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When the
Windsor Foresters were disbanded, Capt Moses Ximenes sought permission to raise a 'Troop of Gentlemen Cavalry' (Yeomanry) in Berkshire. He offered to pay for its clothing and kit if the arms and accoutrements of the disbanded Windsor Foresters were transferred to it. Royal permission was
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infantry regiments began to do in 1798) the officers objected strongly to being treated like professional soldiers, 'being pressed to extend or services beyond our abilities or inclinations by adopting a line of life which ought to have commenced at an earlier period when we might have secured an
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November 1796 legislation was passed to create another body of home defence cavalry known as Provisional Cavalry. Like the Militia, these were raised by ballot if insufficient volunteers came forward, and were considered socially inferior by the
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and the
Wargrave Rangers was disbanded early in 1814, the officers having retired. However, the 1st Berkshire Cavalry (commanded by Lt-Col Dundas) maintained a Troop at Wargrave from 1817 to 1820, after which it may have joined the new
280:. The regiment concentrated for camp near Aberdeen in the summer of 1798 before breaking up in October and the Troops returning to their former stations. The regiment did not camp in the summer of 1799, but in October it moved south to
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Service in the fencibles (who did not serve overseas) was popular, and the regiment succeeded in recruiting above its establishment strength. Although most of the original recruits probably came from
Berkshire and the
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The uniform of the
Berkshire Provisional Cavalry was a green jacket with red facings and white cords, with green pantaloons. A waistcoat was also worn. The cap was leather with a feather. The regimental
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In March 1800 the fencible cavalry were disbanded. The 5th
Regiment sold off its horses and the men were progressively discharged, some of them re-enlisting with Regular units, especially the
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Sir Morris
Ximenes (as he had now become) retired from command of the Wargrave Rangers in March 1809 when he was appointed to a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 2nd Berkshire Local Militia, and
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William
Soundby was promoted to succeed him. In late 1813, with the war drawing to a close, the independent Troops of Gentlemen Cavalry in Berkshire were invited to amalgamate with the
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The 1797 list of fencible officers only uses the less formal title of
Windsor Foresters. It also indicates that the regiment was fifth in seniority among fencible cavalry.
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487:. In August 1799 the provisional cavalry were placed on the same footing as the fencible cavalry and the regiment's designation was confusingly changed to
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Windsor Foresters followed that of the Light Dragoons in the Regular Army, but with a red coat instead of blue; the
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The Wargrave Rangers wore a blue coat faced red with white lace or cords, conforming to the other Troops of Yeomanry Cavalry in Berkshire.
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and that the regiment 'appeared to us as the perfection of light dragoons'. For the winter of 1796/7 the regiment moved to barracks at
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was of scarlet silk, with a crown, rose and thistle in the centre and 'Dieu et mon Droit' beneath. In the 1st and 4th corners was the
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with steel mounts. Officers also wore a red cloak with white lining and dark blue cape, which was fastened with a silver metal clasp.
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was converted into fencible cavalry in 1799. Both regiments were disbanded in 1800, when a number of members transferred to a new
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List of the officers of the several regiments and corps of fencible cavalry and infantry: of the officers of the militia (etc.)
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regiments were full-time troops, raised to serve in any part of Great Britain and Ireland for the duration of a war, releasing
296:. As well as anti-invasion duties on the coast, much of the unit's service was spent on anti-smuggling duties in support of
495:). The former provisional cavalry regiments were disbanded in March 1800, at which time part of the Berkshire unit was at
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with black crest and plume, and the title 'WINDSOR FORESTERS' on the scroll. The officers' sword closely resembled the
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and part at Reading. On disbandment, Lt-Col Dundas, Maj Stead and some other officers were granted commissions in the
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Nick Mansfield, 'Allen Davenport of the Windsor Foresters: Fencible Cavalry Trooper and Political Activist',
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interest in the Profession if such had been our object'.
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954:, Vol 98, No 392 (Spring 2020), pp. 33–40.
448:(Other sources give the Troop HQs as Abingdon,
256:. In the summer of 1796 the regiment camped at
958:G.R. Mellor, 'Provisional Cavalry 1797–1800',
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746:Fortescue, Vol IV, Pt II, pp. 889–90.
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684:List of British fencible regiments
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653:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre
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139:Berkshire Provisional Cavalry
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186:Sir Nathaniel Dukinfield, Bt
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127:Berkshire Fencible Cavalry
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633:Eastern Berkshire Cavalry
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125:, or more formally the
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639:Uniforms and insignia
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761:List of the officers
184:on 1 May 1794, with
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583:Wargrave, Berkshire
467:and Colonel of the
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310:Cirencester
258:Musselburgh
109:Nickname(s)
99:Garrison/HQ
1017:Categories
932:, Vol IV,
910:References
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624:Lieutenant
596:commanders
589:Commanders
481:Trowbridge
450:Hungerford
431:Maidenhead
397:Volunteers
314:Birmingham
298:HM Customs
294:Haddington
262:bay horses
210:Hare Hatch
206:Bear Place
945:1803–1807
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934:1789–1801
718:29th Foot
695:Footnotes
522:1800–1814
493:see above
485:Wiltshire
437:Faringdon
419:Oakingham
364:Maidstone
353:see below
250:Edinburgh
178:Berkshire
145:Troop at
900:Yeomanry
898:Tylden,
883:Tylden,
795:Cormack.
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678:See also
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497:Monmouth
454:Thatcham
425:Abingdon
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278:Montrose
274:Arbroath
270:Aberdeen
254:Scotland
222:half-pay
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198:captains
158:Fencible
147:Wargrave
135:Scotland
865:Mellor.
645:facings
594:Notable
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473:Bristol
443:Reading
413:Newbury
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