2005:
1998:
1923:
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1811:
1804:
1707:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Tower Hamlets Rifles)
138:
128:
118:
107:
97:
82:
48:
40:
31:
2423:Military units and formations established in 1793
1731:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List
683:No 67 Brigade Depot was formed in April 1873 at
36:9th (Westmeath Militia) Battalion, Rifle Brigade
609:crisis). The militia regiments now had a large
553:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
406:Modern monument at Clonakilty to Tadhg an Asna.
1089:
1087:
785:on 1 July 1881 The Rifle Brigade Depot was at
1782:
1740:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
1664:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1657:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
777:9th Battalion – Westmeath Rifles at Mullingar
491:The war ended in 1814 with the abdication of
8:
2408:Defunct Irish regiments of the British Army
1059:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
231:, but Ireland had no equivalent force. The
2029:
2002:
1808:
1789:
1775:
1767:
1675:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List
1650:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
1073:
1071:
1069:
882:of the regiment (COs from 1852) included:
814:. When the militia was converted into the
1382:
1380:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1312:
1310:
1308:
1306:
1039:
1037:
860:Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville
754:6th Battalion – Royal Longford Rifles at
503:and had served in the Egyptian campaign.
1645:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
1159:Richey, pp. 18–9; Appendices IV & V.
904:John Richard Malone, former lieutenant,
850:George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath
656:109th (Bombay Infantry) Regiment of Foot
196:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
123:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
1487:
1485:
1483:
1481:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1473:
1471:
1367:
1365:
1363:
1361:
1359:
1357:
1355:
1015:
947:Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine
279:with seniority from the following day.
942:, 1st Baronet, Captain on 29 June 1840
28:
945:Hon Charles Handcock, younger son of
574:. By early March it was stationed at
194:. It later became a battalion of the
7:
1709:, Vol 34, No 138 (June 1956), p. 86.
1005:Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
844:George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath
265:George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath
2403:Irish regiments of the British Army
1177:McAnally, pp. 121–6, Appendix VIII.
214:but it was not until 1715 that the
899:George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard
781:Formally, the regiment became the
592:George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard
343:, instead of the market price of 6
275:(created 1st Baronet in 1795), as
186:in 1793. It saw action during the
25:
934:Other notable officers included:
687:, the King's County Militia's HQ.
1105:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255, 411.
893:Sir Richard Levinge, 7th Baronet
86:
68:
54:
1725:, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1894.
1031:McAnally, pp. 1–31; Appendix I.
1738:The Army and Society 1815–1914
190:, when it was involved in the
1:
2413:Militia of the United Kingdom
1246:Richey, p. 42; Appendix XIII.
618:Cardwell and Childers Reforms
537:Militia of the United Kingdom
497:George, 8th Earl of Westmeath
468:and carried out on 25 March.
744:1st–4th Battalions – Regular
700:9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
241:Dublin Castle administration
221:War of American Independence
2444:
1761:(West Cork genealogy site)
1677:(various dates from 1840).
1273:McAnally, pp. 179–94, 216.
1237:Richey, 39–40, Appendix X.
1096:: 'Nugent of Ballinlough'.
598:. The war ended with the
353:French expeditionary force
305:Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
44:25 April 1793–1 April 1899
1798:British Militia Regiments
1692:British Regiments 1914–18
954:Heritage & ceremonial
866:, 22 August 1850; became
846:, appointed 25 April 1793
1721:Henry Alexander Richey,
1681:Col George Jackson Hay,
1659:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1652:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1000:Militia (United Kingdom)
917:The following served as
835:The following served as
708:Rifle Brigade cap badge.
642:) in Dublin District of
283:French Revolutionary War
245:French Revolutionary War
2418:Irish Militia regiments
2297:Forfar & Kincardine
1910:Forfar & Kincardine
1123:McAnally, Appendix III.
889:as Lt-Col 26 April 1793
837:Colonel of the Regiment
426:Battle of the Big Cross
389:Irish Rebellion of 1798
271:on 25 April 1793, with
192:Battle of the Big Cross
188:Irish Rebellion of 1798
156:Battle of the Big Cross
145:Irish Rebellion of 1798
1687:ISBN 978-1-78331171-2.
1605:McAnally, Appendix IV.
1282:McAnally, Appendix IX.
1043:McAnally, Appendix VI.
930:Other notable officers
709:
506:Napoleon escaped from
407:
1255:McAnally, pp. 164–72.
1219:McAnally, pp. 149–53.
1141:McAnally, pp. 96–102.
1063:Frederick, pp. 246–8.
707:
671:Queen's County Rifles
661:Royal Longford Rifles
521:Fulke Greville-Nugent
437:regiments of the line
405:
399:was over by 9 June.
233:Parliament of Ireland
1713:Sir Henry McAnally,
1655:Col John K. Dunlop,
1331:McAnnally, pp. 26–4.
1291:McAnally, pp. 247–9.
1264:McAnally, pp. 172–8.
1150:McAnally, pp. 102–9.
1132:McAnally, pp. 79–83.
666:King's County Rifles
562:The outbreak of the
476:it was stationed at
289:French Revolutionary
1571:, 15 February 1901.
1450:, 11 December 1855.
880:Lieutenant-Colonels
875:Lieutenant-Colonels
679:Royal Meath Militia
541:Militia Act of 1852
539:was revived by the
182:regiment raised in
1736:Edward M. Spiers,
1662:J.B.M. Frederick,
1557:, 15 January 1901.
1512:Spiers, pp. 195–6.
1114:McAnally, pp.83–4.
787:Peninsula Barracks
773:Carrick-on-Shannon
710:
408:
277:Lieutenant-Colonel
2398:Westmeath Militia
2385:
2384:
2381:
2380:
2277:Argyll & Bute
2033:England and Wales
2021:
2020:
2006:England and Wales
1994:
1993:
1895:Argyll & Bute
1812:England and Wales
1690:Brig E.A. James,
1462:Edinburgh Gazette
1448:Edinburgh Gazette
1436:, 2 October 1855.
1434:Edinburgh Gazette
1420:Edinburgh Gazette
1406:Edinburgh Gazette
1395:Spiers, pp. 91–2.
1386:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
1349:McAnally, p. 264.
1300:McAnally, p. 256.
1168:McAnally, p. 78.,
949:, Captain by 1850
921:of the regiment:
913:Honorary Colonels
887:Sir Hugh O'Reilly
854:Coldstream Guards
734:Leinster Regiment
512:Waterloo campaign
501:Coldstream Guards
273:Sir Hugh O'Reilly
255:Westmeath Militia
172:Westmeath Militia
165:
164:
32:Westmeath Militia
18:Westmeath Militia
16:(Redirected from
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2003:
1966:Londonderry (II)
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1596:: 'Castlemaine'.
1591:
1585:
1579:
1573:
1565:
1559:
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1545:
1537:
1531:
1528:
1522:
1519:
1513:
1510:
1504:
1501:
1495:
1494:, various dates.
1489:
1466:
1458:
1452:
1444:
1438:
1430:
1424:
1422:, 7 August 1855.
1416:
1410:
1402:
1396:
1393:
1387:
1384:
1375:
1374:, various dates,
1369:
1350:
1347:
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1323:
1320:
1301:
1298:
1292:
1289:
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1097:
1091:
1082:
1075:
1064:
1061:
1044:
1041:
1032:
1029:
1023:
1020:
919:Honorary Colonel
870:26 December 1875
868:Honorary Colonel
856:, 7 January 1815
767:8th Battalion –
729:Childers Reforms
675:Westmeath Rifles
640:Queen's Counties
630:, Westmeath and
624:Cardwell Reforms
578:, moving to the
572:Castletowndelvin
568:Westmeath Rifles
531:Westmeath Rifles
453:Treaty of Amiens
421:Caithness Legion
393:Battle of Antrim
333:
332:
328:
303:In 1795 the new
267:, was appointed
237:Irish Volunteers
184:County Westmeath
176:Westmeath Rifles
151:Battle of Antrim
90:
74:
72:
71:
64:
60:
58:
57:
34:Westmeath Rifles
29:
21:
2443:
2442:
2438:
2437:
2436:
2434:
2433:
2432:
2388:
2387:
2386:
2377:
2301:
2265:
2249:Channel Islands
2244:
2175:Nottinghamshire
2155:Montgomeryshire
2120:North Hampshire
2115:Gloucestershire
2075:Caernarvonshire
2070:Carmarthenshire
2055:Buckinghamshire
2017:
1990:
1961:Londonderry (I)
1919:
1883:
1800:
1795:
1765:
1754:
1729:Arthur Sleigh,
1636:
1631:
1624:
1620:
1613:
1609:
1604:
1600:
1592:
1588:
1580:
1576:
1566:
1562:
1552:
1548:
1543:, 24 July 1900.
1538:
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1529:
1525:
1520:
1516:
1511:
1507:
1502:
1498:
1490:
1469:
1459:
1455:
1445:
1441:
1431:
1427:
1417:
1413:
1408:, 6 March 1855.
1403:
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1390:
1385:
1378:
1370:
1353:
1348:
1344:
1339:
1335:
1330:
1326:
1322:Sleigh, p. 153.
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1167:
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1136:
1131:
1127:
1122:
1118:
1113:
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1100:
1092:
1085:
1076:
1067:
1062:
1047:
1042:
1035:
1030:
1026:
1022:Hay, pp. 146–7.
1021:
1017:
1013:
991:
977:
961:
956:
932:
915:
877:
864:1st Life Guards
833:
828:
820:Haldane Reforms
816:Special Reserve
812:Second Boer War
799:
702:
620:
600:Treaty of Paris
560:
533:
525:1st Life Guards
465:
463:Napoleonic Wars
385:
383:Irish Rebellion
377:Royal Artillery
365:United Irishmen
330:
326:
325:
321:Articles of War
293:Napoleonic Wars
285:
257:
212:King Charles II
204:
168:
69:
67:
66:
55:
53:
52:
35:
33:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2441:
2439:
2431:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2390:
2389:
2383:
2382:
2379:
2378:
2376:
2375:
2370:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2353:Queen's County
2350:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2325:
2320:
2315:
2309:
2307:
2303:
2302:
2300:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2273:
2271:
2267:
2266:
2264:
2263:
2258:
2252:
2250:
2246:
2245:
2243:
2242:
2237:
2232:
2230:Worcestershire
2227:
2222:
2217:
2212:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2172:
2170:Northumberland
2167:
2162:
2157:
2152:
2150:Merionethshire
2147:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2122:
2117:
2112:
2107:
2102:
2097:
2092:
2087:
2082:
2077:
2072:
2067:
2062:
2060:Cambridgeshire
2057:
2052:
2050:Brecknockshire
2047:
2042:
2036:
2034:
2027:
2023:
2022:
2019:
2018:
2016:
2015:
2009:
2007:
2000:
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1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1933:
1927:
1925:
1921:
1920:
1918:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1902:
1897:
1891:
1889:
1885:
1884:
1882:
1881:
1876:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1859:Northumberland
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1815:
1813:
1806:
1802:
1801:
1796:
1794:
1793:
1786:
1779:
1771:
1764:
1763:
1753:
1750:
1749:
1748:
1741:
1734:
1727:
1718:
1711:
1702:
1697:Roger Knight,
1695:
1688:
1678:
1667:
1660:
1653:
1647:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1629:
1618:
1607:
1598:
1586:
1574:
1569:London Gazette
1560:
1555:London Gazette
1546:
1541:London Gazette
1532:
1523:
1521:Richey, p. 81.
1514:
1505:
1503:Richey, p. 80.
1496:
1467:
1453:
1439:
1425:
1411:
1397:
1388:
1376:
1351:
1342:
1333:
1324:
1302:
1293:
1284:
1275:
1266:
1257:
1248:
1239:
1230:
1221:
1212:
1201:
1190:
1179:
1170:
1161:
1152:
1143:
1134:
1125:
1116:
1107:
1098:
1083:
1065:
1045:
1033:
1024:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1002:
997:
990:
987:
976:
973:
960:
957:
955:
952:
951:
950:
943:
931:
928:
927:
926:
914:
911:
910:
909:
902:
896:
895:3 January 1846
890:
876:
873:
872:
871:
857:
847:
832:
829:
827:
824:
798:
795:
779:
778:
775:
769:Leitrim Rifles
765:
758:
752:
745:
725:
724:
723:
722:
701:
698:
689:
688:
681:
676:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
619:
616:
559:
556:
555:
554:
551:
548:
532:
529:
464:
461:
384:
381:
309:Earl of Camden
284:
281:
256:
253:
203:
200:
166:
163:
162:
161:
160:
159:
158:
153:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
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109:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
84:
80:
79:
76:United Kingdom
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2440:
2429:
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2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
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2409:
2406:
2404:
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2399:
2396:
2395:
2393:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
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2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2328:King's County
2326:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
2310:
2308:
2304:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2274:
2272:
2268:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2253:
2251:
2247:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2205:Staffordshire
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2185:Pembrokeshire
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2126:
2125:Hertfordshire
2123:
2121:
2118:
2116:
2113:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2093:
2091:
2088:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2065:Cardiganshire
2063:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2037:
2035:
2031:
2028:
2024:
2014:
2013:Monmouthshire
2011:
2010:
2008:
2004:
2001:
1997:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1922:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
1892:
1890:
1886:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1807:
1803:
1799:
1792:
1787:
1785:
1780:
1778:
1773:
1772:
1769:
1762:
1760:
1759:Fáilte Romhat
1756:
1755:
1751:
1746:
1742:
1739:
1735:
1732:
1728:
1726:
1724:
1719:
1716:
1712:
1710:
1708:
1703:
1700:
1696:
1693:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1679:
1676:
1672:
1668:
1665:
1661:
1658:
1654:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1644:
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1633:
1627:
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1616:
1611:
1608:
1602:
1599:
1595:
1590:
1587:
1583:
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1572:
1570:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1550:
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1533:
1527:
1524:
1518:
1515:
1509:
1506:
1500:
1497:
1493:
1488:
1486:
1484:
1482:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1465:
1464:, 6 May 1856.
1463:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1401:
1398:
1392:
1389:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1362:
1360:
1358:
1356:
1352:
1346:
1343:
1337:
1334:
1328:
1325:
1319:
1317:
1315:
1313:
1311:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1297:
1294:
1288:
1285:
1279:
1276:
1270:
1267:
1261:
1258:
1252:
1249:
1243:
1240:
1234:
1231:
1228:Evans, p. 11.
1225:
1222:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1183:
1180:
1174:
1171:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1153:
1147:
1144:
1138:
1135:
1129:
1126:
1120:
1117:
1111:
1108:
1102:
1099:
1095:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1060:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1028:
1025:
1019:
1016:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
995:Irish Militia
993:
992:
988:
986:
983:
974:
972:
970:
966:
958:
953:
948:
944:
941:
937:
936:
935:
929:
924:
923:
922:
920:
912:
907:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
884:
883:
881:
874:
869:
865:
861:
858:
855:
851:
848:
845:
842:
841:
840:
838:
830:
825:
823:
821:
817:
813:
808:
806:
805:
796:
794:
792:
788:
784:
776:
774:
770:
766:
763:
759:
757:
753:
750:
749:Bethnal Green
746:
743:
742:
741:
739:
738:Rifle Brigade
735:
730:
721:
719:
714:
713:
712:
711:
706:
699:
697:
694:
686:
682:
680:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
648:
647:
645:
644:Irish Command
641:
637:
633:
629:
625:
617:
615:
612:
608:
603:
601:
597:
593:
589:
585:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
557:
552:
549:
546:
545:
544:
542:
538:
530:
528:
526:
522:
516:
513:
509:
504:
502:
498:
494:
489:
487:
483:
479:
473:
469:
462:
460:
458:
454:
448:
446:
442:
438:
433:
431:
427:
422:
417:
413:
404:
400:
398:
397:County Antrim
394:
390:
382:
380:
378:
374:
368:
366:
362:
358:
354:
349:
346:
342:
338:
337:
322:
318:
314:
313:Loughlinstown
310:
306:
301:
299:
294:
290:
282:
280:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
254:
252:
250:
249:Irish Militia
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
217:
216:Irish Militia
213:
209:
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
180:Irish Militia
177:
173:
167:Military unit
157:
154:
152:
149:
148:
146:
143:
142:
141:
137:
134:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
114:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
63:
51:
47:
43:
39:
30:
27:
19:
2367:
2282:Berwickshire
2085:Denbighshire
2040:Bedfordshire
1758:
1744:
1743:War Office,
1737:
1730:
1722:
1714:
1706:
1698:
1691:
1682:
1674:
1663:
1656:
1649:
1642:
1621:
1610:
1601:
1593:
1589:
1584:: 'Granard'.
1581:
1577:
1568:
1563:
1554:
1549:
1540:
1535:
1530:Hay, p. 438.
1526:
1517:
1508:
1499:
1491:
1461:
1456:
1447:
1442:
1433:
1428:
1419:
1414:
1405:
1400:
1391:
1371:
1345:
1340:Hay, p. 154.
1336:
1327:
1296:
1287:
1278:
1269:
1260:
1251:
1242:
1233:
1224:
1215:
1204:
1193:
1182:
1173:
1164:
1155:
1146:
1137:
1128:
1119:
1110:
1101:
1093:
1078:
1077:War Office,
1027:
1018:
978:
962:
940:Percy Nugent
933:
916:
906:12th Lancers
878:
834:
809:
802:
800:
782:
780:
726:
715:
692:
690:
621:
604:
567:
561:
534:
517:
505:
490:
474:
470:
466:
449:
434:
409:
386:
369:
355:appeared in
350:
344:
335:
302:
286:
258:
225:Regular Army
205:
175:
174:, later the
171:
169:
119:Part of
26:
2338:Londonderry
2190:Radnorshire
2180:Oxfordshire
2165:Northampton
969:Rifle green
862:, formerly
852:, formerly
797:Disbandment
564:Crimean War
558:Crimean War
523:, formerly
416:County Cork
139:Engagements
129:Garrison/HQ
65:(1793–1800)
2392:Categories
2240:North York
2135:Lancashire
2105:Flintshire
1981:Mid-Ulster
1915:Haddington
1849:Lancashire
1824:Carmarthen
1634:References
982:William IV
975:Precedence
826:Commanders
818:under the
791:Winchester
596:Chichester
590:garrison.
588:Portsmouth
486:Queenstown
412:Clonakilty
357:Bantry Bay
202:Background
2368:Westmeath
2358:Tipperary
2323:Fermanagh
2287:Edinburgh
2235:East York
2225:Wiltshire
2145:Middlesex
2110:Glamorgan
2045:Berkshire
1999:Engineers
1971:Tipperary
1900:Edinburgh
1879:Yorkshire
1839:Glamorgan
1805:Artillery
1671:H.G. Hart
1492:Army List
1079:1805 List
720:(1941–42)
693:Army List
445:subaltern
261:Mullingar
178:, was an
133:Mullingar
113:Battalion
78:(1801–99)
2343:Longford
2270:Scotland
2256:Guernsey
2200:Somerset
2080:Cheshire
2026:Infantry
1888:Scotland
1864:Pembroke
1819:Cardigan
989:See also
959:Uniforms
831:Colonels
764:, London
756:Longford
751:, London
632:Longford
493:Napoleon
482:Spithead
457:adjutant
441:pioneers
414:in West
361:Limerick
102:Infantry
2373:Wicklow
2333:Leitrim
2318:Donegal
2306:Ireland
2210:Suffolk
2195:Rutland
2160:Norfolk
1986:Wicklow
1946:Donegal
1924:Ireland
1869:Suffolk
1854:Norfolk
1669:Lt-Col
1626:Baldry.
1615:Martin.
1594:Burke's
1582:Burke's
1094:Burke's
965:facings
762:Dalston
580:Curragh
576:Athlone
430:Munster
329:⁄
298:Wexford
269:Colonel
229:Militia
208:Ireland
92:Militia
62:Ireland
49:Country
2363:Tyrone
2261:Jersey
2220:Sussex
2215:Surrey
2140:London
2100:Durham
2095:Dorset
1976:Tyrone
1956:Galway
1951:Dublin
1936:Armagh
1931:Antrim
1874:Sussex
1834:Durham
1372:Hart's
636:King's
634:, and
607:Fenian
373:Bandon
317:Dublin
307:, the
83:Branch
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41:Active
2348:Meath
2313:Clare
2090:Devon
1941:Clare
1829:Devon
1011:Notes
628:Meath
611:cadre
478:Dover
341:pound
315:near
2292:Fife
2130:Kent
1905:Fife
1844:Kent
938:Sir
727:The
685:Birr
638:and
584:Cork
535:The
508:Elba
387:The
291:and
287:The
170:The
108:Size
98:Role
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484:to
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