563:, 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:
54:
68:
86:
739:
810:, a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for regular units serving overseas in wartime, rather like the earlier Militia Reserve. However, the 5th (Donegal Militia) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, did not transfer to the new force, and was disbanded on 31 July 1908.
542:
After
Waterloo there was a long peace. Although officers continued to be commissioned into the militia and ballots might still held, the regiments were rarely assembled for training and the permanent staffs of militia regiments were progressively reduced. By 1850 the Earl of Leitrim was still colonel
358:
Early in 1797 the light companies of the militia were detached to join composite battalions drawn from several militia regiments. The
Donegal contingent was attached to 4th Light Battalion, stationed at Loughlinstown. The militia regiments were each issued with two light six-pounder 'battalion guns',
471:
Over the following years the regiments carried out garrison duties at various towns across
Ireland, attended summer training camps, and reacted to various invasion scares, none of which materialised. They also provided volunteers to transfer to the regular army. In 1805 the militia establishment was
658:
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. The Militia Reserve introduced in 1867 consisted of present and former militiamen who undertook to serve overseas in case of war.
467:
The Peace of Amiens was short-lived, and preparations to re-embody the Irish
Militia began in November 1802. By March 1803 most of the regiments had been ordered to enlist men, a process that was aided by the number of previous militiamen who re-enlisted. The Donegal Militia was re-embodied by Col
275:
of the regiment. However, in a county of scattered parishes it was difficult to assemble the
Donegal men, and there was considerable opposition to the ballot. Many of those liable to serve formed insurance societies to pay bounties to attract volunteer substitutes for the balloted men. The list of
304:
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
777:
broke out in
October 1899 an expeditionary force was sent to South Africa and the militia reserve was called out to reinforce it. Later the militia regiments began to be embodied to replace the regulars for home defence. The 5th Royal Inniskillings were embodied on 9 May 1900. The battalion was
721:
from
December 1875. This assigned Regular and Militia units to places in an order of battle of corps, divisions and brigades for the 'Active Army', even though these formations were entirely theoretical, with no staff or services assigned. The Donegal Militia was assigned to 2nd Brigade of 1st
949:
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 Donegal Militia took 102nd place, and this
944:
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 Donegal came 35th. 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.
931:
that are variously recorded as black in 1850 or white from 1860. The regiment's badge was the Prince of Wales's insignia of three feathers emerging from a crown with the motto 'Ich Dien', together with a scroll inscribed 'DONEGAL MILITIA' underneath.
611:
in 1854 and the despatch of an expeditionary force led to the militia being called out for home defence. The Donegal Militia was embodied on 6 January 1855, and served at Ballyshannon until the autumn, when it moved to Derry. In November it moved to
363:. 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). By September 1797 the Donegal Militia had moved to
399:). The Donegal Militia were engaged at the unsuccessful Second Action at Forth Mountain later that day. However, the Donegal regiment under Lt-Col Maxwell and the Light Company with 4th Light Battalion were both present at the successful
305:
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.
454:
was signed in March 1802 after which the militia was disembodied. The Donegal men were inspected and paid off at Lifford on 12 May, leaving only the permanent staff of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and drummers under the regimental
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
468:
Viscount Clements at Lifford on 15 March, and Britain declared war on France on 18 May 1803. The light companies were once again detached to form composite light battalions, but these were discontinued in 1806.
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
560:
935:
In 1881 the regiment adopted the uniform and insignia of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, including the blue facings of a Royal regiment and the cap badge of a castle superimposed on a fusiliers' 'bomb'.
761:, and the Donegal Militia became the 6th Battalion. However, in a change of policy, the Londonderry Light Infantry was instead converted to artillery the following year, so the Donegal was redesignated
403:
on 5 June. Just before the battle, Sergeant Finch and 12 privates of the Donegal Militia were surrounded by rebels at Borrisdine, but fought their way out: Sgt Finch was rewarded with a commission in a
757:
took Cardwell's reforms further, with the militia regiments becoming numbered battalions of their linked regiments. On 1 July 1881 the 27th and 108th Regiments became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the
2444:
534:
in August 1815 and Mullingar in March 1816. The order to stand down the Irish Militia finally arrived that month and the Donegal Militia returned to Ballyshannon to be disembodied in April 1816.
717:
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
2439:
2298:
1931:
522:
by July 1814. However, some regiments, including the Donegal, had not completed disembodiment by the time the militia was called out again in May 1815 after Napoleon's escape from
284:. However, in September the colonel and officers were still touring the county to enforce the ballots. The regiment was inspected on 14 October and marched to its first station at
351:. 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
2429:
1805:
591:
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
1916:
2071:
1708:, London: United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987, ISBN 0-9508530-7-0/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-78331171-2.
2424:
355:. The invasion was called off on 29 December, and the troop concentration was dispersed in early 1797, the Donegal Militia returning to Loughlinstown Camp.
2303:
671:
of 1872, militia regiments were brigaded with their local linked regular regiments. For the Donegal Militia this was in Sub-District No 64 (Counties of
1735:
446:
With the diminishing threat of invasion after 1799, the strength of the militia could be reduced, and the surplus men were encouraged to volunteer for
2186:
862:
692:
650:
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
2116:
836:
333:
2434:
799:
2369:
2277:
518:
had abdicated. With the end of the war most Irish Militia regiments returned to their home counties to be disembodied, the Donegals being at
503:
6 January 1808. It was back at Curragh Camp in June 1808, in Dublin in August that year, and at Tuam by April 1810. In April 1811 it was at
907:
901:
687:
2344:
874:
868:
340:
264:
1865:
1791:
843:
No new militia colonels were appointed after the 1852 reforms, the lieutenant-colonel becoming the commandant, and the appointment of
443:, where it stayed for the next year. It moved to Baltinglass in October 1799, to Dundalk in May 1800 and Lisburn by 20 November 1800.
259:
County Donegal was given a quota of 560 men to find, in ten companies, and the order for embodiment was issued on 23 April 1793, with
1911:
1855:
747:
786:
After the Boer War, the future of the militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia,
2419:
2339:
1875:
697:
339:
Anxiety about a possible French invasion grew during the autumn of 1796 and preparations were made for field operations. A large
1926:
236:
2126:
1890:
1798:
17:
383:
finally broke out in May 1798. The Light Company of the Donegal Militia was in action as part of 4th Light Battalion at the
647:
in August 1859. In July 1860 it returned to Ireland, being stationed at Dublin until it was disembodied on 31 August 1860.
2313:
2171:
1967:
1760:
A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom
1748:, April 1850, London: British Army Despatch Press, 1850/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 1991, ISBN 978-1-84342-410-9.
347:
on 21 December and troops from all over Ireland were marched towards the threatened area. The Donegal Militia marched to
2359:
2066:
1997:
1992:
1977:
1952:
974:
758:
240:
220:
195:
120:
1895:
723:
243:. When the invasion threat receded they diminished in numbers but remained a political force. On the outbreak of the
628:
of 30 March 1856, and the militia prepared to be disembodied. The Donegal Militia was disembodied on 4 August 1856.
2096:
1840:
1703:
795:
492:
235:
passed a Militia Act, but this failed to create an effective force. However it opened the way for the paramilitary
2002:
1885:
1870:
1762:, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2.
613:
297:
2414:
2256:
2086:
1972:
1880:
1850:
1835:
964:
844:
830:
823:
552:
276:
officers for the regiment was approved on 13 July and the regiment was actually embodied at the county town of
272:
260:
244:
223:, the threat of invasion by the Americans' allies, France and Spain, appeared to be serious. While most of the
89:
2384:
2241:
2191:
2131:
1845:
1814:
738:
508:
436:
380:
228:
191:
142:
2379:
2293:
2272:
2246:
2201:
2166:
2091:
2081:
2076:
1860:
1616:
702:
631:
The regiment was embodied again on 5 November 1857 when much of the Regular Army was sent to suppress the
625:
417:
194:
and served in home defence through the major wars of the 19th Century, It later became a battalion of the
163:
2349:
2221:
2141:
2029:
950:
remained unchanged when the list was updated in 1855. Most regiments took little notice of the numeral.
413:
396:
384:
232:
211:
153:
148:
2156:
2101:
2056:
2364:
2354:
2206:
2196:
2181:
2136:
1982:
595:
for active service. In December 1854 four companies of the Donegal Militia were converted into the
543:
of the Donegal Militia, and most of the officers had been commissioned during the Napoleonic Wars.
388:
309:
2151:
2121:
672:
636:
527:
400:
312:, where it was inspected again on 11 August 1794 and by the end of the month it was stationed at
158:
59:
746:
Not to be confused with 5th (Service) Bn (1914–19), 5th (Home Service) Bn, (1940–46) or 5th Bn (
206:
Although there are scattered references to town guards in 1584, no organised militia existed in
2374:
2308:
2251:
2161:
2061:
1987:
1962:
1921:
1693:
1490:
1476:
1448:
1420:
1406:
1135:
969:
596:
586:
1504:
1462:
1392:
526:. They served in Ireland when most of the Regular Army was on the Continent during the brief
2216:
1947:
1434:
878:
787:
754:
676:
668:
655:
451:
1230:
247:
In 1793, the Irish administration passed an effective Militia Act that created an official
2389:
2226:
2211:
2176:
1957:
807:
803:
791:
774:
592:
364:
360:
352:
301:
85:
635:. The regiment was stationed at Derry once more, but then crossed to England and went to
487:
on 23 July for summer camp before returning to Naas in September. In July 1805 it was at
395:
was ambushed by the United Irishmen and cut up at the First Action at Forth Mountain (or
239:
to fill the gap. The Volunteers were outside the control of either the parliament or the
2236:
2231:
2111:
644:
556:
368:
187:
73:
2408:
2329:
2106:
959:
928:
680:
632:
621:
447:
405:
329:
268:
248:
227:
was fighting overseas, the coasts of England and Wales were defended by the embodied
215:
183:
2146:
519:
484:
440:
224:
210:
before 1660. After that date, some militia forces were organised in the reign of
802:. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out. Under the more sweeping
608:
432:
428:
409:
348:
946:
567:
1. 'Whenever a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign power'.
416:, on 12 June, and together with 4th Light Battalion took part in the decisive
412:
as a reward for his bravery at New Ross. The Donegal Militia was in action at
344:
1783:
885:
727:
531:
504:
476:
321:
317:
110:
1720:
Ernest J. Martin, 'Order of Precedence of Irish Militia Regiments, 1798',
577:
The Prince of Wales's Own Donegal Militia was reformed with 12 companies.
515:
456:
325:
99:
1732:, Dublin: Clonmore & Reynolds/London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1949.
1719:
1662:
1647:
1636:
599:, which assumed the subtitle 'Prince of Wales's Own' in November 1855.
424:
392:
313:
277:
207:
130:
1777:
651:
488:
336:(later 2nd Earl of Leitrim) was appointed to succeed him on 22 June.
1714:
The Militia Artillery 1852–1909 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
616:, and in December it switched places with the Donegal Artillery at
737:
713:
No 64 Brigade Depot was formed at Omagh, the Tyrone Fusiliers' HQ.
640:
617:
496:
285:
1682:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
667:
Under the 'Localisation of the Forces' scheme introduced by the
523:
500:
480:
1787:
1706:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
570:
2. 'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
763:
5th (Donegal Militia) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
18:
5th (Donegal Militia) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
794:) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by the
897:
The following served as Honorary Colonel of the battalion:
530:
and the subsequent occupation duties. The Donegals were at
1663:
W.Y. Baldry, 'Order of Precedence of Militia Regiments',
910:, later 2nd Duke of Abercorn, appointed 22 September 1860
499:
in December 1806. By June 1807 it was at Cork, moving to
1738:
A Short History of the Royal Longford Militia, 1793–1893
1730:
The Irish Militia 1793–1816: A Social and Military Study
1716:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1987, ISBN 0-9508205-1-2.
1772:
34:
5th (Donegal Militia) Bn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
2445:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1908
877:(nephew of above), former Lieutenant & Captain,
2322:
2286:
2265:
2049:
2042:
2022:
2015:
1940:
1904:
1828:
1821:
1722:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
1665:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
913:
Lord Claud John Hamilton, appointed 17 January 1891
408:. Sergeant Hamilton was also commissioned into the
136:
126:
116:
105:
95:
80:
46:
38:
31:
1331:
1329:
2440:Military units and formations established in 1793
1746:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List
750:) (1947–67) of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
726:in Scotland. The brigade would have mustered at
475:The Donegal Militia marched out from Lifford to
654:crisis). The militia regiments now had a large
573:3. 'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
511:in July 1812, and back to Dublin by June 1813.
1131:
1129:
865:(later 3rd Marquess Conyngham), 5 January 1849
855:Lieutenant-colonels of the regiment included:
1799:
1755:, London: Longmans, 1980, ISBN 0-582-48565-7.
1687:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1680:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1673:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
1379:
1377:
332:Camp. Colonel Burton died on 31 May 1796 and
8:
1027:
839:appointed 22 June 1796 died 31 December 1854
2430:Defunct Irish regiments of the British Army
1177:
1175:
1173:
1025:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1007:
423:After Vinegar Hill the regiment marched to
231:, but Ireland had no equivalent force. The
2046:
2019:
1825:
1806:
1792:
1784:
1698:The New Annual Army List, and Militia List
927:The Donegal Militia wore a red coat, with
431:in July, then on 22 October it moved into
1612:
1610:
1608:
1606:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1109:
806:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
1667:, Vol 15, No 57 (Spring 1936), pp. 5–16.
1539:
1537:
1535:
1212:Richey, pp. 18–9; Appendices IV & V.
1107:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1089:
902:James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn
742:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers' cap badge.
693:108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot
359:with the gun detachments trained by the
1617:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Milweb.
1533:
1531:
1529:
1527:
1525:
1523:
1521:
1519:
1517:
1515:
1316:
1314:
1312:
1310:
1308:
1306:
1304:
985:
863:George Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
837:Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim
387:on 28 May. On 30 May a company of the
328:, and on 21 April 1796 it marched into
1061:
1059:
1057:
884:Baptist J. Barton, former Lieutenant,
871:, Lt-Col Commandant, 22 September 1855
28:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1037:
710:Prince of Wales's Own Donegal Militia
282:Prince of Wales's Own Donegal Militia
180:Prince of Wales's Own Donegal Militia
32:Prince of Wales's Own Donegal Militia
7:
1724:, Vol 34, No 138 (June 1956), p. 86.
688:27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot
2425:Irish regiments of the British Army
214:but it was not until 1715 that the
391:escorting a train of artillery to
190:in 1793. It saw action during the
25:
859:Andrew Knox, appointed 6 May 1801
316:, with two companies detached to
1149:Knight, pp. 78–9, 111, 255, 411.
734:5th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
639:. In September 1858 it moved to
84:
66:
52:
1740:, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1894.
603:Crimean War & Indian Mutiny
1773:Dictionary of Irish Biography.
1753:The Army and Society 1815–1914
833:, April 1793, died 31 May 1796
324:. On 30 June 1795 it moved to
1:
2435:Militia of the United Kingdom
1138:Dictionary of Irish Biography
881:, 10 July 1867, later Hon Col
778:disembodied on 3 July 1901.
663:Cardwell and Childers Reforms
1136:William Burton Conyngham at
975:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
904:, appointed 13 December 1854
759:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
241:Dublin Castle administration
221:War of American Independence
196:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
121:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1564:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
888:, promoted 21 February 1891
624:. The war was ended by the
551:The long-standing national
479:in August 1803. It went to
198:but was disbanded in 1908.
2461:
1700:(various dates from 1840).
796:Secretary of State for War
745:
707:Londonderry Light Infantry
584:
493:Prosperous, County Kildare
483:in June 1804, then to the
472:raised to allow for this.
341:French expeditionary force
1815:British Militia Regiments
918:Heritage & ceremonial
643:for a year, then went to
614:Charlemont, County Armagh
597:Donegal Artillery Militia
581:Donegal Artillery Militia
1736:Henry Alexander Richey,
1712:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1704:Col George Jackson Hay,
1675:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1221:McAnnaly, Appendix VIII.
1031:Frederick, pp. 167, 260.
965:Militia (United Kingdom)
908:James, Viscount Hamilton
875:Lord Claud John Hamilton
831:William Burton Conyngham
824:Colonels of the Regiment
698:Fermanagh Light Infantry
308:The regiment marched to
292:French Revolutionary War
261:William Burton Conyngham
245:French Revolutionary War
2420:Irish Militia regiments
2314:Forfar & Kincardine
1927:Forfar & Kincardine
1573:Spiers, pp. 243–2, 254.
1167:McAnally, Appendix III.
679:in Belfast District of
192:Irish Rebellion of 1798
143:Irish Rebellion of 1798
42:April 1793–31 July 1908
1627:McAnally, Appendix IV.
1591:Frederick, pp. vi–vii.
1074:McAnally, Appendix VI.
743:
703:Royal Tyrone Fusiliers
675:, Donegal, Tyrone and
418:Battle of Vinegar Hill
164:Battle of Vinegar Hill
1383:Litchfield, pp. 67–9.
1289:McAnally, pp. 256–64.
1271:McAnally, pp. 180–94.
1262:McAnally, pp. 172–80.
1253:McAnally, pp. 164–72.
1244:McAnally, pp. 149–53.
1194:McAnally, pp. 96–102.
741:
448:regiments of the line
414:Borris, County Carlow
397:Battle of Three Rocks
385:Battle of Enniscorthy
233:Parliament of Ireland
154:Battle of Three Rocks
149:Battle of Enniscorthy
1728:Sir Henry McAnally,
1689:, Vol II, Wakefield:
1671:Col John K. Dunlop,
1335:Litchfield, pp. 1–7.
1203:McAnally, pp. 102–9.
607:The outbreak of the
406:regiment of the line
298:French Revolutionary
280:on 14 August as the
1494:, 6 September 1859.
1424:, 11 December 1855.
1158:McAnally, pp. 83–4.
1123:Sleigh, pp. 139–40.
1083:McAnally, pp. 41–2.
1001:McAnally, pp. 1–31.
869:Lord Claud Hamilton
851:Lieutenant-Colonels
561:Militia Act of 1852
559:was revived by the
401:Defence of New Ross
389:Royal Meath Militia
186:regiment raised in
1751:Edward M. Spiers,
1685:J.B.M. Frederick,
1678:J.B.M. Frederick,
1600:Spiers, pp. 275–7.
1582:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
1555:Spiers, pp. 195–6.
1466:, 2 February 1858.
1452:, 4 December 1857.
1371:Frederick, p. 983.
1360:Army & Society
744:
491:, a year later at
265:Lieutenant-Colonel
159:Battle of New Ross
2402:
2401:
2398:
2397:
2294:Argyll & Bute
2050:England and Wales
2038:
2037:
2023:England and Wales
2011:
2010:
1912:Argyll & Bute
1829:England and Wales
1506:Edinburgh Gazette
1492:Edinburgh Gazette
1480:, 5 October 1858.
1478:Edinburgh Gazette
1464:Edinburgh Gazette
1450:Edinburgh Gazette
1438:, 8 January 1856.
1436:Edinburgh Gazette
1422:Edinburgh Gazette
1410:, 2 October 1855.
1408:Edinburgh Gazette
1394:Edinburgh Gazette
1349:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
1280:McAnally, p. 187.
970:Donegal Artillery
893:Honorary colonels
587:Donegal Artillery
528:Waterloo campaign
334:Viscount Clements
173:
172:
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879:Grenadier Guards
847:was introduced.
845:Honorary Colonel
800:St John Brodrick
755:Childers Reforms
748:Territorial Army
730:in time of war.
669:Cardwell Reforms
452:Treaty of Amiens
237:Irish Volunteers
88:
72:
70:
69:
62:
58:
56:
55:
29:
21:
2460:
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2405:
2404:
2403:
2394:
2318:
2282:
2266:Channel Islands
2261:
2192:Nottinghamshire
2172:Montgomeryshire
2137:North Hampshire
2132:Gloucestershire
2092:Caernarvonshire
2087:Carmarthenshire
2072:Buckinghamshire
2034:
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1978:Londonderry (I)
1936:
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1817:
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1782:
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1073:
1069:
1065:Hay, pp. 325–6.
1064:
1035:
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992:Hay, pp. 146–7.
991:
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983:
956:
942:
925:
920:
895:
853:
821:
816:
808:Special Reserve
804:Haldane Reforms
784:
775:Second Boer War
771:
769:Second Boer War
751:
736:
665:
626:Treaty of Paris
605:
593:Royal Artillery
589:
583:
549:
540:
465:
463:Napoleonic Wars
381:Irish Rebellion
377:
375:Irish Rebellion
365:Geneva Barracks
361:Royal Artillery
353:United Irishmen
302:Napoleonic Wars
294:
288:on 1 December.
257:
255:Donegal Militia
212:King Charles II
204:
176:
67:
65:
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33:
23:
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15:
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2247:Worcestershire
2244:
2239:
2234:
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2224:
2219:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2199:
2194:
2189:
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2169:
2167:Merionethshire
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
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2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
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2089:
2084:
2079:
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2074:
2069:
2067:Brecknockshire
2064:
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557:United Kingdom
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174:
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82:
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2178:
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2140:
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2125:
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2120:
2118:
2115:
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2110:
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2095:
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2083:
2082:Cardiganshire
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
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2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2054:
2052:
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1397:
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1389:
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1234:, 9 June 1798
1233:
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1209:
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1197:
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1118:
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998:
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989:
986:
980:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
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961:
960:Irish Militia
958:
957:
953:
951:
948:
939:
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933:
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922:
917:
912:
909:
906:
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848:
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835:
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829:
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813:
811:
809:
805:
801:
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793:
789:
781:
779:
776:
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766:
765:in May 1882.
764:
760:
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749:
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733:
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681:Irish Command
678:
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653:
648:
646:
642:
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629:
627:
623:
622:County Tyrone
619:
615:
610:
602:
600:
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594:
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580:
578:
572:
569:
566:
565:
564:
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558:
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469:
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460:
458:
453:
449:
444:
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438:
437:Fort Carlisle
434:
430:
426:
421:
420:on 21 June.
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398:
394:
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330:Loughlinstown
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291:
289:
287:
283:
279:
274:
271:appointed as
270:
269:12th Dragoons
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:
184:Irish Militia
181:
175:Military unit
165:
162:
160:
157:
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152:
150:
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61:
49:
45:
41:
37:
30:
27:
19:
2334:
2299:Berwickshire
2102:Denbighshire
2057:Bedfordshire
1759:
1758:War Office,
1752:
1745:
1737:
1729:
1721:
1713:
1705:
1697:
1686:
1679:
1672:
1664:
1643:
1632:
1623:
1596:
1587:
1578:
1569:
1560:
1551:
1543:
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1500:
1491:
1486:
1477:
1472:
1463:
1458:
1449:
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1435:
1430:
1421:
1416:
1407:
1402:
1393:
1388:
1367:
1359:
1354:
1320:
1298:Hay, p. 154.
1294:
1285:
1276:
1267:
1258:
1249:
1240:
1231:
1226:
1217:
1208:
1199:
1190:
1182:
1181:War Office,
1163:
1154:
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1137:
1079:
1070:
997:
988:
943:
934:
926:
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822:
785:
772:
762:
752:
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716:
666:
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630:
606:
590:
576:
550:
547:1852 Reforms
541:
520:Ballyshannon
513:
474:
470:
466:
445:
441:Cork Harbour
422:
378:
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343:appeared in
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307:
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281:
258:
225:Regular Army
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179:
177:
117:Part of
26:
2355:Londonderry
2207:Radnorshire
2197:Oxfordshire
2182:Northampton
1362:, pp. 91–2.
782:Disbandment
673:Londonderry
609:Crimean War
433:Fort Camden
429:County Cork
410:Royal Scots
320:and one to
137:Engagements
127:Garrison/HQ
76:(1801–1908)
63:(1793–1800)
2409:Categories
2257:North York
2152:Lancashire
2122:Flintshire
1998:Mid-Ulster
1932:Haddington
1866:Lancashire
1841:Carmarthen
1656:References
947:William IV
940:Precedence
826:included:
814:Commanders
792:Volunteers
773:After the
724:VIII Corps
722:Division,
538:Long Peace
345:Bantry Bay
202:Background
2385:Westmeath
2375:Tipperary
2340:Fermanagh
2304:Edinburgh
2252:East York
2242:Wiltshire
2162:Middlesex
2127:Glamorgan
2062:Berkshire
2016:Engineers
1988:Tipperary
1917:Edinburgh
1896:Yorkshire
1856:Glamorgan
1822:Artillery
1694:H.G. Hart
1544:Army List
1183:1805 List
886:33rd Foot
728:Edinburgh
719:Army List
677:Fermanagh
532:Tullamore
514:By then,
505:Castlebar
477:Mullingar
439:guarding
322:Roscommon
318:Castlerea
263:, former
111:Battalion
2360:Longford
2287:Scotland
2273:Guernsey
2217:Somerset
2097:Cheshire
2043:Infantry
1905:Scotland
1881:Pembroke
1836:Cardigan
1358:Spiers,
954:See also
923:Uniforms
819:Colonels
788:Yeomanry
645:Yarmouth
516:Napoleon
457:adjutant
326:Drogheda
100:Infantry
2390:Wicklow
2350:Leitrim
2335:Donegal
2323:Ireland
2227:Suffolk
2212:Rutland
2177:Norfolk
2003:Wicklow
1963:Donegal
1941:Ireland
1886:Suffolk
1871:Norfolk
1778:Milweb.
1692:Lt-Col
1648:Baldry.
1637:Martin.
929:facings
555:of the
553:Militia
485:Curragh
425:Youghal
393:Wexford
314:Athlone
278:Lifford
273:Colonel
267:in the
229:Militia
208:Ireland
182:was an
131:Lifford
90:Militia
60:Ireland
47:Country
2380:Tyrone
2278:Jersey
2237:Sussex
2232:Surrey
2157:London
2117:Durham
2112:Dorset
1993:Tyrone
1973:Galway
1968:Dublin
1953:Armagh
1948:Antrim
1891:Sussex
1851:Durham
1321:Hart's
652:Fenian
501:Tuamby
489:Dublin
81:Branch
71:
57:
39:Active
2365:Meath
2330:Clare
2107:Devon
1958:Clare
1846:Devon
981:Notes
656:cadre
641:Dover
618:Omagh
509:Boyle
507:, at
497:Cavan
286:Derry
2309:Fife
2147:Kent
1922:Fife
1861:Kent
790:and
753:The
524:Elba
481:Naas
435:and
349:Cork
310:Birr
300:and
296:The
178:The
106:Size
96:Role
620:in
427:in
367:in
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1514:^
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