A DE SCRIP TIVE ACCOUN T

O F THE

R RE IMENTS N ' F R E FR M VA IOUS G OW COMPRIS ING THE QUEEN S O C S , O

THEIR FIRS T ESTABLIS HMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME

WALTER RIC HA RDS

IN F 0 UR DI VISION S

DIV IV . .

LONDON V . S . IRT E J U . C O , LIMITED

2 C ITY R AD AND 2 6 V 94 , O , I Y LANE

IM TERRITORIAL REG EN TS . 1 7 7

and ff in n n and brigade su ered severely, hav g five officers killed, seve wou ded, their

n n - n n The f n n in n Lieute a t Colo el take prison er . ollowi g year they were e gaged coveri g

of Ha an d n ffi n n n the siege y, the o ly British o cer killed duri g this campaig was Captai

S of 1 4 . In 1 695 n acheverell the th they were employed at various sieges, otably at

’ “ N Tidcomb e s F n an d that of amur, where , as oot, they crow ed themselves with glory ; throughout the later battles of that year they followed the dashin g lead of the gallant

L . For f n t wo n in I n n ord Cutts the ollowi g or three years they were statio ed rela d, whe ce,

n n n inS n . however, they se t detachme ts at various times to joi the British army pai

When Prince Charles Edward made his attempt in 1 7 1 5 the 1 4th were summon ed to

’ S n an d n F D n n and f cotla d, fought as Jaspar Clayto s oot at u bla e, our years later at

G n n n e i hin n a d H ton . In 1 2 n le shiel , where Captai s Moore g were wou ded 7 7 they we t

n n L n n - n and to Gibraltar, of which their Colo el , Jaspar Clayto , was ieute a t Gover or,

s s in u f n n S n n n f or a isted its successf l de e ce agai st the pa iards, remai i g there several

The 1 4 n ot D n n n years . th were at etti ge , but amo gst those who fell there was their

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n n on ff . T F in 1 46 galla t Colo el , who was the sta hey fought at alkirk 7 as Price s

F an d in n in n of n n . oot, were the first li e the divisio Ge eral Cholmo deley Complete

’ f n 1 4 though the de eat of Ki g George s army was, the th have little to reproach them

’ and n Ow n n n and selves with , they the Ki g s made a determi ed sta d withstood the

in H n n n mn n n fury of the charg g ighla d host with asto ishi g fir ess, evi ci g most heroic ” i an f At n valour un der c rcumstances of peculiar danger d di ficulty . Cullode they were A n in r n and f n not n le ss . T n agai the fi st li e, ortu ately did i cur much hey we t to merica

in 1 06 and n n n n A in 1 7 7 3 . T 7 St . five years later to Vi ce t, retur i g to merica hough

’ n not n n H in t wo the regime t was as a whole e gaged at Bu ker s ill , they lost that battle of f ff A f e w n the 1 4 n their o ficers who were employed on the sta . mo ths later th disti

uis hed an of not g themselves at action known as that Great Bridge, but do seem to have

e of In n n an d be n very actively en gaged during the remainder of the War depe de ce,

n En n in 1 A n in in 1 7 82 retur ed to gla d 77 7 . fter a short sojour Jamaica , they took part

in n in H n n n one n . the campaig olla d eleve years later, bei g of the first regime ts to arrive

T F i the f n 1 93 . n n hey fought at amars May, 7 O this occasio it is related that Bed ord

R n n in 1 82 n n of n men shire egime t, as they had bee styled 7 , bei g mai ly composed you g

n n in n f n n the n who had ever bee actio be ore, though evi ci g most dari g courage, got

o f n D n n somewhat out order . Colo el oyle, seei g this, galloped to the fro t, called a

nf n an d n n n F n R n halt, rei orced the ra ks, the , biddi g the ba d strike up the re ch epublica

‘ g a zm h h n w n in on t e . T e air, , led them to charge loss of the regime t, o i g great measure

voL. II. A A ‘ ” H ER Ill A/ES TI S ARMY.

f n an d n in n to this action o their Colo el, was slight, they were specially tha ked Ge eral

At Valen cienn cs n d n f 1 4 n Orders . a hu red volu teers were required rom the th to joi the

n D men and n n d n of forlorn h epe . Colo el oyle assembled his , poi ti g out the a ger the “ ” n n it e terprise, requested that those who were prepared to u dertake should recover “ ” In n n one man and n arms . sta tly the whole regime t recovered as , their Colo el, with

n an n n an n n genui e pride d emotio , directed that i stead of y volu teeri g, which all were

n men of n l In n the te n . ready to do, first each compa y shou d be chose the operatio s — about Dunkirk to quote an instan ce w hich is typical of the en thusiastic devotion w hich

— ‘ has ever characterised the 1 4th when the deep ditch threatened to prove a formidable

L n n m in and his - obstacle, ieute a t Clapham ju ped stood with the water up to arm pits, that the gren adiers might use his shoulders as steppin g-stones to the other side I They

u L n e an d T n n fo ght at a dr cies Cateau ; at our ay they particularly disti guished themselves,

n n n T n f he gai i g the first ame on their colours . hey were for a lo g time isolated rom t “ rest of the army and hemmed in on all sides by the whole weight and power of the

’ ” n m n n . n e emy s overwhel i g umbers Retreat became i evitable, though to retreat “ nn n n n on seemed almost to court a ihilatio . Yet, surrou ded by the e emy , fired by ” and nf n an d n n 1 4 artillery i a try, me aced by cavalry, the galla t th moved as though at a

w . T n o m n in in and n revie here was hurry or excite e t ; defeat as victory they were, k ew

one n n n in that they were, of the fi est regime ts of the fi est army the world ; their retreat

n fi he d n . On t was dig i ed, deliberate, efia t road by which they must pass was erected a

n n n had in At stro g barricade behi d which the e emy gathered force . this last disaster ” n n n . No eve the brave Ge eral expressed his fear that they must surre der , sir, replied ” n “ An 4 di 1 4 a r . d 1 d Captai Clapham , the th c n cut th ough them the th cut through

and n a them, received from friends and foes alike the meed of praise due to as galla t n

n an n Guildermalsen n actio as y troops ever performed. Agai at they evi ced the same

and n in 1 7 9 5 n n n n n n . heroic courage, retur ed home , havi g gai ed a reputatio seco d to o e

In 1 7 96 f St A . L an d St n n n n they ought at ucia . Vi ce t, receivi g the tha ks of bercrombie, w ho n , whe it was decided that the 1 4th were not to accompany him on his further

n “ expeditio s, expressed his regret with the very distin gu ished compliment that he did

' ” n ot in an o on th k y service could g well without them .

A n n n nn n d n seco d battalio which had bee formed fought at Coru a, where, u er Colo el

Nicholls n of the regime t, they greatly distin guished themselves in drivin g the French out

' n n . T f n with e u al n n The of the adjoi i g village hey ought also at Walchere q disti ctio . l s ‘ “ ” t n en a ed in 1 8 1 0 i and n on battalio were g g at the Maurit us, the followi g year w Java TERRITORIA RE E L GHV N TS . 1 79

f or n n n n their colours by their sple did courage, u der Colo el Watso , at the storming of

The f r n in Cornelis . u ther disturba ces Java occupied them f or some months after which ,

n n n they experie ced some active service amo gst the pirates at Bor eo . The 1 4th were

n at t n n n T represe ted Waterloo by a third ba talio , which, u der Colo el idy, was brigaded

2 an l s D n It n with the 3 rd d S t in the Fourth ivisio . is eedless to recount again the oft

’ told tale of th e victory at Waterloo ; suffice it here to say that the General s Report “ 3 rd n 1 4 in declared that the battalio of the th , this its first trial , displayed a gallan try ” and n n T steadiness becomi g vetera troops . hey were also engaged at Cambray ; after

in n n 3rd n 1 4 n which, commo with ma y others, the battalio of the th were disba ded . In

- of 1 st n n in Ne aul an f the year Waterloo the battalio were servi g p , d or the f ollowin g years

n a in n n n an d were e g ged the almost co sta t struggle with the Pi darees Mahrattas . Bhurt

in 1 825 t f n 1 4th T o n - pore, ,brough resh ho ours to the . w lieute an t colon els of the regimen t

— ‘ — n M Combe and E n and Colo els dwards were acti g as brigadiers, the regimen t itself was

n E At n comma ded by Major verard . the terrible explosio which cleared the way for the

‘ n M Combe f n é n stormers, Colo el was severely struck by the alli g d bris, but the regime t, “ ” in n an d h n sple did order high spirits, fought t eir way i to the breach . When the

n n n - in - n d of 1 4 — stro ghold surre dered , the Comma der Chief e tere at the head the th a T graceful complimen t to the signal valour they had displayed . hey return ed home in

1 83 1 an d n t In and in n , five years later we t to the Wes dies, where, Ca ada, their time

E in n n i i n . and was ch efly passed till the Cr mea War arly Ja uary they la ded at the Crimea,

The 2n d n in 1 8th of n . in 1 858 took part the assault of the Ju e battalio , raised , was

Ne n an d in of 1 8 60 1 8 63 n n ordered to w Zeala d, served the Maori Wars to , remai i g

e n n in Af n abroad till 1 870. Th same battalio subseque tly took part the gha campaign of — 1 8 7 9 80 n n n n on n . The 1 4 , gai i g thereby the last disti ctio their ho oured colours th

( 2nd Battalion ) were at Luckn ow when they received orders to join the Reserve

D n of in n r n T an n Af n . d n ivisio the force orthe gha ista hey proceeded to Peshawar, the ce,

’ n H n n L and with Ge eral ill s Brigade, to Jamrud, subseque tly movi g to audi Kotal Pesh

n f in n of n G n Bolak . I the ollowin g May they took part the actio Mazi a, where e eral

f n f n A I Gile success ully e countered and dispersed the A ghan s u der Ghulam hmad . n “ O n h f n : The S n the rder published by the Ge eral , he t us re ers to the regime t eco d

n of 1 4 of n Battalio the th, although composed chiefly you g soldiers, behaved with great

t n e s n an d n and in n n n s eadi s , cool ess galla try, were kept well ha d by their comma di g

The n c n n n r . offi er, Colo el Warre , assisted by the compa y office s actio was well calculated

n N of i n n n . in to produce wild firi g, but there was o e Capta oyes ( the reg me t) behaved A A 2 R l A ES TY ’ AR/V ’ I 8 o HE fi / S I .

n n n b in n and with great gallantry i stormi g a su ga , which he got wou ded, the Brigadier

General will have much pleasure in bringing his n ame to the n otice of the Major ” The n n f n of n n General Comman ding . ext mo th our compa ies the regime t joi ed a

f r n an d in n column commanded by their o ficer, Colon el Wa re , were employed destroyi g

’ at n n S n S n n n India. some of the en em y s defe ces ear u ga eraj , retur i g two mo ths later to

“ n n ROYAL RI ES find n of a h I treati g of the MA N 1 we ourselves treati g corps w ich, so

in to speak, are themselves, “ ” abstracts and bri ef chroni cl es of the t ime ,

n and n I n E f d f duri g which , by sea by la d, the sla d mpire has orce its way to the oremost

t D A a place amidst the n ations of the ear h . ivided as they are into rtillery nd Infantry it

will not be necessary in these pages to do more than indicate the distinction : the record of It — n and n . n and glory, u ique co spicuous, applies to the corps as a whole has bee said the — definition has something of wit in it that the chief characteristic of the Marines is their

’ m hibzousness n in n of n an d a . D p , their participatio the ature both la d sea forces oubtless,

n n n N . It true hom e i deed, some would claim them as belo gi g to the avy is that they are on

the N E f or — in r n n avy stimates, but all that to hazard a b ief phrase a defi itio devoid of

n — n S LDIERS an d cc - tech icalities the Mari es are O , albeit they serve at sea, operate with

’ Her A ff S the Navy of Great Britain . Majesty s rmy could ill a ord to lose such plendid

contributors to its glories as the Marin es there are but comparatively few of the “ n n n on of n n not disti ctio s bor e the proud colours its regime ts, which the Mari es may

n n claim as time has passed, each year has added its testimo y to their u rivalled disci

in n and n pl e, dau tless courage, loyal patie ce . Perhaps throughout their glorious

chronicle there is n o quality that so impresses itself on the min d of the reader as “ ” For n of n this last . ma y years the cold shade oppositio seemed their habitual atmo

sphere blunders in organization were accompanied by disregard in rewards and recog E nition . ven now there are not wantin g many voices of weight which urge that the

of n and f n an n n ot showers ho ours rewards ollowi g y campaig is somewhat arbitrary, to

in and n no n n say empirical, its meteoric flight, too freque tly avoids by i disti ct curve the

” “ ’ ” and Ca e t s Enti e f om the ha in th ee The 1 4th F oot u sed t o b e call ed the Old and Bo l d , lv r r , r ir v g r batta ons h 8 2 w en ir t o 1 . li S H. Calv ert w as Co l on el f rom 1 806 6 ,

‘ ‘ “ La e an d the m o t l The Ro yal Mari nes b ear as a b ad e the Gl ob e w ith the w ord Gibral tar w ith the ur l , t o g , ,

Per JlIare n t l e b e w th facin s o f sca et and on the he met er Terram . The u n i form o f the Ro y al Mari e Ar i l ry is lu i rl l , p g , ” n ch b w it he Ro al l ate a renad e on the bal l of w hi ch is a l obe w ith Iibraltar abo v e it an d an a or e l o . T y p g , g Mari ne Li ht Infantry hav e a scarl et u n i form w i th b lu e f ac i n s and hav e in addi ti on to the l ob e an d l aure l the g g , g ‘ ’ ” dist nct e b e of L t n Th he met- ate has an e ht- o nted sta on w hich is a obe w th Gib alta i iv ugl igh I fan try . e l p l ig p i r gl i r r abo e it and b e v an anchor and cabl e be l ow it b el ow the ancho r is a ugl . ER/( I ORIAL R Gl zl/ T T E EN TS .

“ n n of The R n f n n co stellatio oyal Mari es, which o te sta ds the most direct in its n ormal “ ” . N o i n n n n n one of n course d sti ctio s, save the tra sce de t Gibraltar, are bor e by the

n an d n n i in Mari es, the reaso is somewhat a alogous to that wh ch, court etiquette, pre

Sir i The scribes the simple as the address for the h ghest . distinctions of the

in in and . n D of n Mar es are comprised their badge their motto Whe the late uke Clare ce,

n of R n new n in O the Ge eral the oyal Mari es, gave a sta d of colours to the corps ctober,

1 82 ns n f 7 , his observatio were to the followi g e fect

The list of actions in which the corps had been distinguished havin g been laid before

n n and f of t n n the Ki g, the list was so exte sive, the di ficulty selec io so great, amo gst so

n n n in ma y glorious deeds, of such a portio as could be i serted the space, that his

n in of and n Majesty determi ed , lieu the usual mottoes badges o the colours of troops of

‘ ’ n n n n the li e, to direct that the Globe e circled with laurel should be the disti guishi g badge,

as the most appropriate emblem of a corps whose duties carried them to all parts of the ” in n and n globe, every quarter ofwhich they had ear ed laurels by their valour good co duct.

n in n a R n in Beari g mi d the mixed char cter of the oyal Mari es, the sketch embodied

the following pages will be illustrative more of the military part of their record and even

n n n n n n r n n the , so full of brave deeds, of sple did courage, of u complai i g e du a ce, of brillia t

n and f d n m n in dari g, stead ast iscipli e is the record, the sketch ust eeds be but barest

in and n n and of and outl e, will serve but to i dicate the glowi g colours wealth crowded

glorious detail which fill the completed pict ure . “ ” The origin o f the Marin es must be sought f or in the famous Trained Bands of

n of n n f n Londo ; a view their li eage which is bor e out by the act that the Mari es, with

an ff n R n the n the Guards d the Bu s, alo e, of the egulars, e joy privilege of marchi g through

In n n n n of the City with bayonets fixed and bands playin g . this co ectio the historia the corps cites the f ollowi ng as evidences that the Marin es are entitled to the precedence of the presen t 3 rd Regimen t in the British Line . “ In of D n n in 1 777 The 3rd the memoirs Major o ki , published , it is stated that

R n F in 1 663 n n n Old ff the egime t of oot, raised , k own by the a cie t title of the Bu s, have

n It privilege of marching through London with drums beatin g and colours flyi g . h n in 1 46 n of n n n on e appe ed the year 7 , that a detachme t Mari es beati g alo g Cheapside,

of s f n the n o the magi trates came up to the o ficer, requiri g him to cease drum, as soldiers

n were allowed to in terrupt the civil repose . The captain comman di g immediately said

‘ ’ ‘ ’ ‘ ir n n I n ot n . n . Oh s I We are Mari es , , replied the alderma , beg pardo , did k ow it

’ n n Pray co ti ue your route as you please . ' : M 1 8 HER JlIAjES TY S AR Y.

“ ’ ” In 1 664 a regiment w hich received the name of the Admiral s Regiment was ” and f an d n n n raised for sea service, a ter some service a period of suspe ded a imatio

' “ ’ reappeared in 1 684 as His Royal Highn ess the Duke of York and Albany s Maritime ” f n n A n in Regimen t of Foot, a ter which, accordi g to Colo el rde , they became corporated

In 1 7 02 n n 3 0th 3 and into the Coldstream Guards . six regime ts of the prese t , lst, — 3 2md and n n n n and 6th , three si ce disba ded, were appoi ted as Mari es, six others the , — ” 2 th 3 4th and n 3 6th 1 9th , 0 , , the battalio s of the for sea service, at which time their

n f n nn n n - n w u i orm, accordi g to Ca o , co sisted of high crow ed leather caps, covered ith

f n of n and n n cloth of the same colour as the aci gs the regime t, or ame ted with devices

n n - - the same as the caps wor by the Gre adiers, scarlet frock coat, buff waist belt, black

ff Af n in n n . pouch carried fro t, with bayo et belt attached, bu gaiters ter beari g well

in n n and their part the task allotted to them, these regime ts were reabsorbed i to the army,

1 1 4 1 39 no n n n from 7 to 7 there were Mari es, properly speaki g, though a compa y or two “ ” of In n n N n valids remai ed to preser ve the successio . eed soo arose for the services of so

an in 1 4 R n n n f d 7 7 W . useful a corps, a oyal arra t was issued assig i g the status of the orce

The position and status of the Marines presen t so many points of in terest in its relation

n n R F n n to the co stitutio al theory of the oyal orces, that we may be pardo ed quoti g the v of n wn n a iews so well k o a writer as Clode, summarizi g as they do the v rious epochs “ in of T n n n the history the corps . heir origi has already bee give , but the troops

’ s n . In raised in Charles II. reign as part of the army were disba ded with it the year

1 694 O in n of 22nd F t o m n n , by rder Cou cil the ebruary, w regi e ts of Mari es were

n n A and n n of raised, to be u der the directio of the dmiralty, u der the comma d the

n ofli ers n n n m n on . aval c whe afloat . O ly o e of the two regi e ts was ever to be shore

II. . 29 n n N Act 1 3 . While the Mari es were afloat they were gover ed by the avy , Car , c ;

n A n n on 8 a d 9 an 3 . a d A ct d 0. 1 shore by the Muti y of William Mary ( , sec later cts,

n n n Act n n The m n of u til a Mari e Muti y was passed for their gover me t . establish e t

n n n in an n these regime ts was looked upo with great jealousy, as bei g, fact, i crease of the “ n n A n the on n sta di g rmy ; i deed, House of Commons voted the supply a resolutio that ” in n H - n -cd they were to be employed the service of the Navy o ly . alf pay was gra t to

fli r o ce s n O 1 8 n 1 69 . the by Cou cil rder of th Ja uary, 7

In 1 702 30th 31 st and 3 2nd R n n and the , , egime ts of the li e were formed, served as

n n . S Mari e regime ts Their establishment was under the charge of the ecretary at War,

and n of n Ann of 1 st 1 7 02. On a they were gover ed by Orders Quee e the July, the pe ce U of trecht bein g proclaimed they were to be disban ded at the end of the year 1 7 1 3 . TERRITORIAL REGIfl/E N TS . 1 83

“ In 1 73 9 n f in the year the Mari e orce was aga established . It was provided f or in

the Army Estimates un til the year 1 745 and by Royal Warran t of the 28th February , — 1 7 46 7 n n n of L of (u der the cou tersig Chesterfield), the ords the Admiralty were

i an d directed to take the immed ate entire command of all the Marin e Regiments then

f r and a raised, or therea ter to be aised, to prepare nd publish such rules an d ordin ances

A - - as were fit to be observed by them . t the peace of Aix la Chapelle in 1 748 the f orce , , was totally disban ded . “ The n on n n f 1 5 Mari e force the prese t establishme t dates rom the year 75 . Com

n an d n ow n missio s ceased to be purchasable, the officers rise to comma d by sen iority . A — — n Ac t 28 . II. . l l n n on n Act Muti y Geo , c was passed for their gover me t la d, the

n N D n Act on n n leavi g them liable to the avy iscipli e while board ship . Whe servi g

n w n 49 th and 5oth R i n of L n and with the army, they ra k bet ee the eg me ts the i e, by “ R O of 29th A 1 802 R n oyal rder the pril, , they bear the style of the oyal Mari es .

The d n Inf n and A l n f n a corps is ivided i to a try rtil ery, the latter bei g ormed u der n

O in n of 1 8 A 1 804 n of n n and rder Cou cil the th ugust, , by selectio the most i tellige t

n men of In f n The n of O experie ced the a try . total umber both arms, as fixed by rder in n of 22 O 1 859 n n n and n on Cou cil the ud ctober , , was (i cludi g commissio ed ” n O i n n n n l . commissio ed officers), but it has bee reduced by subseque t rders Cou ci

' A f ew ears first- n R n on an d y later this amed oyal Warra t was acted , the year 1 755 ma n n n n of of n y, as has bee said, be assig ed as the comme ceme t the corps Mari es as at

n n And a n f i w n prese t co stituted . st rti g rom that date we shall rev e , o ly too shortly, the deeds and triumphs of the But they can claim by inheritance a share in earlier

i m II The n of tr u phs than those that f ollowed the warran t of George . Mari es that day had n o n n in and f n in 1 7 04 an d played i co siderable part the capture de e ce of Gibraltar , “ ” n n r r . in F of 1 7 men gai ed therei immo tal glo y Capta isher that corps, with , attempted to check the advan ce of 5 00 Grenadiers of the enemy after the roun d tower had fallen

n n . T n f w as n n an d a n n i to their ha ds his galla t o ficer take priso er, rescued, gai take by the ” n n n S n n . e emy, who, though ultimately repulsed , carried their priso er i to the pa ish li es

In 1 7 05— 6 in the n of O n and they took part bombardme t ste d, were with the troops

n u n an d u S n which, u der the chivalrous Peterboro gh , took Barcelo a, ta ght the pa iards what English hon our meant ; in 1 708 they took the w ell h laden galleon s of Spain at

in in 1 1 9 n L and M orca ; 7 , u der ord Cobham, they helped to take Vigo, with it booty

’ In army re ceden ce as has b een sai d the Marin es ran k after the Prin cess Charlotte of Wal es s Roy al Berks hire p , ,

Re i men t the 49 th an d the 50th Foot . g , , ’ A/ HER Ili A ES TY S AR Y. 1 84. /

T n n valued at fourscore thousan d poun ds . we ty years later the Mari es played n o

in of r n and in considerable part the capture Portobello, car yi g the ramparts by assault ,

e n n . forming t/Icmselv s i to a scali g ladder, whereby the summit might be reached

’ L in 1 741 n n n At St . azar, , a thousa d Mari es formed part of Ge eral Guise s force,

n n n h S n and at the stormi g, that sple did charge of the Gre adiers, before w ich the pa iards

led n n 5th n were utterly demoralised, was by Colo el Gra t of the Mari es, who fell

mortally wounded .

It was not long after the warrant of 1 7 55 had been issued before the Marines had an opportunity of distinguishin g themselves in some of the most importan t of the Indian

Th En n n n W . e E n ars eyes of gla d were strai i g towards those aster fields, where a h n f w n n n and n n a d ul of British arriors were overthrowi g the dy asties of ce turies, fou di g

In n H t o da the mighty dia empire over which er Majesty rules o y.

S n n his Wandew ash n hortly after Colo el Coote had gai ed victory at , he was joi ed by a of n n n n n n ff force three hu dred Mari es u der Major Mo so , who before lo g e ected the

ari at capture of C c .

’ H nn Sn on S wallow one A Boscaw en s a ah ell, who had served board the , of dmiral

n in n . She squadro , is said to have fought the ra ks at the siege of Cuddalore behaved

n and in the n with co spicuous courage, received a ball groi , which she herself extracted

f E n n in n two days a terwards . leve other wou ds both legs re dered her removal to the

n an d n n n ot hospital at Cuddalore absolutely ecessary, havi g retur ed home, her sex was

n n She n discovered u til she obtai ed her discharge . afterwards wore the Mari e dress,

an d n n H E D n n n n n . H. havi g prese ted a petitio to . the uke of Cumberla d, obtai ed a pe sio ” of £30 l . She n n ublic house a year for life subseque tly, it is said, ow ed a p at

n s iritin in n f of . Wappi g, where she did her p g clad the u i orm the corps

i

The n in f Thurot in n Mari es took part the de eat of , the corsair ; the followi g year

n I n in the n occurred the fighti g at Belle sle, for their co duct which Mari es bear the

. In n 1 11 laurel wreath May a formidable sortie was made by the e emy, who succeeded

n n n an d f and n maki g priso ers of Ge eral Crauford two o ficers, their o ward course seemed

f or t Th n f a ime irresistible . e co test remained doubtful until the arrival of a party o

n n n D H u n n and Mari es u der Captai avid epb r , who drove them with the bayo et, forced ” n them to retire with co siderable loss .

A f e w n n an s o n days later the Mari es, u der Capt i Carruther , st rmed a stro g redoubt

n and f n n of the e emy, a ter a fierce bayo et struggle carried it, followi g up their success

d n by rivi g the French f rom two more redoubt-s and forcin g them to take refuge in the TERRITORIAL RE IME G N TS . 1 8 5

n McKenz ie n n on n and an citadel . Colo el comma ded the Mari es this occasio , both he d

n f n A n n . n Captai Murray, who greatly disti guished himsel , were wou ded mo gst the ames of men n of n an d n an d who did valia tly are those Captai Carruthers Captai Wright, it was generally allowed that the high praise awarded to the corps f or their con duct was

' m n . an n indeed an d f n of ore tha justified Praise from e emy is praise , the re ere ces the “ ” f F n n n de eated re ch to the terrible petits gre adiers , as they styled the Mari es, bore

n n T in the testimo y to the importa t part the corps played in the capture . hey served

H nn and ni n and n f ava ah Ma lla campaig s, it is pleasa t to record the act that the booty

n w as n n not n n n take sufficie t to give to the captai s less tha to the lieute a ts,

and in In 1 7 7 5 n m n to a private mar e, the Mari es were a o gst the first

The L n n n in f In n n . corps e gaged the War o depe de ce first outbreak was at exi gto , a v n C n n Sm of 1 0th n illage ear o cord, to which latter place Colo el ith the had bee dis “ He not f ar n patched with orders to destroy the magazines . had marched whe it was f n n n and n n of n an d ou d, by the firi g of gu s ri gi g bells, that the cou try was alarmed ;

Pitcairne in n i Major , of the Mar es, with six light compa ies, was dispatched double qu ck to get possession of two bridges on different roads leadin g off from the Opposite side of

At in n n n L n n and f n of Concord . five the mor i g the Major e tered exi gto ou d the militia

’ ‘ D ou n the n n m n n . tow u der ar s o the Gree isperse, y rebels, cried the Major, ridi g

‘ ’ f n an d n n . T boldly orward ; throw dow your arms, i sta tly disperse hey obeyed with

n n f evide t relucta ce, but, as they did so, several muskets were fired at the troops rom the

n one m an n an d n eighbourin g houses and from behind a wall . More tha was wou ded,

’ The n Major Pitcairne s horse was shot under him . corps were actively e gaged at

’ n n n n n f w m Bu ker s Hill , the first battalio bei g amo gst the regime ts ordered or ard to stor

’ n n n n n the enemy s f ortifications . Sple did though the victory was, taki g i to co sideratio

w as an d n ff all the surroundin g circumstances, it dearly purchased, the Mari es su ered

— l n Pitcairn e— an d n n very heavily ; five officers amongst whom was the ga la t seve tee “ - n The n of men were killed ; f our officers and fif ty seven men wou ded . reputatio the

” “ n in Marin es writes their historian was n ever more n obly sustain ed tha this , ,

n n n n a nd sanguin ary con test . Their u shake firm ess was co spicuous, the valour they

n displayed in closing w ith the en emy when some part of the attacking colum wavered ,

n a n of gain ed them n ot only the admiration of their comrades, but the comme d tio their ,

' ” an d a n d n f t n n ff severel , isti guished Chie . A Charlestow , agai , they su ered y ag i gave

“ in n off T St . L sterlin g proof of their valour an d value . hey fought at ucia, the actio the

’ D n and in of R n . oggerba k, shared the glories od ey s victories

B VOL. II. B ’ 1 86 HER IIIAjES TY S ARA/Y

T n The year 1 7 94 was a busy an d glorious one for the corps . here was Marti ique

ne the n n - w ith its brillian t successes following fast o after other, gai ed by fierce ha d to

u n n St . han d fightin g amidst its wild, lux ria t vegetatio , so deathful with all its beauty ; “ L n n in r ucia , outbiddi g the sister isla d beauty, with its rocks feathe ed from the clouds

of n to the waves with evergreen foliage ; Guadaloupe, with its chequered history galla t

Th n h struggles and ultimate defeat . ere was yet a other battle fought that year, whic ,

ne one though a n aval o , is yet of the fairest flowers amidst the crowded blossoms of the “ ” ’ — n I Marines Chaplet the glorious first of Ju e . n all of these were the Marines

d n and engaged ; in all of these did they w in mee of ho our glory .

As evidencin g the unflinching loyalty of the Marines may be instanced their conduct

in the troublous times of the Mutin ies at the Nore and Spithead though they were often

n if an n n m n of f n and out umbered, though y regime t ever had reaso to co plai o ficial cold ess

n e t n n n n disregard the Mari es wer tha regime t, yet, whe authority was co tem ed or

‘ ’ l n D n n n n a w a s rel n . threate ed, the Ki g s Gover me t could y y upo the Mari es oubtless the

The n n not n task was bitter as it was desperate . muti ous seame were o ly their comrades

in the n n and with whom they were l ked by bo ds of da ger victory, but they were the

n n and i vi cible sailors of the British fleet, before whose fierce prowess dash the mightiest

And n n n . n men of an d atio s had bee taught to quail it was agai st these , heroes the age their ow n n n n n n n compa io s, that, whe loyalty dema ded, the Mari es stood forward with bayo et

and m a n n . It fixed uskets loaded, to . assert the rights of authority gai st rebellio is related of Captain David Wilson of the Marines that when the men of the Agamcnmon “ n an d n arm- n n n n muti ied dema ded of him the keys of the chest, the galla t vetera , fi di g

n n t l n himself u supported by the captai of the ship, hrew the keys overboard, tel i g the

’ ’ n n f muti eers delegates that if they particularly wa ted them they might go a ter them . — — While on t his subject that of the loyalty of the Marin es against disaffection w e may D ’ quote Mr . avenant s account Of the Mutiny in 1 7 99 on board the Imp élueux in Bantry D “ — a . On T the 3oth of lle n n n n Sir R. Pe w y hursday, May, at oo , had go e bei g

n n Sir A n n — r in n an d e gaged to di e with la Gard er to d ess his cabi , had ordered the Officer of all n n e and the watch to call ha ds at the usual time, o e watch to clear haws the other two to wash decks . When the order was given it was obeyed by all the Marines but by

n . A f e w n ft n a n very few of the seame mome ts a erwards sig al was m de to u moor, where “ ” n of No n o n o ! f the n and i upo cries , , arose rom mai hatchway, the sa lors pressed f in in o f orward a disorderly crowd, those the rear encouraging the foremost with shouts ” on on ! The n n R an L n nt Go , go first lieute a t, oss, d the officer of the watch, ieute a TERRITORIAL REGIIIIE T N S . 1 87

n and Stokes, dema ded the cause of their riotous behaviour, were told after some “ ” “ n . l n n an I hesitatio that there was a letter Give it to me, said the ieute a t, d will ” n . No n o n o Im L deliver it to the captai But a cry of , , was mediately raised . ieu

S inf n hi n n R n r . m n n te a t oss the desi ed Mr tokes to or the captai , upo w ch the muti eers “ ” e One an d ! one an d ! At n Sir E in n shout d, all all this mome t dward, his dressi g

n n - n and n gow , appeared upo the quarter deck, where upwards of two hu dred fifty seame “ He of A I His had collected . was received with cries boat, a boat voice stilled the

and in n i n n clamour, reply to his i qu ries he was i formed that they wished to se d a letter

U n n n to Lord Bridport complainin g of tyrann y an d hard usage . po his u dertaki g to

n an f No n o— a deliver it himself or se d o ficer with it, they shouted, , boat of our ” own ! In vain he endeavoured to reason with them ; some of the rin gleaders ex “ ” f f w ould . ! ir claimed, with ear ul oaths, they have a boat You will, will you said S

E and i n t n n ran dward, wh speri g a brief order to Cap ai Boys of the Mari es, he to the

- a n f or . n the arines n c bi his sword By the time he had retur ed, M were draw up with

n on i - fixed bayo ets the poop ; he immed ately ordered them to clear the quarter deck, a

and n In guard to be posted at various places , the se tries to be doubled . timidated by

’ n n n ff - their Comma der s resolutio , the muti eers threw themselves o the quarter deck and ran n n n n and dow the hatchways, cryi g to their compa io s to dowse all the lights clear

. S f b oun d n bare Sir E an d f away the ladders wi t as the upo the were dward his o ficers, an d f n n in d n n and be ore the co fusio could be creased by ark ess, seized the ri gleaders

’ r n n . The an n n one no n and th ew them i to iro s letter, u sig ed , was w give up, the ship s ” n company retur ed to their duty quietly . f o St . n n and We must pass over several years, rich with the record Cape Vi ce t

n Tenerifl e and N an d of in 1 99 Camperdow , of the ile, take up the history the corps 7 , when Sir Sidney Smith gave the world eviden ce of what a British oflicer can do against '

i an The n n in odds wh ch to y other would prove irresistible . Mari es were represe ted that

n of men A and i n hi n galla t body who held cre, their h storia gives a grap c accou t of their

n doi gs .

n n n of n ff n Ge eral Berthier, who comma ded a divisio the e emy , a ords the best testimo y

of n n n and f n of the merits the Mari es upo this occasio , we there ore, without comme t,

an f of n f f F n give extract rom a letter that galla t O ficer, dated rom the re ch camp

‘ On the 1 8th Germinal ( 7th of April) the en emy at break of day attacked our lef t

n the and an d centre ; each column was headed by British Marines belongi g to ships,

u n D ez z ar and their colo rs were see waving w ith those of the j , the batteries were all

13 13 2 ’ I ’ HER IVA/ES TY S ARIII .

nn n The en our n ma ed by Englishme . emy attempted to surprise adva ced posts, but

n n r : their desig was see th ough we received them with a brisk fire from our parallels ,

The n and all that appeared were either killed or wounded . e emy ultimately retired

The n a without gain in g an in ch towards destroyin g our works . ce tr l column acted with

n and i n n n n more obsti acy, the r object was to pe etrate to the e tra ce of our mi e ; they

n T O dfi n he nt n were comma ded by Major homas l eld, who adva ced boldly towards t e ra ce T n of his in n m n . of the mi e at the head of some trepid cou try e hey attacked like heroes, — and were received by heroes death only checked their bold career ; the remain der e and in f . The n retreated, took refuge the ortress approach s of our parallels remai ed

a T The f covered with the dead b odies of English nd of urks . body o Major Oldfield was

n him e carried off by our Gre adiers, who brought to headquart rs, but he had expired

Hi n n f . s be ore their arrival sword , to which he had do e so much ho our, was also

n l n in n one n He ho oured after his fal : it remai s the ha ds of of our Gre adiers . was

’ n and w ith him F n buried amo gst us , has carried the esteem of the whole re ch army . “ T r m an n and n n t his eulogium f o e emy, a soldier whose proud re ow is associa ed with ” N n th n . at of apoleo , is the oblest epitaph that the brave could aspire to

But the praise of Major Oldfield and his Marines was not to be left only to a chival

n f nni . Sir S n S n o N A rous e emy id ey mith, at a meeti g the a versary of the aval sylum,

on 2nd of un 1 802 f n held the J e, , o fered a tribute to the memory of this galla t soldier.

Af in of n r n Sir S n s nl ter speak g the ma y vi tues of Captai Miller, id ey thu e arges upon the

ar n O merits of his dep ted frie d, Major ldfield Th e n O Of n . I l n ext is Major ldfield, the Mari es wi l tell the compa y where the

of man n n an d an d body this brave was co te ded for, they will judge where how he died .

’ It in f Acre n n a n n o St . n d was a sortie of the garriso Jea , whe attacked by Ge er l Bo aparte, O n a n n . On n n that Major ldfield, who comma ded colum , was missi g our troops adva ci g,

— ’ n f n — at of one n n and he was fou d his body was ou d the mouth of the e emy s mi es, at

f of : men him n the oot their works our brave hooked by the eckcloth as he lay dead, to

off n him an draw him the e emy at the same time pierced with a halbert, d each party

. The n and n in struggled for his body eckcloth gave way, the e emy succeeded draggin g to their works this brave man and here I must do them the justice ‘ which such gallant f oes are justly entitled to : they buried him with all the honours of war

An n n N and other galla t deed of the same year is recorded by Captai icolas, may l n . Lemmerton in F n we l claim a otice here , West riesla d, which was held by 1 50 s n and n n n Bo order Es ie le t eame Mari es u der Captai ,of the p g , was at acked in the early RR RI L I E TE ITO A REG M N TS . 1 89

1 1 th O n F n and n con morning of the of ctober by the adva ced party of re ch Batavia s,

n oflicer i n and m N sisting of a with th rty ra k file, who attempted to stor the orth ” The n et n and rr n battery . British soo g them betwee two fires, so effectually su ou ded

i The n them that they laid down their arms with the loss of two k lled . priso ers had

e n n n n n 6 0 men t scarc ly bee secured, whe the mai body, amou ti g to 7 , a tacked the

te n e of f and f n in British, who, af r a co t st our hours a hal , routed the e emy every

l an n n n Th n d . e n n n n directio , with the loss of five ki led i e wou ded Mari es co ti ui g the

i and un n and if f not n pursuit, k lled wo ded more tha forty, the allied orces had broke

- n r in t an d field . dow a b idge their retreat, they would have lost heir colours two pieces

' a n Boorder in his oflicial Lieutenants W burn H H n n Capt i , letter, says, y , owel, iggi so , an d dn in n and Gar er, of the Mar es, behaved with ho our to themselves credit to their

n and me di n i r n u in l n nn . cou t y, their sti g shed themselves the most gal a t ma er

The in in n n in 1 801 an d Mar es took part the Battle of Cope hage , the same year

E n ff n in . o A shared the victories gypt Whe the troops arrived lexa dria, with

n 600 n n its old Pharos risi g bare from the sea, a force of Mari es , u der

n and n n n A i Colo el Walter ded, immediately e tered i to actio . dm rably

n n on n i — n did they acquit u fortu ately, ma y a sim lar occasio but f ew of the d rewards given freely enough to other regimen ts were

il as s u on f e n es . S n w an d n n be towed p / Mari ome feeli g aroused, represe tatio s made, with , — “ ” the gratifying res ul t that a special compliment that of the prefix Royal to their

‘ “ — n N on : The title w as accorded. Captai icolas thus expresses himself the subject i in u v e n and r n n n dist g shed ser ic s of the Mari es, thei u shake loyalty, had freque tly

’ obtained for them the public expression of their coun try s gratitude ; but no particular m r o f f u n n 29th of A 1 802 a k the royal avo r was exte ded to the corps u til the pril , , when the f ollowing gratifyin g communication was conveyed to their commandan t by

E t n n the arl of S . Vi ce t

Of 29th A 1 802. Admiralty fice, pril,

IR —Th0 E n n L n of S St . n ni , arl of Vi ce t havi g sig fied to my ords Commissio ers the

A His in his n dmiralty that Majesty, order to mark royal approbatio of the very meri to rious n of n n n co duct of the corps Mari es duri g the late war, has bee graciously pleased to direct that in f uture the corps shall be styled the Royal Marin es

‘ ’ I have great satisfaction in obeyin g their Lordships commands to communicate

' ’ i n li n and in ofl erin L n n on th s i tel ge ce to you, g their ordships co gratulatio s this testi ’ ’ HER Ill A/ES TY S ARJ II .

n i mony cf the opinion His Majesty entertains of the very disti gu shed services of that

I Sir &o. & c . part of his forces to which you belong . am , , , , ‘ S ned E NEPE ( ig ) VAN AN . - ohnstone Lieutenant General Souter J ,

‘ n Commandant of the Mari es .

As a consequence of the change in title the facings of the Marines were changed “ R n an d on n from white to the blue characteristic of oyal regime ts, the lace the tu ics M In N 1 803 L n n Nicolls R. . n f rom silver to gold . ovember, , ieute a t , , greatly disti guished himself in an attack on a Fren ch vessel un der the guns of the batteries of

r n in n . As Monte Ch isto, a sple did service, which he was desperately wou ded usual, — the chief share of the praise an d rewards f ell to the lot of an other officer not a

n an d not n f N n . Mari e, it was till lo g a ter that the claims of icolls were recog ised

n L n n n n n Before he died, however, the galla t ieute a t of Mari es had rise to the ra k of i E B n S r N K. C. . Ge eral dward icolls,

In 1 804 R n A n a the oyal Mari e rtillery was co stituted! corps which, though dis “ ” an in 1 832 n n n b ded , with the exceptio of a couple of compa ies to serve as a ucleus,

o were the predecessors of the Royal Marin e Artillery of our wn day .

In 1 804 was performed one of the most brilliant an d darin g feats recorded in that “ ” d — and n D n R A era of brave dee s the capture defe ce of the iamo d ock . bout half a

l f D n R n mi e rom the shores of Cape iamo d rises the ock, which for several mo ths was

“ ’ borne upon the estimates and appeared in the Navy List as His Majesty s sloop of war ” “ ” Diamond Rock - “ . It u n was a ro gh looki g place, says a writer, with little that was

n n it—a firm i n i viti g about great rock, the highest point of which m ght be somethi g over

n f f n n and five hu dred eet above the level of the sea ; the circum ere ce of it less tha a mile,

’ in not nl clifl s its shape at all u ike a haystack . On the west side there were bold rugged

- u -and- n n precipitous, sheer p dow walls, seemi g as though they would defy all approach

to them ; and the roar of the surf beatin g again st the base of them was distin ctly

di i n au ble at the d sta ce of a mile . Yet here was the only place where a lan din g could ff . The n R n be e ected other three sides of the Diamo d ock were simply i accessible,

n n n f n u On prese ti g a perpe dicular face rom withi a few feet of the s mmit . the whole it

’ n nl l k noh me tan er ndin of L n looked u commo y i e a g e sort of place, remi g me u dy

I an in ‘ nn . n n t n o sl d, the British Cha el where, as old Holi shed quai tly says, here is ’ n r n f or ri n e t a ce but f e ds . 1

B e nifo m w ith s " lu u r carl et facin s . Da enan g r v t.

l E TY ’ RA/ q HER Il Aj S S A Y .

“ ” n In 1 81 0 n Sn name of Walchere . Captai s ow and Stuart led t wo compan ies of the

n n in S n T “ corps to attack the stro g defe ces a ta Maura . hese defences consisted of a

w et and in f n n an rampart with a ditch abattis ro t, armed with four gu s d manned by ” 0 nf n The n in n 50 i a try . Greek regime ts our service refused to face the witheri g fire

n n poured in by the defe ders, but the other troops, led by the Mari es burst throu gh with ” n and n - n As n the bayo et, drove the e emy helter skelter i to the castle . the colum , “ n N an in r n the n he writes Captai icholas, adv ced left f o t, Calabria free corps became t

leadin g divis ion of the battalion under Major Clark ; but at the first discharge of a

well -directed fire of grape an d musketry from the enemy the Calabrese in stan tly threw

on n and n m in ff themselves the grou d, remai ed im ovable spite of every e ort to rally

and n n n n f n now h n them the i dig a t treatme t they received rom the Mari es, who , c eeri g ,

and n f n n passed over their bodies, dashi g orward broke through the abattis the , rushi g

n n n n n n i n i to the i tre chme ts, pursued the e emy u t l their galla t progress was arrested

-s n by an order for them to fall back to the redoubt they had so obly carried . “ n of n n an d The co duct the Mari es elicited the admiratio of the army, the follow

ing appeared in the Orders issued on the occasion

‘ S n 23rd 1 81 0. Headquarters, a ta Maura , March ,

‘ Parole Cephalonia .

‘ Brigadier -Gen eral Oswald has to ackn owledge the great gallan try displayed by the

’ troops who accomplished the stormin g of three of the en emy s in trenched batteries .

The in trepid mann er in which the Royal Marines performed that service claims the

n e on n highest admiratio . H requests that Major Clark, who led them , also Captai s

Sn and and f and non- n f owe Stewart, the o ficers commissio ed o ficers, will be pleased to

He n ffi and m en on accept his tribute of approbation . lame ts the brave o cers lost this

n n n n n . occasio , but it is some co solatio to thi k that their galla try was rewarded by success

‘ A Cusr S ned . ( ig ) ,

A few weeks later Lieutenants Moore and Brattle led their men to the capture of

w f n n and in 1 81 0 Grova , hich was effected after inflicting two de eats upo the e emy ; the

n n he I n In 1 81 1 the corps played a co spicuous part in the subjectio of t sle of Bourbo . — Royal Marin e Artillery formed the chief part of the small f orce not exceeding 3 50 — men hi n d n I An in n u R.N . n w ch, u der Captai Ma rice, , efe ded the importa t sle of holt,

n an t f f men o the Baltic, agai st at ack o some o the enemy . With a loss to our f ' TERRITORIAL REGIM EN T 1 S . 9 3

f D f nl t w o an d n n o n . One o o y killed twe ty wou ded , that the a es was prodigious lot ” n n n m n priso ers, which were more umerous tha the s all garriso , were allowed to - n depart . Whe the fight was over three officers and n early a hun dred privates were

‘ foun d to have been killed ; twenty-three woun ded were taken in to our hospital ; sixteen oflicers and 504 n an d fil e n nn n 48 4 and ra k were take , with three pieces of ca o , muskets,

’ 470 swords and other stores .

The Marin es fought at Washington and Bladensberg un der Captain Gordon a party of A x n on in the corps destroyed le a dria, the Potomac ; at Baltimore they were both the

an d f and f of n u n right the le t brigade, had their ull share the sharp fighti g which c lmi ated

in l i n . In 1 81 6 an d n f n so bri l a t a victory the corps, both artillery i a try, took a promi

n n in m n of A n ff n le ss . e t part the bombard e t lgiers, duri g which they su ered co siderable

They fought at Navarin o and in the first Chin ese war in the Syrian war two companies of a n n a n hi N -cl- M ri es u der Capt i C lds were posted at ahr Kelb, while others were with

’ n N a n eh a The n n the troops u der apier which operated gai st D J ail . Mari es adva ced

k s and n of the n bris ly to the as ault reached withi thirty yards tower , whe a

fire n n mf m n n destructive was ope ed upo the ro a cre elated outwork, havi g a deep ditch in f n w as f f F n n his the ro t, which completely masked rom the fire o the ships . i di g that men l n f of w as n o were fal i g ast, that the wall the castle was impracticable, that there

’ a and n n b ut f g te accessible, othi g the muzzles o the enemy s muskets visible through the ” n R in n — Re ort o Ca tain his men off . loopholes , Captai ob so very judiciously drew ( p f p

Marti-n to S ir Charles N a ier Th - f . e n re and p ) Mari es were embarked, shortly a terwards,

n n n an d n F n n Orna acuan an d u der Captai Morriso Captai ega , were busily e gaged at g

S n in W lock n n ff n n in an ido . Capta y , with a compa y of Mari es, e ected a brillia t lodgme t

n n f an n in L n f and n men adjoi i g ort, operatio which ieutenant Hoski o the corps ma y

an d un n H n n s n were killed wo ded, while Captai e derso at the head of the fir t battalio of

n on n of S n m en the corps was la ded the beach to the orthward ido , where the quickly ” f r e n and n I f of o m d their ra ks adva ced cheerin g to the walls . put mysel at the head ” “ n r Sir N and n . the British Mari es, w ote Charles apier, broke i to the barracks Captain T Hen derson an d an other party lodged themselves in a house above the barracks . his

n done I n n n n bei g , marched the battalio alo g the li e wall to the upper gate, broke it ope , ” and T f n n men and n seized the castle . hough our orce was o ly a thousa d , the garriso

nu n ot man hi our n three times that mber, a of the latter escaped, w le loss was o ly thirty

se n n in on e n d The n n Of Sir ve , i clud g Mari e Officer kille co cludi g remarks Charles

m nf u n n s s Napier were as follows : In taking a town by stor much co sio eces arily ari es ,

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n of n accompan ied by plunder and other barbarities, but to the ho our our Mari es, the

Austrian s an d the Turks I believe there n ever was an occasion where less blood was , , ” Af A n and f men spilt or disorder easier put an end to . ter the fall of cre two hu dred fi ty ,

- n L n n n l a n wn . In 1 846 of the Marin es, u der ieute a t Colo el Wa ker, rem i ed to protect the to

e n and in 1 850 in Kafirland . In 1 8 52 they were engaged in the war in N w Zeala d, they

r n D l and n n served in Burmah, captu i g the Pagoda at a ha, bei g actively e gaged at Pegu

- n n l n n n n . and Prome the latter lace i deed, bei g practica ly take by the Mari es si gle ha ded , p ,

n S In the Crimean War the Marin e Brigade re dered most efficient service . ome five

f of Al and hr thousand men were landed shortly a ter the battle ma, t oughout the protracted

more suo n . n siege were active, , wherever hard work was to be do e Ma y were the

R n instances of in dividual valour recorded of the oyal Mari es . “ m T n n R n A one of a n Bo bardier homas Wilki so , oyal Mari e rtillery, was a det chme t

n A n n L u an d n . a d n n which had bee opposed at Balaklava Captai lexa der ieute a t G ll,

men n n n n f or n an d on 5th of fifty , amo g whom was Wilki so , volu teered the tre ches, the

On n J une began to do duty in the batteries . the very first day Wilkin so attracted the attention of the officer commandin g the artill ery in the right attack by his gallantry in

i n n n The o flicer in n repa ri g the parapet with sa dbags u der a heavy fire . questio

’ n n and in n n specially reported this ma s galla try, he co seque ce received the Victoria ” Cross .

At In n n n n and n kerma two compa ies of the Mari es were prese t, Corporal Joh “ Prett ohn w on f r n n n f in an yj the Victoria Cross o co spicuous galla try, placi g himsel ” n n an A in 1 8 54 L n n d n R n . t adva ced positio shooti g four ussia s Viborg, July, , ieute a t

D n - n n n f or n n owell, ear ed the same pre emin e t disti ctio rescui g , u der a heavy

and w in . fire of grape musketry, some of the cre of a cutter whose magaz e had exploded

After placin g the men in safety he returned and brought the disabled beat out f rom

n u der a battery .

The n n S eabo r in hi Mari es were employed at the bombardme t of w g, respect g w ch “ it is recorded that the duty and conduct of every oflicer and man was most arduous — ” and n n n A n R . meritorious o e more so, perhaps, tha those of the oyal Mari e rtillery

At Kin burn Ro n i 63 rd R n S n the yal Mari es formed, w th the egime t, the eco d Brigade, and with the capture of that bravely defen ded fortress en ded their achievements in the

Crimea .

The w ar in n af f ni f or A n Chi a forded resh opportu ty the Marin es . wi g of the c o rps n the n R n an d was amo gst troops u der Brigadier eeves landed to occupy Ti ghai, TERRITORIAL RE IME . G IVTS 1 9 5

f n of n f S n . In n T h e F a terwards saw ple ty fighti g be ore i ho the attack upo the a o orts, “ on e n n n n n and n detachme t of the Mari es was u der Colo el Gascoig e, a other detach ” n of n n n T me t the same galla t corps , u der Colo el ravers, carried a pontoon f or the

The n n in n passage of the wet ditches . ma dari comma d of the first fort was pistolled

n nn n and Kaow le Y on - T n n and by Captai Pry e of the Mari es ; at , chaiwei, ie tsi , Pekin

’ a n in the corps shared, with the others of her M jesty s regime ts, the credit of the

f n The in n success ul e terprise . Mar es were amo gst the troops engaged in New Zealan d in 1 8 60 1 863 n hi and the n to , where , at Ma gataw ri Gate Pah, they re dered signal

r L . in an d nn d n se vice, ieut Gard er Gu er Baker, both of the particularly isti guish in g themselves .

They were in Abyssin ia in 1 8 67 ; their n ext service o f importance bein g with the

n to A n in 1 87 3 . In n n n expeditio sha tee Ju e, at the very ick of time, a detachme t of

n n one n and ten men n n F n the corps, umberi g about hu dred , u der Colo el esti g,

E n an d of arrived at lmi a , five days later repelled, with the aid some sailors, a deter min ed attack made by some two thousan d of the en emy . But the climate proved so “ f n n an n in atal to the galla t Mari es that they had, with scarcely exceptio , to be ” v alided an d n n n n se t home, their place, however, bei g supplied by a other detachme t

* of n n In n in n and o e r an d f men . O hu d ed fi ty ctober war bega ear est, though but a

’ n Sir n few Mari es were able to be attached to Gar et Wolseley s force, their services were throughout of the greatest value . “ The f Sir rn n in n of n 29 - orce of Ga et, as give his despatch, co sisted o ly blue jackets, with on e 7 -poun d gun ; on e rocket -trough ; 20 Royal Marin e Artillery ; 1 29 Royal

Marine Light Infan try ; 205 of the 2nd West India Regimen t ; 1 26 Houssas ; 1 0

The R n no n 3 0 men an d 27 0 . w armed Police, axe carriers oyal Mari es were throw

in n an d f r n n n . S n out exte ded order, the o ward moveme t bega agai udde ly there

n f n was heard a si gle shot, ollowed by a heavy fire of musketry, mi gled with wild

‘ S n n d r on . yells on one side a chee s the other teady, Mari es shouted their

‘ ’ ’ n n h and n n . T comma der ; do t t row away a shot, my lads, do t fire at ra dom ake ’ At n f un on an d n f r n . grou d to the le t ; get the steel g its carriage, bri g it to the o t

n f this time a wild and continuous fire was flashin g on all sides . O our le t was

f n a n n . In a gr ssy plateau, with a thick wood dista t three hu dred yards our ro t the

- f n n n f and . The din . grou d ell was covered with low bush, breast high was dea e i g

n F n the u n n an d n o w Captai rema tle, with steel g , the seame , some rockets, assailed

n o he K n o f De a Li e u te nant H. Earl e w as sent as an e v y to t i kr , , g e e 2 E ’ RM 1 9 6 HER IPIAj S TY S A Y .

’ on f n u n n n . n the wood our le t fro t, so as to t r the e emy s positio Captai Crease with

the n A on n . Mari e rtillery , took it the other fla k

’ n n and march After a short halt the troops adva ced agai , after a two hours reached

n Am uana f n n n and n n an other village, amed g , which was ou d to be aba do ed was i sta tly

The n n Sir n n ow n destroyed . march lay the alo g the beach , so Gar et was joi ed by some

n and n r Deco n n Lu x m oore of Ar us seame Mari es f om the y, u der Captai the g , the same

He f f officer who had been woun ded on the Prah . brought w ith him a case o claret or the

‘ n an d s not n thirsty Mari es, those who say the Briti h soldier will dri k claret should have

’ n men n n Ten n seen the pleasure with which these twe ty dra k their allowa ce . mi utes halt ” m en N ot n f w 1 50 n n an d they marched on like new . lo g a ter ards Mari es u der Captain

l f or an n n n F n n in Allnut were detai ed expeditio i to the bush, Colo el esti g bei g com

n of n Dun uah in un ma d a force which had some sharp fighti g at q , which he was wo ded .

Un der Major Russell the Marines had some very severe fightin g at a place called T Abraeram a h of n . he r p , w ich was attacked by a force at least of the e emy chu ch

n and n an d - d f was held by the Mari es seame , their well directe fire success ully kept the f erocious f e e in check . But the latter were speedily reinforced and the little garrison

f n n f n n n n and n . bega to grow ai t from co ti uous watchi g, to wo der whe relie would arrive

It n Sir n 650 n n n arrived soo , however ; Gar et, with a force of about , i cludi g some Mari es,

and ff In is f marched to the rescue soon drove o the besiegers. h report he re ers in “ eulogistic terms to the admirable con duct of Major Russell and the officers un der his

n f n in n n n orders, who, with o ly fi ty Mari es additio to ative levies, held the tow again st n n n n an d n umbers at least twe tyfold, duri g two most fatigui g days ights, through ” R n n out which time non e of them could rest for a momen t . ei forceme ts arrived from

En n and n and n n n gla d the march to Coomassie bega , here occurs a other i sta ce of the “ f n n n o n f f . S n wa t recog itio of the Mari es be ore re erred to ome sore ess, we are told,

f in En n n n n R n was elt gla d at so little me tio bei g made of the oyal Mari es, but they ” n in n and in N . Grant were o ly eighty umber, shared the work of the aval Brigade ).

T A r in f n ff Be uah and hey fought at moaful , cha ged a ter the galla t Gi ord at q , w ith the

42nd in on ah Of were the rear the march to the Ord . the praise which was bestowed by

i n and n on f in A an n n sovere g cou try the brave troops that had ought so well sh tee, o e was

n n n better ear ed tha that accorded to the Royal Mari es .

‘ Six f n t n Kofl ee find R n years a ter the salutary lesso taugh to Ki g , we the oyal Mari es

n in the n in H in N e gaged ster er warfare South Africa . ere they were the aval Brigade of F n n n an d the irst Colum , comma ded by Colon el Pearso , were the first troops to cross TERRITORIAL kE IME G N TS .

th e T n on T ugela whe war was decided . hey f ought at In ez an e and then un der Pearson y ,

u Ets ho c w e . T n occ pied heir positio here, as has bef ore been mention ed soon became ,

of f an d that a blockaded orce, to the Marines was confided the charge of the rocket

n n n n tubes, a most importa t weapo whe deali g with barbarous f oes . Marin es were too , ,

in n n Lo an d the divisio s u der w Pemberton that marched to the relief of th e beleaguered

n a d n Ghin ilo . E garriso , fought at g vo gypt has been the latest field on which the

n of R n n Al - - galla try the oyal Mari es has bee displayed . exan dria Kassassin Tel cl Kebir , , ,

Suakim El Teb T H b n Abu N — , , amai, as ee , Klea, the ile each of these n ames may be “ ” i di n n n in cla med as a sti ctio i cluded their globe . At the en d of July seven ,

n n n , n n n n Tuson compa ies umberi g a thousa d stro g, u der Colo el , took part in a recon

n is n in f Sir A A “ a sa ce orce made by rchibald lison . The Marin es crossed f rom the rail

w ay to an emban kment of the canal which was lin ed by the en emy but the Marin es ,

d n fixe bayo ets an d dashed at them with a rush Nothing could have been finer

n of n an d no tha the charge the Mari es, troops could have stood a determin ed attack of ” n . A i 200 of this ki d bout the same time Major Phillips, w th the corps, made a raid on

f n At Mex, rom which they speedily dislodged the e emy . Mahuta the Royal Marine

A of n one man an d on f n da rtillery did admirable service with the loss o ly , the ollowi g y

400 of a in n n n Look n them were with Gr ham his adva ced positio at Kassassi , a battalio

of f the in antry rema in in g at Mahsameh . In the action of the 28th of August the

n A t t on n n n n n Mari e r illery were pos ed the souther ba k, where they e cou tered ma y “ ” n In n attacks ; which , however, were always hurled back by that oble corps . Ge eral

’ “ Graham s dispatch he refers in high terms to the con duct of Captain Tucker : Near

of n un n f r n Mahsameh n the right our positio a Krupp g , take om the e emy at , had bee

n on w an d n un n of R mou ted a rail ay truck, was bei g worked by a g detachme t the oyal

n A T an d n n u . T u n Mari e rtillery u der Captai cker his g was admirably served, did great

n n n As n in f or n of executio amo gst the e emy . the other gu s had to cease fir g wa t

’ ’ n n n T n f or n ll and I ammu itio , Captai ucker s gu became a target the e emy s arti ery, coun te d salvoes of f our gun s openin g on him at on ce with shot and shrapn el ; but

n n and in n not man of n although everythi g arou d the li e was hit, a the detachme t was

- ” o and un n n end n n n n n . t uched, this g co ti ued to fire to the , expe di g i ety three rou ds

Nor nf n hin f T were the i a try be d their brethren o the artillery that day . hey it was who — — led about the same time that Drury Lowe made his memorable cavalry charge the “ n n n f n on e n adva ce agai st the e emy, who melted aw ay be ore them, o ly attempt bei g ” In an f R n . made at a st d, which broke at the first volley rom the oyal Mari es the ’ 1 9 8 HER MAjES TF S ARM Y . second en gagement at Kassassin the Royal Marin es may almost claim to hav e been the

’ n n n R Ri an d 84 heroes of the day . They were statio ed betwee the Ki g s oyal fles the th,

R n and two of the three gun s taken from the enemy were captured by the oyal Mari es .

’ - - n n At Tel el Kebir they were in Graham s Brigade un der Colo el Howard Jo es .

of n n n n While the Brigade, which they formed part, deployed i to li e, a co ti uous fire

n . As n n of shot and shell was poured i to it soo as the brigade formatio was complete, “ ” Colonel Jon es f ormed the Marines for attack by sendin g f orward three companies in

in and t w o in and in fightin g lin e with three support, reserve, as the first of these ,

n un of exten ded order approached the positio they fo d themselves destitute all cover,

n n in an d n n while un der a fire that every mome t i creased fury i te sity . “ n n Yet the mari es pressed forward up the slope of the glacis, reservi g their fire, as

n n one ndr and f r n n ordered, u til withi about hu ed fi ty yards of the fi st ditch, whe , fixi g

n n n n nf an d n bayo ets, the fighti g li e bei g rei orced by its supports by the reserves u der

- o n of Lieutenant Colon el Graham, the wh le worked their way by a successio impetuous

in of nn n and mu s rushes, spite of a terrific fire ca o sketry , to the summit of the work an d r n and n th e , with loud cheers, th ew themselves i to the ditch, dashi g up the slope of

- in n - - n h n T n n and . i e foot parapet, met the foe a close ha d to ha d fig t with but bayo et his

E t n in an d in direc lasted but a short time, as the gyp ia s that quarter broke fled all

n The n h n o f n il tio s . Mari es followed t em up for a dista ce about four miles , u t

’ - - - Ar Tel el . T i n n n they came to abi s head quarter camp at Kebir h s they fou d sta di g,

n n n t in n in but evacuated, it havi g evide tly bee lef haste, as everythi g appeared H ’ i . and of n d sorder ere they were ordered to halt occupy some the deserted te ts .

‘ The n n n S n casualties amo g the Mari es were very severe ; amo gst them Major tro g,

who was shot through the heart while most gallantly leadin g his fightin g lin e up the

hin n n n one glacis, wit twe ty yards of the e emy ; Captai Wardell, of the most valuable

and f n f s in n n in e ficie t o ficer the battalio , was also killed, bei g shot through the head close

’ n n on his men fro t of the parapet while cheeri g .

The official records of their casualties that day put them at two officers an d three

non -commissioned officers an d men killed ; one officer and fifty-three n on -commission ed ” officers and men woun ded . Captain Luke of the corps splen didly aven ged the death of

He n n his o or n . E n and Captai Wardell oted the gyptia who had shot him , watchi g pp “ tunit n and on e his . y, si gled him out, by stroke severed his head from body

n n n and RITeb in S nd Whe war agai broke out they were agai employed, at were the eco

n on f of n A of Brigade, bei g the le t the adva ce . t Tamai the whole shock the fierce rush

fl f A E TY ' AR z o o HER j S S M Y .

n of R F n and w date the spiritual eeds the oyal orces were more or less recog ised , ith most

of the armies which have made our coun try what it is were to be f oun d

Pi ous men w ho m dut y bro u ht , g To d ubi o u s v er e of batt l e f o u ht g g ,

ess dead To shriv e the dyi n b l the . g,

Clode remarks upon the remarkable omission from the Prayer-book of any service or office

His n f or a n n in n f or. the rmy, poi ti g out that this respect the avy is better provided expla a

tion is as follows : Looking at the f eelin g of all classes of the people towards the army

n of L ‘ n n ot of at the period of the last revisio the iturgy, it eed be a matter surprise that

the clergy did not see fit to recognise the military forces of the Crow n as the chief visible ” f The of 1 62—3 n in cum n o n . A 6 stre gth the ki gdom rticles of War , however, re dered it

n n n n n be t upo every chaplai to read the Commo Prayers to the soldiers u der his charge, ” an d to preach to them as often as with convenien ce shall be thought fit . From the

’ year 1 6 62 to 1 7 96 every regiment had a chaplain appoin ted by the Sovereign s com “ n and n n f missio , , i deed, a chaplai may be said to have ormed as much part of the ” f S n n l n n . establishme t as a field o ficer tri ge t regu atio s, moreover, were from time to

e n n n tim made with a view to preve ti g, either by the chaplai or those committed to his

’ n n D n cure, the eglect of the prescribed religious Observa ces . uri g Marlborough s wars

n n n of n of n and on n freque t me tio is made the prese ce chaplai s with the troops, more tha

on e f in Th n . e occasio their services are re erred to terms of praise laxity, however, which

characterized the Church in the eighteenth century seems to have exten ded to the

army chaplain s ; a commissio n on military matters which sat early in the presen t century ” n n n n reported that the appoi tme t had gradually become appare tly a si ecure, that the “ and n in 1 9 3 an n f n F n duties were sublet, whe 7 army was se t rom this ki gdom to la ders,

n one n n there was o ly regime tal chaplai present with his corps ; the army was , however,

accompanied by f our or five other clergymen who acted as deputies to t heir respective ” In . i A employers the expedition destin ed f or the West In dies un der S r R. bercromby

’ n o n in an n n n n chaplai put appeara ce, despite the Ge eral s orders requiri g the perso al

n n n of T n atte da ce of the chaplai s all the regiments un der his command . his extraordi ary

n an n n n omissio was due, it is said, to implied u dersta di g that they were to be exempt f - n . The n n Re v ; n rom perso al service first Chaplai Ge eral , the Joh Gamble, was

n in 1 7 96 n n ff i had appoi ted , whe a determi ed e ort was made to correct the abuses wh ch

n n n n n n and n n crept i to the departme t ; regime tal chaplai s were disco ti ued, arra geme ts

n S made for utilisi g the serv ices of the parochial clergy f or troops in barracks . till TERRITORIAL REGIM EN TS

“ matters were not satisfactory ; in 1 806 the Duke of York noticed with much concern that Sir James Craig embarked in comman d of a corps of about men with one chaplain ; Lord Cathcart embarked with a corps of men with on e chaplain ;

’ and Sir D r n n of n it appears that avid Bai d s corps, co sisti g early men was actually , ” n t n an f o f an n L o u at e ded by y clerical o ficer y descriptio . ater n there was an entire absence of the clerical elemen t in the armies un der Generals Au chmut an d Crawford y , and in n n F n f an d Sir n those u der Ge eral raser Ge eral Beres ord, Joh Moore ; while Lord

’ Cathcart s expedition again st Zealan d had but on e chaplain f or the men of which

For n it was composed . a time matters me ded ; the termin ation of the long war with

F n n i n of and ra ce o ce more brought the sold er withi the purview the parochial clergy,

‘ in 1 829 f of n - n reviv ed ho ev er n n the o fice Chaplai Ge eral was abolished to be , w , seve tee years later . From that date to the presen t the Army Chaplain Departmen t has been

of n n n e and the object i creased atte tio ; the system adopt d has worked well, there are not f ew n n in o f f n n a i sta ces recorded where, the exercise their spiritual u ctio s, army chaplain s have displayed heroism and courage which has received an d deserved the most

n — A — n ni n . ne Rev . . ho ourable recog tio O at least the . J W dams is amo gst the wearers

R n R C. n w the n Rev . . . of Victoria Cross, while a other, the Colli s, Chaplai ith the “ ” f in E n n al n in n of orces gypt , should, ma y thi k, be so i cluded that golde book

n ho our . “ The of A in The in Af n exploits Mr . dams are thus described Victoria Cross gha ” istan “ In of an nf n n Sir F R n the midst the turmoil d co usio arou d, rederick oberts remai ed

and n n n hin cool , mome tarily gave rapid orders to stem the livi g torre t that was rus g

No n h him f towards him . w he wit essed that w ich caused a terwards to make a special

of n A man in -fittin n on report the circumsta ce . black close g coat, havi g his head a — n a n his n him not n helmet, yet with a white ba d rou d throat, was ear a fighti g soldier

He f . e n . He n n it was vide t was a clergyma , a chaplai attached to the British orce

Re A s T i n n n hi l f his was the v . J . W . dam . h s Christia ge tlema threw mse f rom horse to h n man of 9th L n s a n . T e help a wou ded the a cer , whom he saw st ggeri g towards him

r n n an d . horse, ala med at the struggli g arou d him , started back , broke away, was lost

The n man f n n courageous clergyman helped f orward the wou ded to urther assista ce, the

- n f He n . Ho made his way back o oot . reached a deep ullah or water course perceived at its bottom that which called f or in stant action ; there lay two horses on their backs, w h The n an d it their riders undern eath in the water drowning . horses were struggli g

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n l n n men n n . D n lashi g out to get free , rol i g upo the u der them at every moveme t ow

He to the bottom and up to the waist in water rushed the gallan t chaplain . seized the

n n n and H n n l rei s of the earest a imal, with erculea stre gth pu led him off his prostrate

f nn and f n n n . A n the rider, who, hal stu ed su focated, yet ma aged to gai the ba k gai

n men clergyman turn ed and repeated his deed f or the remaini g trooper . Both were

not n n f or n of Af n nn n the assisted a mome t too soo , umbers gha s ru i g up barely gave

He of men an d n brave chaplain time to get away . had saved the lives two preve ted

Thi n n of n n n n . their bei g cut to pieces by the adva ci g e emy s, too, at the immi e t peril his i The f or n n in f own l fe . rules gra ti g the Victoria Cross were altered his avour, ” - and n n . he was rece tly gazetted to his, i deed, well merited reward

Another instan ce of gallant Ch ristian work amidst the stress of battle is afforded by

’ n n n n in the accou t of Mr . Gordo s behaviour duri g the sortie from Ka dahar ; though, alas, “ his case the record has to state that a brave man was killed while in the performance

f - n f n on 1 5 A 1 87 9 of his sel imposed duties duri g the sortie rom Ka dahar the th of ugust, ,

n n in n n n an . T at the mome t, i deed, which he was performi g act of oble devotio his

’ f n n n Rev . . . n o S ma s ame was the G M Gordo , the Church Missio ary ociety, who was

un l n n men n H mortally wo ded whi st atte di g to the u der a heavy fire . ere is what was

said of this excellen t man by General Primrose in the dry details of military dispatches

I i n n n man take th s opportu ity of payi g my small tribute of admiratio to a who, by

n n and n n n i l and in his ki d ess ge tle ess, had e deared h mse f to the whole force, who, the

’ end n n n , died admi isteri g to their wa ts .

A n nu n n mo gst the merous other i sta ces which might be quoted, we will take the one before ref erred to from the last Egyptian War — — Conspicuous in one of the improvised squares at Hasb een were the figures of

Re . R the v eginald Collin s (Roman Catholic chaplain) and Major Al ston fightin g back to

‘ n n n n n back, the revere d combata t havi g seized the earest available weapo , a revolver,

’ nn n At hi one n n which he wielded as if to the ma er bor . t s time of the ative regime ts

n an d l in i n t became somewhat u steady wi d the r firi g, to the peril of the lit le square

n Al n . On Re n n u der Major sto this the v . Mr . Colli s galla tly offered to cross the bullet

’ w n n n and n n n . S s ept grou d that i terve ed, co vey the Major s orders to cease firi g teppi g f and in n u n f in his n orward, calm collected demea o r, the chaplai walked, his li e ha ds,

' In i n n c a and n n across to the d a s, to whom he gave the e ess ry orders, the retur ed as calmly i to the little square which he had just left. H s reception must have been some com

A sho t fe e c e n e to th s inc dent is ad ol I . 7 6 . r r r i i m e in V . . p 2 0 TERRITORIAL REGI/l/EN TS . 3

ensation f or run The men his p the dreadful risk he had . , struck with heroism, raised

f an d n on n e n cheer a ter cheer, placi g their helmets their bayo ets, waved th m fra tically ” n in their e thusiasm .

“ M L a S n- THE AR Y MEDICA DEPARTMENT h s a very ancient lin eage . urgeo Major “ in n in The n of n c in Gore his i terest g work says, earliest otice army surgeo s oc urs the

1 223 n n e H II a n n I. ye r , the comme ceme t of the r ig of e ry , shortly before he led his army

F n n N n It in of recom to ra ce to attempt the reco quest of orma dy . was the form a

‘ mendation f hi t hi on e T rom the C ef Jus ice to the Bishop of C chester of Master homas, an r n n r n d n f in army su geo , who k ew how to cu e wou s, a scie ce particularly use ul the

not t w o n w tem ue 1 5 E II. siege of castles but it was till reig s after ards, p dward ,

a n. 1 322 ofiicers n on n n in , that paid medical to atte d the army are me tio ed the ward ” “ n of n o a f E robe accou ts that mo arch . S e rly as the reign o dward says “ n find i u n me H f n n . is a other writer, we a ch r rgeo for every pay was ourpe ce per

ha ne u and n H n . d o n and n diem . e ry V s rgeo twelve assista ts with his army, they ra k

‘ s in m li : S n and thu his i tary code oldiers, shoemakers, taylors, barbers, physicia s,

n washerwome .

. F to the n s n n rom that time prese t every Briti h army has bee atte ded, with more

ffi n n men n n or less su cie cy, by trai ed medical , the service receivi g co siderable

“ and n - It n n impetus e couragemen t fi om the ill fated Charles I. is beyo d our provi ce

f in an n n n to ollow y detail the developme t of the service, i teresti g though the “ ” w hi l The n A D n revie of the story wou d be . prese t rmy Medical epartme t, says

A of s f II. n n rcher, mu t be traced rom the reign of Charles , whe the ucleus a ” ' ' n in w as s s notabzlza sta d g army establi hed . Very curiou are some of the gathered — together by Gore ; amon gst others may be insta nced the f ollowing prescription some “ ” ’ in one of H S n what reminding us of the treatmen t adopted awley mart s ovels, by — the cheery docto r to the hipped an d mount-less young officer sent to Gen eral de Ginkle “ n hi n and . T by Sir Patrick Du . Chester ale, claret, potted c cke , geese his is the

I not n s i physio I advise you to take . hope it will be au eous or d sagreeable to the

m A n on . sto ach . little to be take a march

’ n n Dr n F H hl n During the War of Indep e de ce . Jackso ( razer s ig a ders) greatly dis

tin uished f nin un in f of n f or g himsel , remai g with the wo ded ; de ault dressi gs them he

s The nifo m is b e with b ac The specia l regi m en tal badge of the Medical Staff Co rps is the Gen ev a Cro s. u r lu l k The m ed cal office s attached to the Ho sehold Ca a or F oot G a ds w ea the facings and scarl et sho ul der knots . i r u v lry u r r

unif orm of the co rres ondin ran k of combatant officers s ubs t i t utin cock ed hat f or helmet or b ears kin . p g , g D D Z ’ A HER IPIAjES TY S RM Y .

o nl t an d n n n n disrobed himself f his o y shir tore it i to ba dages, his oble co duct so greatly pleasing the American Gen eral that when the British wounded could be exchan ged he

n n o D n e no r n n . was sen t back with th m , parole bei g required excha ge dema ded uri g

the Peninsular War Lord Wellington ref erred in terms of the warmest praise to the

f S ff an d f n courage and devotion o the Medical ta , that such praise was airly ear ed may “ be gathered from the followin g fact recorded by Napier : During the ten months from

of n n and the siege of Burgos to the Battle Vittoria i clusive, the total umber of sick wounded which passed through the hospitals was By the unremittin g attention of Sir McGre or and f un e James g , the medical sta f d r his orders, the army took the field preparatory to the battle with a sick list un der During the Crimean War the

n f Sir n H of L R n w f pri cipal medical o ficer was Joh all, whom ord agla rites (a ter the “ H i Alma) : Dr. all was n the field the whole time an d merits my approbation for his ” n in n n The n of S n i n 9th exertio dischargi g his o erous duties . actio urgeo W lso of the

Hussars in organ izing the rescue party which saved the lif e of the Duke of Cambridge

n f n S n S and H n has bee be ore oticed ; urgeo s Mowat, ylvester, ales gai ed the Victoria

’ Cross Surgeon O Callaghan of the 62nd was amon gst the foremost and bravest at the

D n — Redan . uri g the Mutiny five medical officers earn ed the Victoria Cross Surgeon

’ R S n M Master S H an r n n D. S S n A. d eade, urgeo , urgeo Gee, urgeo ome, u geo Bradshaw ;

H McCrea D and R n n s n artley, , ouglas, ey olds are also amo g t those who have ear ed the same in comparable distin ction ; but the n ames of all of the Medical Staff who have gain ed fame for themselves by acts of courage and humanity would make too lon g a

i T an d n n . n n S n l st to permit of their i sertio We may, however, me tio urgeo s emple

n in - n At Ne n n n . Ma ley, who, the w Zeala d War, so pre emi e tly disti guished themselves

R n n n A an the Pah of a giriri, where Captai Mercer was so desperately wou ded, ssist t

S n T R A n n n on n in urgeo William emple, oyal rtillery, seei g his frie d rolli g the grou d

n n n . It ago y , was a xious to take assistance to him and the n umerous wou ded was a

of The an d n n n . service the utmost peril , e taili g almost certai death spot where Mercer

n an d n his wou ded comrades lay was close to the Pah, the defe ders of the latter had

n n fire on . F one co ce trated a cross the place in order to forbid approach irst soldier,

n n n on wn the a other, adva ced the erran d of mercy ; but one after another was shot do

n . T n o n i n T . His as he drew ear he , heedless of his w l fe, spra g forward William emple

r hl n It prog ess was watched with breat ess a xiety . seemed impossible that he could

. n hi escape Whe he reached the spot which had proved so fatal to s predecessors, the

’ n and n r n n in . n e emy s fire was redoubled , the galla t su geo was e veloped smoke Ma y TERRITORIAL REGIAIEI T V S . 2 0 5

t n n n o mus have thought that it was his wi di g sheet ; but , when the thick white cloud

w T n n n n n cleared a ay emple was see , appare tly u hurt, lea i g over Mercer and assiduously

in th e n . F n f a busied attempt to soothe his ago y ortu e avours the brave, it is said, nd it

r n on i n In n ce tai ly did so th s occasio . sti ctively he had stooped when the Maories had

and t ’ fired, their bullets had whis led harmlessly over his head . When once by Mercer s A . t n h side he was perhaps too close to the Pah to be hit all eve ts, t roughout that

rn n n in en in n ot n n m afte oo spe t t d g o ly Mercer, but the other wou ded en who lay in

’ s r n n un clu te s almost, as it were, u der the muzzles of the e emy s muskets, he was touched . “ Dr . n n and of f on Ma ley was prese t at the assault capture our Pahs, but it was the

n of a on The c n occasio a serious disaster th t he w the Victoria Cross . Maories had o

‘ ’ n k T n t . It structed a stro g stoc aded work at aura ga, called the Ga e Pah was situated on n r of n nn n nin in n and on a a row strip la d co ecti g a pe sula with the ma la d, each side of the Pah was a swamp exten din g to the sea . It was thought only possible to attack it in front . “ n Ha one of n . S Comma der y was the first to fall, mortally wou ded amuel Mitchell,

Harrier n t n of f of H M . S. n f cap ai the oretop . , casti g aside all thoughts of perso al sa ety,

n Ha in his m and un f o . raised Comma der y ar s, , der a heavy fire, carried him out the Pah

T D n un n n and r. here he met Ma ley, who had vol teered to accompa y the stormi g party,

n ndin ni nf n and on who, otwithsta g the pa c, co usio , terror which prevailed every side,

’ n H n and n n if calmly dressed Comma der ay s wou d, the e tered the Pah to see there were

It one any more woun ded whom he could succour . is said that he was of the last

f T a n n ff w o ficers to leave the Pah . hroughout th t sad eve i g his e orts ere to alleviate

ff n an d Sir n n n N i su eri g where necess ary, William Wisema , comma di g the aval Br gade,

‘ reported that he ministered to the wants of the woun ded and dying amid the bullets of

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in St . the enemy with as much sang f rozd as if he had been performin g an operation

’ ’ H n n fi . George s Hospital . e subse que tly obly justi ed his right to the Victoria Cross

Before leaving New Zealan d he happened to be present durin g the disembarkation of

As w as n nn f some artillery in the Waitotara River . he quitti g the steamer a gu er ell

n n n n of n n Dr. overboard . The man was in immi e t da ger bei g drow ed, but Ma ley

For f was promptly sprang into the water and rescued him . this eat he awarded the ” Nor L n - n F bronz e medal of the Ro yal Human e Society . must a ce Corporal Joh armer be

n on f orgotten who d uring the en gagemen t with the Boers at the Majuba Moun tai the , , “ 25th F 1 88 1 i of f - n n and an of ebruary, , showed a sp rit sel ab egatio example cool ’ 2 0 6 HER MAjES TY S ARM Y .

courage which cann ot be too highly recommended . While the Boers closed with the

F the n and British troops n ear the wells Corporal armer held a white flag over wou ded,

‘ ’ when the arm holdingthe flag was shot through he called out that he had another .

H n and n n n e the raised the flag with the other arm, co ti ued to do so u til that also was ” pierced with a bul let .

n n n af n Regime tal surgeo s have rece tly ceased to exist, a medical st f bei g attached to

n n f in n n the every expeditio . Very co siderable eel g was excited at the cha ge, i to merits “ ” “ n A Ar no n f h n ot . or demerits o w ich we do propose to e ter lthough, says cher, lo ger

f n e n in attached to regimen ts as ormerly, whe they pr ved a very valuable eleme t pro

n n and n n n —a i n s meti g harmo y, temperi g whe absolutely ecessary priv lege ever abu ed the severity of disciplin e in cases where their peculiar position en abled them to do so — ” with advantage to the service the medical officers are everywhere popul ar .

lt THE ARMY SERVICE Conrs a is the presen t representative of organiz ations known as

L n T n li T n n D n an d the a d ra sport Corps, the Mi tary rai , the Co trol epartme t, the Com

ia n T n D n i n missar t a d n . T ra sport epartme t hese agai at var ous times had subdivisio s, and it is beyond the scope of the presen t work to trace minutely the various devol ution s and n i n in absorptio s wh ch from time to time have take place, asmuch as to do so would

n n i — l n —an n dema d co siderable space, w thout except to those pecu iarly i terested y cou ter

The n n no n in balancin g degree of in terest . regulatio of ma y of the matters w falli g with the province of the Army Service Corps was origin ally in the han ds of civilian s ” n in 1 858 n T r . appoi ted by the reasu y, but the Commissariat became e dowed with a

l r a 6 n of n mi ita y ch racter . In 1 8 1 the co trol the Military Stores was in a like man er

n m l n n and RD CE ST RE DEP RT tra sferred fro the civi to the military ma ageme t, the O NAN O A

MENT f - n f D n D n To to day is the represe tative of the ormer Military Store epartme t . uri g

n n ul W n hi w as n an an d the Pe i s ar War there was a aggo Corps w ch subseque tly disb ded, in 1 854 L n T n n was formed the a d ra sport Corps, which three years later was amed the

l r T n . T n in n n Mi ita y rai his body re dered sterl g service duri g the Crimea, the Muti y, “ ” ” and in n and n di n n L n T F the war Chi a, was e titled to the sti ctio s uck ow, aku orts, ” Pekin .

“ ” “ D n In n T n l uri g the dia Muti y, says a w riter, the Military rai were emp oyed as

The m Se Ar y rvice Co rps hav e a bl ue unif or m w ith w hi te facings and white sho ulder cords w hite an d blu e ban d on ca p.

’ 1 The u niform o f the Ordnance Store De artm ent is blu e with f ac in s and ed in s of scarl et buff and scarl et fo r p , g g g , ( ofi cers o d lace band on ca and th lette S in b ass on the sho ld stra . , g l ), p e rs 0. . C. r u er ps

’ 2 0 8 HER fil A/ES TY S ARM Y the interest attaching to the Hon ourable Artillery Company exceeds the limits of merely

f l n and E n n ot n n in . For natio al ee i g, becomes uropea if u iversal its stretch there is

" n chronicler n of little doubt that, to use the words of its most rece t fi the a tiquity the

Honourable Artillery Company is u nequalled by any other military body throughout ” In Red n n the world . the days of the Ki g, whe

Th e w ave w ere fill ed w i th ra i ne p ,

and n n n n of L n n the struggli g, yet eve the importa t, commerce the empire city of o do

n f n n an d an was threate ed by ree la ces, or, less eupho iously, by robbers freebooters, ” “ n f an armed company of citize s was ormed to protect lives d property . Previous to “ ” this these prototypes of the military n ation o f shopkeepers had given stern proof

’ n n U that they could wield other weapo s tha yard measures or weaver s bats . nder

Et son -ia - Al D n in of helred, law of fred the Great, they had stormed the a es their castle

B enfieet ; in the f ollowin g reign they again and again hurled back the same fierce

D n n E n I adversaries from their walls . uri g the last reig of dmu d ronside they thrice

v f n n n . E n n f dro e back the orces of the co queri g Ca ute ve the great Co queror himsel ,

n San uelac En n whe the arrow at g had seemed to place gla d at his mercy, hesitated

n L n n n to e ter o do till i trigue had disarmed its sturdy populace .

As at presen t con stituted the Honourable Artillery Company date from the reign of

' ' The blufi n n n f Henry VIII. 1 mo arch was fully co scious of the value of the citize s o

In n n f Lon don as fightin g material . those days i vasio by a ee was by no mean s

nl and L n deemed u ikely, he set himself to establish such a force as should hold o don f n . An Act free from da ger was there ore passed, the preamble of which will explain

its Object . “ The n S n L call n n an d n Ky g our overeig ord, y g to his most oble gracious remembra ce that by the f eate an d exercise of the subjecttes of this his realms in shotying in lon g

c ont nuall ro en and n n n and bowes, there hath y y g w bee withi the same grete ombre multittu de not n d n s and sub ecttes of good archers, which hath oo ly efe ded this realm the j

thereof again st the cruell malice and danger of their owt ew ard en emys in tyme heretofore

litell n an d u ssance in re ards n n n passed, but also with ombre p y g have do e ma y otable

n r And f ur actes and discomfetures of warre against the infidelis a d othe . thermore

subdued an d reduced dyverse an d many regyons and countrees to their due obeysaunce to

n an d suertie of hi realme an d and drede the grete ho our , fame, t s , subject to the terrible

Ca tain oolrner Wi liam s t 1 5 3 7 . p W l . TERRITORIAL RE IME G N TS . 2 09 and fere of all strange nacions any thyng to attempts or do to the hurte or damage of ” the me an y or y of them . “ ” At R the n Act A the time, says Major aikes, of passi g of this , the old rtillery

n L n n u n on Grou d of o do , po which the City Butts were erected, stood the site of the

n D n i S and D S and n prese t evo sh re quare, of uke treet streets adjace t thereto . To encon

racticc of n n on 25th A 1 53 rage the p the citize s, a Charter was gra ted the ugust, 7 , to the Master Of the Ordn ance and two others (gentlemen of the Privy Chamber) for the

n n F n n n and purpose of co stituti g a rater ity, co sisti g of four masters or rulers, such

f - r n n n . or n breth e as they should admit, for promoti g the scie ce of artillery, viz , lo g bows,

- and n - n A n d n n cross bows, ha d gu s . Civic Guild or Compa y, with the or i ary gover

n n n and of and subordi me t pertai i g to such societies, was thus created, out this society, n s rim n n now n n H n u A i ate to it, has p g a military orga izatio k ow as the o o rable rt llery

n L n n T not Compa y of o do . hese two bodies, so closely associated together, must be ” n mistake for each other .

The n To d S ff Charter referred to comme ces, all Ju ges, Justices, Maires, heri s,

‘ r Bailifis n and o O n and Sub ietts , Co stables, other fficers, Mi istres, g We latt you with

r that of o grace especiall certain science and mere mocion we Have graun ted and licensed

r And by this Pnts DOO graun t an d licence for us and o heyres to our trusty and well

’ r r S vnnts Sub ietts S n o Ordennes An n beloved g Cristofer Morres, K ight, Master of , tho y

’ Knevett and Me tes n n Of o Preve O Fraternitte Peter w , Ge tleme Chambre, verseers of the

Gu lde S n an n n n n or y of ai t George d goes o to gra t certai privileges, amo gst which are 1 T o . . choose and admit their own members

2 T Un - and . o a choose nd elect amongst themselves every year, four der Masters

R and n ulers to oversee govern the Frater ity .

3 T a . hey were empowered to use a common seal and to make laws nd regulations

n n n for the good gover me t of the Frater ity .

- - 4. T nd n and hey were granted licence to use a shoot with the lo g bows, cross bows,

n - n in L n and Of Realme En ha d gu s, both o don and the suburbs, all other parts the of g

n I n s and . la d, rela d, Calai , Wales 5 . No other Fratern ity or Guild could be formed in any part of the Realm unless

n n F ni lice ced by the Masters a d Rulers of this rater ty .

6 The n . Maste rs and Rul ers an d their successors were especially exempted from bei g

n on an empa elled y Quest or Jury throughout the Realm .

The R f d not oyal Charter had its due effect ; the citiz ens o London gave goo heed,

VOL. II. E E ’ z IO HER AIAjES TY S ARIVY.

n f n n o ly to the practice o archery but to military matters ge erally ; so much so, i deed, that

’ in the time of Henry s heroic daughter there were some complaints of the n umber of the

n n ' n a in many military bodies in trai i g . But there was good excuse for e thusi sm military matters . “ The one n S n A time was of great exciteme t, the pa ish rmada was then hanging like

’ the n and n nd n n a. vast cloud over political horizo , all me s mi s were ear estly discussi g

n A n h n how they might best avert the da ger . mo g the merc a ts there were many able soldiers who had served abroad ; these seem to have led the way in the formation of an

n n n association of citize s of similar ra k, who submitted themselves volu tarily to continual

f and of n n exercise and study o the theory practice of war, with the view bei g able to trai

i - n n and comman d on emergencies large bod es of their fellow citize s . Withi the first two

‘ n d f n and l n years they numbered above three hu dre members, very su ficie t ski ful to trai and n n n k an d teach commo soldiers the ma agi g of their pieces, pi es , halberts, to march,

’ n A n n of in n n and . cou termarch , ri g pleasa t evide ce the spirit which they co gregated

n n man n f is give by their custom of letti g every serve by tur s every Office, rom the

’ ’ And A n . and corporal s up to the captai s as the rmada grew more more a reality, every

n n n f n n n n f n mo th bri gi g resh ews of its adva ci g state, ple ty of work was ou d for these merchants of the Artillery Compan y . The City furn ished no less than men for

‘ l n oflicered and the pub ic defe ce, who were chiefly by the civic authorities the captain s of the Artillery Garden ; and the Government exhibited its appreciation of this force in

m nn : men n Ti the a arked ma er while were se t to the great camp at lbury, other

were kept by the Queen aroun d herself as a part of the army appointed f or her ” n and m n L H n n . protectio , which was com a ded by ord u sdo

In n n n l n n recog itio , says Captai Wil iams, of the very importa t services re dered by

n n n n the Compa y at this critical period, the members were ho oured by bei g appoi ted, by an O in n Her n f in n n rder Cou cil of Majesty, to the ra k of o ficers the various trai ed ba ds

I. n A n n the In n Ho . throughout country . the reig of James the rtillery Compa y Obtai ed

n and in f n n the lease of their present groun d in Fi sbury, early the ollowi g reig the ill f I r aftei ards n a n ated Charles . became a member . Sho tly w some disagreeme t rose betwee

n and in n the Compa y the City authorities, which the Privy Cou cil sided with the City,

n h A i n . e n but the Ki g with t e Hon . rt llery Compa y Charles address d to the Compa y

’ f n in R i H and t the ollowi g letter, quoted Major a kes istory, it is easy to be credited tha

’ the n di His n in the the Privy Cou cil were much spleased at Majesty s actio matter . But

one and n in n act was a right royal , it may well be imagi ed that after years, whe the TERRITORIAL REGIZPIEN TS . 2 1 1

’ i n had n h i m Wh te Ki g s blood bee s ed at Wh tehall, the embers of the Honourable Com pany regarded with something of self-reproach and more of regret the kindly and “ “ courte ous letter signed Charles addressed to his trustie and well -beloved

n subjects of the Artillery Garde .

Charles R.

- Trustie and well beloved we greet you well . Whereas we are informed that

’r the w orthie and commen dable institution of yo voluntary Compan y of the Artillerie

r r n n o n t and n Ga de , hath bee soe well pursued by y i dus rious forward e deavours that you are n ot only become ready and skit in the knowledge and use of Armes and military

n n r fruitfull N n n f discipli e, but that from the ce, as f om a ursery, all the tray ed ba ds o

Cittie of L n n and om an es n ad o nin n our o do , divers of the C p y of the cou ties j y g have bee e

th su l ed w fitt and L and Oflicers S pp y able eaders , whereby our ervice hath received

A n a enifi nd kin dome in n b tt . And n much dva tage, the g ge erall a very great bei g

n n Societie se e and saf etie an u willi g that a of good use to the publique, of soe much d

n n n Citie L n n h i n in ho or to our re ow ed of o do s ould be d ssolved or disco t ued, as we are given to understan d it is in great danger through some distractions which you have f fitt lately suffered about the Electio n o your Captain e . We have thought hereby to

n ot a an if fin d n will you be h stie to disb d, but ye that ye are molested eedlessly or unjustly by any then have recourse to us and you shall find such due encouragement as

n e k t E Societie e . n r N mar et soe comme dable a des rves Give att our Cou t at w , the ight

in Seaventh eare Rai ne . day of March, the y of our g

‘r To trus tie and - Humfrie Sm Ald n our well beloved ith, preside t

o f n ex ercisin e A in A n the Compa y g rmes the rtillerie Garde , ” L n n and R s n . o do , to the e t of the Compa ie

At the Restoration it may be assumed that the Company took part in the Grand

l n Mi itary Processio described by Nichols . “ F n n in n h n irst marched a galla t troop of gentleme cloth of silver, bra dis i g their

and - n n n n of n in swords, led by Major Ge eral Brow ; the a other troop two hu dred velvet

f n n n A n coats, with ootme atte di g them in purple liveries ; a third, led by lderma

' R n n in bufi an d n obi so , coats, with cloth of silver sleeves, very rich gree scarves ; a

of n and troop about two hu dred, with blue liveries laid w ith silver, with six trumpeters several f ootmen in sea-green and sil ver ; and several hun dred others ; and last of all

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e n n n A and d- fiv regime ts of Horse belo gi g to the rmy, with back, breast, hea pieces,

’ ‘ nd which diversified the show with delight a terror.

n n n n The sentiments of the Compa y at this period seem to have bee stro gly mo archical .

n the hr n n D Charles II. had scarcely asce ded t o e whe the uke of York was elected

n an d f an n n t Du n Comma der, rom accou t give of a feas to which the ke was i vited, it is

n L n n w n n eviden t that the Hon . Artillery Compa y of o do ere stro g adhere ts of the Court

party . “ A n t n one the S n in R L n mo gs the healths, they dra k to happy uccessio the ight i e,

and it is reported that they drank so many that one of the grave City Sirs lost his

e and b n and t t an b aver hat gold hat a d, lef the grea er comp y to sport with the footboys ;

and Du to n R n t that the ke promised defe d the eligio es ablished by law, of the Church ” of England . “ The n it n an O n n above accou t, may be eedless to Observe, came from ppositio orga .

’ On L Da 29th O 1 683 n ord Mayor s y, ctober, , the members of the Compa y were to

an d n and n in the fore, were very galla tly richly habited ; ma y of the musketeers buff,

- and n with head pieces of massive silver, all with red feathers, most of the pikeme , as well

w ere n as the Officers, very rich embroidered belts ; they also had the six ew colours

n n n T in n lately prese ted by the colo els of the six regime ts of the ra ed Ba ds .

At the time of the Great Plague the company were threatened with corporate as well

- as nd n . SO n d an i ividual da ger grievous was the cry agai st overcrowde burial places, that

' attempt was made to appropriate the Ar tillery Gardens as a cemetery ! Sir John Robin son new n and n n and , the preside t, opposed this tooth ail, fortu ately with success ; to

in n n n n n in this day recog itio of his services his ame may be see , writte letters of gold, D in n . m n n the famous Vellum Book of the Compa y espite the loyal toasts above e tio ed,

and the royal f avour that they enjoyed during the reign of James it does n ot appear

n n R n a III that the Compa y, as a whole, was other tha favourable to the evolutio ; Willi m . “ ” R n n and and by oyal warra t co firmed all their former rights privileges, a few years “ n n n the of n all later, by a other warra t, recomme ded to care the Compa y, that the com

missioned Officers of all Trained Bands of our City of London may list themselves members

S n n of the said ociety, that so, by the freque t practice of arms, accordi g to their rules, ” to r in r n they may be the better qualified perform their t ust thei respective comma ds .

No n n n occurre ce of i terest occurred during that or the followi g reign . On the accession of I f George . the right o the Company to take part in the royal procession was urged and

” ’ The tit e Hono able seems to date f m i n l ur ro the commencement of J ames s re g . TERRITORIAL RE E T GIM N S . 2 1 3

n and n nt n- n A gra ted, the Pri ce of Wales was appoi ed Captai Ge eral . t a review held in

1 22 f n w ere n an d 7 the O ficers of the Compa y , for the first time, scarlet u iforms, shortly

s n n £500 afterward the Ki g prese ted them with a sum of , which was employed as the

n h New A nucleus of a fu d wherewit the rmoury House was built .

The Old A n one n in 1 622 an rmoury, which the prese t replaces, had bee completed , d

n and n n n the followi g verses were composed by the Marshal , , as has bee said, co sideri g

in hi n in T the age w ch they appeared, show more tha ord ary merit . hey are, moreover,

n worth quoting for the informatio they convey .

LINES COMPOSED BY THE MARSHAL ON THE COMPLETION OF THE ARMOURY N 2 I 1 62 .

’ ’ LONDON s HONOUR AND CiTIz EN s APPRO ED LO E E ERCISING ARMS IN THE ARTILLER GARDEN , V V , X Y ,

LONDON.

This ch tect e Phoeni of our A e Ar i ur , x g , (All Europe cann ot shew her Eq ipage) Is Mars his Mi stress w hi ch retai n s the Store ,

s be n Of Mars his Arm i Mars his Paramo re . , g Thi s Fabrick w as b Mars his so l di ers f ramed y ,

nd Mars his A mou es th s Bui din named A r ri i l g .

It ho lds five hu n dred Arms t o f urn i sh those , That l ov e their So v erei n an d w ill daunt his Foes g , , The y s end their time and do n ot care for Cost p , '

To ea n the use of rms the e s nothin ost . l r A , r g l Both time an d Coin t o do their Co u ntry ood , g , ’ e s n i f e and w i l lose hei ood Th y ll pe d t re ly , l t r bl .

Our Ci ty Lon don is a Roy al Thing For it is ca ll ed the Chamber of our Kin g,

Whose w ort hy Senate w e mu st not fo r et g ,

Their grant an d our Requ est together met . They cheri sh us an d w e do hono ur them , ' d t Lo e the ll o e a a n Where So l diers fin rue v , y l v g i .

ild n now doth stand The Ground. Th e Gro u nd w heron this Bu i g , ’ Th e Teasel Gro un d hath hereto fore been nam d.

An d William Prior of the Hospi tal Then of our bl essed Lady w hi ch w e ca ll , S ain t Mary S i tt l e w i tho ut Bisho at-e p pg , Did ass it b Inden ture hearin date p y , g ’ ’ J an uary s third da in Hen r s Time y y , ’ h h t n d n o T Eig t of that name he Conv e t di co j i n.

The Use. Unto the Guild of all ti ler Ar l y ,

- - Cross bo w s Han d Guns and of rchery . , , A

The Term F or f ull three hundred y ears ex ce tin three , p g

The T me em in in ne e e i r a g w e shall v r se . ' ’ 2 1 HER MA ES TY S ARM 4 j Y.

Now hav e the n obl e Co u ncil of the King ’ Confirm d the same and un der Charl es his Wi n , g We n ow do e x erc i se and of that litt l e ,

Tease! of Gro u nd w e inlar e S t . Mary S it t l e . , g p Trees w e cut dow n an d Gardens added to it ,

s e Than k s to the Lords tha av e u l av e to do it . , t g

’ Lon m a thi s Wo rk endure and n e er decay g y , , But be s u orted till the l atest da pp y, All l oy al s ub ects to the Kin and State j g , n Will sa A me mau re all S l een an d Hate. y , g p

Manxscnanw s

No n nt n t a in 1 80 n i cide of i teres occurred for some ye rs, but 7 , at the time of the Gordo

n A n t n n R Ho . o iots, the rtillery Compa y proved hat they were mere carpet k ights . Well it was for the city and the kin gdom, that men such as they were to the fore at a crisis of

“ ’ n In n n and so terrible a ature . truth me s hearts were faili g them for fear far wide were buildings in flames in every thoroughfare bands of maddened miscreants were riotin g and pillaging ; everywhere in the streets of the good City of London women and

r n n . F n r ns n n child e were flyi g for their lives rom the ature of thei co titutio the Ho .

Artillery Company have had but f ew occasions when the arms they carried could be

n nt and an d r n n n used for grimmer purposes tha pagea s reviews, the ci cumsta ces atte di g the Gordon riots were of so memorable a nature that it can scarcely be out of place here

n n to quote the descriptio of them give by Walpole .

“ ’ n Lo Man fiel s I came myself yesterday an d foun d a horrible sce e . rd s d house was

urn n and n n . L n n an d S just b t dow , at ight there were shocki g disorders o do outhwark

on fire in n d an d were six places, but the regular troops quelled the seditio by aybreak,

A of ten n men in H an d everything now is quiet . camp thousa d is formed yde Park, regimen ts of horse and foot arrive every hour . “ n en The n nn n I was at Gloucester House between nin e a d t . serva ts a ou ced a great

D h and I n and not fire ; the uc ess, her daughters, we t to the top of the house, beheld

’ nl one i n n and L o y but two vast fires, wh ch we took for the Ki g s Be ch ambeth ; but the

Ne n and nin n h . n latter was the w Priso , the former at least was bur g at mid ig t Colo el

Heywood came in and acquainted His Royal Highn ess that nine houses in Great Queen

u n rn and n Street had been gutted and the f r iture bu t, he had see a great Catholic

’ and and n distiller s at Holborn Bridge broken open all the casks staved ; si ce, the house

n fire has been set o .

“ ’ A ten n L Hertford s and n and n n . t I we t to ord , fou d him his so s chargi g muskets

H l A E T ’ RAI 2 1 6 ER Il j S Y S A Y.

S n ir the c n . A in n in S z oc asio prom e t figure the group is the urgeo , William Bli ard, lifting up a wounded man ; a ruflian is aiming a blow at him but is checked by an other ” n man who recognises the errand of mercy on which the officer is e gaged .

It was after the Gordon Riots that the only honorary member ever elected by the

n in n n n T n n in Compa y was admitted the perso of Captai Bar ard ur er, who had bee

n n comman d of the London Military Association duri g the whole of the disturba ces .

A h a n n n f bout t is time, too, occurred circumsta ce which bri gs i to clear relie the sturdy in dependence and jealousy of outside interference which the Company has always

n exhibited . By permissio of the Company some bodies of regular troops had been

n n n n n quartered on their grou d . Whe all da ger of a re ewal of disturba ces had passed away the Company wrote to Lord Amhurst suggesting that they had been put to very

n n and n . L A co siderable expe se, requesti g that the troops might be removed ord mhurst seems to have been under the impression that the Lord Mayor had the right of granting h L the user, for his reply was to the effect that he had understood from t e ord Mayor that no difficulty would be raised and that he should have to consult him. The Lord Mayor wrote as follow

SIR — I n n d n A n , have bee i forme that a Court of Assista ts of the rtillery Compa y is

n n n an n L A n summo ed for this after oo , to receive a swer from ord mhurst to the letter se t by last Court . I should be glad (before any an sw er is given) to have a copy of the said

t L n n l letter to lay before the Cour of ieute a cy, which I shal order to be held for that

on T n purpose hursday ext .

KLEY E ETT BRAC K NN , Mayor .

To L n to A n Peter o ges, Clerk the rtillery Compa y .

if L L n n n Hon . A l But the writer was ord Mayor of o do , the recipie ts were the rti lery

’ n and no Compa y, were t disposed to allow a mere civilian s interference . The followin g letter is in its way a masterpiece

— MY L RD I d d n h c O , am esire by the Court to acquai t you, t at the letter re eived from

L A t n n Ar n an n nor ord mhurs co cer s the Members of the tillery Compa y, d them o ly ;

r an n does it requi e y a swer .

&e. I am, ,

“ ” ETER LONeEs . P , Clerk TERRITORIAL REGIMEN TS z x7

h L n n L n n T e ord Mayor laid this correspo de ce before the Court of ieute a cy, but after some discussion they simply passed a vote of thanks to his Lordship for writing to the

n The n n n an d n Compa y . result was that the Compa y gai ed their poi t, the grou d was not occupied by the troops .

B ut n n d n one t and in O 1 79 0 the the questio remai e for a lo g time of deba e, ctober, ,

A n H n Militia were advised to make overt display of their claim . ccordi gly the o ourable

A n n m u n and one rtillery Compa y havi g asse bled der arms, the gates were locked, com

n n n n s n n n pa y posted at each e tra ce to the grou d, the other divi io s remai i g as a reserve

in n A H n n with the field officers fro t of the rmoury ouse, the artillery divisio bei g

’ t n n field- - n and one sta io ed at the a gle with the pieces . Betwee t welve o clock the Militia, w n and s n n n n ith bayo ets fixed drum beati g, arrived at the east e tra ce, headed by Captai

nn n E R m n n n n Je i gs, of the ast egi e t, who dema ded admissio for the purpose of exercisi g ” L n n t T n d n m n n n the o do Mili ia, or rai e Ba ds, a si ilar dema d bei g made by Captai “ R n h te . T e n s Por r, of the West egime t dema d were, as might be expected, peremptorily ” f us n n and n u re ed ; the Militia marched back agai , litigatio followed, eve t ally a satis f actory compromise was arrived at .

The Gordon Riots have been by no means the only occasion on which the Honourable

A n T n rtillery Compa y have been called on to uphold authority . heir historia rightly “ e a r n and c n n n n obs rves th t du i g the last for a o siderable portio of the prese t ce tury, they

' constituted almost the only military f orce on which the civil authorities could rely for ” n in r n T on assista ce case of sudden emergency or distu ba ce . hey were duty several

n n 1 9 n n n times duri g the disturba ces of 7 4 six years later, whe the Bread Mob e da gered “ A ’ n n . the peace of the city, they were agai u der arms lthough it was past eight o clock on the evening of the 1 5th of September when the Lord Mayor requested the Colonel to

’ ” n n men n w . call out the Compa y, yet by twelve o clock over a hu dred ere u der arms

The n n eriodfl e entf ul not n H n A Colo el at this eve tful p v , o ly for the o ourable rtillery

n n n in n n n n of n Compa y, but for the atio at large, who were co sta t a ticipatio the threate ed

n n n a — n Le n n i vasio by Bo ap rte was Colo el Mesurier, who devoted himself u tiri gly to

n n n ff re deri g the Compa y thoroughly e ective in every detail .

The n n n n in n n n Gover me t havi g requested that the Compa y should be co sta t readi ess, “ an order was issued in the followin g terms : This Court being deeply impressed with a

' sens e of the duty in cumbent on every loyal man to be ready to defend his King and his c n r and t n n the Un n ou t y at all times, more particularly at his ju cture, whe ited Ki gdom is

r n n n H n A th eate ed with i vasio , do require of every member of the o ourable rtillery Com

VOL. 1 1 . r r ’ M 2 1 8 HER MAJES TY S AR Y.

' ” pany to keep himself in p erf ect readiness to be under arms on the first orderi Members

' mmandin officer who were likely to be absent were to leave their addresses . with the co g

n enthe n n of n n the n of his divisio . Wh co clusio of peace relaxed this state te sio Compa y

n n T gave to Colonel Le Mesurier a sple did toke of their recognition of his services . here

’ ' ere resented ne i cu and in uarts and w p to him at a ge ral Court a s lver p cover, hold g five q

n n n and - n and weighing n early ni etee pou ds, a sword sword belt mou ted with gold, a silver

- tea tray weighing close upon seven teen pounds. On several occasions the Honourable

Artillery Company have furnished the guard for the Bank of Englan d when,at election

‘

m r n n . ti es or f om other causes, the Guards have bee withdraw

n n in i Of and nt n We must pass over much that is i teresti g the h story the corps, co e t ourselves with indicating the more importan t events,premisin g that the existing histories

In 1 803 R n f n will well repay perusal . a Yager or ifle Compa y was ormed, the umbers “ . ” n 1 00 and the n n k n i n n bei g limited to , u iform bei g dar gree , w th Yeoma Crow

. T in 1 854 the e b n n beaver cap hey were abolished , m mbers ei g absorbed i to the

nf c n E in n n n I n . f a try ompa ies arly the reig of George IV . ormal permissio was gra ted

“ ’ A n of n at H a and for the rmorial beari gs the Compa y to be registered the er lds College,

the n n in n R f v at comme ceme t of the follow g reig , as a special mark of the oyal a our, “ the King directed that hen ceforth the uniform of the Company should be similar to ” n n i n h u n f l . T that wor by the Gre adier Guards, subst tuti g silver for go d e bl e u i orm

A w as in 1 851 and - n On n for the rtillery adopted the bear ski caps in 1 853 . the occasio

S Her n Hon. A of the tate Visit paid by prese t Majesty to the City, it was the rtillery

n u n H n in u and on th Compa y who f r ished the Guard of o our the G ildhall Yard, e day of her coron ation they were alligned between the 1 st and 3 rd battalion s of the

n One Gre adier Guards . of the most important events connected with the Company which have occurred durin g the presen t reign has been the resumption by the

e n n n oflicers e n sov reig of the appoi tme t of the , the custom for some tim previouslyhavi g

n n u elect n an d subaltem oflicers bee that the Compa y sho ld themselves their compa y .

’ n n t n n The R a Very co siderable searchi gs of hear occurred o this occasio . oyal W rrant ran as follows

Victoria R.

T and t ‘ rusty Wellbeloved, We Gree you Well ! We being w ell satisfied of the

" L and ff n Our A l n and n oyalty good a ectio of rti lery Compa y, bei g therefore willing to

and n in n n O and D n e promote the welfare preservatio of it its a cie t good rder iscipli e, hav TERRITORIAL E IME R G N TS . z 1 9

thought fit to authoris e and e mpower you f requently to exercise Our said Company in

A in n n A n n Moorfields rms, as well the Grou d commo ly called the rtillery Grou d, ear , as

in other places where they have formerly exercised . “ An d w u and A We do hereby like ise give you f ll power uthority to hold Courts free.

and nn O s n n n an public for the a ual choice of fficer , except as herei after me tio ed, d on

such other occasion s as may be necessary and requisite for the better Governmen t of the

n in n n and ra ti th r said Compa y, accord g to the a cie t rules p c ee e eof (except in so far as

ul n n n Our R a ra n in such r es or practice may be i co siste t with this oyal W r t), such place

' and and and n u places, at such time times, as hath bee sual . But We reserve to Our selves the Appointment from time to time of the Field Officers and the Adjutant of Our

m n said Co pa y as heretofore. “ An d r Our R and u as a ma k of oyal favour, of O r interest and Concern in the

l Our n u to Ou we fare of said Compa y, We f rther reserve rselves the appointment from

n f ur n time to time of all other Commissio ed O ficers of O said Compa y . “ And beOur R and n We hereby declare it to oyal Will Pleasure, that the appoi t

ment of all Commission ed Officers of Our said Company (other than Field Officers and

' A n l n r the eriod an d n o n and the djuta t) sha l e du e for p of five years lo ger, that the persons appointed shall be selecte d by Us from the Members of Our said Artillery

n r s f n as an n n n Compa y, p ovided that a o te y Vaca cy or Vaca cies shall occur amo gst the

n l Us in m n Oflieers so appoin te d a d selected , the same sha l be supplied by the an er

“ And We do hereby will and direct that the Re gimental Sergeant-Major of Our

said Compan y shall be appoin ted from time to time by the Captain -General and Colon el

n and Non - n Cflicers Our n of Our said Compa y, that all other commissio ed of said Compa y

r i m L na n - n and shall be appoin ted f om t me to ti e by the ieute t Colo el, shall be selected by

Our n t n an him from the Members of said Compa y, provided tha as ofte as y Vacancy or

Vacancies shall occur amon gst the said Non -commission ed Officers the same shall be

n su pplied by the said Lieuten ant Colon el of Our said Compa y . “ An d We likewise recommen d unto your care that all the Commission ed Oflieers of

Our Train ed Ban ds Of Our City of London may list themselves Members of the said

S fr n A din ociety, that so by the eque t practice of rms accor g to their rules they may be

in r n And f or the bette r qualified to perf orm their Trus t their espective Comma ds, your

n so doing this shall be your Warra t . “ And f or your further encouragement We do think fit to confirm and contin ue Our r F 2 TF ’ S ARM z z o HER MAjES Y.

u s a E n Du S n most dearly beloved Consort Albert Aug stu Ch rles mma uel , ke of axo y,

- an d n Our N O t and Prince of Sax c Coburg Gotha, K ight of Most oble rder of the Gar er,

ur Ar n- n and n n and Field Marshal of O my, Captai Ge eral Colo el of your Compa y, shall

n s in testify Our good Will towards you on all occasio s proper for U to express it .

And we do hereby annul Our Royal Warran t hearing date the fourteenth day of

S in ear Our L One n n and F - and eptember, the y of ord thousa d eight hu dred orty three, all such rules and practice of Our said Artillery Company as may be inconsistent with

n this present Warra t .

And so We bid you heartily farewell . “ ’ n u St the T n Oct 1 849 in Give at O r Court at . James s, e th day of ober, , the

r Thirteenth year of Ou Reign . “ ’ e a n By H r M jesty s Comma d, REY G . G .

ur T and - d n T u and rt A nt To O rusty Well beloved the Presi e t, reas rer, Cou of ssista s of

ur A n L nd n O rtillery Compa y of o o .

n to nt n Co trary to what was expected, this gave rise a great deal of disco e t

m n n n m n n n a o g a certai u ber of members, who, i stead of regardi g it as a high ho our

n d r S n d that all officers should hold their commissio s irect f om the overeig , looke

’ n one m n r and upo it as the withdrawal of of the Co pa y s g eatest privileges, at the

n t in O ne R n had n R s Ge eral Cour ctober, after the w oyal Warra t bee read, the ule “ ” were proposed to be altered so that no officer who held rank un der other authority

n n on t and tha that of electio by ballot, should be allowed to sit the Cour , the

nf n and A n proposal was u ortu ately carried by a majority of four, the rticle referri g

m n n t in to ilitary offe ces was also altered, agai giving the Cour exclusive power such

n cases i stead of the Military Committee .

The new n t n n n n Court elected at the Ge eral Mee i g, comprisi g a majority of oppo e ts

new n in n to n n n of the Warra t, resulted a petitio the Quee bei g subseque tly adopted,

n Her to t nc nt of t n oflicers prayi g Majesty res ore the a ie privilege elec i g the , which

n H was duly prese ted to the ome Secretary .

The n no n t n nd n Compa y w became completely divided i to w o co te i g parties, the m n n n n 1 26 27 n n and L alco te ts umberi g , of whom subseque tly reca ted, the oyalists, or

in r n e r n n n 1 90 no d u an those favou of the w war a t, umberi g . Both parties w rew p

a H. H n n R. . n A one r n ddress to Pri ce lbert, the expressi g their g atificatio at the ho our TERRITORIAL REGIME T N S . z z 1

nf r ne n an d n n a n co er ed by the w warra t, the other petitio i g for reversio to the former “ and n Had Her n system , stati g that, Majesty bee advised to preserve to the Compan y

n n t n n in n its a cie t elec ive privilege, ma y modificatio s the prese t system would have ” n n n A in a bee willi gly agreed to . Pri ce lbert, reply to this, expressed his regret nd “ u n and It s rprise at the to e of the whole address, stated that would become a matter

’ for the con sideration of Her Majesty s Governmen t how far they would permit the existence in the heart of London of an armed body entirely free from the established

l n n n and — in ru es of discipli e, or power of e forci g it, without which as embodied the — Mutiny Act the constitution of this country does not san ction the maintenance of an ” n n Woolmer Williams . armed force eve by the Sovereig . )

The n ne ur in 1 850 an end im asse n n n electio of a w Co t put to the p , fiftee of the oppo e ts “ of the Royal Warrant being replaced by an equal number pledged to give a loyal ” support to the military authorities .

in 1 8 60 and L t in 1 863 A troop of Horse Artillery was formed , the igh Cavalry ;

the Was n n in 1 869 . It n former, however, disco ti ued had, however, attai ed a high

r n n n E R in 1 863 deg ee of excelle ce, as the followi g accou t of the aster eview held shows .

“ n n n c and All eyes were immediately directed with i te se eager ess towards the ourse, the first notes of a most lively air had scarcely died away before the horse troop of

n n H n A n n artillery, belo gi g to the o ourable rtillery Compa y, headed by Captai Jay,

The men n and in an n cue came up at a dashing pace . were well mou ted, evide t to follow

E n n their leader at whatever pace he liked to take them . ach of their gu s was draw by

’ and n un - and four horses, which are kept specially, used o ly for g work, better horses ’ ‘ The H for the purpose were n ever chosen or employed in the service of Royal orse .

n From a gentle canter they gradually increased their pace till it reached a raci g gallop, when n o little anxiety was manifested f or the safety of the amateur corps, from the

‘ ’ u knowledge that drivers of artillery require lon g and continuo s practice before they

nd n . n n can skilfully manag e their difficult a da gerous duty Co fide ce was, however, ‘ - n and H n soon restored to the over a xious spectators, cries of Bravo, bravo, o ourable

‘ ’ n the l not nl Artillery Company ! reiterated on all sides as they wit essed gal op past, o y

n a n a n unattended with any ki d of mishap wh tever, but provi g itself triumph of volu teer

and an arn n En skill in the science of horse artillery, e est testimo y to the pluck of glish

n n n n gentlemen in the art of drivin g a d ridi g, eve though that drivi g be the very

r un - Wi its n hazardous experiment to amateu s, of a heavy g carriage, th po derous aecom l A E TF ARM z z z HER xI j S S Y.

’ m nt The e fi n n been ~ re eatedl pani e . f cie cy of Captai Jay s horse troop has p y tested at E s on no n re n on n . The of review , but occasio mo successfully tha aster Mo day idea

r n n n and in such a troop first o igi ated with the late Pri ce Co sort, its progress and

development His Royal Highness took a deep and sincere interest . The formation of it

w as entrusted to Captain Jay ; and to his indefatigable perseverance in keepin g the

and n u n R n n e . members pu ctual to their drill, obedie t to the abl t itio of Mr eed, the ridi g

o 2nd R n L and n master attached t the egime t of ife Guards, a picked sergea t of the

R A ll n n n oyal rti ery, is their prese t high character as volu teer horse artillery esse tially

' The 9th L n at a due . a cers followed them, but a pace w hich was comp ratively slow

when con trasted with that at which the Honourable Artillery Company had led the ” way . — Several eff orts have- as has before been said from time to time been made by

i u and n in other m litary bodies, both reg lar auxiliary, to obtai the right of user the

n n n H n A n and in 1 8 3 n grou d belo gi g to the o ourable rtillery Compa y, 7 the most rece t

of these efforts culmin ated in the en deavour made by the City of London Volunteer

n n n L n n T n n n Regime ts, claimi g as the represe tatives of the o do rai ed Ba ds, to obtai the

n n n n H n r A n the joi t use of the parade grou d k ow as the o ou able rtillery Grou d, to

n enjoyment of which the Volunteers are un doubtedly e titled .

The Hon . A tillei n n the t d r y Compa y decli ed to receive let er of claim, espite the “ subsequen t assurances of the Volunteers that they did not inten d to convey anything

” ‘ n and t n n L n on assistancefi offe sive, the lat er petitio ed the , Corporatio of o d for their

Th on A n n n n n n counse n e H . rtillery Compa y the took the opi io of emi e t ldj a d submitted

n n n to them two questio s, which, with the a swers, are subjoi ed . “ 1 . n n n n Whether, havi g refere ce to the leases gra ted to the Compa y, the ” Volunteers have any right whatever to use the Artillery Ground ! ” Answer. are n n h n no h We of Opi io t at the Volu teers have suc right . “ 2. A n re n s n Whether the rtillery Compa y a e titled to the exclu ive use of the grou d, ” subject only to the rights of the Commission ers of Lieutenancy and Militia !

Answer n . We thi k that the Artillery Company are entitled to the exclusive use ” n n n n of the grou d, subject o ly to the rights me tio ed in the question .

From time to time questions had arisen as to the preceden ce of the Regiment ; and

R n in 1 883 n n n at the eview held at Brighto the Yeoma ry claimed the right, as represe ti g

The Lo d Ma o A de men Reco de and She iffs ar min r r y r, l r , r r, r e re ded in the petition that they are honora y membe s of th ' e Comt of As sistan s of the Hon . A t l e om a r t r il ry C p ny.

J . D. Cole d e and Cha s Bow en 1 ri g rle .

' ’ ES TY S ARM Y. 2 HER MAj 2 4.

T n d n l Company on the lines of his old corps . his was joi e by ma y who like himse f

“ n in Finsburie r ahna maler in and could lay claim to the Artillery Garde as thei arms,

n The n n in 1 638 the Company received a charter from the Gover or . late Pri ce Co sort

n H n con H. the n and H.R. Pri ce of Wales are the o ly special o orary Members ever stituted by the Ancient and Hon ourable Artillery Company .

’ The next branch of Her Majesty s Military Forces which calls for n otice is the

n MILITIA the constitution al force for the defe ce of the realm .

n — and n not in All to whom traditio ary usage is dear the umber is limited, happily, — this country must have an i nterest in maintaining the Militia as an importan t elemen t

n The l our institu in our scheme of n ation al armame ts . Mi itia is the oldest of military

Th n u n tions . e obligatio to take p arms to preserve the peace of the shire, or defe d the

n n n n realm agai st stra ge e emies, has from time immemorial bee part of the statute law of — n T and n the la d . hese forces were raised marshalled by the deputies of the Crow the — lord-lieutenants of the counties through whom all internal arrangements for the

n A n and n . R defe ce of the cou try were made fter the estoratio , the laws were revised, the i a n n M liti established on a co stitutio al basis . * T m i on m t his epitome, gleamed fro the work of a thoughtful wr ter ilitary mat ers,

in f e n gives w words the definitio of the force we are now deali ng with .

F n n n and n n of n rom the ature of their co stitutio the co ditio s their service, it is evide t

n n and n n in n that a descriptio of the origi , gro wth, orga izatio of the Militia, though em e tly

n n these n n n n n i i teresti g, must lack. i cide ts which le d fasci atio to the h story of the regular army .

Far back in the record of the kingdom must the origin of this national force be

in n D n and N n in looked for ; the forces arrayed agai st a es orthme , the army which f n on u S in n in the ought stubbor ly the peacef l ussex coast aga st the victorious co queror, levies which in later days English kings summoned to their standards to guard against invasion That al e that w hi te-faced shore p , ’ Whose foot s urn s back the ocean s roarin tides p g , Q Q Q 0

That w ater-w all ed b ulwark still sec ure , And confident f rom f oreign p urposes

and t n and En is i fought, fough right valia tly gl hly, the predecessors of our Milit a of

- - to day . Numerous statutes commencing perhaps with one passed in the thirteenth

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— year of the first Edward regulated and limited the liability of all able-bodied subjects to bear arms in def en ce of the kin gdom . A glance at some of these will be of interest

n not n n as showi g, o ly the growth of the Militia as a body, but as provi g the unvaryin g

n n eoc le of n n n in recog itio by the p l the adva tage to the realm of keepi g i tact, with its

m n n n S n . The co stitutio al li its, the Perso al Prerogative of the overeig statute of Win

E I. ma chester ( 1 3 d ward c . provided that every n should keep in his house “ harn ess f or to keep the peace after the antien t assize -the last t w o words indicatin g not u n of n n s n obsc rely the existe ce a prior , though doubtless ruder, orga izatio ; it as ig ed a property qualification regulatin g the degree of def en sive preparation s required ; an d

f or of n n n provided a system supervisio to see that the e actme t was duly complied with .

n Act l n In the first year of Edward III. a other was passed imiti g the service of the

l own hi n and n on r n Mi itia to their s res or cou ties, , while disclaimi g the pa t of the ki g “ the right to compel any on e to bin d themselves by writin g to come to the kin g with ” “ f and n n man n orce arms whe ever they should be se t for, asserted that every is bou d

n n him an n f to do to the ki g, as his liege lord, all that pertai eth to without y ma ner o ” The n im Ortan n . in t n of E w VI. an d writi g ext p statutes were passed the reig d ard ,

a n en - n nt n and n provided for the ppoi tm t of lord lieute a s of cou ties , imposed upo the “ n n on s n an t n n n f i habita ts the duty the occa io of y commo io , rebellio , or u law ul assembly ” to give attendance upon the said lieutenan t to suppress the same . This statute was in f u n n E and n n - n n orce d ri g the reig of lizabeth , u der its provisio s the lord lieute a ts took

n n S n A m of order for the defe ce of the realm agai st the pa ish r ada ; the defeat which, be it “ in n n remarked passi g, was, accordi g to Clode, the first service that called forth the

gratitude of the coun try towards its soldiers .

n II n n n n n Whe Charles . was restored to his thro e, Parliame t, a xious, by co solidati g

in n S n n the military power the ha ds of the overeig , to avert the possibility of a other

li n an Act n n t of l rebel o , passed u der which the employme the Militia was regu ated for “ n r n T Act n ea ly a hu dred years . his laid dow what Clode rightly describes as the ” great con stitutional doctrin e embodied in the f ollowin g words Forasmuch as within

’ all His and n n n n n and Majesty s realms domi io s, the sole, supreme gover me t, comma d,

n of ILITI and and n and of f an d of dispositio the M A , of all forces by sea la d, all orts places ” n an d l En an n His t . stre gth, is , by the aws of gl d ever was, the u doubted right of Majes y

un n n n n By this Act the Militia of each co ty was placed u der the comma d of a lieute a t,

n b n and n of f n n to be appoi ted y the Crow , the compositio the orce was recog ised as i clud

h n in Du n n II. g cavalry . ri g the reig of Charles the W ig party, as they would have bee

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' “ “ e in e a call d a later day, seem to have look d to the Militia as counterpoise to the ” n n an d n n and the R n sta di g army a atio al security, oyal veto was called i to exercise to

n d n of n n and n preve t the proposed embo ime t the force as a war i g to, safeguard agai st, the

~ ” n n n the u iversally feared hobgobli of Popish practices .

This probably may account for the fact that the Militia were n ot at all times a universall .D n fi n in ff n y popular force ryde was doubtless ckle e ough his political a ectio s, “ ” but glorious John was as unlikely to embrace a cause which had not a fair followin g of supporters as he was himself to play the rele of the

One still st on man in a b atant lan r g l d.

His n the i h f and n n c r n descriptio of M litia, t ough spite ul u doubtedly i ac u ate, may be take as representin g that of at least a section o f the community

An d raw in fields the rude Militia swarms Mo uths w itho ut han ds main tai ned at v ast ex ense , p In eace a char e in w ar a w eak defence p g , Sto u t on ce a m onth the y march a b lu sterin ban d , g , ” r u m f a An d eve b t in t i es o n eed t hand. , , .

A more accurate estimate is that given by Clode : The value of the services of the

in n n n nn f n In n n Militia times of atio al emerge cy ca ot airly be questio ed . the apprehe sio of n n hi n an d f m greater da gers tha those which therto have happe ed, ro which it is said

n n n can n n ot that a sta di g army alo e protect the cou try, it must be overlooked that durin g the last cen tury t wo hostile descents were successfull y made upon the coasts of

n n n . In S n n o N n Great Britai ; but atte ded with very differe t results cotla d, where atio al

ili n n n n men and n M tia the existed, the Prete der la ded with a hu dred , spread desolatio

En n an l ‘ n n e of e n . In d Vo unt eers had i to the ce tr b th ki gdoms gla d, where the Militia

n n F n a the D n an d n l bee orga ized, the re ch forces that ttacked coasts of evo Cor wal were ” En i the on e routed an d the other captured by the gl sh local forces .

Af R n i f n n ter the evolutio the Mil tia were reque tly called out, as they were duri g the

“ ’ alarms of the 1 5 and and twelve years after the incursion of Prin ce Charles

. E n z n on on i n n and dward their orga i atio was fixed the basis wh ch, to all i te ts purposes,

no hi f or n of R it w rests, a Bill, w ch had its object the reduci g the oyal authority over “ Th A n in the n n in and . e c t the force, havi g mea time bee brought defeated of “ n n to take the epitome give by Perry, abolished the liability of i dividuals to provide men in u r The men n favo r of a liability on the part of the county or pa ish . (bewee

1 8 and 50 n n n n o f l n n n ) w ere chose by lot under the superi te de ce ieute a ts of cou ties, TERRITORIAL REGIM E N TS . 2 2 7

d had ” “ an e . Act n to s rve three years or to provide a substitute By this , the Crow , “ w n n n f ofli s rites Clode, had give to it a more direct authority over the appoi tme t o cer ,

the n of - n n and of as ames the deputy lieute a ts were to be approved, the officers to be

’ ‘ ’ b f or n n n . In n su mitted a twe ty days veto, previously to their appoi tme t additio , the ” n n n d n an d n . The f Crow had the appoi tme t of the a juta t sergea ts o ficers, except the

n had i n a of adjuta t, to have a property qual ficatio the p y the men when drawn out and

f or n n embodied was to be the same as soldiers of the li e ; the Crow had the power, “ n d n n n n in n n n u er certai co ditio s, of embodyi g the Militia case of actual i vasio , or upo ” n n n in case of n in l immi e t da ger thereof, or rebellio , which case they were to be p aced

In 1 6 L un der gen eral officers of the regular army . the year 78 the Militia aws were

n Act 26 . III. e . 1 07 n n in co solidated by the Geo , , which co tai ed its preamble these “ — n A t n emphatic words agai to quote Clode respec able military force, u der the com

‘ n d n n n n essential ma of officers possessi g la ded property withi Great Britai , is to the

ns n of an d n ow law established n f n co titutio this realm , the Militia, by , has bee ou d

“ capable of fulfillin g the purposes of its institution ; and through its con stan t readin ess on short n otice f or effectual service has been of the utmost importance to the n ational ” n 1 02 non - n n def ence of this Kingdom of Great Britain . I 8 Protesta ts were re dered “ and n n n n of eligible, subseque t e actme ts e able the whole Militia force the three kin gdoms to be c oncentrated upon any poin t in on e kin gdom which the enemy may ” The n f or I n 1 1 5 and f or . 7 select his attack Militia establishme t rela d dates from , that

n f or Scotla d from 1 7 97 .

F n n in rom time to time, as policy directed, the Militia were e couraged to volu teer c n n f or i ertai fixed proportio s the regular army, but th s was at first jealously regulated .

f n D n r o n . uri g the pe iod the Pe i sular War, however, Mr Pitt made the Militia the

n n f or n n an d n n n recruiti g grou d the sta di g army, subseque t e actme ts provided for a

n n i n n n f l At co sta t flow of mil tiame i to the ra ks o the regu ars . the close of the

n n n l and f 1 852 lo g Pe i su ar War the Militia were disembodied , rom that time till may be

a in n n n n n n ff said to h ve existed a state of suspe ded a imatio , o ly the perma e t sta

n n n In 1 852 n remai i g to preserve its existe ce . the political sky, which had bee clear

n n n - of n and n si ce the stupe dous thu der clap Waterloo, bega to be overcast, the Gover

The di n n f of ment of the day proceeded to reorgan ize the Militia . sti guishi g eatures

n e n n n n the n of the w e actme t were the enlarged power give to the Crow , reductio the “ i n f or o flicers an d n n f or n oflicers on property qualificat o s , the greater e courageme t li e

l - r in an d f n n un n n ha f pay to se ve the Militia, pre ere ce give to vol tary e listme t, with the

e G 2 ’ 2 1 8 HER AIAjES TY S ARAIY .

” The n n right of exercisin g the ballot in case of n ecessity . establishme t, or orga iza

n rn n and n of n R tio , gove me t, directio of the Militia formed the subject i quiry by oyal

n n in 1 858 and n n Commissio ers appoi ted July , , their report was prese ted to Parliame t

in n 1 9 n n early the sessio of 85 . Such of their recomme datio s as were adopted by the

Govem meut and n 22 and 23 . , eeded statutory authority, were carried out by the Vic , f 2 . . 94 n o . 3 8 and 23 and 4 . The n c , the Vic , c Militia also came u der the otice the

R n n in 1 866 n r n u n R oyal Commissio ers appoi ted May, , to i qui e i to recr iti g the egular

A T in O of and n a rmy . heir report was made ctober the same year, prese ted to Parli

n i A n f A me t n the session of 1 867 . fter showi g that the sources of supply rom the rmy

n n would form but a small reserve force, their report proceeds thus We are of opi io that it is . to our Militia we must look for the solid and con stitutional reserve of the

n and n n n n n cou try, we would ear estly recomme d that more atte tio should be give to its

' organ iz ation ; that its n umbers should be maintained up to the f ull legal quota ; an d

n that, so far as is possible, the period for drilli g the recruits should be more

’ extended .

In 1 870 the command of the Mil itia was transferred to the Crown from t he

n n un and an n In n lieute a ts of co ties, the Militia as a body form i tegral part of the fa try R . T n n v Brigades hey still remai o ly liable to home service, but the Militia eser e — composed of men who volunteer for this service may be required to serve abroad in The i n n -fi e case of war . age at wh ch recruits are accepted is from seve tee to thirty v an d - - Th fi e . the term of service is six years . e age for those who re enl ist is up till forty v

The foregoin g pages will have shown the general history of the Militia Force there

n ot n n i i m n are wa ti g, however, more deta led h stories of in dividual regi e ts to which we f shall shortly re er .

The n n in 1 757 embodied services of the Militia, si ce its establishme t , are thus “ summarised by the author before quoted : The first occasion was immediately after

n n ’ n S n w as d in n n . its formatio whe , duri g the eve Years War, it embo ied aga st i vasio

The n n n n A n n in 1 8 F n n seco d i sta ce was duri g the merica War, whe , 7 7 , ra ce e tered

n A n n n and n i to treaty with merica ; this was also agai st i vasio , the force remai ed em

3rd 1 83 T n 7 . h a bodied till March, e third time was for the suppression of in surrection d

n n n The n n rebellio , succeeded by the threat of i vasio . proclamatio of embodime t was

in D 1 7 92 and n in A 1 803 The f n issued ecember, , of disembodime t pril, . ourth occasio

. in 1 803 n was , upo the apprehension of a descent upon the coast by the Emperor

N n . The f in 1 81 5 n 55 . III. apoleo fi th time was , u der the authority of the Geo , TERRITORIAL R E EGIM N TS . 2 2 9

The n n n n n 1 . c . 77 . sixth i sta ce was duri g the Crimea War, u der the authority of 7 Vic ,

n Ind n in n n . 1 The ns n n 20 c 3 . last i ta ce was duri g the ia Mut y, u der the sa ctio of the an 21 82 d . . Vic , c

To these may perhaps be added the subsequent occasions when it has become neces

in n and n n ot di sary, the i terests of peace, to be prepared for war, whe , though embo ed , m n of n n f or f n a y the Militia regime ts volu teered oreig service .

The Artillery Militia dates from b ut many of the brigades had bef ore that

n in n n n date bee existe ce as i fa try .

The Artillery Militia consists of thirty -n in e brigades attached to the artillery divi

Th r D n sions . e p ecedence of Artillery Militia Brigades is now regulated by the ivisio al

The -and system , previously to which the order was settled by ballot . dates figures f n a ollowi g are taken from the compilation s made by Major Raikes nd Mr . Perry .

Attached to the Eastern Division are

The n A 1 98 Ke t rtillery Militia, 7

’ The rin Own N A i 1 98 P ce of Wales s orfolk rtillery M litia, 7

The S ff A 1 7 59 u olk rtillery Militia,

The R S A 1 98 oyal ussex rtillery Militia, 7

To the Southern Division

The An A 1 854 trim rtillery Militia,

The H n n A 1 85 addi gto rtillery Militia, 5

The A 1 854 West Cork rtillery Militia,

The R A 1 9 oyal Cork City rtillery Militia, 7 3

The D n A 1 854 o egal rtillery Militia,

The D n A 1 8 4 ubli City rtillery Militia, 5

’ The D E n Ow n E n A 1 4 uke of di burgh s di burgh rtillery Militia, 85

The F f A i 1 i e rtillery M litia, 7 98

The F and n in A 1 98 orfar Ki card e rtillery Militia, 7

The H h A 1 85 amps ire rtillery Militia, 3

’ The Du of Connau ht s Ow n I of A 1 7 8 I . ke g sle Wight rtillery Militia, 7 ( 7)

The R L n A 1 853 oyal a cashire rtillery Militia,

Clunberlan d and Fife had been e esented in 1 808 b smal a til e co — r r pr y l r l ry rps Pe ry. Th e fi st B ade is a w a s com ose d of Ro al t r rig l y y r ille ry . Th e Militi a Bri ades ran k after in the order iv en p A g g . Thedates are those of thei es e cti e f o mat ons an d the fi u es in a nthes n r r p v r i , g r p re es i di cate the precedence each brigade f ormerly he ld. ’ 2 3 0 HER MAJES TY S ARM Y

A l 1 7 9 3 The Limerick City rtillery Mi itia,

- A 1 854 The Mid Ul ster rtillery Militia,

The 1 st or Tipperary Artillery Militia 1 7 93 A 1 793 The Waterford rtillery Militia,

and A 1 798 The Argyll Bute rtillery Militia ,

he Ar li 1 7 9 3 T Wicklow tillery Mi tia,

’ h D Connau ht s Own S A T e uke of g ligo rtillery Militia,

n n A 1 79 3 The Lo do derry rtillery Militia, “ T e A 1 7 9 33 h Clare rtillery Militia,

To the Western Division

’ and D n n A 1 98 The Royal Cornwall evo Mi ers rtillery Militia, 7

The Devon Artillery Militia,1 759

he D A 1 853 T urham rtillery Militia,

The R n A l 1 8 54 oyal Glamorga rtillery Mi itia ,

The N m n A 1 7 98 2 orthu berla d rtillery Militia, (

The R n A 1 59 oyal Carmarthe rtillery Militia, 7

The R A 1 5 9 oyal Pembroke rtillery Militia, 7

The A 1 8 60 Yorkshire rtillery Militia,

The R n A 1 854 oyal Cardiga rtillery Militia,

n n Each of the Cha n el Islan ds has a regime t of Artillery .

It w ill be impossible in the space at our disposal to do more than glance briefly at

of n n f t nn f ew n some the more i teresti g ea ures co ected with a of the regime ts of Militia .

whole hi f n on e Regarded as a , the story of the auxiliary orces of the Crow is replete with

n n n has of n in on e i terest to all, but the history of i dividual regime ts ecessity, except or

n n n n n . It n ot f two i sta ces, othi g which appeals to the ge eral reader must , there ore, be

non - n n n m n n thought that the me tio of a regime t i plies that it is of less worth tha a other,

n in cases of but merely that its records, though, eloque t , the vast majority of , steady work

‘ ise orth z eal not n n n n E i and ra w . n n p y , are of sufficie t ge eral i terest to call for otice ve “ ” n a n n the case of regime ts which h ve see service, so far as the expressio is applicable to

F n n n n — to the orce, there is ecessarily but a same ess of i cide t, which were the writer

' n in — n ab u o dzs e om e arrate full would provoke the deserved remi der n c n s .

Inf an try till 1 881 .

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n d n that of most similar regime ts, must probably be sought for at a far earlier ate tha

’ n D n n that for which strict evidence can be foun d . Colo el awso s is a valuable suggestio

He n R n s towards the classification of the Militia . thi ks that to the oma ystem we are

indebted for many of the characteristics of the Force as now established ; the Saxon

’ ’ enczble n n t system supplied the j eleme t, which is so esse tial a par of it ; while to the

T n n in n Feudal system we owe the erritorial i flue ce which, less perhaps the Militia tha

“ n and n n an d in the Yeoma ry some disba ded forces of volu teers, was as good valuable

n n as its existe ce was appare t .

To H n n Ar find n resume, however, our sketch of the addi gto tillery , we , passi g over

n n n in 1 802 in d n an the i terve i g years, that , accor a ce with order to that effect, the

Militia force to be contributed by the four localities above mention ed was to be n amed

1 st R n and E H the Berwickshire, or egime t of British Militia, the arl of ome was

n n . The n n an d n appoi ted Colo el followi g year the regime t was embodied, mustered seve f n n a . n in A compa ies, shortly a terwards i cre sed to eight Colours were prese ted ugust

and n in and n n of the same year, , after servi g various quarters, co tributi g largely to

m n n d in of 1 8 1 4 the regular army, the regi e t was disba ed at Coldstream the summer ,

in re - f n m n In 1 8 54 R n be g embodied the ollowi g year for a few o ths . a oyal Warra t

n n the n A and f n in n n was issued co stituti g regime t rtillery, the ollowi g year, co seque ce

n n the H n n A of the Crimea War, it was embodied u der title of the addi gto rtillery

R n . It in 1 85 6 n n egime t of Militia was disembodied , was augme ted by two additio al

in 1 874 and in 1 882 2nd S D n R batteries , became the Brigade ( cottish ivisio ) oyal

l In 1 8 8 ort -seven Ar . 5 ti lery the brigade proceeded to Portsmouth, where it arrived f y

- lzours af ter fire firs t roll call izad been. made an d it is satisfactory to state that the highest “ w as f or f n n and f or praise credited to it its highly satis actory trai i g, the particularly ” smart way the brigade disembarked an d embarked at Portsmouth .

In September of the present year the brigade was designated the Haddington

A of S n D rtillery the outher ivision Royal Artillery .

R in 1 853 n Sir D n n McDou all in n 93r aised by Colo el u ca g , formerly comma d of the d

H n R L n i nn n n ighla ders, the oyal a cashire Artillery Mil tia held its first a ual trai i g in

O 1 85 3 . The R n in n 1 8 55 n ctober, war with ussia led to its bei g embodied Ja uary, , whe

n N F t L i n the headquarters were statio ed at the orth or , iverpool , w th detachme ts at T and n . On In n n Chester, Carlisle, y emouth the outbreak of the dia Muti y, the duty

‘ devolved u pon the Royal Lan cashire Artillery Militia of garrisonin g the forts on the

- D n south east coast from over to Portsmouth, replaci g those batteries of the Royal E TERRITORIAL REGIM IVTS . 2 3 3

The n “ Artillery which had been ordered to In dia . regime t was afterwards ordered to

n I nd an d n L in n 1 860 Ki sale, rela , retur ed to iverpool Ju e, , to be disembodied .

An i n A R A ll other typical reg me t of rtillery Militia is the oyal Pembroke rti ery,

n n n D n n L A belo gi g to the Wester ivisio ; a other is the imerick City rtillery , also “ D n The n belonging to the Southern ivisio . followi g extract from Distin guished ” Regiments of Militia gives an accurate accoun t of the services rendered by this latter

m n n of n n no regi e t, whose career, subseque t to the close the Crimea War, prese ts features of suflicient interest to merit particular mention here

— LIMERICK ITY A TILLEnv . Th n n A C R is regime t disti guished itself in 1 798 . body

F n n n H t n n of re ch troops u der Ge eral umber la ded at Killala Bay, where they were joi ed

n of an d on by a large umber rebels, marched Castlebar, where he put to flight a superior

’ ‘ f n and in n The R of orce of the ki g s troops, the battle was called derisio , aces Castle

’ n H n on f men bar . Ge eral umbert the pushed to Sligo with up wards o ; the

n n L m n n n tow was garriso ed by the imerick City Militia, com a ded by the seco d Viscou t

n n Verek er and of D n The n Gort, the Colo el , a troop ragoo s . Colo el marched out at the

400 men an d D n an d his n in first alarm with of his about thirty ragoo s, took up positio

Coloon f n F n a defile at y, about five miles rom the tow , where the re ch were repulsed

rn The L and afterwards fell in to the han ds of Marquis Co wallis . imerick Militia lost

n - n l an f n an d F n and about twe ty seve ki led d orty wou ded, the re ch rebels about twice

n The n n on 5th S 1 7 98 and f that umber . e gageme t took place the eptember, , lasted our

n n a n an on n n n an d one l n n hours ; the colo el , o e capt i , d e lieute a t, were wou ded, ieute a t

an n k The n nk n n d o e ensign illed . regime t received the tha s of Parliame t ; the colo el

‘ ’ an n u n n his Coloon and got ho o rable augme tatio to arms, with the motto y ; medals

olun were struck and presented by the Corporation of Limerick to those engaged . V

n i 9th A teered for foreig serv ce pril,

The Su eo ARTILLER S D n n n S Rfl Y , outh ivisio , was formerly k ow as the ligo i es,

’ n D k Connau ht s O n and n n 1 7 93 . L u e of g w , the date of its formatio is give as ike ma y

i a n n t of u other Mil ti regime ts, however, there are traces more or less disti c a m ch earlier

n I n n n 22n d L Inf n existe ce . t would appear that it was origi ally k ow as the ight a try,

. n and an n n n ow in n n n of , old pai ti g, the possessio of Colo el Wood Marti the regime t

the Mi t a that the It is in teres tin to note as e viden c in the traditi onal connection of l ocal f amili es w i th li i , g , g

' o w hom the w ite is ndebted o rtrait in u estion date ctxrca 1 75 6 is tha t of an anc estor of Co l onel Wood Martin, t r r i p q , ,

for m ch i n t u i n te res t in g inf o rmation respecti ng the reg me .

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n n n l n to and shows the u iform as havi g bee red, with ye low faci gs, white lappets coat,

- n il - “ ” n . The Sli oes the three cor ered hat fam iar to us from old world pri ts g , as they

n l n n n and were the ca led, were embodied duri g the Pe i sular War, acquitted themselves

n H n with marked courage at the battle of Vi egar ill, Colo el Kin g and two officers

n an d file n n and i besides several ra k , bei g wou ded others k lled . It is somewhat stran ge ” n n un n Sli oes that a regime t which had give such de iable proofs of courage as had the g , should have regarded with so much distaste service with the regular army, but that

of - of this was so may presumably be gathered from a report a court martial the period, “ by which the pun ishment awarded to the culprit was that he should join the regular ” ” D n n army . uri g the Crimea War the regiment suddenly appears as the 1 24th Regi ” n S R an d f me t, or ligo ifles, some years later was compulsorily trans ormed into an

’ A and n n 8th D Connau ht s O n rtillery Brigade, k ow as the Brigade ( uke of g w ) North

D n R A I . rish ivisio , oyal rtillery

THE CORNWALL AND DEVON MINERS ARTILLERY has a long record of steady

not n an l n . It service, though the details do prese t y features of particu ar i terest is recorded that on the inspection of the regiment at Portsmouth by Major -General

hite ick e in 1 800 n n dif W w , he fou d that the accoutreme ts fered from those of all other ” n men n no - - n regime ts, the weari g cross belts but waist belts i stead .

The work above quoted gives the followin g sketch of the ROYAL PEMBROKE ARTILLERY “ T n on 2nd n 1 93 T n 7 . his regime t was first embodied the Ja uary , hey volu teered f or i in I n and on 6th A 1 7 99 un in serv ce rela d, embarked the pril, ; they also vol teered

1 808 43rd F in n n n n to be attached to the oot, to serve the Pe i sula u der Ge eral Moore,

nk n III. On 3oth for which they received the tha s of the Ki g (George ) the March,

1 8 1 0 L In nt n and on 1 1 81 1 R , they were made a ight fa ry regime t, , the 7th July, , a ifle

n on 8 S l n I n h regime t ; the th eptember fo lowi g they embarked for rela d, w ere they had

n r T n f n volu teered to se ve . hey last volu teered for oreig service at the time of the

In n n on 1 9 dia Muti y, the th July, — Tw o regimen ts of Artillery Militia the EDINB URGH and the ISLE or WIGH T

a n n n D k E n h ve, as ho orary colo els, pri ces of the blood , the u e of di burgh com

n n an d D The EL ISL DS ma di g the former the uke Of Conn aught the latter . CHANN AN “ ” ARTILLERY n in n n have a atural claim to the credit embodied the disti ctio Jersey,

n 1 A n n commemorative of the abortive French in vasio in 7 81 . mo gst the regime ts which volunteered f or foreign service on the occasion of the Crimean War and TERRITORIAL REGIME T N S . 2 35

In n n ma n n l sr S T TIPPER R ARrILLERY the dia Muti y y be me tio ed the or OU H A Y ,

l l R Y L EMBR E ARTILLER theL C S IRE ARTILLER whi e they, as we l as the O A P OK Y, AN A H Y, the

L D ARTILLERY and D E L ARTILLER n n ON ON , the ON GA Y , also volu teered for foreig service durin g the latter .

The En n n R Y L A LESE and R L M T S IRE gi eer Militia co sist of the O A NG A the OYA MON OU H H ,

T n the latter county havin g the precedence . his corps co stitutes the Fortress Forces of R En n n r and the oyal gi eers, havi g thei headquarters at Beaumaris Monmouth

e t . The R An n n n an d n n resp c ively oyal glesea i cludes the Car arvo Merio eth subdivisio s,

an n an d the Royal Monmouthshire the Glamorgan d Brecon cou ties .

An n n En n n is of S n n other very importa t bra ch of gi eeri g that the ubmari e Mi ers, of

si i n — the T and which there are x Militia d visio s the Portsmouth, Plymouth, the hames

H i H n and S and S n The Medway, the arw ch, the Milford ave , outh Wales ever .

An s and n f 1 7 5 and 1 60 and gle ea Mo mouth corps date rom 7 7 respectively, were tran sformed in to En gineer Militia in 1 87 7 the Portsmouth Division dates from 1 878

' an d r 1 88 6 The uniform of En n e l the others f om . the gi e r Mi itia resembles that of the

f n regular orce, with the exceptio of the shoulder straps, which are blue, edged with

l an d R. E. M. yel ow, have metal letters

— In n I En n We n ow come to the great bulk of the Militia force the fa try . n gla d

1 01 n in n 1 an n 2 Th an d S 3 d in I 6 . e Wales there are Militia battalio s, cotla d , rela d

n n — n o f i n f n disti ctive titles of the Militia regime ts ma y wh ch, as has bee be ore oticed, have a lineage reachin g back in to the earliest periods of the history o f the country

n n of T n an d t now n w n have, si ce the adoptio the erritorial system , bee lost, hey are k o

3rd 4th & c n . T n f . as the , , , battalio s of the erritorial regime ts to which they are a filiated

It an n n n n would be i teresti g, though perhaps a somewhat mo oto ous task, to take each

’ ’ n sm a tzm and in a n n n Militia battalio give full all the det ils of dates, embodime ts, trai i gs , an d chan ges of command which have occurred sin ce its establishment on its present

f or na n basis . But these details, which would be valued by those professio lly i terested

f The n n of we must re er to other sources . scope of the prese t work will o ly permit a

n n in one . of o very short summary bei g give , except or two cases, the hist ry of the

n in T r n hi regime t . We shall take them the order of the e ritorial regime ts to w ch they be long .

Th e 3 rd Battalion of the Royal Scots Lothian Regiment consists of the Edinburgh

’ n Re n L Inf n li of n n or Quee s gime t of ight a try Mi tia, whose order precede ce u der the 1 2 ballot before referred to was 6 .

H H 2 E ’ 2 36 H R IlIAjES TY S ARM Y.

’ The EDI B R UEEN s RBGIMENT of LI T I F TRY Ml Ll TIA no 3rd N U GH or Q GH N AN , w the Batta

n of R S n in l 0th E n N i R n f lio the oyal cots, origi ated the or di burgh orth Brit sh egime t o

in 1 7 98 n n D n Militia raised , though the regime tal historia , Major udgeo , traces the pro

T n in 1 802 bablo lineage to a much earlier date . hey were disba ded after a service which

t The n had gain ed them the warmes praise from the authorities . ext period of embodi

n f 1 803 1 8 1 5 u n he me t was rom to , d ri g which time they performed with t same écla t the

— n n n n and — various duties guardi g of priso ers, suppressio of smuggli g, the like which

and n 8 33 men The fell to their lot, co tributed to the regular army . Crimean War

n n l n the and in 1 856 on brought a other occasio for the ca li g out of Militia, , the occasion

’ Her H n c of the visit of Majesty to olyrood, the regime t re eived the title of the Queen s

n L Inf n Regime t of ight a try Militia .

The n on and n on badges wor the forage cap gle garries , as well as the star the helmet

f T R n E n L Inf n plate o the erritorial egime t, are derived from the di burgh ight a try .

Th 2nd R L S RREY ILITI 3rd n of e OYA U M A , the Battalio the dates from

1 9 T n an n n 5 . 7 heir history prese ts u broke record of steady work, which from time to

In f has n n in n . 1 803 on n o time bee duly ack owledged by those comma d , the occasio the

n n -in - f A 2nd R review by the Duke of York, the comma der chie , held at shford, the oyal “ Surrey Militia received the gratifyin g praise of bein g declared in a higher state o f ” n n an n n R H n on n efficie cy tha y other regime t i spected by his oyal igh ess that occasio , and a n u n in the badge of a star, simil r to that wor by the Coldstream G ards, was gra ted recognition thereof. “ ” The E ST ENT ILITI now 3 rd n u f 1 8 A K M A, the Battalio of the B f s, dates from 7 7 , and rank ed 49th in n T one n precede ce . hey are of the regime ts which , at the time of the

n on n n n and n n Crimea War, were employed Mediterra ea statio s bear the disti ctio Medi

‘ ’ ' n n on T H an d Invecta and . h terra ea their colours hey bore the W ite orse, the mottos

Net: as em terrent hi n T n . p , the former of w ch has bee adopted by the erritorial regime ts

The 1 st R Y L L C S IRE ILITI n o n n 3 rd and 4th n of O A AN A H M A , w co stituti g the Battalio s

’ n Own R L n R n 1 7 60 an d 45th in n . the Ki g s ( oyal a caster egime t), date from precede ce In 1 804 they volun teered for service in Irelan d and were gran ted the badges of the

The T n Harp and Crown in recognition of their patriotism . erritorial regime t owes the

n The1 st R L n rose born e on their accoutrements to the Militia battalio s . oyal a cashire “ Battalion are also amon gst the regiments entitled to bear Mediterran ean on their

r n n colou s for their services duri g the Crimea War.

h n a n n n and T e La cashire Militi may be co sidered a typical represe tative regime t, the TERRITORIAL REGIM E T IV S . 2 37

painstaking researches by Colonel Lawson Whalley in to its history enable us to give

fin a somewhat fuller details . We d n hon ourable in cident conn ected with it so early as 1 4 6 2 n in r I. n , whe K g Cha les summo ed to his headquarters at York Colon el an d Capta in

Ffarin ton f T n . he g , both o ficers of the regime t latter subsequently took an active part in f n of L H and n 1 1 ‘ the de e ce athom ouse, was amed by Charles . Knight of the Royal

’ Oak . It d n ot n in R n in 1 690 oes appear what part the regime t took the evolutio , but

find m n n III. in I n n we the actively employed u der Ki g William his rish campaig , fighti g

n and A n At at Carrickfergus , the Boy e, thlo e . the time of the Jacobite risin g of 1 7 1 5

L n h f n n n o f n the a cas ire Militia ought at Presto , losi g ewer tha eleven officers an d a “ and n an T n hundred five ra k d file . hey were agai actively employed in the when

L n n n n L the a caster Compa y, as part of the regime t of volu teers called the iverpool Blues ,

n n n and n n had several e gageme ts with the e emy, were prese t at the capitulatio of Carlisle .

In r 1 759 n an d two n f the yea they were agai embodied, years later, havi g ormed a

n u n f n n e guard of ho o r to receive the Pri cess Charlotte, received rom the Ki g w colours ,

“ ‘ his Majesty also directin g that the regimen t for the future should be termed His

’ ’ ’ R R n of L n and n n Majesty s oyal egime t a cashire Militia, that the Colo el s Compa y should

‘ ’ ’ n n The n n f 1 8 be called the Ki g s Compa y . regime t was agai embodied rom 7 7 to

1 83 and in 1 94 on n n i 7 7 , the occasio of a Brighto rev ew, supplied, by special order,

- n Af in s of En n L n the body guard to the Ki g . ter service variou parts gla d, the a cashire

in 1 98 n f or I n and f l n f or Militia, 7 , volu teered rela d, the o lowi g year were remarkable the

n n n n n n t w o f and great umber that volu teered i to the li e, Captai Williamso , o ficers, the i his n n n 3 6 F . L on n whole of compa y joi i g the th oot ater , the same year, they were

R Lan l T n m ordered to be called the 1 st oyal cashire Mi itia . hey were agai e bodied in

h Red R L n on 1 803 an d t e . In , received order to wear the ose of a caster their colours

1 1 in n L R N n and 1 8 they were employed the suppressio of the uddite iots at otti gham,

n 1 81 4 n I n n 18 1 6 . In 1 831 i volu teered for rela d, where they remai ed till March, the

“ ’ n The D of L n Ow n and m n title of the regime t was altered to uke a caster s , for a y — — not n i 1 852 n ot . At of m n years , i deed , t ll they were called out the time the Cri ea

n f or f n an d F n S n War they volu teered oreig service, were quartered at a o, Paxe , a ta

an d n n in n n f -n Maura , eighbouri g places, recog itio whereo they bear the above amed — T n n in 1 87 6 7 n distinction on their colours . hey agai volu teered to serve abroad , whe

the relation s with Russia assumed a threaten in g aspect ; an Offer which was again made

i E n n of 1 8 82 and n n n dur ng the gyptia complicatio s , which obtai ed for the comma di g

- officer well merited compliments f or the promptitude displayed . ' 2 s HER M A ES TY ARM Y 3 j S .

“t THE N RT MBERL D MILITIA 3 rd n the Northumberland F O HU AN , the Battalio of usiliers,

n in n not n and n n is fortu ate havi g merely a lo g ho ourable career, but powerful patro age and a capable historian rr Far back in old f eudal times we come across men tion of the

- n N n . A n n proge itors of the orthumberla d Militia of to day l wick, their prese t head

o n n n as in an quarters, held its w bravely amo gst the pri cedoms of the realm, bo t g army o f men and s n l n n over , the old o g of Percy told as wel the doi gs of those oble chiefs as of the Kn hts and s u ers an d chosen eomanry yg q y y , ” And archers fine w itho uten ras kaldr y,

T S n on S who fought with them . hey harried the cots, grieved sore whe hrewsbury

“ ’ n n H Plain the terrible tidi gs spread apace, You g arry Percy s spur is cold ; were

n H n R amo gst the warriors who fought so well yet fruitlessly at edgeley Moor, whe alph ” —he n n I in n in Percy whose dyi g vau t, have kept the bird my bosom, ri gs yet the hearts and ears of gentlemen whether noble or simple and held their own through all the wild times that lingered later in Northumberland than perhaps in any other part

f En n o gla d .

h n n in 1 59 n E Northumberla T e prese t regime t was raised 7 , whe the arl of nd held

' n - n n f m n b ufl n and the ra k of Brigadier Ge eral, the u i or bei g scarlet with faci gs, the

E The f e n Sir . w n in Colo el , dward Blackett first years of their existe ce were passed the

u n n mi n T S usual d ties devolvi g upo litia regime ts . hey were disembodied, erved their

n n n n and in n an d f s n an d n In a ual trai i gs, took part ma y loyal political ea ti gs rejoici gs .

1 8 n F n n n n n L 7 7 , whe war with ra ce seemed immi e t, the regime t was embodied u der ord

n an in 1 80 L n T n n n d 7 n . Alger o Percy as Colo el , , were ordered to o do heir services duri g

’ n R n n n in L n ln Inn and the Gordo iots are historical, their pri cipal statio s bei g i co s the

, D n T n . The f on emple, after which they we t to orki g papers of the period re erred several occasions to the invaluable services of Lord Algern on Percy and the Northumberlan d

. “ ” in n all he n nn . T n Militia, who behaved such a ma er as to gai the applause of i habita ts of the localities which their courage an d promptitude saved from destruction were n ot

L — r backward in giving substantial proof of their gratitu de with one exception . as ex t aordi “ ns The a and n n i n n f n ary as reprehe ible . great fe rs apprehe sio s wh ch the i habita ts su fered

’ n f S iff n in T u were owi g to the o fice of the her of Middlesex bei g situate ook s Co rt, which

‘ office was violently threaten ed by the rioters yet it is wonderful that neither the

Th N th mb e t g e or u rl and Militi a (3 rd Battal ion Northumb erl and F us iliers) u sed to bear he bad e of 9. Cas tl e w ith

tas av the mo tto Liber ct n ale solu/m.

Ma o damso n at t t e 3 rd Ba tal on No th mb d F si e s . j r A , l i r u erlan u li r

’ HER MAjES TY S ARM Y .

9 and n h in T n 1 7 7 5t n . Lon don Regime t, date from , ra ked precede ce hey bear the dis

n n on n n one n tin ction Mediterra ea their colours, havi g bee of the regime ts employed

n there during the Crimea War .

1 63 Du n n The Warwick Militia was raised before the peace of 7 . ri g the muti y at

N 1 97 n o f m n u on S tandard man-of - the ore, 7 , a portio the regi e t did d ty board the war, and was one of the first of the En glish Militia to volunteer for duty in Irelan d durin g

F un the rebellion of 1 798 . our h dred of them formed part of the army under Lord

Cornwallis which marched against the French . The following letter bears gratif yin g testimony to their conduct on that occasion .

D l D 1 n 1 m 798 . ub i Castle, 7th ece ber, MY L RD O ,

“ ’ I D n n have received, through the uke of Portla d, the Ki g s most Gracious

Comman ds to signify to you the high sense which his Majesty will always entertain of the meritorious and distinguished services of the Officers and Men of the Warwickshire

’ R n li n L n and His R egime t of Mi tia u der your ordship s comma d, that it is oyal Pleasure that you do take the earliest opportunity of acquain tin g them that His Majesty will ever retain the most grateful remembrance of the Zeal and Liberality with which they have sacrificed their domestic comforts for the protection of their fellow-subjects an d the

n Ge eral Interests of the Empire . “ I n L have the ho our to be, My ord,

“ ’ L O d n H S n Your ordship s Most be ie t, umble erva t, “ n S n CoRNWALLIs Colo el, ( ig ed) .

The H c . &c . Marquis of ertford, & , “ ” Warw ick Militia .

In S 1 81 1 t a n in I n eptember, , the Warwick Mili i agai served rela d, where they remain ed till the beginning of 1 81 3 .

In 1 852 n S n and n l a n , whe the ballot was uspe ded the raisi g of the Mi iti by volu tary

nl s n n n n 1 st R n e i tme t was e acted, the regime t was desig ated the egime t of Warwickshire

i n n in and n the 2nd R n M litia, as a seco d regime t was raised that year amed egime t of

i 300 n Warwickshire Militia, to which th s corps gave upwards of volu teers .

For r n n n n their service du i g embodime t at the time of the Crimea War, the regime t

n o f was voted the tha ks Parliament . TERRITORIAL REGIIYIE T N S .

The R L L D ILITI 4th n R F f OYA ON ON M A, the Battalio of the oyal usiliers, date rom

1 796 an d n l 06th in n . To 4th , ra ked precede ce their Battalion the Royal Fusiliers owe

n n of L n The their seco d or compleme tary title of the City o don Regiment . name of the

- regimen t in itself well nigh supplies a history ; one of these regim en t-s claiming descen t f r T n n R L n n an om the rai ed Ba ds of the city, the oyal o do Militia c boast of a lon g

n an d f f . L an d n n of H n li eage a air ame ocal histories, , i cide tally, the history the o ourable

A t r n L n n in n h r ille y Compa y of o do , before referred to, give co siderable, thoug scattered “ f ” a n n n . det il , the arrative of this typical co stitutio al orce

The R L S T IDDLESE ILITIA 5 n R F OYA OU H M X M , the th Battalio of the oyal usiliers, date

fi om 1 7 97 and n 1 28 in n . L in n f , ra ked th precede ce ike the l ked battalio just re erred to,

of n n in n L n their history embodies some the most i teresti g epochs the chro icles of o don .

The 2nd RO L L C S IRE ILITI n ow n n 3rd and 4t n of YA AN A H M A, co stituti g the h Battalio s the

’ in L R n 1 7 97 . T n of n 1 h K g s ( iverpool egime t), date from heir umber precede ce was 1 3t .

In n L n commo with all the a cashire Militia, they have had considerable service from time

in an d to time support of the Civil Power, have received marked en comiums f or the — — mann er in which the y have performed the duties often ungrateful which have come in their way .

The 1 st and 2nd N RF LK ILITI n o w 3 rd an h O O M A, respectively the d 4t Battalion s of

N rf l Re n e 1 7 59 and n 3 9th an d 40 h in f the o o k gime t, dat from , ra ked t order o prece

n F T n in d de ce . rom them the erritorial regime t derives the Castle their ba ges .

The R L N RT LI C L ILITI 3 rd a n L n n R n f OYA O H N O N M A , B ttalio i col shire egime t, date rom

1 7 59 an d an 8th in n R L S TH LI C L ILITI 4th , r ked precede ce ; the OYA OU N O N M A , the bat

n in a s an d n n 28th . The n talio , be g r i ed at the same date ra ki g latter regime t was first

’ e n r in N of En n n S n and embodi d at Bosto , se ved the orth gla d duri g the eve Years War, — during the troublous times from 1 790 to 1 803 performed most useful duty chiefly that — of rri n in I n S n and E n n . F 1 81 3 1 8 1 6 ga so rela d, cotla d, the aster Cou ties rom to ,

I an in i n n n n rel d was aga the r pri cipal quarters, as it was subseque tly duri g the Crimea “ The n has n one of n in War . regime t always bee the first to volu teer to be embodied ” an Lin n i —An h is time of war, d South col sh re w ich it exclusively recruited, has every

n 4 n of T R n reaso to be proud of the th battalio its erritorial egime t, to whose badges, by

i S a a n n r e . the way, the M litia batt lio s co t ibut the t r

The 2n d and l et DEVON MILITIA constitute respectively the 3rd an d 4th Battalion s of

D 9 T n 25th in n R n and m 1 7 5 . he f the evo shire egime t, date fro ormer, which ra ked pre

cedence L n R n on n n . , used to have as a badge a io ampa t, which was lost the rece t cha ge

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The 1 st 4th n nk 41 st in n and or Battalio ra ed precede ce, supplied the Castle of

E Telritorial R n xeter to the badges of the egime t .

Th E e W ST SUFFOLK MILITIA and the CAMBRIDGE MILITIA n ow form the 3 rd and 4th

n ff S R n . T 1 7 95 and 1 77 8 and Battalio s of the u olk egime t hey date from respectively, ranked l 0th an d 68th.

The 1 st an d 2md S MERSET ILITI n in 3 r O M A, co stitut g the d and 4th Battalions of the

’ n A S L In n m 1 7 59 an Pri ce lbert s ( omersetshire ight fa try), date fro , d ranked 1 6th and

4 th n in 7 respectively . Previous to the absorptio to the Territorial Regimen t the 1 st ,

S t n h omerse Militia used to bear as a badge the Crest of Mo mouth, with t e Motto

' e e z u Df nd m r.

The 2nd and 4th EST RK ILITI n 3rd and 4th W YO M A, formi g the Battalions of the

’ P n Own Y hi R n f 1 759 and 1 798 ri ce of Wales s ( orks re egime t), date rom respectively,

n 21 st and 1 3 rd Of f n and were umbered 3 . the ormer it is recorded that duri g the Gordon

R in 1 7 80 n iots they were statio ed at the British Museum, to protect it from the rioters .

In 1 7 97 nn S n r n n and they ma ed the batteries at heer ess du i g the muti y of the fleet,

n n R n f and a detachme t of the regime t brought ichard Parker a priso er rom the S wich.

T in I n of in 1 7 9 8— 9 an d in in 1 81 4 1 8 1 5 and hey served rela d at the time the riots , aga , ,

1 81 6 and n n on 1 9 n 1 855 an n , volu teered for foreig service the th Ja uary, , d were se t to

n n n n n the Mediterra ea , the ame of which they bear as a disti ctio .

The order for the formation of the 4th West York Militia was received at Leeds on

5th A 1 853 n n n L n n pril , , the establishme t to be as follows, u der the comma d of ieute a t

t en n n n 81 f n n L n . and Colo el ord Beaumo t, viz , compa ies, co sisti g of o ficers, sergea ts,

n and . drummers, ra k file

The n in n 1 855 n L n n - n Hon regime t was embodied Ja uary, , u der ieute a t Colo el the .

and and H n 1 H. 856 n it dise N . m Massey, did duty at Bradford ull u til May, , whe was

at L . bodied the headquarters, eeds

. D E n ur EH. L d In 1 875 H. the uke of di b gh visited ee s for the purpose of Opening an

n in n &c . on n in and exhibitio of art, , which occasio the regime t took part the proceed gs

n in and - r n In 1 882 was highly comme ded for its stead ess soldier like appea a ce . the

regiment train ed in barracks at York un der its n ew Territorial title of the 4th Battalion

’ n O n hi R n and His of the Pri ce of Wales s w ( West Yorks re) egime t, five years later

R H D of n d oyal ighness the uke of Cambridge, at a review the York Garriso , expresse

himself in eulogistic terms with regard to the appearance and efficiency of the

n regime t . TE RIT R ORIAL REGI/lIEN TS . 2 43

— — The EAST YORK SH IRE MILITIA one of the eight Yorkshire Regiments is now the

E i R m n n D 3 rd Battalion of the ast Yorksh re egi e t, to which it gives the ame . ated

E n 1 2 in n and R from 1 7 60 the ast York ra ked th precede ce, had as badge the White ose.

The BEDFORD MILITIA is the 3rd Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment and dates

An n of 3 n n 1 8th . n from 1 7 6 , its former ra k bei g exhaustive accou t the regime t has

Sir . . n and u been written by the late J M Burgoy e, will be val ed by those to whom the

f n On n n detail ed history of the regimen t is o i terest . the rece t cha ge the regiment lost the distin ctive Light Inf an try Bugle which it used to have as badge .

ERTYORD ILITI n f 1 759 4th n The H M A , dati g rom , is the Battalio of the Bedfordshire

n and f n 30th in n . The H n n Regime t, ormerly ra ked precede ce post of o orary Colo el

n is n ow occupied by the presen t Prime Mi ister .

The LEICESTERS IRE ILITI 3 rd l n L R n H M A , the Batta io of the eicestershire egime t,

t 1 7 60 and n 26th. On n n an da e from ra ked various occasio s they re dered good service, d were granted the Harp and Crown in memory of their courage and discipline during the T Irish troubles of 1 7 98 . hey were among the regiments which volunteered for f oreign

In n n se rvice at the time of the dia Muti y .

The WEe RD ILITI N RT TIPPER RY ILITI and ILKE Y ILITI M A, O H A M A, K NN M A, supply

3 rd 4th and 5th a n R I R f res pectively the , , Batt lio s of the oyal rish egiment . O these the

n is the in r 1 793 and N T last amed oldest, dat g f om ,while the Wexford, orth ipperary, as

e e n n e in 1 855 The I R n n at pr s t co stituted, wer formed . rish Militia egime ts have bee

in n n v F and nn foremost re deri g such ser ices as fall to the lot of the orce . the Kilke y

F r r in i n n n and usilie s took their pa t the st rri g eve ts which, duri g the latter part of the last

e in n n w in n in S I . arly the prese t ce tury, cro ded together such quick successio the ister sle

The 5th YORK MILITIA and the NO RTH YO RK MILITIA supply in their turn the 3 rd ’ T and 4th Battalions of the Prin cess of Wales s Own (Yorks hire Regiment). hey date

1 8 53 and 1 7 59 s and n n 4 and 22. The from re pectively, had the umbers of precede ce

‘ te n and n i ni — lat r used to be a rifle regime t, the prese t is the th rd recorded u form the

n t f ac n and n R . first bei g red wi h black i gs, the seco d assimilated to that of the ifle Brigade

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The 3 rd n ma bufl n . battalio , it y be remarked, formerly had faci gs

The th R Y L L S IRE ILITI now 3 rd t n L n 7 O A ANCA H M A, the Bat alio of the a cashire

F s in 1 855 n n n 1 30. usilier , was raised the umber of precede ce bei g

The R Y L AYR and IGT W ILITI now 3rd n R S F O A W O N M A, the Battalio oyal cots usiliers, “ e 1 802 n h f non - n dat from , whe t ey were formed rom the disembodied commissio ed officers and men the n A r and R nf 7 th N r n of the y e rew, or o th British Militia, comma ded by the 2 HER IlIA ES TY ’ S ARM 44 j Y .

” E G Th r . e n A h L Mont omerie arl of lasgow fi st colo el was rc ibald, ord g , who had formerly

in and n — served the Black Watch, who held the comma d of the Ayrshire Militia as the

3 rd n R S F n l - fi ve The f acin Battalio oyal cots usiliers was the cal ed for years . gs of the

n ff and n on n h n n regime t were bu , colours were prese ted, the year followi g t eir e rolme t,

Mon t om i he n L er e . T in 1 803 A by ady g Militia bei g called out , the yrshire were busily

n on n D n E in — e gaged garriso duty, at u dee, d burgh where they kept guard over some

F n n ar— In w an d . re ch priso ers of Colchester, Chelmsford, Portsmouth other places

‘ ’ 1 807 an d the f oll owing years a considerable number extended their services to the

n n f and n n r men nin n li e, about eleve o ficers seve hu d ed joi g the regular army betwee that date and the battle of Waterloo . The regiment return ed to Scotland in the summer of

and n n in n an d In 1 81 3— n 1 809 co ti ued to be employed garriso guard duties . followi g

’ closely upon the recognition of their un iform zeal and good conduct by the Comman der “ n- and L L n n n n n His R H i Chief ord ieute a t, the regime t received the i timatio that oyal igh n ess the Prince Regent was pleased to approve the Ayrshire Militia bein g styled His

’ R H n n R n R R n A and oyal igh ess the Pri ce ege t s oyal egime t of yrshire Militia, to have ” blue facings .

E in 1 81 4 n I n i arly the regime t were ordered to rela d, where their fam liar task of garrison duty was diversified by a little excitement in the suppression of smugglin g an d an in n T n S n in 1 81 6 and in illicit stills d keepi g the peace . hey retur ed to cotla d ,

March of the same year were disembodied . “ ” “ ” In 1 854 the word Rifles was substituted f or Militia in the title of the

n n n R A R . In 1 855 regime t, which was ge erally desig ated the oyal yrshire ifles they

n n n n an d n in n were agai embodied till the termi atio of the Crimea War, remai ed garriso I 1 R at Ayr. n 860 the Wigtown shire quota of the Galloway ifles were amalgamated

R A R and in A of with the oyal yrshire ifles, ugust of the same year the title the

n n R A R n of R and regime t was agai altered to the oyal yrshire egime t Militia ifles, the

in T Six n n dist ctive badge of the histle granted . years later a other cha ge was made

’ in R n R R n of A r and n an d they became the Pr ce ege t s oyal egime t y Wigtow Militia,

n f n In 1 881 nn the u i orm was fixed at red with blue faci gs . they became a exed to

n T n 4th their prese t erritorial regime t, of which at first, however, they were the

’ ’ n 3rd n n nf n battalio , the bei g the Scottish Borderers Militia, si ce tra s erred to the Ki g s

Own S In n n n . 1 889 ew cottish Borderers July, , colours were prese ted to the regime t

n * by the Cou tess of Stair .

“ ” For most of the in fo d o f A hi t rmati on giv en abo v e the author is indebted to the Recor s the yrs re Mili ia, which ha e been in d a e. v k ly l ced at his dis osa l b their com il er the Hon . Hew Dalrym l p p y p , p TERRIT I L OR A REGIMEN TS . 2 45

The 1 st and 2md ROYAL CH ESH IRE MILITIA form the 3rd an d 4th Battalions of the

n and f 1 759 an d 1 7 9 7 n Cheshire Regime t date rom respectively, their relative umbers

3 To f - of precedence bein g 6 and 1 0 . the ormer the Cheshire regiment of to day owes

’ hom e n the Prin ce of Wales s Plumes amo gst their badges .

The DENBIGH AND MERIONETH an d the CARNARVON MILITIA form the 3 rd an d 4th

’ n of one f of Her l R F . Battalio s of the most amous Majesty s army , the oyal Welsh usi iers

Ra in 1 7 60 and 1 77 8 fin d f h n n n ised respectively, we the ormer, w e as yet u ide tified

n ns in n n Red D n with its redoubtable li e battalio , bear g as i sig ia the rago of Wales,

hi n n R R w le the latter bore, as the Car arvo ifles, the Bugle of all ifle corps .

The ROYAL SOUTH WALES BORDERERS MILITIA and the ROYAL MONTGOMERY MILITIA f 3 rd an d 4th al n S The orm the Batt io s of the outh Wales Borderers . former is composed

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Militia of n n and R n of the the cou ties of Breck ockshire ad orshire, which were raised in 1 7 60 an d 1 7 7 8 n in 1 8 respectively ; the latter, the Mo tgomery Militia, was raised 77 ,

n n 50th and 57th the order of precede ce bei g respectively .

’ The SC TTIS RDERERS ILITI now 3 rd n n n O H BO M A , the Battalio of the Ki g s Ow Scottish

n of f S n Borderers, may be looked upo as a type the amous cotch Militia regime ts, the

n doin gs of whose forerunn ers rin g through the roma tic history of the n orthern Kin gdom .

The n in 1 79 wn the of D m f regime t was raised 7 from recruits dra from localities u ries,

R and S and n 8 1 st in of n and Kircudbright, oxburgh, elkirk , ra ked order precede ce, was amongst the regiments which volunteered for foreign service at the times of the Crimean

an n n n War d I dia Muti y .

The SECOND RO YAL LANARK MILITIA furnish the 3 rd Battalion of the Cameronian s

S s R an d 1 854 ( cotti h ifles), date from .

The FERM ILITI R Y L TYR E ILITI and D E L ILITI ANAGH M A, the O A ON M A , the ON GA M A

ns 3 rd 4th and 5th ns R Inn n F . T co titute the , , Battalio of the oyal iskilli g usiliers hey

a f 1 7 9 3 4th n R T n F all d te rom , but the Battalio , the oyal yro e usiliers, claim to be the

F R n in n n and n oldest usilier egime t of Militia the U ited Ki gdom , the first regime t that

n on D n T S mou ted guard ubli Castle carryin g the Union Jack . hey have a pecial badge

n in of n n n . T co sist g of the Star St . Patrick within a U io Wreath with a Crow over hey

' to s Ué rodze on n used, moreover, boa t the motto p , which, however, was lost the i tro

n of T r o ductio the e rit rial system .

Th of n e Royal Tyron e Regiment of Fusiliers present some special features i terest .

T s i n f 1 7 8 3 n n d an d heir fir t embod me t dates rom , whe they were gra ted the ba ge motto h s i a n n n . T e t ll ret i ed by them alo e of all other regime ts, whether regular or auxiliary HER IlIA E TY ' ARM’ 2 46 j S S Y .

in n se a a S and St . r bit and former was the tar Cross of Patrick with, the ce tre, Quis p ’ ” T D LXXXIII. en on n n n M CC years later, the seco d embodime t, the regime t “ ” received the title of Royal and the n umerical precedence of the 2nd Tyron e Regiment

and in I R n 1 79 8 n n n of Militia, the rish ebellio of gai ed for themselves great disti ctio ,

n n H N A w and n and n fighti g at Vi egar ill, aas, Kildare, rklo , umerous other places, bei g

n n f n and n in n D n freque tly comme ded for their e ficie cy steadi ess actio . uri g the

n n n of men n n n and Pe i sular War a large umber volu teered i to the li e, at Waterloo , where

28th and 32nd R n stubbom l and n n the egime ts fought so y well, amo gst their ra ks might

n n n dr n R T n men have bee see three hu ed or more of the galla t oyal yro e , who had had no n l t n ne n time to excha ge their Mi i ia u iform for that of their w regime ts .

D n n no n u n un n n and uri g the Crimea War, fewer tha fo r hu dred vol teered i to the li e,

n n n n of n n F it was duri g the co ti ua ce that war that the regime t was amed usiliers, ” R T n n which title, as well as the prefix oyal , they gave to the erritorial regime t o their

n 27th an d 1 08th R n n amalgamatio with the egime ts of the li e .

The n n n one m n n list of comma di g officers is a stro g , com e ci g with the Marquis of

A n n n n n r . bercor , who held that positio for fiftee years whe the regime t was first aised

The n n n L n n n nn R n prese t comma der is Colo el ewis Ma sergh Bucha a , late Co aught a gers, from whom we may quote the followin g in terestin g data “ The 4th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers is the only regiment pos

‘ n of I and S n n l n sessi g a corps rish bagpipes, is also i gular amo g Mi itia regime ts as

- Th havin g always worn the bu shy in full dress . e present average height of the men is

-4 i n in in . 1 a n 5 feet 7 1 3 ches In 883 it att i ed the h ghest poi ts rifle practice yet reached by ” a Militia regiment .

The R L S T L ESTER ILITIA and R Y L N RTH L CESTER ILITI OYA OU H G OUC M , the O A O G OU M A,

n 3rd and 4th i n i R n and m co stitute the Battal o s of the Gloucestersh re egime t, date fro

1 50 an d 1 61 n n 23rd and 69th in i a n . 7 7 respectively, bei g ra ked as the M liti precede ce

The Royal South Gloucestershire were a Light In fantry regiment and bore the character istic 4th n R N r n Bugle ; the Battalio , the oyal orth Gloucestershi e, were e titled to R bear as badge the oyal Crest .

From the little that can be learn t of the history of the latter regimen t prior to 1 7 59

u s n l it wo ld eem that at the time of the rebellion they sided with the Parliame t, whi e at

R n The nt n the evolutio their sympathies were loyal to King James . i roductio of the

A 1 7 59 no n in an d in o Militia cts of was by mea s popular Gloucestershire, some riot g t ok “ n -l and in 1 7 61 N R i place, but the dissatisfactio was short ived, the orth Gloucester eg

‘ ARM Y HER MAjES TY S .

n n L d en house, a ge tlema of the family of ord Woo house, marched as a private militiam ,

. n in H His when they highly pleased thirty thousa d spectators yde Park . Majesty

e m and the h r h n and seemed highly pleas d with the , Guards received them wit d ums eati g

is R H n n of n n . H colours flyi g oyal igh ess the Pri ce Wales, who was prese t at this

in R n n both n and bank review, fell at ichmo d with divisio s of battalio s, ordered each a

Hi n n 0 s . n ote of £5 . Majesty co desce ded to pull off his hat to every officer

E ILITI 3 rd and 4 The WORCEST R M A, which supply the th Battalion s of the Worcester

R n t f 1 77 8 and n n n shire egime , date rom , give to the badges of the regime t the cog isa ce of Worcester Castle .

The 5th ROYAL LANCA SH IRE MILITIA form the 3rd Battalion of the East Lan cashire

R n and n in n n n n egime t, , beari g mi d the umerous regime ts of Militia fur ished by the

n not of . cou ty, it may be out of place to give a somewhat fuller sketch its history

L n n ow 3rd The 5th Royal a cashire Militia, the Battalion East Lan cashire Regi

n 1 853 . T n n n h n me t, date from here had, however, bee a other regime t eari g the

in 1 98 T n n . n n same desig atio , which was embodied May, 7 his first regime t was ot a

n an d success : it was umerically weak, this defect was remedied by admitting to its

n n n and n - r men n n ra ks a detachme t of a hu dred twe ty th ee from a other regime t, who had “ n n I n . of and decli ed to exte d their service to rela d Very few them had hats, ye whole ” n r in n f or i n had been plu dered by their com ades reve ge the r refusal to embark for Irela d .

The n n n n regime t altogether was a sore trial to its comma der, Colo el Patte , who com “ ” “ mented on n men n bitterly the very discreditable appeara ce of these , addi g, out of

600 men 1 3 6 R n [lacin r used to o to Ireland and I not , were from ye egime t, g ef g , did

hf . T n n n In 1 853 expect muc rom them his regime t was disba ded the followi g year .

n n and n n n the prese t regime t was formed, was embodied duri g the Crimea War, receivi g on its termin ation very high praise from the commanding oflicer of the division for “ ” “ ” n n u an d f u n The O n their excelle t co d ct ready cheer l ess . Brigade rder, i deed, was “ The n n n n yet more emphatic . Brigadier does ot think a y regime t could have evi ced ” n n n F a greater zeal , a stro ger desire to improve, or a more willi g obedie ce . rom

D 1 855 1 856 n a ill I n and on n ecember, , to May, , the regime t was qu rtered rela d, its retur

in n F 5th R home was disembodied Ju e of the latter year . our years later, the oyal

L n n n Red R and L L a cashire Militia were gra ted, as disti ctive badges, the ose aurel eaf ” on n n and Re R in on . In 1 881 their appoi tme ts, the d ose gold the forage cap the

n n n n and and u n and regime t received its prese t desig atio , white gold s ppla ted blue silver

n and in the faci gs lace . ’ E I I TERRITORIAL R GI IEN TS .

The l st and 3rd ROYAL SURREY MILITIA form the 3rd and 4th Battalions respec tivel E R n Ra in 1 7 59 an d 1 98 y of the ast Surrey egime t . ised 7 respectively, the former

nt T n d and co ributes to the badges of the erritorial regime t the arms of Guildfor , the

a latter the St r .

The ROY R ALL R ERS ILITIA —The R n Ran 3rd AL CO N W ANG M oyal Cor wall gers, the

’ n Du n L Inf n 1 60 and one Battalio of the ke of Cor wall s ight a try, date from 7 , are of the

Militia regiments which give the title to the Territorial regimen t with which they are “ ” n i 1 9 linked. There does ot seem a time when the regiment was not Royal n 7 9 the

A Li R n and rmy st referred to them as the oyal Cor wall Militia, though the prefix

a f n n i 1 8 4 appears for a time to h ve alle i to disuse it was resumed by authority n 7 .

Du n n s n n n n 1 8 06— 1 81 1 R n ri g the a xiou years i terve i g betwee , the oyal Cor wall Militia

in n of En n an d n n commen were employed the orth gla d other places, ear i g the hearty

n a . T n datio of the uthorities hey were, too, the first Militia regime t which volunteered

n I n n in n n d to exte d their service to rela d, receivi g recog itio of their sol ierly zeal the title

R L n n T n n l I . w o in I n an on of the oyal Cor wa l ight fa try years they remai ed rela d, d

n n En n w ere in 1 8 1 4. In 1 8 3 1 on n L retur i g to gla d disembodied , the request of Colo el ord “ Valletort n i n d R n , Ki g Will am co stitute them a ifle regime t, with the title of The

’ ” D n R n . n n v n n n uke of Cor wall s a gers Passi g over the i ter e i g years, duri g which their

n 1 87 5 n history was much the same as that of other Militia regime ts, we come to , whe the

. R. H. n n d an n Hon n H. d n prese t Colo el , the Pri ce of Wales, was appoi te , the regime t

“ ’ ” l n D n n n The R n R O . Th officially desig ated oyal Cor wa l a gers, uke of Cor wall s w e distin ctive character of a Rifle regiment was lost on the introduction of the Territorial

and R n R n 3 rd a n D system , the oyal Cor wall a gers became the Batt lio of the uke of

’ rn L In n . In 1 884 hi w on n n in Co wall s ight fa try , w le the fame by the li e battalio s

E in n s R n R n n gypt was still fresh the mi d of all, the oyal Cor wall a gers were prese ted

e n L z St A n . w ith n w colours at the ha ds of ady Eli abeth . uby

’ The 6 EST RK ILITI 3rd a n Du lin n th W YO M A , the Batt lio of the ke of Wel gto s

R n R n in 1 8 In n i 53 . West idi g egime t, were raised commo with all the Yorkshire Mil tia

n 6th t n n hi R regime ts, the Wes York used to bear the cog isa ce of the W te ose as a

h n badge . T e present applicability of the first title of the Territorial regime t is

n D n n n Hon n evide ced by the fact of the uke of Welli gto bei g the . Colo el of its Militia

ns battalio .

The RO YAL CUMBERLAND MILITIA and the ROYAL WESTMORELAND MILITIA f urnish

3 rd and 4th ns in 1 7 60 an d the Battalio of the Border Regiment ; the former were raised ,

OL Y . n . K K HER MA ES TY ’ S AR 2 50 j M Y.

— n f n r — in 1 759 n the latter the Westmorelan d Light I a t y raised , were amo gst the Militia

n b a n n regiments which provided their quota to the Provisio al att lio which, u der

n n S wi u a n 1 81 4 in Welli gto , hared th the reg l r troops the campaig of the south of

France .

ssEx ILITI 3rd a n R S R m n The ROYAL Su M A, the Batt lio of the oyal ussex egi e t, date R S L I 1 8 and n n n n . To from 7 7 , used to be k ow as the oyal ussex ight fa try them does

n and St . n bad es the Territorial regime t owe the Garter Cross of George amo g its g .

I ITI no 3 rd n H n The HAMPSH IRE M L A are w the Battalio of the ampshire Regime t .

in 59 They were raised 1 7 .

i n n n n n The Hampshire M litia whe raised was formed i to two i depe de t corps, the

n t n and S H n n and North Ha ts, wi h black faci gs, the outh a ts with yellow faci gs, these

n . n ntu The N H regiments maintain ed a separate existe ce for early a ce ry . orth ants were

n D n and the S H n on bein g raised comma ded by the uke of Bolto , outh a ts, which

I Sir T s A ledurcomb e in n in cluded the sle of Wight, by homa Worsley, of pp , that isla d .

n and n n Both regime ts were immediately embodied, so remai ed for more tha three years,

n of 1 7 62. The N H n n a till the autum orth a ts were agai , it is believed, embodied nd

L n n n in 1 7 9 in n n L moved to o do , with other Militia regime ts, 7 , co seque ce of the ord

n and n n all George Gordo riots, were subseque tly embodied duri g the wars which took

n 1 1 E in n place between that time a d 8 5 . arly this ce tury they were station ed both ” 1 52 on in n an d I n . In 8 n Scotla d rela d , the revival of the Militia force, both regime ts

nin N H n n i n came out for trai g, the orth a ts u der the Marqu s of Wi chester at

S H n i i n Win chester ; the outh a ts, which somet me prev ously had bee made Light

Inf an n Sir n l n S n in D try, u der Joh Pol e , at outhampto , but the ecember of that year,

n one r n and th H i the two corps were amalgamated i to egime t called e ampsh re Militia .

n n and n n i n They had the black faci gs were u der the comma d of the Marqu s of Wi chester .

li H hi as n n H Ar From the Mi tia of amps re, origi ally co stituted, both the ampshire tillery

i an d I A l n . M litia, the sle of Wight rtil ery derive their origi

It may be here men tion ed that one of the first officers appointed to the South Hants

n n n and in n whe it was first raised was the historia Gibbo , the follow g refere ce from his autobiography Shows the value he attached to the position “ The disciplin e an d evolutions of a modern battalion gave me a clearer n otion of

n an d L n an d n H n n ot n the Phala x the egio , the Captai of ampshire Gre adiers has bee ” useless to the Historian of the Roman Empire .

By a somewhat strange coinciden ce Gibbon was succeeded in the comman d of the TE RI L 2 1 RRITO A REGIM EIVTS . 5

n n i n . H Gr regime t by a other h storia , Wm Mitford, who, besides his istory of eece, wrote

s n il a f and En n a treati e upo the m it ry orce, particularly the Militia of gla d .

A t n in 1 853 H i li f er the amalgamatio , the ampsh re Mi tia was embodied and kept

' n at Portsmouth A and n h r n together, servi g , ldershot, Wi c ester, du i g which time it gave

n and men . In 1 8 2 L n ma y officers to the regular army 7 ord. Wi chester was appointed

Hon n n in n n L n n - n . Colo el , bei g succeeded the comma d of the regime t by ieute a t Colo el

’ r in D n in In 1 881 Briggs, who had se ved with the K g s ragoo Guards the Crimea . the title of the regiment was chan ged to that of the 3 rd Battalion of the Hampshire

n a R n and n hi . In 1 885 n egime t, the faci gs were cha ged from bl ck to w te Colo el

n and n n n Sir N n Briggs resig ed, was succeeded by the prese t comma di g officer, elso

R c f . y ro t, Bart

’ The 1 ST KI NG S OWN STAFFORD MILITIA form the 3 rd an d 4th Battalions of the

S ff Re iment R in 1 7 78 ae n and South ta ordshire g f aised , their c r er has bee a useful

n one n n ll IV . in ho ourable , as is evide ced by the fact that Ki g Wi iam gave them,

’ “ ” recognition of fourteen years Royal duty performed by the regiment at Win dsor

ear and l n on Castle, the right to w the Castle as a badge, it is sti l so bor e the waist

’ n The Ro a S Stafiordshire n plates of the Territorial regime t . y l outh are amo gst the ” n n n n Militia regiments entitled to bear Mediterra ea as a disti ctio . “ he D RSET ILITI 3rd n D i R n T O M A , the Battalio of the orsetsh re egime t, were raised

n H n r L R 1 57 a d n o . . The in 7 , was comma ded by the George Pitt, afterwa ds ord ivers

‘ ’ n n n ui N . 1 on n regime t, bei g the first regime t eq pped at the time, bear o their butto s .

n I n an d n The f n a In 1 79 8 the regiment we t to rela d la ded at Waterford . ollowi g ye r the town of Carrick-ou-Suir presente d the Colonel (the Earl of Dorchester) w ith a

b and f n of valua le sword, the o ficers with some plate for their mess, as a toke their ” n a T n appreciatio of their services whilst qu rtered there . heir subseque t career has

n f been comparatively un eve t ul . Before the amalgamation they used to have as a badge

an d n of L R f n n the crest coro et ord ivers, the ou der of the regime t .

The 4TH ROYAL LAN CASH IRE MILITIA are now kn own as the 3rd Battalion of the ’ R 1 9 n un S L n n . T in 7 7 Pri ce of Wales s Vol teers ( outh a cashire egime t) hey were raised , T and were a Light Infantry regimen t . heir precedence n umber was 84

The R Y L L M RG ILITI 3 rd n n O A G A O AN M A, the Battalio of the Welsh regime t, date

f 1 7 61 an n n R n L Inf n . rom , d were formerly k ow as the oyal Glamorga ight a try

The ROY L E T LITI 3rd ta n of A P R H MI A , the Bat lio the famous Black Watch, were

in 1 98 and rm R and un an d raised 7 , were fo erly the Perth ifles as such wore the iform

K K 2 ’ / 2 5 2 HER Ill A/ES TY S ARA Y .

T n n charact erl stic badges of Rifle corps . hey are one of the regime ts of Militia ho oured

n n n H .H n n . E . by having a royal pri ce to comma d them, their ho orary colo el bei g the

Duke of Edinburgh .

The ROYAL BUCK S MILITIA and the OXFORD MILITIA form the 3rd and 4th Battalions

hi L In n and n nn i of the Oxfords re ight fa try , , as becomes regime ts co ected w th so famous

of ow n i on n a corps, have a record their which places them h gh up the ho our scale of

The R n n n . Militia regime ts oyal Bucks Militia has, moreover, the adva tage of havi g

n n Caulfield an n of in its late Comma der, Colo el Pratt, historia to whom the records the

n ff n and es rit dc cor s regiment are a study of e thusiastic a ectio , the p p which has ever “ n F characterized the Royal Bucks flourishes still as stro gly as ever . rom the Short

Accoun ts of Famous Militia Regiments the doings of the regiment may be epitomised as f ollows

In 1 9 4 m n n n n 7 , the regi e t bei g e camped at Weymouth, where the Ki g was at that

n his na His time stayi g, formed perso l guard ; for which service Majesty was pleased to

n on . In n 1 98 n in I n co fer the above title them Ju e, 7 , they volu teered for service rela d, and L r D n W on 2nd l and embarked at ive pool for ubli , here they arrived the Ju y, were

En n n n n r . In 1 99 n En the fi st glish regime t to la d the spri g of 7 they retur ed to gla d ,

’ a nd in the same year sen t four hun dred officers an d men into the 4th Foot (King s Own).

1 The n In 1 8 3 n i n . 1 st , provisio al battal o s of Militia were formed Battalio , which was

n n and n the Du n mai ly composed of this regime t, was comma ded by ke of Bucki gham and n an d in F nc n Cha dos, embarked the same year for Bordeaux, served ra e duri g the war .

A f n uller history, however, may be extracted from the reports of the ceremo y of the

n presentation of new colours to the regimen t in 1 869 by the Duchess of Bucki gham . “ ” A n n Beaconsfield n Rt H n . D and o . mo gst those prese t were the . B israeli Viscou tess , “ n n n n no n n while the ceremo y of co secratio was performed by a other w va ished ha d,

of that the late Bishop of Oxford .

‘ The n in and n The n II. regime t was raised the reig of Charles , obtai ed its title,

’ ’ R n O n on n n n n oyal Bucks, Ki g s w Militia, the occasio of bei g selected whe e camped n in 1 794 n His n ear Weymouth, the year , to form the perso al guard of Majesty Ki g

III. n . In n 1 798 n n George , whe he visited that place _ Ju e, , the regime t volu teered,

n i of n in I n n n then with its Colo el Marqu s Bucki gham, to serve rela d, that cou try bei g

n nd in in n n a n n . The eve a worst state tha it is at prese t, ope rebellio reception accorded

n i il i n n to the regime t, wh ch was the first M itia reg me t that volu teered to go to Irelan d, ERR T ITORIAL REGIM EN TS . 2 5 3

and n in n n n n D n the first that la ded the cou try, by the authorities, upo their la di g at ubli

L n n an n n from iverpool, was exceedi gly complime tary d enthusiastic . Whe the regime t

n En n n n r men n n in and retur ed to gla d ext year, four hu d ed of the volu teered i to the l e,

t n an d and an l n of wi h sergea ts, corporals , privates, with the due d regu ated proportio

’ n he4th in O R n n n t wn Inf . officers, joi ed or K g s egime t of a try Besides this the regime t con tin ued to f urnish year by year its full quota of men to the lin e (prin cipally to the 1 4th

n R n n n n n f n In or Bucki ghamshire egime t of Foot) duri g the co ti ua ce o the Fre ch war .

1 808 n n n E T n the year , the regime t, with their oble Colo el arl emple, volu teered to serve in S n n of n n n F n The pai duri g the period the i vasio of that cou try by the re ch army .

n not ff n -in - f D k Mi istry did avail themselves of the o er, but the Comma der Chie , the u e of

n n n ff . In 1 81 3 York, expressed his high se se of the galla try which i spired the o er , the

n in in I n n in n n in l n regime t aga served rela d, our frie ds the sister isle bei g agai rebe lio

‘ ’ n . In n n li n to obtai justice the same year, the first provisio al battalio of Mi tia for foreig

’ R n Own R n and f or service was formed by the oyal Bucks Ki g s egime t, embarked

u n n D n and n and Bordea x, u der the comma d of the uke of Bucki gham Cha dos, they

in F n n D n n n served ra ce, u der his Grace the uke of Welli gto , duri g the time the allied

in n n . On a n h n armies were possessio of that cou try le vi g, eac officer of the regime t was

n d Fleur de L ia L X III prese te with the , by ouis V . “ n th A 1 855 n n and O the 7 pril , , the regime t was quartered at Ca terbury, was

n n in dis E selected, as bei g the most efficie t corps the trict, to receive the mperor of the

F n n an din D wi E and in n re ch upo his l g at over th the mpress, rema ed there duri g the

I l n u n n n of E and mperia visit, formi g a g ard of ho our agai upo the departure the mperor

2 A of f n n 1 4 A . n 4th Empres s rom this cou try o the th pril O the pril the same year, two

n of n n w f compa ies the regime t marched from Ca terbury to Wool ich, ollowed by the

n n n and r n 9th n n of L n nt remai i g compa ies headqua ters o the May, u der the comma d ieute a

D n f a n n . u in w Colo el Pratt r g their stay at Wool ich, the regime t per ormed g rriso duty,

and n n f or T L n n n n upo leavi g the ower of o do , a highly complime tary garriso order was

s - n r Whin ates in i f n ns is ued by Major Ge e al y , wh ch the ollowi g expressio

‘ ’ occur : I cann ot permit the Royal Bucks King s Own Militia to leave the garrison

w ithout expressing my great satisfaction at the steady disciplin e and con duct I have

The m n observed durin g the six months it has been un der my orders . military deport e t

an n n d n un and in n d appeara ce of the regime t at all times, its stea i ess der arms battalio ,

n in n f n n n n and in precisio moveme ts , attest the care ul atte tio devoted to its i structio s

’ an n ri n ff in n and f of . d i te or eco omy by the O icer comma d, the o ficers the corps ’ 2 54 HER MAjES TY S ARM Y.

Durin g the period of its embodiment the regiment was called upon to give volun

' n in n T i d l n and in teers to the li e, for service the Crimea War . h s was rea i y take up, , as ” 1 7 99 n men n n n , four hu dred agai volu teered for foreig service .

It n n is a proud boast for the Colo el of a Militia regime t to be able to assert, as did “ n Caulfiel : T s n Colo el d Pratt hi regime t has left the countryon three occasions . Tw ice

n I n n n in n an d n it we t to rela d, whe that cou try was a state of rebellio , agai , from the 1 81 3 ” n Du l n n n i . year it served u der the great ke of We li gto , u t l peace was proclaimed

n in 1 878 R i n n Whe , , the eserves were mobilised to give emphas s to the war i gs of

’ Her n n R e Al and Majesty s Gover me t, the oyal Bucks wer quartered at dershot, at the

’ ’ in spection proved that they still made good their claim to be a corp s d elite amongst

n It n n Militia regime ts . bears o slight testimony to the valuable services re dered to

n n Caulfield on his n n n the regime t by Colo el Pratt, that resig atio of the post of Colo el,

Hon . n he was made Colo el .

The O F RD ILITI in 1 8 n d X O M A , formed 7 7 , has also a lo g recor of meritorious service, “ ” and n n n n bears the disti ctio of Mediterra ea .

The ESSE RIFLES ILITI and EST Essnx ILITI 3rd and 4th n X ( ) M A the W M A, the Battalio s

E R n 1 59 The hear an - on of the ssex egime t , date from 7 . former used to oak leaf their

n n Ar d n n accoutreme ts which, accordi g to cher, was commemorative of the hi i g of Ki g

- To n T I in an i H n . Charles I . oak tree n the forest of ai ault the same battalio the erri “ ” torial Regimen t is in debted for its badge of the Ar ms of Essex .

The 2nd DERBY ILITI R Y L SHER D F RESTERS ILITI and 1 st DERBY M A, the O A WOO O M A, the

ILITI 3 rd 4th an d 5th n S F D M A form the , , Battalio s of the herwood oresters ( erbyshire

R 8 nd 1 8 4th and 5th i n i n . T 1 8 55 1 77 a 77 eg me t) hey date respectively from , , , the battal o s

n n 3rd The li a n bei g co siderably senior in poin t of age to the . Mi tia batt lio s of the

Sherwood Foresters are favoured in the possession of very distinguished hon orary

n an ir R . C H n n D n d S F . V colo els, the Marquis of arti gto , the uke of Portla d, oberts,

n n 3rd 4th an d 5th n . comma di g the , , battalio s respectively

The romance that hangs about the very n ame of Sherwood Foresters in duces us to “ glance for a moment at the earliest history of the fighting men of Nottinghamshire fi

In 1 298 F k at al irk, where

Spears shoo k an d f alchions flashed amain ,

’ ” Fe ll En l and s arrow fli ht lik e rain g g ,

A tas k ren dered eas y by the very in teresting resume of the Sherw ood Foresters kindly forwarded to the author by Ca ta n a p i N pi er Pears e.

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i n Of with the result that, before the year was out, at the suggest o , it is believed, the

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e e ent n R S F . Princ R g himself, the regime t became the oyal herwood oresters

and In n n and in The regiment w as embodied at the time of the Crimea dia Muti y, “ Of A in n n n n 1 858 stood at the head the whole British rmy shooti g, havi g do e better tha

’ ” e S n t n not any other regiment in Her Majesty s s rvice . i ce tha time the regime t has

n bee embodied .

IRE ILITI no n 3rd and 4th n of The 3rd ROYAL LANCASH M A, w supplyi g the Battalio s

R n t 1 797 . T one a the Loyal South Lancashire egime t, da e from hey are of the Militi “ n n regiments that bear the distin ction of Mediterra ea .

The NORTHAMPTON AND RUTLAND MILITIA give the 3 rd and 4th Battalion s to the

n T 1 7 61 and Northamptonshire regime t . hey both date from , the former has proved its

n on n n n n n efficie cy several occasio s, beari g, like the regime t last me tio ed, the Medi

n terranean distin ctio .

’ n and R nd M l a the H and St The Northampto utla i iti give orseshoe . George s Cross to the Regimental badges .

’ The EST E T ILITI 3 rd i n u n Ow n R n W K N M A, the Battal o of the Q ee s ( oyal West Ke t

R n 1 7 5 9 and n n n L Inf n egime t), date from , were formerly k ow as the West Ke t ight a try .

H u nn n n H. R. . D . The Ho . Colo el is the ke of Co aught

n a t n A very ancien t li eage c n be boasted by the Wes Ke t Militia . There have been few struggles on English groun d in which the men Of Kent have not born e their part

nf ll and n and n n n n right ma u y, sovereig s chieftai s were fai to recko upo them as a very

At A find n poten t factor in their disputes . the time of the rmada we them u der “ ” n — comman d of Sir J . Norris a d others worthy types of the gallant squires Of Kent

n n T and n r n F a n garriso i g ilbury guardi g the th eate ed coast . ifty years l ter the Ke tish

Of n n H n n Militia formed part the expeditio , u der the Marquis of amilto , agai st the

n n f n n n Cove a ters, a ter which they joi ed the army of the ki g at Berwick . Passi g over

n n n f ew n Of m en Of n n in the pai ful sce es of the ext years, we ext hear the Ke t re der g

Of F L nd n and n n great service at the time the Great ire of o o , the followi g year bei g

in n D At gathered readi ess to repel the expected utch raid . the time of the Jacobite risin of 1 7 45 n and n in 1 7 59 g they were agai embodied, a few years later, amely, , the

n i ne T i n West Ke t Mil tia was established on a w footing . hey were embod ed duri g the

’ S n and n n the A n ni an d eve Years War, agai duri g the revolt of merica Colo es, it was m n on n Of Of III. duri g this latter period that, the occasio the visit George to the ca p

n n n n in n ar at Wi chester, the West Ke t Militia, as the se ior regime t camp, fur ished a gu d TE RI L RE IAIE T 2 RRITO A G N S . 5 7

At é e n n n of honour. a lev e aft r the review the ki g k ighted the captai of the guard as bein g the comman der of the first Militia guard of honour ever mounted on the person of the Kin g Of Englan d .

he n n di n t n n S t T regime t gai ed great cre t for its co duc duri g the muti y at pi head,

n and in I n when it was statio ed at Portsmouth, also for its services rela d, for which it

In 1 8 03 n n and n volunteered in 1 7 98 . the West Ke t were agai embodied, remai ed so f n n n in or over eleve years , duri g which period they were statio ed at various places “ England ; in the embodiment Of the Waterloo year they served in Irelan dfi During

n n l in n n f the Pe i su ar War, as well as the Crimea War, a very large umber, both O ficers

In 1 853 a L In n n and men n . , joi ed the regular army they were m de a ight fa try regime t, and in 1 8 6 n n 3 rd and 4th 7 divided i to two battalio s, which, five years later, became the

’ ns n R n R n and n Battalio of the Quee s Own oyal West Ke t egime t, cha ged the grey

n and and n faci gs silver lace for the blue gold Of a Royal Regime t .

’ The l st w m RK Mm m 3rd n n Ow n L t YO , the Battalio of the Ki g s Yorkshire igh

In n 1 759 and R n . T fa try, also date from , were formerly a ifle regime t hey have shared with the other regiments of Yorkshire Militia the n ot in frequent services which the Force ha s n in Of from time to time re dered aid the Civil Power.

The SH ROPSH IRE MILITIA and the HEREFORD MILITIA consitute the 3rd and 4th

’ n n S i L Inf n n 1 8 Battalio s of the Ki g s hropsh re ight a try . Both regime ts date from 77 ,

n Of S a s in 1 62 though there was a regime t hropshire Militi rai ed 7 .

In 1 7 95 n of A n In 1 9 a Compa y rtillery was added to the Regime t . 7 7 they

S n and r n n . In 1 81 3 n marched to cotla d, were the fi st regime t se t there , they were se t ” and in I n 1 81 5 n n S r to Cork, did duty rela d till , whe they retur ed to hrewsbu y .

The ROYAL ELTHORNE MILITIA and the ROYAL EAST MIDDLESEX MILITIA form the

’ 3 rd and 4th n D k d i R n The Battalio s of the u e of Cambri ge s Own M ddlesex egime t .

s in 1 853 5th L In n r and in 1 8 . former were rai ed as the Middlesex ight fa t y, the latter 77

Th e 8t d battalion volunteered for foreign service on the occasi ons of the Crimean War an In n d dian Muti y .

The H NTI D ILITI ROY L 2nd MIDDLESEx ILITI CARLow ILITI U NG ON M A, the A M A, the M A, and N RT RK ILITI n 5th th th an 9th a n f the O H CO M A, fur ish the , 7 , 8 , d Batt lio s to the amous

’ ” n R R — 60th Of The 1 st H n n n Ki g s oyal ifle Corps the former days . , the u ti gdo , date

1 7 59 2nd dl e R E n n 1 7 78 1 7 93 from , the Mid es x ifles (the dmo to ) from , the Carlow from ,

- f o hirt Durin g the fif ty se v en y ears betw een 1 75 9 and 1 8 1 6 the regime nt had been embodied r ov er t y.

VOL. II. L L ’ 2 8 AI 5 HER MAJ ES TF S AR I .

a h nd the North Cork also from 1 7 93 . T e 9th Battalion volunteered for foreign service

n an In n n at the time of the Crimea War d dia Muti y .

’ The R Y L ILTS IRE ILITI 3rd n D E n O A W H M A, the Battalio of the uke of di burgh s “ ” hir R n 1 59 and r di n n d n n . Wilts e egime t, dates from 7 , bea s the Me terra ea isti ctio

The 6th R Y L L C S IRE ILITI n n 3rd an d 4th t n O A AN A H M A, co stituti g the Bat alio s of the

n R i n 1 855 . Ma chester eg me t, dates from

’ n and 3 rd KING S OWN ST FF RD ILITI n 3 r and 4th The 2 d A O M A, formi g the d

’ ' n n N Stafl ordshire R n 1 79 and Battalio s of the Pri ce of Wales s orth egime t, date from 7

9 n n L Inf n and t R 1 7 8 respectively, the former havi g bee a ight a try the lat er a ifle regiment .

The 3rd WEST YORK MILITIA forms the 3rd Battalion Of the York an d Lancaster

R n in find Of n I. an d in Of Regiment . We records this egime t the reig ofJames , that William and an d n r n Of n Mary, the prese t Yorkshi e regime ts Militia may be said to have bee

Of n n u in 1 5 T reorganiz ed on a basis co siderable a tiq ity 7 7 . he history of the regiment

- L . R n n n i by ieut . Col aikes gives a qua tity of most i teresti g deta ls, for which, however,

u nt n The i n n we m st be co e ted to refer our readers to the work itself. reg me t has, duri g

n n n n Of its various periods of embodime t, see a co siderable amou t hard work : suppress in Y and H n n in I n n n g the riots at ork ull, volu teeri g for service rela d, co tributi g a quota

n n in n n l and on n n to the provisio al battalio the Pe i su a, more than one occasio volu teer

The r ing to join the regular army en bloc. 3 d West York Obtained the first place in

n n l nts and n the ballot for precede ce amo gst Mi itia regime , may, accordi gly, boast the

n n r Re n Of In 1 81 1 R n distinctio of bei g the Fi st gime t Militia . a oyal Warra t was issued

n n n R and in 1 853 n gra ti g to the regime t the White ose as a badge, it was co stituted

In n Light fa try .

The 1 st an d z ud DURHAM MILITIA are now the 3 rd and 4th Battalion s of the

D h r h D F l 1 60 L Infa t . T e 7 urham ight y former, the urham usi iers, date from ; the N D 1 8 3 5 . latter, the orth urham, from

The l st R L L RK ILITIA 3rd and 4th a n H n L OYA ANA M , the Batt lio s of the ighla d ight

n n L ND RIFLE ILITI 3rd n Of I fa try, date from 1 798 ; an d the HIGH A M A, the Battalio the

’ S H n R -S ff The D Of A n 1 798 n eaforth ighla ders ( oss hire Bu s, uke lba y s), from , whe they

Of R n S n and . were raised from the districts oss, Caith ess, utherla d Cromarty

The n in A 1 798 an d n n n R SS latter regime t was raised pril , , the k ow as the O or

2nd N RT RITIS ILITI The n and n O H B H M A . first embodime t lasted for four years, the seco d

' and i a N n c Wars In 1 808 en th rd covered the greater p rt of the apoleo i , the regim t TERRITORIAL REGIMEN TS . 2 59

n n and not volu teered bodily for foreig service, though the Offer was accepted, the

hi m n . The n n n n patriotic spirit w ch pro pted it was duly ack owledged regime t, the k ow

96th R -S IRE ILITIA i n n and in 1 877 n as the oss H M , was embod ed duri g the Crimea War, whe

ar n n R ss-S IRE n n HIG L ND W seemed a questio of hours, the galla t o H , the desig ated the H A

It o RIFLE MILITIA again volunteered en bloc for foreign service . will n t be out of place

“ ‘ in R - i n here to state that, as regards shoot g, the oss sh re Militia has always bee a crack

’ In -R n R . S n n n A corps i ce the comme ceme t of the rmy ter egime tal ifle Matches, the

i n n n in i hi on battal o has almost i variably bee first the M litia team match, w ch was w

a n in 1 882 1 883 1 885 1 886 nd in 1 887 and in solely by the batt lio , , , ; it was seco , first

The n n as n n in n in n and regime t has experie ced almost ma y cha ges u iform as ame, it — seems a pity con siderin g that it is probably the most Highlan d Of all Highland

— - regiments that the Often expressed wish of Officers and men for the substitution Of d not . n 1 862 and 1 8 1 l n an the kilt for the trews is adopted Betwee 7 the ki t was wor , it will be remembered that the affiliated line battalions are amongst the kilt-wearin g

n regime ts .

The R Y L ABERDEEN ILITI 3rd i n Of n Hi l n r O A M A, the Battal o the Gordo gh a de s, date

1 9 The Hon n H RH n Of and r r 7 7 . . . . n f om Colo el is . the Pri ce Wales, the egime t has ever

n hi t n bor e a gh charac er for efficie cy .

’ The HI L D LIG T I FA TRY ILITI 2nd n n Own GH AN H N N M A, the Battalio of the Quee s

' n H n 1 803 n In n Banfi Camero ighla ders, date from , whe they were raised from ver ess , ,

and N n T nl n hi 2md n Moray, air . hey are the o y Militia regime t w ch forms the battalio of

T n a erritorial regime t .

The ROY L N RTH D W ILITIA Y L A TRIM ILITI R Y L S T A O O N M , the RO A N M A, the O A OU H

D W ILITI and L T ILITI 3 rd 4th 5th and 6th n of O N M A, the OU H M A form the , , , Battalio s the

R Ir R an li n An m d f 1 3 . h h a oyal ish ifles, all date rom 7 9 T e 4t Batt o , the tri Militia,

n volunteered f or foreign service at the time Of the Crimea and Muti y .

The ARM ILITI ILITI and G ILITI res ec AGH M A , the CAVAN M A, the MONA HAN M A form p

’ tivel 3rd 4th and 5th B n n R I F y the , , attalio s of the Pri cess Victoria s ( oyal rish usiliers), and f 1 9 3 The 4 h n n n e 7 . t date rom Battalio , the Cava Militia, prese t some f atures of

n . T n n Of n E n i terest hey were first embodied u der the comma d Colo el, the arl of Bellamo t,

t Al l the men are Gaelic s eak i n Hi hlan ders and as showin the u niv ersal ref erence f or the kilt, a v o e p g g , , — g p — tak en at a recent an nual training had onl y five dissentients and the y w ere not High l anders from the proposal in f a o o v ur f its adoption. 2 6 0 HER MA ’ jES TY S ARM Y.

L n n - n H n n in n L n with ieute a t Colo el Sir Robert ods o seco d comma d. ord Bellamo t

ne in 1 9 and n n f w L resig d 7 7 , was succeeded by Colo el Joh Maxwell, a ter ards ord

Farnham . “ In n 1 98 n n at the t Of A and Ju e, 7 , the regime t was e gaged ba tle rklow, lost six

me an n n It n f e n killed d had n i e seriously wou ded . was e gaged a w days later at

n H and n N n on n in Vi egar ill, Ge eral eedham, who comma ded both occasio s , referred his

’ ‘ - L n i i and l n n in n . dispatch to ord Cor wallis to its steady, sold er l ke, ga la t co duct actio

n n n n -five n With two short i tervals the regime t remai ed embodied for twe ty years, amely,

i 1 81 6 On L F n a in 1 838 n A n S n t ll March , . the death of ord ar h m , , Colo el lexa der au

ders on n n In D 1 854 Ea no was appoi ted Colo el . ecember, , the rl of Bective, w Marquis

H n L n n - n an d on 8 th Of an 1 855 of eadford, was appoi ted ieute a t Colo el, the J uary, , the

n The n on 1 8th D 1 8 55 regime t was embodied . colours were prese ted ecember, , by

the Coun tess Of Bective and in December of the same year the regimen t moved to

A n and in 1 85 6 n ldershot Camp, the but lately formed, there rema ed till May, , whe it

men and return ed to Irelan d . Durin g the Crimean War a large number of several

f n n l n n and n an d on in 1 858 un an O ficers we t to joi the i e regime ts, the later , , vol teered for y

. In 1 874 L H n and service July, , ord eadford retired from the comma d, was succeeded

L n n - n Hardress S n n in n 1 881 and n by ieute a t Colo el au derso , who died Ju e, , the prese t

n L - 2 s n n n D n in his . On 1 t comma der, ieute a t Colo el ease, was appoi ted place the July,

’ 1 881 n 4th i n R I , the regime t became the Battal on of the Pri cess Victoria s oyal rish

F l . Un ne on l oth un 1 887 L usi iers der their w title they received, the of J e, , from ady A ” s T n . udrey Butler, the colour of the erritorial regime t

The S UT AND N RT Y ILITI n 3 rd n LW Y O H O H MA O M A co stitute the Battalio , the GA A

ILITI 4th an d ROSOOMHON ILITI 5th nn R n M A the , the M A the , of the Co aught a gers, all

n in n in 1 93 T 3 rd the regime ts hav g bee raised 7 . Previous to the erritorial system the

n i S hear in Battalio , which was raised by the Marqu s of ligo, used to his crest as a badge

d n H an The 6th n ad itio to the arp d Crown common to all Militia regiments . Battalio , . R n i n the oscommo Mil tia, was amo gst the regiments that volunteered at the time of the

n and n Muti y Crimea War .

The HIGH LAND BORDERERS MILITIA and the ROYAL RENFBEw MILITIA date from

1 803 and 1 798 n D n , the former bei g recruited from the dis tricts of Stirlin g and umbarto ,

nn n and n . The R n 1 803 and Clackma a Ki ross oyal Re frew Militia were embodied in ,

in En n n Sir n served for some time gla d, bei g amongst the troops comman ded by Joh

in n n F n n n f n in I n n w as Moore a ticipatio of a re ch i vasio . A ter servi g rela d the regime t TERRITORIAL REGI/lIEN TS . 2 6 1

“ n in 1 81 6 f hi ll n n in 1 855 disba ded , rom w ch date ti its ext embodime t it appears to ” F 1 859 n n n . w n n n nn . The have o ly trai ed o ce rom , ho ever, the trai i g has bee a ual “ regimen t claims that it has invariably been kept up to its establishmen t and has given

r n oflicers and men a n n n n a g eat ma y to the regular rmy, otably duri g the Pe i sular ” and Crimean Wars .

’ ’ The I G S TY I LITI UEE S T ILITI and R Y L E T K N COUN M A , the Q N COUN Y M A, the O A M A H

’ ILITI n 3rd 4th and 5th n Of n of M A co stitute respectively, the , , Battalio s the Pri ce Wales s

L in Re n R n n . All r n Of 1 93 e ster gime t oyal Ca adia s th ee regime ts Militia date from 7 ,

’ and first-n in H n n L Estran e and subse the amed fought at V egar ill u der Colo el g , were T quently represented by a wing at the heroic defence Of Newt on Barry . hey have

in ns and in En an and r n n also served Guer ey gl d, previously to thei absorptio i to the

n R R n The 5 h L n R n 2nd . t ei ster egime t were, as was the Battalio , a ifle egime t “ ” n Ro l T . Battalio , as the yal Meath Mi itia, used to wear a ara Brooch as a badge

The S TH RK ILITI ELLY ILITI an d R Y L LIMERIC TY OU CO M A , the K M A , the O A K COUN

ILITI 3 rd 4th and 5th B n Of R un M A, form respectively the , , attalio s the oyal M ster

F an d h n n n 1 93 . T e 3rd usiliers , all date from 7 Battalio was amo gst the regime ts of

Militia that served at Vinegar Hill .

The ILD RE MILITI R L D BLI ITY ILITI and D BLI TY K A A, the OYA U N C M A, the U N COUN

ILITI —d n f f r 1 7 94 an d “1 7 9 3— f 3rd M A ati g the ormer om , the two latter from orm the ,

4th an d 5th i n Of R D n F i , Battal o s the oyal ubli usil ers .

’ The EE S OWN R Y L T WER H MLETS ILITI R Y L L GF RD ILITI QU N O A O A M A , the O A ON O M A,

’ the I S OWN R L T WER H MLETS IL ITI and EST E T ILITI K NG OYA O A M A, the W M A H M A form

’ h 6 h th n n 5t t 7 a d 9th Of R n n Own . The the , , , Battalio s the ifle Brigade, Pri ce Co sort s “ ” 5th and 7 th Battalion s used to have as badge Tower Of Lon don ; the 6th Battalion ,

a n n 98 an n i n in n in A 1 7 d. which e r ed ho ourable d sti ctio the fighti g at Castlebar ugust, ,

’ all l n s n Of and t and throughout the rebel io , u ed to have the Pri ce Wales s plume mot o, 9th “ ” the bore the Irish Cross and Shamrock Wreath .

The EL ISL DS ILITI di n n and n CHANN AN M A , vided i to the Jersey Comma d, the Guer sey and A n m n n n n f e w i n lder ey Co ma d, call for otice, as bei g amo gst the M litia regime ts

The which have had the fortun e to be engaged in actual warfare . Militia of these “ As n islands have a very cons iderable antiquity . Captai Perry well Observes, almost ” The n every war we have had with Fran ce has witnessed an attack on Jersey . isla d ran in 1 7 7 9 n n n a cons iderable chan ce of bein g captured , whe a powerful squadro , u der

D n i an d u u N n . On the ke of assau, threate ed it this occasio the M litia were ready, wo ld ’ A HER MAJES TY S AR IY .

n n n had n ot En l n ir doubtless have give the i vader a warm receptio , the g ish fleet u der S

' - ames allis u be n . In 1 81 a r J W completely routed the wo ld i vader 7 , more se ious attack

" i r n Old N n n was made, wh ch for a time th eate ed to wrest the orma possessio from the

f E n n n R llecour in n O n . The F n Crow gla d re ch comma der, the Baro de u , succeeded

surprising the Govern or and extorting submission from him and the leading inhabitants .

F n n 8th l i and l ortu ately, however, Major Pierso , of the 7 , ral ied the M litia the sma l

R r and nfli n n F n an n . body of egula s, i cted o the jubila t re ch a complete d u expected defeat

The F n n n n n n re ch comma der was killed, but so, u fortu ately, was the galla t Pierso , who foun d death and honourable fame at an age at which many have not yet begun to

consider life In recognition of this achievement the Jersey Infantry “ R m n dis n n egi e ts bear the ti ctio Jersey,

The n n Of 1 st 2nd and 3 rd R n Of R Jersey Comma d co sists the , , egime ts the oyal Jersey “ L In n i hear A n the R ight fa try M litia, who as badges bugle surmou ted by oyal Crest ; a sprig Of laurel on each side on Glengarry ; three Lions Leopardés on a shield placed ” on S on the a altire Cross collar .

The G n an A n n hi n n H an uer sey d lder ey Comma d, w ch i cludes the small isla ds of erm d

n n 1 st 2md and 3rd R n of R n L Jetho , co sists of the , , egime ts the oyal Guer sey ight

In n on n an on fa try ; they bear as badges the Bugle the Gle garry, d the collar one ” “ L n Leo ardé . On are L n Leo ardés on shi io p the helmet plate three io s p , a eld ” un Of hi n The ni surmo ted by a sprig laurel, below the s eld is a bugle with stri gs . u form

’ ' ’ is n and are P ro arzs et oc an scarlet, with blue faci gs, the mottoes f zs d Dion aze.

A n and S r A n i In n . lder ey a k have rtillery, but o local zed fa try

The n ext bran ch Of the Auxiliary Forces which we have t o consider is the

E M RY . T and n n n n Y O AN hough a popular esse tially atio al force, co siderable difficulty

in n an and hi Of n exists traci g, with y accuracy detail, the story the various regime ts

hi L - n . . R an w ch go to compose it ieut Col . aikes, to whom i tricacy of research is seldom “ The ul n Of A Obstacle, writes that Yeomanry is by far the most diffic t bra ch the rmy

Au F hi in n n or xiliary orces of which to trace the story, ow g to their havi g bee almost

inseparably connected with both the Militia and Volunteers at the earliest periods

Of n T n n n u n n of their existe ce . owards the close of the seve tee th ce t ry (duri g the reig

a IL and in A t t e the i n Ch rles ), the c s passed at tha tim , M litia is spoke of as both horse

’ a A n n nd f e et . n H n r ce tury later they appear as the u ter Volu teers, bei g a med by

- He w as not tw ent y five when he died .

’ ’ 2 HER IPIA ES TY S ARIVI . 64. j

In 1 81 non - part in the suppression Of the Rebellion of 1 798 . the year 7 the com

mis sioned Officers and men Of the Yeomanry and Volimteers in Ireland numbered

upwards of men ; in 1 829 there were The Whole of the Irish

n n n 3 1 st 1 834. Yeoma ry were fi ally disba ded by the March ,

-n n n Of n n n n There are thirty i e regime ts Yeoma ry Cavalry, represe ti g early

men The of n in 1 885 and in n n . order precede ce was settled , the followi g otices is

n b in . n n n i dicated y the figures brackets Yeoma ry Cavalry, it may here be me tio ed,

n carry n o sta dards .

1 803 The n m The AYRSHIRE YEOMANRY (7 ) date from . u ifor is blue with scarlet “ The m n and and u . n . faci gs gold plume, helmet without pl me regi e tal badge is St ” An drew and the Cross .

The ERKS HUNGERFOBD E M RY in 1 831 c ni B ( ) Y O AN raised , have a s arlet u form

n h an d . The n n with blue faci gs, with elmet white plume badge is a Cresce t with blazi g

n n Of H n Star , the arms of the a cie t borough u gerford .

M — THE R Y L C S H SS RS 21 The BUCKIN GHA SHIRE O A BU K U A ( ) date from 1 800. They

n n n n u were o duty as the cavalry escort at Wi dsor Castle, whe the formidable at re of

R n n n L the Chartist iots ecessitated the removal to the sce e of da ger of the ife Guards .

The nif n n and and an d hi u orm is gree , with scarlet faci gs busby bag, red w te plume .

‘ They have no regimental badged

’ ES IRE T Of H SS RS 8 1 4 The n The CH H ( he Earl Chester s) U A ( ) date from 7 9 . u iform is Th ’ n and . e n Of l blue, with scarlet faci gs white busby bag badge is the Pri ce Wa es s F eathers .

The DE BI S IRE H SS RS 1 6 1 830. The n N GH H U A ( ) date from u iform is blue, with

’ The n scarlet facings and bushy bag and white plume . badge is the Pri ce Of Wales s F eathers .

The DERBYS IRE E M RY 22 1 830. T n H Y O AN ( ) date from heir u iform is blue, with

n and and and Th w . e scarlet faci gs gold lace, helmet with scarlet hite plume badge is

Red R and the ose Cro wn .

The R Y L FIRST DE H SS RS 28 1 831 The n O A VON U A ( ) date from . u iform is scarlet

n and The with blue faci gs, scarlet busby bag, White plume . badge is the Castle of

Exeter .

The Rom . N RT DE oN Hu a O H v ss rs ( 30) date from The un iform is blue

L - e t . ol Rai es ha C . s w tt n i u k ri e a f ull and i n terestin acco unt Of this Re imen t —Vida B uckin ham Ex ress g g g p , Octob nd o em er a v ber 1 888 . N , RIT IAL RE IIL’EN T TER OR G S .

n Of t t and and hi . T with faci gs scarle , scarle busby bag, scarlet w te plume hey bear as ” in n n on and n Y . . n badge C a ba d, with the Crow above resti g two swords crossed poi ts

upwards .

’ The D RSETS IRE H SS RS n Own 23 1 830. T n O H U A , the Quee s ( ) date from heir u iform

an d he n W . T also is blue with scarlet faci gs, red busby bag hite plume badge is the

-h and n R in n . oyal Cypher the Crow wit , below, a crossed sword carbi e

R Y L G LO CESTEBSHIRE H SS RS 30 The L CESTERS IRE U m 1 8 . G OU H , O A U A date fro

The ni l n and r and u form is blue with ye low faci gs, gold lace, scarlet busby bag, sca let

' lum T n o white p e . hey bear badge.

e H MPS IRE R BI EERS 20 The n f Th A H CA A N ( ) date from u i orm is blue, with white

f n on r and an d . The braid or lace aci gs colla sleeves, helmet w ithout plume badge is

n n the Hampshire Rose with the Crow above o two carbines crossed .

h E TS E M RY 25 1 83 The n T e H R Y O AN ( ) date from 0. u iform is scarlet with white

n and l . The H . faci gs , he met with black plume badge is the art

’ The R Y L E ST E T E M N Y D k Conn au ht s Own O A A K N Y O A R, the u e of g date from

T n un f n 1 830. n an d and hey wear a gree iform with red aci gs, a helmet with gree red

The H n The D Con plume . badge is the White orse of Ke t with the Crown . uke of

n . naught is the Hon . Colo el

’ ET H SS RS n O n r 1 831 The n The EST w . W K N U A , the Quee s date f om u iform

f n an d bush and hi e n n is blue with scarlet aci gs, y bag w t plume, the badge bei g the Ke tish

White Horse .

' The L NC S IRE E M RY 1 3 1 81 9 The n f n A A H Y O AN ( ) date from . u i orm is blue with faci gs

- of an d and . The scarlet gold lace, helmet without plume badge is the double headed

S a E pre d agle .

’ The LANARK SHIRE (Queen s Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward Of Lan arkshire

3 8 1 848 . The ni n an d ( ) date from u form is blue with scarlet faci gs, gold lace, helmet

. The n Red L n n with black plume badge is the Crest of Scotla d (the io crow ed, with

and w Of Thi sword sceptre) ith two sprigs stle .

’ Th e D KE OF L C STER S OWN 1 2 81 9 The u ni a U AN A ( ) date from 1 . form is sc rlet with f n Of d and w The Of aci gs blue, gol lace, helmet ith white plume . badge is the Arms

The L C S IRE H SS RS 3 9 in 1 84 The ni AN A H U A ( ) were raised 8 . u form is blue with

f n s n n n an d blue aci gs, crim o busby bag, crimso a d white plume, d they bear as a ba ge

Red R Of L n the ose a caster .

VOL. II. R I ’ E R HE Il AJ S TF S A M Y .

A ’ 1 0 The LEICESTERS IRE H SS RS n Own 8 3 . The H U A , Pri ce lbert s date from

n n c and . T u iform is blue with scarlet faci gs, s arlet busby bag, scarlet white plume hey bear no badge .

T n The LOTHIAN S AND BERWICKSH IRE YEOMANRY ( 3 7) date from 1846 . ill rece tly

n The n they were kn own as the East Lothian Yeoma ry . u iform is scarlet with blue “ f n an an d . The aci gs, gold lace, d helmet with red white plume badge is a Wheatsheaf ” in n a circular ba d with a Crown above .

’ The Mi DDLESEx D KE OF MBRIDGE S H SS RS 27 1 831 . T r , U CA U A ( ) date from hei

n m n n n n and . u ifor is gree with black faci gs, gold lace, gree busby bag, gree red plume

The R in S n . badge is the oyal Cypher a tar, over which is a Crow h 1 1 T T e MONTGOMERYSHIBE YEOMANRY ( 3 5) date from 83 . hey are a survival Of

lar e n n L n n n Of 20 ni n n and the g Mo tgomery Volu teer egio , co sisti g compa es of i fa try

3 Of n D n 1 837 -8 9 n troops cavalry origi ally raised . uri g the years they re dered

n and n on r n Of s and n freque t sig al service to the civil power the occur e ce riot , gai ed f T particular praise or their conduct durin g the last part of the Chartist outbreak . heir

n n and . The is u iform is scarlet, with black faci gs, helmet without a plume badge the

Red D f ragon o Wales .

The N RT MBERL D SS RS 1 4 1 81 9 and n in O HU AN HU A ( ) date from , represe t a great

T n n D Of N n degree the Percy e a try Cavalry , raised by the uke orthumberla d at the end n The n m r and and of the last ce tury . u ifor is blue, with sca let busby bag, scarlet

and A n . white plume, the badge is l wick Castle

The S T N TTI MS IRE H SS RS 1 5 r 1 826 n n OU H O NGHA H U A ( ) date f om , bei g the o ly

n in . The nif n Yeoma ry corps raised that year u orm is scarlet, with blue faci gs, gold

and and . The on o lace, scarlet busby bag, scarlet white plume badge is t w crossed swords surmoun ted by the Crown .

The N TTI G MS IRE SHER D R GERS H SS RS 4 1 O N HA H WOO AN U A ( ) date from 794. They

n n in . The ni n have freque tly bee employed aid of the civil power u form is gree , with

n f n n an d n and gree aci gs, gold lace, crimso busby bag, gree white plume . The badge

in n an d t n n L is a Bugle a Crow , the mo to adopted by the regime t whe raised was, oyal ” unto death .

. ’ The EE S OWN O F RDSH IRE H SS RS 34 1 831 .T n QU N X O U A ( ) date from heir u iform is blue, m n n and bush and n an d i . T is no with cri so faci gs y bag, crimso wh te plume here badge .

The EMB R E STLEM RTI H SS RS 1 8 r 1 830 K . T P O (CA A N) U A ( ) date f om hey were,

in 1 7 93 n n however, actually raised , as the Castlemarti Yeoma ry Cavalry, by Lord TERRITORIAL REGIIlIEN TS

F n n in n n Cawdor . our years later they were i strume tal causi g the surre der of an ” n F T n - invadin g Fren ch force of some men which la ded at ishguard . we ty f our

n n F in n n and years later the regime t was agai employed at ishguard quelli g a cor riot, durin g the subsequent years the Pembroke Yeomanry ren dered sterling service in the

Re n n . The n f becca riots, which are remembered with terror by ma y still survivi g u i orm

f n and an d hi and is blue, with aci gs of white, white busby bag, red w te plume, they f ’ f bear as badge the Prince O Wales s eathers .

T The ni u he S R PS IRE E M R 6 1 95 . H O H Y O AN Y ( ) date from 7 u form is bl e, with scarlet

’ n As L and and i . faci gs, gold lace, helmet, red wh te plume a badge they bear a eopard s

F A Of S r ace (from the rms h ewsbury).

80 T ni The NORTH SOMERSET YEOMANRY ( 1 1 ) date from 1 3 . hey wear a blue u form

Th R in n an d hi . e is with blue faci gs, helmet with w te plume badge the oyal Cypher a

n on an un n Crow poi ted star .

Th T n f e WEST SOMERSET HUSSARS ( 3 3) date from 1 8 3 1 . heir u i orm is blue with

n The on and . R scarlet faci gs, red busby bag white plume oyal Cypher a Maltese Cross in C a rown is the badge .

T ’ REGIME T 5 1 94 he ST FF RDS IRE E M RY EE S OWN R Y L 7 . A O H Y O AN , QU N O A N ( ) date from

Th e ni n and i . For u form is blue with scarlet faci gs , helmet w th white plume a badge

Sta f s n in u they bear the f ord hire K ot a la rel w reath .

The L Y L S FF LK H SS RS 29 n 1 831 n n O A U O U A ( ) dati g from , have a gree u iform with

n d bush hi h and l an . T e L . S . H scarlet faci gs gold ace, y bag with w te plume badge is . and S two Crossed words .

The RWIC SHIRE H S 2 9 T n r WA K USSAR ( ) date from 1 7 4. heir u ifo m is blue with white

n an d T an d . he n a d R S . faci gs, busby bag, plume badge is the Bear agged taff

The ESTM REL D AND MBERL D H SS RS 1 7 1 8 30 and r l W O AN CU AN U A ( ) date from , thei ama

amation n one n in 1 843 The n f g i to regime t took place . u i orm is scarlet with white

n an d an d and i . faci gs busby bag, red wh te plume

’ The R Y L ILTS IRE H SS RS The n Of Own R R n 1 O A W H U A , Pri ce Wales s oyal egime t ( ) f 1 T date rom 7 94. hey received the title Royal f or the services rendered durin g the

Of 1 8 30. The n f f n T an d . riots u i orm is blue , with aci gs, busby bag, plume scarlet hey

’ bear the Prin ce of Wales s Feathers as a badge .

’ The EE S OWN RCESTERS IRE H SS RS 31 f he n QU N WO H U A ( ) date rom 1 83 1 . T u iform

- n n n n blue f n closely resembles the last me tio ed regime t, bei g with scarlet aci gs, busby

a d u T n . ne n o b . bag, pl me y bear, however, adge

M M 2 ’ 2 68 HER Ill A/ES TY S ARIIIY

’ The I O LE S N Y R S IRE H SS RS 3 1 7 94 n ai PR NCESS F WA S OW O K H U A ( ) date from , bei g r sed

d n n and n n as the Yorkshire West Ri i g Yeoma ry, have a blue u iform , with blue faci gs,

The R t he . and . scarlet busby bag, black plume White ose of York supplies badge

The R S IRE DR S l st Y Y eomanr date YO K H AGOON till lately the West ork yh from “ and 1 803 . T t hey were actively employed for the firs years of their career, received the thank s Of the House Of Lords f or their readiness and usef ul services durin g the war which terminated in Again in 1 820 and 1 842 they received the special thanks ” f n Th u n O S n i v . e n the overeig for the r efficie t ser ices u iform is bl e, without faci gs,

. he R helmet and white plume T badge is the White ose .

’ h ALE S 2 E SS S 6 1 843 The ni T e PRIN CE OF W s OWN ND W ST HU AR ( 3 ) date from . u form

f an T e n d . h is blue with white aci gs, gold lace, helmet white plume badge is composed

’ ' “ of the Prin ce of Wales s Feathers and the White Rosefi

‘ The Volunteer Force suggests by its mere name one of the most remarkable

—In n an n n n perhaps the most remarkable stitutio s of this or y other atio , of the prese t or an n It l n n n a Of n y precedi g age . is a most eedless to say that the prese t sple did rmy citize

no n n i n n n soldiers is by mea s the first assemblage Of Volu teers wh ch the cou try has k ow ,

the fi hi n n Of n but it is rst w ch has ever attai ed to the same excelle ce, whether orga isa

n n mi ii n tio , discipli e, or litary capab l ty . Adequately to attempt a descriptio of the

n n and Of n i i ceptio , growth, characteristics the Volu teer Force would requ re a volume ;

n and n ot n n e the task has bee , we are aware, essayed, u successfully ; but we ve tur to

n n n Of n thi k that there is still room for a comprehe sive accou t the Volu teers, which, if

n S n n the treatme t be but worthy of the theme, hould ra k as well amo gst the most

o n hi n n rk s Of . imp rta t stories, as amo gst the most fascinati g w O popular literature

To n n n l a very great exte t, Volu teer service preceded, eve after the ear iest ages,

n It n n n fi v . xed or professio al ser ice eeded no feudal te ure or Obligatio , still less did it

n men an d i and i n . The eed hire or reward, to make fight for hearth home, for w fe ch ldre

n and and n n sturdy defe ders of coast, marches, borderla d of ce turies ago were the predecessors Of the Lo y al people Sho u ting a battl e cry — whom the world Of to -day has seen and seen with amazement and awe and envying

i n— - n an n n adm ratio formed, self impelled, i to army whose very existe ce has, as co fessed by

n and f n t n n and and frie ds oes alike, re dered heir cou try absolutely impreg able mightier more imperial than ever Of yore . There were Volun teers enrolled in considerable force

’ In th o a te ad n e t e ab v e c lassific tion of da s b es etc. Ca tain Perry s lis t has bee lar ly ado ed. , g , p g p /V TERRITORIAL REGI EN TS . 2 69

n Of In n n n n n and during the America War depe de ce ; whe , dru k with the blood of pri ces n F n R ar n n T obles, the re ch epublic, isi g, madde ed from the devilish orgies of the error,

n n man n i E spurn ed God a d threate ed , the sple did British armies wh ch saved urope had

their place at home supplied by three hun dred thousan d Volun teers ; at other times of f ut l n n n n . B n pub ic eed Volu teers have spru g to the ro t such embodime ts were, so to

lzoc n n n n n ad . in speak, solely Whe the da ger passed away, the Volu teers va ished i to th

the n Of n and Who f in n air, like sai tly or celestial warriors so g fable, a ter serv g their cou try i in n . emerge cy, d sappear

h n F T e pres e t Volunte er orce dates from 1 859 . For years previously to that date “ n n had een in in 1 847 f Du Of n n Volu teeri g b the air ; the letter rom the ke Welli gto ,

Of n the hero Waterloo, who through all his gra d career had

“ Ne e sold the th to se e the hou v r tru rv r, Or paltered with Eternal God f or pow er was made public in which he wrote : Excepting immediately under the guns of Dover

Castle there is not a spot on the coast on which infantry might not be thrown at any ” i of an n and in an an d in t me tide, with y wi d, y weather, prayed, words to which the “ n of n an n and t A perso ality the writer le t i describable force pa hos, that the lmighty may protect me from bein g a witness to the tragedy which I cann ot persuade my ” n n i rn co temporaries to take measures to avert . Yet eve th s ea est appeal was “ an an i n disregarded, th ks, as able wr ter puts it, to the timorous agitatio , kept alive by

. ‘ ’ ao - ll on n ds n A n the ca ed peace party, led by its eloque t shepher who cha ted rcadia lays, ” and n n n n n n F hurled de u ciatio s agai st all proposals for i creased armame t . ive years l t n —in one n A n —D n a er, however, the cou ty se se, perhaps, the most rcadia of all evo shire,

n n n 1 853 R formed a regime t of rifle volu teers ; the followi g year, , the Victoria ifles, the

“ ’ se n Of D k f Of n direct repre tatives the u e o Cumberlan d s Sharpshooters the last ce tury,

s n n n i n . In 1 859 n Of than . pra g agai i to ex ste ce , whe , to quote the words the Mr

D e n F n n ot u n Of isra li, our pacific relatio s with ra ce were a q estio days or weeks, but of

” ’ u L D n r n n n Of ho rs, ord erby s Mi istry issued the famous ci cular authorisi g the e rolme t

un e f n Vol te r Corps . Be ore ma y months had passed a Volunteer army Of a hundred and

f n men n one n n n fi ty thousa d had bee created, of the co ditio s of whose existe ce was, that “ they shoul d provide their ow n arms and equipments and defray all expenses attendin g ” in n Of n n n n the corps, except the eve t its bei g assembled for actual service, a co ti ge cy “ i l a s in n n wh ch wou d ri e the eve t of actual or apprehen ded invasio .

For i t w as n n n s n he a per od here u bou ded e thusia m ; the came t phase of ridicule . HER IIIA E Y ’ ARIl ’ 2 7 0 j S T S H .

— Military men some of whom have sin ce become the warmest advocates Of the Force

” were at n o pains to conceal their contempt ; superior persons derided it in season and “ n f un n P unch out facetious on es foun d in it an i exhaustible d for cheap wit . I the

” - n n in k n . Volu teer was a stock jest, rivalli g laughter ma i g attributes Mr Briggs, the

’ ’ ‘ in D n n n n n . ladies cri oli es or Mary Ja e s escapades the kitche oubtless the moveme t,

n n ne or rather the accide ts of the moveme t, had a comical side . O remembers what

— - “ ” Walter Scott himself an enthusiastic Volunteer Officer wrote in The Antiquary

Of n the moveme t in his time .

“ ’ I n in n and called to co sult my lawyer, he was clothed a dragoo s dress, belted

an d to n n casqued, about mou t a charger, which his writi g clerk (habited as a sharp

an I n a n n n shooter) walked to d fro before his door . we t to scold my ge t for havi g se t

me to advise with a madman ; he had stuck into his head the plume which in more

n his n and an oflicer sober days he wielded betwee fi gers, figured as artillery . My

n n in n as n mercer had his spo too his ha d, if he measured his cloth by that impleme t,

’ n The n . di s i stead of a legitimate yard ba ker s clerk, who was rected to sum my ca h

n n n di n his accou t, blu dered it three times, bei g sordered by the recollectio of military

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tellzn s o n n r . I and n n g f at the mor i g d ill was ill, se t for a surgeo

— He came but v alo ur SO had fired his e e , y , An d s u ch a fal chi on littered on his thi h g g , That b the ods w ith s u ch a l oad of ste e l , y g , — I thought he came to murder n ot to heal.

I n n Of had recourse to a physicia , but he also was practisi g a more wholesome mode

slaughter than that which his profession had been supposed at all times to open to him .

The same causes led to the somewhat similar criticism made by a reviewer Of the

n n n n i fa t Volu teer Force ow in its full vigour. “ T n S n in 1 859 s on n here were o such pecial ince tives a former occasio s, yet the

En n excitement an d en thusiasm were far more widespread and continuous . gla d became one - n E u - u n great drill grou d . very f ll grown ad lt, rich or poor, married or si gle, was

z n n and in n n . L sei ed with the co tagio , accord g to his mea s, co tributed his aid ocal

n an d i - n m n n mag ates, peers their he rs appare t, ercha t pri ces, the great employers of

ll s n n . At a labour, either raised corps, or assisted with ha dsome subscriptio s place where

’ men n —at Inn of L the a n Of co gregated the s Court, at loyd s, Baltic, the gre t ce tres

nin — O e n not lear g bodies Of Volun teers were promptly organized . ther prof ssio s were

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It to impress itself upon every govern ment was its voluntary character . was thought

i and n nt the es sential that th s should be emphasized, co seque ly to most moderate requests “ the Volunteers received for reply a firm and con scientious non

The constant dr ills an d exercises which have ren dered them so effective a force

n n n S represe t, be it always remembered, so ma y hours take from the limited pare

n n h SO h time at their comman d ; the e campme ts, w ich are productive of muc good,

n and t n in n nn mean a positive expenditure in mo ey, a cur ailme t ma y cases of the a ual holiday ; efficiency in marksman ship is fostered an d encouraged by prizes from

The in m n n l n fun ds provided by the officers . hold g of a co missio i vo ves, i deed, a recognis ed ann ual expenditure of no triflin g amount ; Volun teer Officers are splendidly

a — in and no jealous of the appearance nd well be g of their corps, it requires very vivid imagination to suggest a thousan d calls upon their purse .

in i teenth Centur n - n n and A valuable paper the N ne y, co tributed by a well k ow zealous

n officer ’ n h n nin Volu teer ,1 thus sums up the actual work of Volu teers W e first joi g they give up n early all their leisure time to learn the rudiments Of drill . Night after n men n n s tra ht rom their work n ight you will see the comi g at the appoi ted hour, ig f , to joi

n n and n n the squad to which they have bee attached, strivi g hard to master the dry u i

' t eresting details which the sergeant in structor is doin g his best tO instil into them ; some are and sharp pick them up quickly, others dull or careless ; these last make the work

and w in for r n much harder to those who are quick ill g, as the pace of a squad o must be

Of in Of measured by the capacity the slowest horse it, so is the progress a squad retarded

f The Of un n n in by those who are di ficult to teach . work vol teers is early always do e the

’ nin nn f or eve gs, as, of course, they ca ot afford to sacrifice a day s pay or less the purpose

Of n n r - n S n n and u dergoi g thei self appoi ted labours . hooti g must be do e by daylight,

n n e l hi n n Of goi g to the ra g s usua ly takes a whole day for t s, they must have the sa ctio

not n n and in n their employer, who perhaps is always willi g to gra t it, very ma y cases

’ . S nn In one and they sacrifice a day s pay ome ca ot get through their classes day, have to try again ; others gO several times for the purpose of makin g themselves skilled

not n shots, satisfied to comply merely with the requirements of the authorities . Whe

On a com arativ e ly recent occas i on one Of the most disti n u s hed V o lu nteer re iments actin on the ad vice of p g i g , g a en e al Office of h h stan din w is hed to de elo thei t ans o t se ice The a ed f or the loan o f some w ag ons g r r ig g, v p r r p r rv . y ppli g , o f w h ch a ar e an tit w e e n nem o ed at a Go e nm e t d he e luxd n n i in in the T we e e . O e i l g qu y r lyi g u pl y v r n yar . y r r f qu r g Ho u se of Comm ons in to the circ umstan ces the min i ster u estion ed admitted the fact an d av e as a reason that there , q , g w as no preceden t f or su ch a l oa n b eing made !

Colonel Ro t ed e 2nd o nte B T u l V lu er attalion Roy al F usiliers . g , TERRITORIAL REGIMEN TS .

’ n o s un and n - fi l- n spri g c me ro d, Ope air drill is possible, they sacri ce their wel ear ed

- don ni and n Of n Saturday half holiday, their u form , atte d the parade their battalio , either

f o n r on n r a drill of two hours or more, or a lo g march through the st eets, or cou try

’ E b f n of roads . When aster arrives, with its possi le our days holiday, some thousa ds

n u n in Of f ma n T no them sacrifice this to join the marchi g col m course or tio . hey t

n n an d in n n o ly surre der their holidays, some cases sacrifice their wages, but spe d mo ey ” f or the privilege of doing so .

It n S For n ot w n o n . must , ho ever, be supposed that pecu iary gra t is made by the tate

every Volunteer certified by the Adjutant as efficient an allowance of thirty -five shillings

is made to the regiment (assumin g that the proper quota was presen t at the last Official

in spection) ; for each proficient officer and sergean t there is an additional gran t of fifty

n n of n in ffi shilli gs , while a special gra t thirty shilli gs is made respect of O cers who — produce a certificate that they have passed in tactics or sign alling branches of military

n w n Oflicers n k o ledge, be it observed, to which ma y e thusiastically devote themselves .

( in the n of n n an n of n occasio s e campme ts allowa ce two shilli gs, with travelling

w n of and S n n allo a ce two ixpe ce if more tha five miles from headquarters , is made to

n an d f or not n f d n each i dividual , a similar sum is paid the period , exceedi g our days, uri g “ ” “ n n n n A n which a Volu teer corps is joi ed to a marchi g colum . moderate amou t of camp equipment is also len t by Governmen t but complaints have been kn own that the “ Official view of permissible wear an d tear is so stringen t as in some cases to in duce

‘ ’ n n in to lo n It n n dispe si g with the assista ce . is , moreover, the exceptio rather tha the

w n n m n n rule he the e campment or march is limited to the six or four days above e tio ed,

SO that the Governmen t con tribution falls f ar Short Of the actual expenses .

It may perhaps give an idea of the in estimable val ue of the Volun teer force when we — — con sider that in numbers takin g these at it exceeds the Regular Army by f -fifths -f f n A R and our , the Militia by three ourths, is our times as stro g as the rmy eserve,

n n Y n not on e w n - n Of eightee times as stro g as the eoma ry , while its cost is t e ty seco d part the w hole appropriation s f or eff ective services ! Every Vol unteer corps has a permanen t

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ff w n an n and n b n . sta , hich co sists of adjuta t t wo or three sergea ts from the regular ra ch

The u n iform is in the great majority of cases the same as that of the Lin e battalion s Of

the r n The S n Of and no same territo ial regime t . lace is, however, ilver i stead gold, sash

n fli is wor by the o cers.

It is mo h ons re w en they are j oin ed w i th Regulars or Militia battali .

VOL. II. N N ’ 2 HER M A ES TY S ARM Y 74. J

There are now tw o hu ndred and ten Volunteer Battalions attached to the Territorial

881 n Regiments of the army . Previous to 1 there were a very much larger umber of

n n n — n u n A and En n Volun disti ct corps, amou ti g at times i cl di g Cavalry, rtillery, gi eer — teers to something like a thousand .

In the ensui ng pages we shall treat of each Volunteer battalion in the order of the “ ” l preceden ce Observed in the Army List . Ful histories of each corps have yet to be

in n f n r h n n or f n t o n . n t e writte , would a ull accou be ma y cases ge e al i terest Ma y of

n n h u and Of Volu teer regime ts, however, have a record whic will well repay per sal,

a n such we shall give as full a sketch s circumsta ces permit .

To group the Volunteers under the heading of the arms of the service to which they

n find belo g, we that

Of CA VALRY there are three regiments

he F f L H n T i eshire ight orse Volu teers .

The F L H n orfarshire ight orse Volu teers .

The Roxburgh Moun ted Rifles .

Of ARTILLERY - d n Corps there are sixty two . divide amo gst

The N n D n orther ivisio .

The L n D n a cashire ivisio .

The E n D n aster ivisio .

The n n Ci que Ports Divisio .

The L n n D n o do ivisio .

The S n D n outher ivisio .

The n D n Wester ivisio .

The S D n cottish ivisio .

The D n Welsh ivisio .

Of ENGINEER Volunteers there are

F and R w F R En n 2 ortress ail ay orces oyal gi eers ( 0 corps).

Su n n 9 bmari e Mi ers ( corps).

En n and R wa T n n gi eer ail y ra sport Volu teers .

Of In nt un R n n T O fa ry Vol teer egime ts there are, as has bee before observed, W

AND TEN B TT LI S n I ETY-F A A ON co tributed by N N OUR LOCA LITIES .

E fil A ES TY ’ ARA/ 2 76 H R / S Y.

n n an n n . that time to the prese t, may be said to prese t u broke record of success It would

n d n n in of in i dee occupy too much space to e umerate the achieveme ts, the way prize w

n an d in f r n i gs , sham fights reviews, which the corps has om time to time disti guished

f It n n in 1 8 7 9 3 rd r itsel . should be me tio ed that the No thumberland and the lst

D A n l and n n the l s t urham rtillery Volu teers were for a time ama gamated with , k ow as,

N n Vhen nn n d n orthumberla d . W the co ectio was issolved co siderable indignation was caused by the fact that in the shifting the Tyn emouth had somehow lost their precedence

the Firs t A n and T of rtillery Volu teers were relegated to the third place . his, however,

n n and the n n and has subseque tly bee remedied, y have resumed their origi al positio ,

n n n It an n n n now boast a stre gth of i e batteries . is i teresti g coincide ce that n ot only is

S n n A n n f n the corps the e ior Volu teer rtillery Corps, but the comma di g o ficer, Colo el

Pilter n n o w n . , is the oldest volu teer officer servi g

The 1 st N RT MB ERL D ARTILLERY L TEERS d 1 8 59 w n O HU AN VO UN ate from , he the two

n batteries of which they at first co sisted were amalgamated with the Tynemouth .

T a of 1 8 60 n h n n ow rds the latter part , however, the stre gth avi g augme ted to six batteries,

n n n n n r the they became a i depe de t brigade u der Colonel Trotter . Fo a time y were

n w n 3 rd N n T n n n k o as the orthumberla d, their colleagues of y emouth retai i g the n ume

n In 9 rical n of l st . 1 87 n m n n disti ctio , however, they became a disti ct regi e t u der the

l st N n an d S n n A n As n style of the orthumberla d u derla d rtillery Volu teers . will be see , “ ” S n n in n an d n n ow n n the u derla d became its tur separate, the regime t u der otice

l st N n n Hon . n Du N became the orthumberla d, havi g as its Colo el , the ke of orthumber

n . A n n be n n f or la d mo gst the prizes gai ed by the corps may me tio ed, the first prize the

n S n in 1 87 1 w w as w on S an - shell competitio at hoebury ess , hich by Battery erge t Major

’ n and L n n n 1 87 8 f Page s detachme t, the City of o do Challe ge Cup of , which ell to the

n n S n - capital shooting of the detachme t u der Battery ergea t Major Patrick . ” The 2 N RT MBERL DARTILLERY VOLUNTEERs— — h ud O HU AN the Percy date from Marc , “ 1 860 n A n n n , though there had bee Percy rtillery Volu teers e rolled ma y years pre

viou sl n n an n f m y, before the thu ders of Waterloo had secured to the cou try immu ity ro

f n on r n in n f invasion. The first year o their existe ce was a busy e ; thei first appeara ce u i orm

’ on nn of n an d n A was the a iversary the Q uee s birthday, the followi g ugust they took

in R E n and n Her . part the oyal review at di burgh, were especially oticed by Majesty

The following year the Duke of Northumberlan d presen ted to the corps a battery which

n n T n n had he had had erected at a co siderable expe se . hree years later, whe the stre gth

n n n in 1 8 65 Hon . n i creased to six batteries, the same oblema , who became Colo el, l ' TERRITORIAL REGII Ilz N TS . 2 77

of n on n n I defrayed the whole of the cost clothi g the brigade its augme tatio . n 1 866

b of in n a attery horse artillery was added, which, however, accorda ce with the decision s

n in 1 8 0 In 1 88 1 R of n n 7 . n w on an d Gover me t, was disba ded the corps agai oyal

n on n E n in A t and ge eral praise the occasio of the review at di burgh ugus of that year,

“ ” “ ’ in 1 2 n n n n of L n n 88 occurred the crow i g glory whe the Quee s prize, the City o do

n d n and f N n A Gold Cup, the Ca a ia Prize others, were brought home rom the atio al rtil

- n E. n a d lery competitions at Shoeburyness by Sergea t Majors B . Gibso n Thomas ” n on n w on Watson . Very n umerous have bee , other occasio s, the prizes by the

A in n n n n Percy rtillery, who may justly claim to be the first ra k amo gst the emi e t ” n regime ts of the kin gdom .

Attached to the 2ud Northumberlan d Artillery are the 1 st BERWICK -ON-TWEED

D th e n f ARTILLER F 1 8 60. o Y, which date from ebruary, espite small ess the corps, which

. n of n l st - n -Tw can S w co sists o ly two batteries, the Berwick upo eed ho a record of

n n triumphs in the shooting contests which may make ma y a other regiment envious .

T n a The corps are distinctly jealous of their individuality . here is a traditio l brotherhood

n an 2n n T betwee them d the d Northumberla d . hey would almost vie with the latter in

H n n n n n ffi f or n o . a d o loyalty to both their Colo el comma di g o cer, but all that, they have

1 st - -T A wish to become amalgamated, or to cease to be the Berwick ou weed rtillery

n buttons an d - ow n n Volu teers, with their special T shoulder strap, their Captai Com

n n and f . ma da t ,i their separate orders rom headquarters

The l st E ST RIDI or RKS IRE ARTILLER L TEERS f m D A NG YO H Y VO UN date ro ecember,

59 n n an d i e 1 8 w n n F Rl . The first , he they were e rolled at Burli gto , lamborough , y two H n No . 1 n n and n m amed places supplied Battery u der Captai aworth , the volu teers fro

f n F n No . 2 n n . W S iley co stituted Battery u der Captai Cortis Be ore lo g, hitby, car

and n an d n 3 60 borough, York co tributed their quota, the corps, which umbers some

n ow members, boasts eight batteries .

The 2nd E ST RIDI or R S I L TEERS f 1 8 60 A NG YO K H RE ARTILLERY VO UN date rom ,

n n S n n n n an d n Colo el Marti amuelso bei g their first comma di g officer, the subordi ate

n n f u and Th - n ra ks bei g lly ably supplied . e present Lieutenant Colon el Comma dant was

t S n L n n r in gazet ed a eco d ieute a t ea ly the same year .

The l st N RT RIDI or R ARTILLER L TEERS f 1 8 60 n the O H NG YO K Y VO UN date rom , whe y

Th e D e o f No th mbe and is Hon - on uk r u rl . Co l onel an d Earl Percy the Li e utenant Co l el of the cor s w h ich b ear s , p t i he r nam e.

bea chained to a t ee—the a ms of Be w c A r r r r i k . Ma o e 1 j r Ca v rhill. 4 ’ IIER flL jES TY S ARA/Y.

n n A n were e rolled u der the late dmiral Chalo er as commandin g officer . Their present

n t n n and n z n S n stre g h is i e batteries, amo gst the pri es gai ed by the corps at hoebury ess

’ ' are l n — 4 H n the : 1 87 . M. ueen s Priz e w on the n i cluded fol owi g , the Q , by detachme t

’ n S n - N n 1 87 6 n of o u der Battery ergea t Major icholso ; , the Pri ce Wales s Prize, w n by

n n S nt - 1 888 S n on detachme t u der Battery ergea Major Crowe ; , the cotla d Cup, w by

n n S n n n 1 889 the N n A detachme t u der ergea t Joh so ; , atio al rtillery Association Prize

n n w on n n S n n n an d in ( i e cups), by detachme t u der ergea t Je ki s ; the same year the 3 rd

A an d n S S War w on Middlesex rtillery Prize, the prize give by the ecretary of tate for ,

- H . Th by detachment under Sergeant Major J . all e corps is hon oured by having as its

L n n - n L -L n n f n o I n E n . ieute a t Colo el the prese t ord ieute a t rela d, the arl of Zetla d

The 1 s t UMBERL D ARTILLER LU TEERS f m 1 8 60 and n C AN Y VO N date ro , represe t several

n T one f a corps n ow amalgamated u der this title . hey are of the most voured corps in the

t and n n n o f n n an ma ter of spiritual physical supervisio , boasti g ew er tha five chaplai s d

n six surgeo s .

THE l st D R M ARTILLERY L TEERS in 1 850 and the U HA VO UN were raised , two

n n n batteries which formed the ucleus of the prese t stre gth of six batteries, were placed

n n n d n f n u der Capt . William You g, who was succeeded as comma i g o ficer by the prese t

Hon n SirH n In 1 880 — t . Colo el edworth Williamso . the corps was much to heir surprise, — an d n ot a little to their annoyance amalgamated with the l st Northumberlan d Artillery

n m n the 1 s t N e n an d Volu teers, the co posite corps beari g the title of orthumb rla d

“ Sun n A t n n n n derla d r illery Volu teers . Withi the last few mo ths, however, this has bee

and an d n n o . altered, the title positio are w as stated

The 2md D R M ARTILLER V L NTEERS 1 859 n U HA Y O U also date from , whe they were

S m and o w e n n n ot n on e raised at eaha , their existe ce, as well as their boast of bei g o ly of

n on e n n n in A n the most efficie t, but also of the largest co ti ge ts the rtillery bra ch of our

n the n an d n of n of L n n . At citize army, to e ergy e thusiasm the late Marchio ess o do derry

’ H R w 1 860 the Seahams n n n the yde Park evie of , were the o ly regime t prese tfrom the

* and w on d n n n The n ew n district, gol e opi io s . corps umbers twelve batteries , boasts a

n n and n n n sple did ba d, has w on so many prizes that e umeratio is out of the questio , but

n n of S n the he n A . amo gst them have been t Natio al rtillery Prize, the Challe ge Cup cotla d,

’ ’ n of z of D n n n and two n P . Pri ce Wales s Prize, the Pri e the omi io of Ca ada, Quee s rizes

The L n n n n n n late Marquis of o do derry, Colo el Comma der of the regime t, was preside t of

Ca t O e s tate that the ha e n o ntee e ment esent f om the distr ct no th o f p . gilvi s S ea ms w ere th o ly v lu r r gi pr r i r

n ss Man ches ter and that the w ho l e c ost of the u nderta ki n w as defray ed b the Marchi o e . , g y

' 2 8 0 E H R Ill A/ES TY S ARIlIY .

Sir l o e n n n Ho r d in . In . F 1 8 Colo el C rith, with Major y as seco d comma d the year 7 7

n Ar and n ow one t n n in the corps became Positio tillery , is of the mos efficie t regime ts the

auxiliary service .

Taking the 4th WEST RIDING ARTILLERY VO LUNTEERS as another represen tative corps we fin d that they were raised at Sheffield in 1 8 61 un der the command o f their presen t

- L n n n n . n n n l n ieute a t Colo el, Colo el Creswick Begi i g with the comparatively smal umber

442 43 9 n 1 92 n m n n . of , the stre gth at the ti e of writi g is , of whom are retur ed as efficie t

When the corps became a Brigade of Position Artillery it was divided i nto four

n w on n o f w n batteries , previous to which time the corps could boast of havi g e er tha

w n -Si n n n n n in t e ty x prizes in various competitio s, i cludi g the Mo treal Challe ge Cup

’ n 1 884 The u n u n n w on an Ca ada, . Q ee s Prize d ri g the same competitio was by amal gamate d detachmen t comman ded by Captai n Allan of the 4th West Ridin g Artillery

H n n n and n n n t o . The o . Volu teers, co tai i g w other members of the same corps Colo el of D f the corps is the uke of Nor olk .

The NEWCA STLE-ON -TYN E ARTILLERY VO LUNTEERS may he said to be the direct repro sen tatives ARMED ASS CI TI of n n of the O A ON which, towards the close the last ce tury, e rolled

v d of L n and n themsel es as a bo y oyal Volu teers , practised amo gst other military exercises

f f n h un n d n o t he T . T e n big g firi g , with special regard to the e e ce y e prese t corps dates

1 860 w n it n n h of t wo n from May , he was i corporated with a stre gt batteries, i creased

w n f e w . In 1 872 n ithi a years to six the prese t quota of eight batteries was made up , and t w o S S A t n 3rd D years later the outh hields r illery Volu teers, the urham, were “ ” A b u n i . For m n t n attached some ti e the corps was purely Garriso rtillery, owi g

- n an d n n n O great measure to the e ergy ge erosity of its first Comma di g fficer, the late “ n Alhusen ow n n f - n Colo el , who supplied at his expe se a battery of beauti ul six pou der ” field- n T pieces, they were able to exte d their duties . hey were, moreover, the first of the

A n t o e be n - n n n rtillery Volu teers e trusted with breech loader gu s by Gover me t, which “ on in 1 870 n n n an d were issued trial , after a great deal of u n ecessary correspo de ce

n in f an man w n in frivolous excuses, e ough, act, to have made y thro up the moveme t ” - - . The f c and New castle on T n disgust trial was, however, so satis a tory, the y e

n ado ts the n n n Volu teers showed themselves such p with gu s, that they retai ed possessio 1 888 n one n A t n . of them till , whe the corps was selected as of Positio r illery e tirely

From the commencemen t the corps have been a n otable example of the un grudging

n n s of e thusiasm of volu teer officer , the whole of the draught horses, as well as much E IJ /E T TERRITORIAL R G IV S . 2 8 1

n an n n n s the har ess d appoi tme ts, bei g the private property of firms with which the variou ” f nn an n O ficers are co ected d are le t gratuitously .

The n n of L n A n 1 860 and i e corps a cashire rtillery Volu teers date from , have their

f w — l st 2nd 4th 6th and 8th L o 3rd headquarters as ollo s the , , , , at iverp ol the at

Blackburn the 5th at Preston ; the 7th ( the Manchester Artillery) at Manchester ; and

n As n n the n n the 9th at Bolto . we prepose to gla ce at some le gth at volu teer moveme t

L n n n of In f n t n n as it affected a cashire whe treati g some of the a ry Battalio s, we will o ly

n n Ar f m the of n n me tio here that the tillery Brigades have, ro dates their i corporatio , shown a steady enthusiasm and devotion that well merit and accoun t for the high

n positio they occupy .

The 1 st CH ESH IRE AND CARNARVON SH IRE and the 1 st SH ROPSH IRE AND STAFFORD

IRE ARTILLER L TEERS L n n The f n SH Y VO UN complete the a cashire divisio . ormer represe ts a

n n in n n in n and co siderable umber of depe de t corps raised the eighbourhood, which were

n an A n n grouped together i to dmi istrative Brigade . Both corps have do e good work an d n n n n on ‘ gai ed co siderable comme datio various occasions . 1

The Eastern Division Royal Artillery has three Volunteer Brigades attached to it .

The 1 st VOLUNTEER (NORFOLK) B RIGADE used formerly to be kn own as the l s t

N f and S ff l 2nd L TEER ESSE RI DE f l st E and or olk u o k the VO UN ( X)B GA was ormerly the ssex, has attached to it the Harwich Cadet Corps the 3 rd VO LUNTEER (LINCOLN SH IRE) B RIGADE

f the 1 st L n n was ormerly i col shire . The headquarters of the Brigades are respectively

m S f and n n . The n Great Yar outh , trat ord , Grimsby Norfolk Brigade is a other i sta ce

n n f n n showi g the absorptio of several smaller corps , by the act of its possessi g six surgeo s and n n as ma y chaplai s .

The n D n in n Ci que Ports ivisio will , to the m ds of ma y, seem at first sight the most important of the artillery commands ; an d though it may be open to doubt whether an

n din n now of f or an t i va g e emy would choose that part the coast a tack, it is impossible to

. forget that not so very many years ago the probability of this being done Seemed

n n immi e t .

The l st VO LUNTEERS (SUSSEX) B RIGADE of the Division has been f or long more f n n l st S A n and n d amiliarly k ow as the ussex rtillery Volu teers, as such has ear e

“ Th N - - e ew cast l e on Tyne Artill ery V o lu nteers have al ways been celebrated f or their magni ficent re pos itory ” d etachm en ts .

‘ ‘ l The l st Cheshi e and Ca na onsh re b t n f e h e ht eons r r rv i oas o w er t an ig s urg .

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n ff n beseerns honourable disti ction for e ective ess , as a brigade whose headquarters are at

- - LondOn super Mare .

h z u S SSE no 2nd n D n T e d U X , w the Volu teer Brigade of the ivisio , have as their

n of H n n nn n E n Hon . Colo el the Marquis arti gto , whose family co ectio s with astbour e

— n the headquarters of the Brigade render the choice a natural o e .

i The l E T n ow the 3rd n D n st K N , Volu teer Brigade of the ivisio , are recruited from the

G n an d n t one of neighbourhood of ravese d, may thus claim to have u der heir care the

n n in n n most, perhaps the most, importa t of the positio s the cou try . Ke t showed early -

l The G n in 1 8 60 n n l f or . a disti ct zea the artil ery service ravese d Corps, raised , soo

n in n t F numbered two compa ies ; quick successio to hese, corps were raised at aversham ,

rn t n A n S n n Shee ess , Blackhea h, Gree wich , Plumstead, Woolwich rse al , a dgate, Gilli gham , D d Th S n and w y . e n n L t heer ess, Wool ich ock ar Gravese d corps was comma ded by ieu

n Gladdish and had n n n of in n Colo el , as captai a ge tlema local popularity the perso

Of Captain Rosherfi

The I E RTS now the C n P the D nhas C NQU PO , i que orts Brigade of ivisio , its headquarters

a D an d r n n n n t over, eprese ts several smaller corps, which at the comme ceme t ofthe volu teer

n n n n . T i D F n R moveme t spra g i to bei g hese were ra sed at over, olkesto e, amsgate,

. S n H n and H in 1 860 and a dwich, Walmer, asti gs, ythe, the early part of , with the

n n of n e n n n nt formatio were associated the ames Captai Worl sto , Captai Comma da

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N . n a f he o er n nn R. T t D v n K D G . o . . corps ; Captai Ke icott, Captai Cutler ; M jor homso ,

H rt The n a H and n . . . n n . Capt in arvey, Captai G W V Ver o arcou Ci que Ports Artillery

o n d n in an d n V lu teers are justly prou of the positio they hold the force, their efficie cy ” no on an d successes reflect small credit the corps as a whole .

The 2nd KENT ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS belong to the London Division of the Royal

A n d a a t . rtillery, have their headquarters Plumstead — ” — The 3 rd KENT ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS the Wool wich Arsenal Brigade are a

of n A and e n The brigade Positio rtillery, th ir headquarters, as i dicated, at Wool wich .

Hon . n Sir . . Ad e and Colo el is J M y , the brigade occupies a very high posi

n in A A The tio the uxiliary rtillery . Woolwich Arsenal Artillery Volunteers s l nt f n n T tepped direct y i o a very ro t ra k . heir Colonel Comman dan t was Colonel

. T of R A and f e ulloch, the oyal rtillery, very w months elapsed bef ore they were able t o n n . The D A n n f ar n umber seve batteries ockyard rtillery Volu teers were ot behi d,

The Ci n u e Ports Artill ery V o lu nteers hav e ten s ur eons one v eteri nary sur eon six actin and tw o honorary q g , g , g cha a ns pl i .

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D rt E u n n S and mouth Torquay Exeter a mouth , xmouth , Woodb ry, Paig to , alombe, , , ,

The n Of E n n n n wh e Brixham . first comma der the xeter Compa y was Captai Ki gdo , il

n n T n n n En u n and many representative ames, such as Vivia , o ki , Bre t, glish, P lli , Blake,

T b e n n f . racey, are to fou d amo gst the first o ficers

2ND L TEER DE S IRE RI DE The 2n d Devonshire, now the VO UN ( VON H ) B GA of the

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n D n it Divisio , whose headquarters are at evo port, has attached to the Cadet Corps of

nn S . Ma amead chool, Plymouth

’ s orn all and n ow 3 rd L TEER D E n 1 t C w . The Duke of Cor wall s, late the , the VO UN ( UK

’ F OR W LL S RI DE D n F . In O C N A ) B GA of the ivisio , has its headquarters at almouth this as,

n n in n can n find u fortu ately, ma y similar cases, we o ly space to record the fact that the

’ Duke of Cornwall s Artillery Volun teers has since its inauguration w on golden opinion s

n n f or its strength a d efficie cy .

Ten corps represen ted the sturdy en thusiasm of Cornwall for the Artillery Volunteer

H ru n H n . w L F n moveme t Padsto , ooe, owey, Charlestow , Par, Par arbour, Pol a , ayle , an d n n n in F Burya , were the localities represe ted ; while the braw y workers the owey

n n f n f m o n n The n Co sols Mi e ur ished a corps ro their w umber . comma der of the Brigade

L - n R A Staff was ieut . Colo el Gilbert of the oyal rtillery .

n The Scottish Division Royal Artillery has n o fewer than fifteen Volu teer Brigades .

F DI B R TILLERY L TEERS 1 8 59 n The CITY O E N U GH AR VO UN date from July, , whe they

“ ’ n A A of and were raised as a Volu teer rtillery rtists Corps, composed artists amateurs , amon g whom may be mention ed such well -known n ames as the f ollowin g : Gourley

’ - F n N n an ir er ie . . d hards n M h t . . Steele W. . Orc o . W , J , J , G Pett , W Valla ce, oel Pato , Geo ” n N n n n in O 1 85 9 . The f n Aikma . oel Pato was appoi ted Captai ctober, ollowi g year

n R of 1 860 an d n n the corps were represe ted at the eview , si ce that date its stre gth has

It n e n n n d materially increased . w umbers about six hu dred of all ra ks, with two fiel an d n n and the n n n seve garriso batteries, at most of importa t prize meeti gs has do e remarkably well .

in E n h and 1 st The headquarters of the Brigade are di burg , attached to it are the

A n Berwickshire rtillery Volu teers .

The IST EDIN BURGH CITY ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER CO RPS were the first Artillery

n in S n and f in Un n . t Volu teers to be raised cotla d, the fi th the ited Ki gdom Before hey

n in n n n n and n had bee three . years existe ce they umbered i e batteries, were co sidered,

one n in n . with justice, of the most importa t corps the Ki gdom

The 1 ST MIDLOTIIIAN ARTILLERY L NTEERS a n VO U , to which is att ched for capitatio T R RIAL RE I . ER ITO G MENTS . 85

l st H n n A V n in O 1 859 e purposes the addi gto rtillery olu teer Corps, raised ctober, , wer

n A n also amo gst the first rtillery Volu teers whose services were accepted, their first D 1 n n ffi n in 859 . f n n comma di g o cer bei g gazetted ecember, Be ore ma y mo ths had elapsed

n n T n they attained their prese t stre gth of eight batteries . hey were k ow n as the “ ” n A and n Midlothia Coast rtillery Brigade, have always kept up a high sta dard of

n efficie cy .

The BANPP ARTILLERY L TEERS A n n ff and E n f VO UN , the berdee , Ba , lgi of a ormer

The n Hon n m 1 8 9 . D f n n 5 . of F and ome clature, also date fro prese t Colo el is the uke i e,

n and f n one and n n the brigade is a stro g e ficie t , claims precede ce as the third Volu teer

n corps in Scotla d .

The FORPARSHIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS were also amon gst the earlier formed

T i r D n an d n of brigades . he r headqua ters are at u dee, the stre gth the brigade has

- The 1 s t F f warran ted its having a Lieutenant Colonel Comman dant. or arshire possesses n o n f e en n of D n and n fewer tha ourt batteries , seve which are at u dee, the umerical

The can S f n o fa Of n . stre gth is n t r short twelve hu dred corps how, too, a satis actory record in the matter of priz e winnin g .

The RENPRE AND D MB RT ARTILLERY LU TEERS in 1 859 an d w U A ON VO N were raised ,

n T n have their headquarters at the busy port of Gree ock . here are seve batteries,

n n F H n and Du n . statio ed at Gree ock, ort Glasgow, ele sburgh , mbarto ” The FIPESHIRE ARTILLER L TEERS f F f an d S l n fr m Y VO UN , ormerly the i e tir i g, date o the sa an d in n r d n n me year, co t ast with the briga e last me tio ed, have their local habita “ ” h f he n n O t An . I tion amo gst the studious s ades t u iversity city of S . drews t is a

n n n r n . stro g brigade , umberi g, we believe , some thi tee batteries

The 1 st LANARK SH IRE ARTILLERY VO LUNTEERS may claim to owe their origination to

m n n The n n n He r a remark ade by the late Pri ce Co sort . occasio was the ope i g by

of L n an d n — f n — D n Majesty the och Katri e Waterworks, Captai a terwards Colo el reghor of 3 Lan R n r n in of n the rd ark ifles , was i troduced to the P i ce, who , the course co versa

“ n r n f su flicien c nn s. tio , exp essed the a xiety elt by the military authorities as to the y of gu er

a n Dr n f n on an d t Capt i eghor spoke to some rie ds the subject, with such good effec that

' f n n n n n h f en d of during the ollowi g mo th three compa ies had bee e rolled , w ich be ore the

d n n ha . T f the year i creased to eight hese were ormed i to a brigade, which by the time

f R R in A 1 8 60 n n n . m o the oyal eview ugust, , umbered eleve compa ies By the iddle

‘ 68 f n o f n n m n i s n and o Of 1 8 the ull compleme t seve tee co pa e was attai ed , at the time f

i wr ting the l st Lanarkshire Artillery Vol unteers may claim to be one of the most A T ’ RIU 1 86 HER M J ES Y S A Y.

T n one n in i . efficie t, as they are of the stro gest, brigades the auxil ary service hey are

n in n n n l - n and and n fortu ate havi g a sple did ra ge, wel appoi ted batteries, able e thusiastic

f The n n n Kidston can n of n o ficers . prese t comma der, Colo el , claim the ho our bei g the

in L n n on I — or n n . t se ior Volu teer a arkshire at prese t active duty is rather, used to

— n n n f b e so ofte urged that Volu teer duties are as free from da ger as rom serious work, that it may be well to recall an occurrence only too intimately conn ected with the

L n A n n no l st a arkshire rtillery Volu teers , which proves that such immu ity is by

In 1 880 n f n . n mean s absolute , whe several o ficers of the regime t were e gaged at shell

an n — n n n n practice, explosio occurred, whereby some i cludi g Major Matheso , Captai s

n n an A n n R A. an R and S L wn d n . d eid haw, ieute a t Bro , the djuta ts, Captai Wilso , ,

R A - n an n . . d Captai Marsh, were more or less severely wou ded, the deservedly popular

- n L n n n ‘V t n w . The comma der, ieute a t Colo el es Watso , received his death blo corps has been fortunate in numberin g amon gst its adjutants some whose n ames are

* l n an d n an d n t fami iar for galla t service valuable teachi g, while the past prese

- chaplain s t are as valued by the corps for their good services as by the world at large “ for their Good Words .

The A RS IRE and LL W Y L TEERS N 1 859 and Y H GA O A VO UN date from ovember, , are

r n A r n and . L recruited f om the eighbourhoods of y , Wigto , Kirkcudbright ike the

L n n and n and 1 8 80 n n a arkshire they are a stro g efficie t corps, previously to were k ow

l st A n A r. as the dmi istrative Brigade, y

he ARGvLL AND TE ARTILLERY L TEERS 1 8 60 and un the T BU VO UN date from , der

n n n n n n S i comma d of Colo el Campbell, have mai tai ed a high positio amo gst the cott sh T n R . Brigades . heir headquarters are at the picturesque tow of othesay

The IT ESS ARTILLER L TEERS n n n and S CA HN Y VO UN , better k ow as the Caith ess uther

n A 1 860 n n n n n in n la d rtillery, date from , the Caith ess co ti ge t havi g the priority poi t

. The n n in n and of date prese t stre gth is eight batteries, of which six are Caith ess two in Sutherlan dshire ; the latter bein g the successors of the l st Sutherlan d Artillery D n S n . Volu teers, raised by the uke of utherla d

The ABERDEENS HIRE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS (Aberdeen and Kincardin e) date from 1 859 d F b , though some of the batteries were raised at a later ate . our atteries at

A n in n n and and F in 1 861 berdee , four Ki cardi e, two at Peterhead raserburgh were

Ca ta n Nott who had e ed in nd a an d hina a n s W o R A. of Bhotan i , rv I i C C tai now Co l on el il s n . p p , , , ,

w aki an d Af han fame Ma o n e - Hi RA. the w n o J o . e wn a tho t on tact cs and othe mi ita , g ; j r , , ll k u ri y i r l ry

matte rs .

' The fi st cha a n w as the ate Dr. No man Macl od w 1 r l i l r e ho was s u cceeded b his son Dr. Don ald Mac l eod. p , y ,

8 8 HER ill A ES TY ’ 2 j S ARA/Y.

' Th D n iden tical . e first Of the ivisio s in order o f precedence is the l s t Middlesex then f w the L n E n L n N w - -T n ollo a arkshire, the di burgh City, the a cashire, the e castle ou y e , the

R n D n T Yorkshire (W . idi g, ) the Gloucestershire, the Cheshire, the e bigh , the ower

H u n S H n E amlets, the C mberla d, the urrey , the ampshire, the Glamorga , the ssex, the

D n L n n F n Northam tonshjre D r S an d evo , the o do , the li t, the p , the u ham , the omerset,

A n — in n f the berdee shire the order amed . O these the Northampton shire is attached to

T H and F n l st L n the ower amlets the li t to the a cashire, while the Gloucestershire have

n and n and T H two cadet corps, the Chelte ham College the Clifto College, the ower amlets one — f S — cadet corps the Bed ord Grammar chool attached to them .

The 1 st NEWC STLE-ON-T E E I EER L TEERS history of the A YN NG N VO UN , with whom were

n l st D En n n an associated till quite rece tly the urham gi eer Volu teers, will be as typical example as can be selected of the history and achievements of this branch of the auxiliary service .

In 1 860 it was determined to form a compan y of Engineers in conn ection with the

n n in N The m n . The Volu teer moveme t ewcastle . aterial was ready to ha d world f amed factories of Lord Armstron g at Elswick included amongst the staff employed

and n n an d n n as well able theorists mathematicia s as skilled workme , accordi gly a compa y 86 w as formed un der the comman d o f Captain Westmacott . In 1 8 the Ne w castle Com

n D En n J pa y were attached to the urham gi eers, who had their headquarters at arrow, an d in 1 880 n n n in n n a complete co solidatio was accomplished, the regime t be g k ow as

N - -T n and D n T nn n w as how the ewcastle ou y e urham Engineer Volu teers . his co ectio ,

in n n ever, dissolved the early part of last year when the respective desig atio s

n o n The R n n n were fixed as they w sta d . Newcastle egime t have the ho our of havi g in augurated amongst the Volun teers of the North the Ambulance Corps . The idea

n in 1 8 7 5 S u n f n an n in n origi ated , with rgeo Cook, who ou d e ergetic supporter the the

Ad n a T an no in n n n l juta t, M jor rimble, d the latter lost time orga izi g the ew y formed detachmen t accordin g to the regulations in force in the reg ular army . To prove that

n n n ot n n the members of the Newcastle and Durham E gi eers did i te d to play at soldiers, but that if occasion required they were ready to take their place beside their brothers of ” n n E n n 1 882 and 1 8 85 the regular service, we may me tio that in the gyptia Campaig s of , detachments from the regiment (the majority being from the Newcastle wing) volunteered — and were acce ted— v o n n n n w ar p for active ser ice, n the u dersta di g that whe the

n n The n 1 885 n e ded they would be gra ted a free discharge . Volu teers of were fortu ate

n n n ir and e ough to take active part i the campaign u der S Gerald Graham , were pre TERRITORIAL REGIMEN TS

n E n an d S on n in n se ted with the gyptia Medal the Khedive tar their retur , the prese ce

of such a gathering of representative Volunteers as had never before assembled un der one ” roof .

n r n and Both regime ts devote themselves to thei work with e thusiasm, the military

S r in n authorities peak of their p ogress the highest terms . Practical evide ce of their “ n n on n Of N E n in 1 88 n proficie cy was give the occasio the ewcastle xhibitio 7 , whe there

was on view in the groun ds a siege battery f or guns with magazin es complete ; across

the n 60 f n of 1 30 an d lakes were co structed a trestle bridge eet lo g, a bridge casks feet,

ff n n 1 00 f n n l st N n a treble sti e ed sli g bridge eet lo g , all co structed by the ewcastle, u der

n f an in n n f A. n o d S . n A Colo el Palmer, duri g the mo ths March pril, the eve i gs a ter the

’ ” men n i f ffi n . had fi ished their hard day s work actory, shop, or O ce

S of 1 s t N and 1 st Du m En n n uch is the history the ewcastle the rha gi eer Volu teers ,

' ' and mufa tzs mutandis said to in n of similar to it, , may be be esse tials the history the other

Of f O r . Not n corps the same arm the se vice , perhaps, that the same Opportu ities have

n in nn n f or occurred or have bee utilised the same ma er, but the same e thusiasm work,

n s Of n f n n f or f n the same careless e s perso al com ort, the same i tellige t aptitude per ormi g

an d f or n n heavy labours masteri g scie tific details, the same marked progress towards

n be in valuable efficie cy, may credited measure that but slightly varies to all the corps of Engi neer V olunteerssl'

The S n n n of h En 886 ubmari e Mi i g Corps t e gin eer Volunteers dates from 1 . Pre viou sl of n n n y to that date, however, the ad visability such an i stitution had bee poi ted

L n n - n Sir A and n of th e l st D out by ieute a t Ge eral . Clarke ; Colo el Palmer, urham

En n n rs f gi eer Volu tee , immediately set himsel to work to prove the feasibility of the

n He suggestio . applied (towards the e nd Of 1 883) to the War Office for authority to “ ” f n n n n f r f n At orm a submari e mi i g compa y o the defence O the Ty e . first the

Governmen t did not seem to appreciate this prompt response to the suggestion of their

In - n of Fortifieations f n sp ector Ge eral , but a ter some delay the requisite permissio was “ r n n n n find n g a ted, subject to the co ditio that Captai Palmer would the ecessary craft,

& e . ow n n and men n n n on , at his expe se, that the should u dergo a course of trai i g the ” “ River Tyn e ; then if f oun d qualified f or this service his application would be

The V o lu ntee rs of 1 88 2 had arriv ed at Chatham ready f or embarkat ion w hen th e fall of Tel-el-Kebir sati sfied , the a thor t e s that n o f the t oo s need be n u i i ur r r p se t .

" 1 The u nif o rm o f the En i neer V o lun tee rs is scarl et w ith blu e facin s w h ite cords an d sho ul der cords an d w hi te g , g , , ban d an d b tton o n f o a e ca s The s the u r . Submarin e Minin Co m an y w ear S . M. on the shoulder stra and g p g p p , etfic ien t n o n-commissioned Office s and sa a l n h r ppers s i v er gre ade on the rig t arm.

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” n . n n n and n o n gra ted Colo el Palmer accepted the co ditio , provided t o ly the “ n t n n ecessary craf , but a co siderable part of the cost of the experime ts, which

' ’ made at ff F men D En n n were forthwith Cli ord s ort, the of the urham gi eer Volu teers

n n o f R En n D me worki g with a compa y oyal gi eers, with the result that the urham n ” rr n n u were reported highly qualified for ca yi g out this importa t d ty .

It f m T n n ia may there ore , with justice, be clai ed by the y e regime t that they augurated a movemen t from which eman ated the f urther extension of submarin e mining ” by Volunteers throughout the Un ited Kingdom .

f en in the N En n Quick to ollow the example of their brethr orth, the Bristol gi eer

Volunteer Corps formed a company for the protection of the Severn ; then followed the l st L n f or n of n and l st L n f h a arkshire the defe ce Gree ock, the a cashire for that o t e

The T an n n n in L . d F To vast commercial i terests co ce trated iverpool ees the orth . the y and H n o of S n n of En n the umber, are w each protected by a corps ubmari e Mi ers the gi eer

n n F m and a n Volu teers, while the divisio at al outh keeps watch w rd over the Cor ish harbour .

now In n n m n We come to the fa try Volu teers, who for the great bulk of that portio of A F In as A an d En n are f and the uxiliary orces . valuable the rtillery gi eers , use ul

n n n n no popular as would u doubtedly be a Cavalry co ti ge t, there is doubt that to the

in n In n f rce n ured u n Of world ge eral , the fa try are the o co j p by the employme t the word

“ ” ’ n T Volu teers . hey it was who seemed particularly summon ed by the Laureate s clarion call

Riflemen ri nemen riflemen f orm , , ,

T in n and in an d v hey it was who, alike pri t picture, eulogy satire, seemed the isible

n n n n n nt n expo e ts of the atio al stre gth, which the cou ry had evoked to guard agai st possible dan ger from one who might perhaps be

a fai thf ul all y , ” But onl the devil y kn o w s what he means.

AS n Inf n n n in has bee before observed, we propose to take the a try Volu teer Battalio s the order of the Territorial Regiments to w hich they now belong ; the actual order of n in n t n ra precede ce will be, except a few cases, of but little i teres to the ge e l reader,

find who will the same date claimed as that o f the foun dation of many of the regiments .

We must go to poetry for an adequate description of what the year 1 859 saw in this

’ 2 f 2 9 HER fi A/ES TY S ARA/Y .

n R n E n u D n n 1 8 1 and R y Volu teer egime t, the di b rgh efe sive Ba d of 7 , the o al — — — Edinburgh Volunteer Regiment the Old Blues organized in 1 7 94 but we must

n A n take up the history with the commen cement of the presen t moveme t . mo gst

’ the earliest promoters of the Queen s Rifle Volun teer Brigade were the late Hugh

H n n n n n and Miller, Mr . e ry (the i ve tor of the rifle beari g his ame ), Mr . Macrae ,

D n So 1 853 H on f n hon . n n . e o the prese t colo els, the Major avidso early as ugh “ ” n n Our R in Miller had attracted public atte tio by his article Best amparts , which “ Of n in S n n occur the passage, all the mo archs whose cause cotchme have spe t their

n n n n n f blood or treasure , ever was there a mo arch co stitutio ally represe tative of hal the

n n n n n n amou t of solid good represe ted by the reig i g sovereig , or yet possessed perso ” Men of an d in n the ally of half the solid worth . light lead g threw themselves i to

‘ ’ ’ “ n n f m project with enthusiasm ; a Citize s Compa y was or ed, the earliest members of which may safely be referred to as the first enrolled Volun teers in Scotlan d while to “ the legal prof ession belongs the hon our of having the first properly organized an d ” e f n in S n e f . 1 8 9 t n n n o S t hen . In A O 5 trai ed compa y Volu teers cotla d, ( p ) ugust com “ anies n and n n n The of p had bee formed, these were co stituted i to a regime t styled City ” E in R n an d n n n in . The d burgh ifle Volu teer Corps, ra ki g eleve th order of priority f n n n n f n ollowi g mo th a other compa y was ormed, for which is claimed the credit of bei g “ m in n the first for ed the ki gdom in conn ection with the Civil Service of the Crown .

When the regimen t was only tw o months old they had the opportunity of musterin g before “ Her n of n Majesty, who was pleased to express her high appreciatio their appeara ce ” and fine n and nf n n soldierly beari g, who gave emphasis to her approval by co erri g k ight

on n Hon . n Sir n The n n hood the the Colo el , Joh Melville . historia of the regime t states that this was the first occasion upon which Her Majesty saw any body of Volun teers under

in n A n nt . arms the cou try other regime s, however, make a like claim dditio al com

anies n n f n n n n f p co ti ued to be ormed, each compa y receivi g its desig atio rom the civil “ ” “ ” “ ” in . T A n call g of its members hese were the dvocates, the Citize s, the Writers, “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ A n n S n F n the the ccou ta ts, the olicitors, the Ba kers, the reemaso s, Mer ” “ ” “ ” ” n H n H n A n — n cha ts, the igh Co stables, the ighla ders, the rtisa s, ma y of these

n n t w o r t n descriptio s applyi g to or th ee companies . I would be but tedious repetitio to describe the appearance an d comportment of the brigade at the various reviews and

n in Of n in n c similar pagea ts which they took part . te they were placed positio s whi h compelled the onlookers to compare them with some of the finest regiments in the A regular army . uthorities an d public alike saw them emerge triumphantly from the RR T I L IME T 2 TE ! OR A REG N S . 9 3

” ordeal ; those who came to laugh at muddles, used their breath to cheer successes .

R n a n f n n of n egime t l ba ds were ormed, which soo attai ed a high degree proficie cy ; fresh companies of Highlan ders continued to be enrolled ; and in 1 8 65 the regiment received

“ ” ’ the distinguished hon our Of its present title The Q ueen s City of Edinb urgh Rifle ” U l 1 8 9 H n n n i . 7 n n Volu teer Br gade p ti l , the ighla d compa ies had wor the disti ctive

r and nn n f O O ff of d ess, some a oya ce was elt at the War ffice rder which had the e ect

n The n f n n n changi g this . regime t has rom its earliest days give particular atte tio to

“ ’ n and n — n n n n shooti g, ma y are the prizes i cludi g amo gst others the coveted Quee s

” ’ ’ ’ z n D St n Pri e, the Pri ce of Wales s, the uke of Cambridge s, the . George s Challe ge

— n Vase which have falle to their skill .

Amon gst the members of the regimen t are to be foun d n ot a few whose names are

’ n can n L n familiar to a far larger circle tha be formed by the ki dly a d O Cakes . We

’ ’ an H n n an n have men tion ed Hugh Miller d Mr. e ry ; both the Artisa s d Mercha ts Com

ff n n n R. . n n pen ies n umbered at di ere t times amo gst their Captai s M Balla ty e , the

’ En - n f n A n ovelist, loved wherever glish speaki g boys are to be ou d ; the dvocates

- n n e . . f n o S n f or S n w . Compa y i cluded Privat s J B Bal our, olicitor Ge eral cotla d ; W

s n n ow L n of of A an d D v n Sir Wat o , ord Watso the Court ppeal ; a id Wedderbur , who as “ ” David Wedderburn is kn own in conn ection with a sci-dece nt n ational movemen t in

* n n Sir n n n n In . N dia ; the late James Gra t ( ovelist), J oel Pato , Joh Balla ty e,

’

R A. H . n in u n an n o f . Th d Keeley alswelle, , have all bee the ra ks the Q ee s Brigade e

n n — L o E regiment has no f ewer tha four Hon . Colo els the ord Provost f dinburgh f or

' L Moncriefl n — n D n . of m B . C , n the time bei g, ord , Colo el avidso , both who have bee ’ — connected w ith the Queen s Rifle Volunteer Brigade f rom its earliest times and General

in n n o n n n f n . Viscou t Wolseley, who has several occasio s ma i ested his i terest the regime t

T nn its n n here is a cadet corps co ected with the brigade, ra ks bei g supported by some

- n of the well known scholastic establishments o f the modern Athe s .

’ Such a brigade as the Queen s Rifle Volun teer Brigade would n aturally aim at

n an d find complete ess, we that they have thoroughly equipped services of cyclists,

i na n n and n . An n n n in no s g llers , tra sport waggo s, ambula ce other co ti ge t must way be lost

of n the n Inf n f n sight , amely, Mou ted a try , who orm a compact squadro some thirty

n n n Of n n . S n stro g, u der the comma d Captai Wardrop, their origi ator ubjoi ed is a some

’ s t It w as somewhat The A dvocates Compan y and the Wri ters to the Sign et Compan y have b oth ceased to exi . “ ” “ red ta e fac n s w th b e ba s and as motto Reta ned w i ttily suggested that the fo rm er sho uld hav e as u n i fo rm p i g i lu g , , i " f o the d fence r e . E dl A E T ’ AR M H R . S Y S Y . 29 4. j

l no n an of w hat fu ler, though by mea s exhaustive list some of the greater successes of t e h Brigade .

In 1 875 F w on l st t in A n n Private raser the s age the lexa dra , a similar success falli g

S n in 1 8 81 In 1 87 1 En n L n w on the A n Sn to Private impso . sig oga ssociatio Cup ( ider), an 1 In 1 869 F won d in 873 Private Clark brought home the same trophy . Private raser

’ D of z In 1 882 L n n on G n A n . the uke Cambridge s Pri e . Corporal u a w the le lby Prize

In 1 8 3 n S n n T 7 Private Clark gai ed for cotla d the Internation al Irish Challe ge rophy .

’ En n i 8 on n in 1 8 84 Gow n 1 67 w n . n sig , , the Marti s Challe ge Cup Private Macpherso , ,

’ o In 1 862 n on the n . In w n the Olympic Prize . Sergea t Smith w Pri ce of Wales s Prize

’ 1 8 3 n n n on h St 7 S w o n In 1 w t e . ergea t Me zies the Quee s Prize . 1 87 Private Clark

’ l n ase In 1 8 69 F S S f or George s Cha le ge V . Private raser tied for the ecretary of tate

’ t n in 1 87 4 and 1 8 86 n a War s Prize, which cove ed trophy was gai ed by Captai Murr y

A n in 1 885 f or an d Private damso respectively, while Private Yates secured the Brigade the Wimbledon Cup .

* The 4th L TEER TT LI OF THE R Y L SC TS 3rd an d VO UN BA A ON O A O , formerly the , more

2n 1 n n Hon . d E. R. V . 86 recently the , dates from 7 , whe it was raised by the prese t

’ n n H n n in l 6th n u n R fl un Colo el , Colo el ope, the a captai the compa y of the Q ee s i e Vol teer

N and n Of n f n Brigade . early all the Officers sergea ts that compa y ollowed their captai ,

h r T with the result that t e 3 d Edinburgh was f rom the first most ably oflicered. his battalion has also a cadet corps attached to it .

The 5th VOLUNTEER BATTALION RO YAL SCOTS was formerly kn own as the l st

MTDLOTIIIA and 1 I N 8 59 n n 32ud in n . t dates from , havi g bee precede ce was

L an d 1 8 61 n n n raised at eith, by umbered eight compa ies , a stre gth which was, two

n n rankS f 4th n R fl years later, i creased by the amalgamation i to their O the Midlothia i e

n The n n Of A n S n Volu teers . u iform is scarlet with f aci gs black . mo gst other hooti g

n n S n H n n in 1 865 on n triumphs may be me tio ed that of ergea t e derso , who w the seco d A stage of the lbert .

The 6th L TEER TT LI R Y L SC TS 2nd IDL T I VO UN BA A ON O A O is composed of the old M O H AN,

n m Th f dati g fro the same year . e un i orm is practically the same as that of the 5 th

The n . n f n n T n nn n battalio regime t has a air shooti g record, Captai horbur wi i g the

n in 1 884 a nd the and H in 1 888 . Wimbledo Cup , Curtis arvey Prize

The 7 th an d 8 th VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS ROYAL SCOTS consist of the late l st HAD

DINGTON and l st LINLITHGOWSIIIRE n n n e Volu teers, whose umbers of precede ce w re

The n fo m is sca et h fac n s b ue u i r rl w i t i g of l .

4 E ’ M . M 29 6 HER j S TY S AR Y .

n n n the regiment is an example of a most efficie t officer who, e teri g the corps as a

i h m n n i 4th private, raised h mself by s eer force of erit to the comma d, duri g wh ch the S Surrey attain ed to the high position it still holds . Charterhouse chool provides a Cadet

In 1 868 Kin smiddle w on 2nd of Al n in 1 883 corps . Private g the stage the exa dra,

S n on l st an d in 1 882 L w on A ergea t Peate w the stage, Quartermaster armer the lfred

’ The 6th S r hi n e w 3rd n n R t Prize . u rey , w ch forms the battalio of the Quee s oyal Wes

R n n n n n R n Surrey egime t, was origi ally k ow as the Bermo dsey ifle Corps, which ra ked

In 1 8 68 l 0th 23rd the l 0th amongst the County Volun teer Corps . the formed with the

4th A n n w n 6 Su . dmi istrative Battalio , which t elve years later became k own as the th rrey

The m n n n n n To n ost rece t cha ge has bee that to its prese t desig ation . the prese t

L n n - n 6th S It ieute a t Colo el the urrey owes a great deal . was, we believe, at his

’ n n n n n an d i sta ce, that the regime t adopted the Quee s scarlet for their u iform , it is to his ft n f or S and - free gi that they are i debted the pacious headquarters drill hall, the possession of which makes them the object of envy to less -f avoured regiments f The

n in n n and S n S regime t has made its mark the shooti g record, Colo el Gall ergea t mith

n n n n The in 1 885 havi g bee disti guished at Wimbledo . Cadet corps was raised by

n n n and In 1 884 n ow n and n n n . Captai ( Major) Joh sto , has bee a valued popular co ti ge t

n F t w on one of A n n In 1 8 0 Captai os er the ssociatio Cups at Wimbledo . 7 Private

’ ’ H on n In 1 88 S n on in umphries w the Q uee s Prize . 8 ergea t Smith w the Pr ce of Wales s

’ and in 1 882 on A n S v l st n Prize, w the ssociatio il er Medal for the stage of the Q uee s

The n m l an f n r . st d 2md n Prize u ifor of the battalions is gree with aci gs of sca let, — that of the 3rd and 4th is that of the Territorial regimen t scarlet with facings of blue .

The E n R n R n D No . 3 n Buffs ( ast Ke t egime t, egime tal istrict ) have two Volu teer

n 2nd E T and 5th E T RIFLE L TEERS d n f 1 859 . battalio s, late the K N the K N VO UN , ati g rom

n 1 8 60 n n r -n n h n By Ju e, , Ke t umbered its corps up to thi ty i e, of w ich the earliest e rolled

m n Lee n Kidbrook S d n were those fro Maidsto e, , Woolwich, Ca terbury (two), , y e ham ,

n an d T n The ni f n wi in Chatham, Gree wich, u bridge . u form of the ormer is gree th fac gs

n and n . of scarlet, that of the latter gree faci gs of the same colour

’ The in — D 4— ne O n R L n n R n NO . o K g s w oyal a caster Regime t egime tal istrict, has

un n l 0th L C S IRE n 1 859 i Vol teer battalio , the AN A H , also dati g from ; to wh ch is attached

Co on l el Searl e .

’ t The s te of the emises ha b n i n m f or ea s It is stated that it w as f orme l the i pr d ee n Colonel Bevingto s fa ily y r . r y “ ” es den ce o f the o hetess anna nd r i r , J o Southcote w hose frenzi ed declamations w ere deliv ered where the officers a p p , ’ staff of the 3 rd o un tee Batta ion V l r l Queen s n ow assembl e. TERRITORIAL REGIA/EN TS .

E “ n w n the Cadet Corps of Rossall School. The u iform is scarlet ith faci gs of blue, that fi rst chosen bein g grey with facin gs of scarlet . — — The N n F R n D No . 5 n orthumberla d usiliers egime tal istrict, have three Volu teer

n battalio s .

The l st Volun te er Battalion Northumberl an d Fusiliers were formerly kn own as

l st N RT MBERL D AND BEE ICK —ON -TWEED RIFLE L TEER RPS an d the O HU AN W VO UN CO ,

f m 1 859 n n n n dates ro , that is to say, that its compo e t parts , the Volu teer Compa ies f H l A n n m A n an d L ormed at exham, Morpeth, Be ford, l wick, Belli gha , lle dale, owick, “ on f n an Adminis then spran g into existen ce . Later these corps were ormed i to ” trative Battalion un der the title of the First Admin istrative Battalion o f Northum

n R n n n n E of Tan k erville berla d ifle Volu teers, the comma d bei g give to the arl , “ n In 1 880 A n who still holds the position Of Hon . Colo el . the dmi istrative Bat ” talion was con stituted a Regimen t with the style Of the l st Northumberland an d

-on -T R n and in 1 883 n T Berwick weed ifle Volu teer Corps, received its prese t erritorial “ n n It n first - n n n o f desig atio . is oted as a class shooti g regime t, ma y its members ” n n The n f f n of havi g distin guished themselves at Wimbledo . u i orm is grey with aci gs

ca s rlet .

The 2nd N RT MBERL D now 2nd un n of O HU AN , who form the Vol teer Battalio the

N n F n in D 1 859 and— orthumberla d usiliers, were origi ated ecember, , as at first they — con sisted only of two companies were attached to the three rifle compan ies at North

S n n of n n f hields, u der the comma d Major Potter . But the two compa ies , draw rom

r n n and -on- -T n n n the a tisa s of the iro alkali works at Walker the y e, have grow i to the

r n n of - n i st o g battalio to day, while the three compa ies to which they were attached n

f n In 1 862 n Hon n their youth ul weak ess have disappeared . the prese t . Colo el took

n and n n n of n in the comma d, the regime t bega to give ear est its shooti g prowess

i Th n f n n n . e f var ous competitio s u i orm is scarlet with faci gs o gree .

The 1 s t NEWC STLE-ON-TY E RIFLEs n 3 rd n n A N , which co stitute the Volu teer Battalio of N n F n N R f in the orthumberla d usiliers, owe their origi to the ewcastle ifle Club ormed

1 8 . f n the early part of 59 Be ore the close of 1 860 they numbered thirteen compa ies .

On e of n n n n n the compa ies, it is i teresti g to ote , is stated to have wor the kilt, while “ ” n n of men not n f in a other, called the Guards compa y, was composed less tha six eet

. T O n an d height here was also at that time a cadet corps . wi g to the death retire

' n of o ffi n of n in 1 8 69 ei ht b u t me t s me of the o cers the stre gth compa ies was reduced to g ,

The n fo m of the Cade t Co s is e w th f c n s of u i r rp gr y i a i g scarl et.

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n n u . In 1 87 3 w n the umbers have bee well kept p the grey , hich had hitherto bee the

f n n n in in o . n O colour the u iform , was aba do ed favour of scarlet Captai gilvie remarks

“ ’ n t Da his sketch of the regime t that S . George s y is religiously observed as a festival

and m n w hen ' it no un n n by the officers members of the regi e t, is commo thi g to see all

n nn n in in h n r n in ra ks do i g the rose their hats o ou of the occasio , while the officers

he addition usually meet round t festive board . The uniform is scarlet w ith facings of

White .

The R R n —R n D 6— n NO. oyal Warwickshire egime t egime tal istrict, has two Volu teer battalion s .

The 1 st Wanw rex snm s N 1 859 n , which forms the first, dates from ovember, , whe

n The l s Of it was raised at Birmi gham . t Warwick rank amongst the f oremost the

n In 1 8 9 in 1 8 2 shooti g regiments . 7 Private Osborne tied f or the Alfred Prize ; 7

Corporal Bates w on the Curtis and Harvey Prize ; in 1 864 Lieutenant Birt w on the

Dail Tele ra h and w on D in 1 863 S n y g p Prize, the udley Prize the same year ; ergea t

’ w on D of z n Kirkwood the uke Cambridge s Pri e, w hich was also gai ed by Private

Osborne in 1 8 81 in 1 8 7 9 Corporal Bates tied for the Glen Albyn ; in 1 88 4 Private

’ O n n n nn n n an d sbor e agai disti guished himself by wi i g the St . George s Challe ge Vase,

’ the same year w on the Secretary of State for War s Prize ; in 1 872 Corporal Bates tied f or n The un n n the Wi dmill Prize . iform is gree with faci gs of scarlet .

The 2nd RWIC S IRE m n m n WA K H dates fro the same time, the u ifor bei g the same

n n A as that of the territorial regime t, scarlet with faci gs of blue . ttached are two

’

R S an d n S . cadet corps, those of ugby chool, the Ki g s Grammar chool, Warwick

There is yet an other battalion of the Royal Warw ickshire Regimen t which deserves n i — R I KS IRE REGIME T v z z The 1 st CADET TT LI R Y L W C . otice, BA A ON , O A WA H N Cadet

Cor s n n n e n n n p had bee previously k ow , but it was r served for the prese t comma di g oflieer F n , Major ordyce, to i itiate and brin g to a practical issue the idea of a cadet

B attalion. In 1 884 n n n n n an d f he comme ced his correspo de ce with the Gover me t, a ter e ndless difficulties and delays had the satisfaction of seein g issued the Army Circular of

1 8 86 s n The authori i g cadet battalions as a recognised part of the Volunteer f orce . “ ” E n n of 1 ffi ff n 1 8 n and 3 60 n stablishme t co sists 7 o cers , 7 sta sergea ts, sergea ts, ra k “ and . file The officers and staff are n aturally adults ; the remainder is composed of

1 4 1 8 of ten hi n thoroughly respectable youths aged to , who pay a sum s lli gs towards

. A n ma n n n n their outfit mo gst these y be fou d artisa s, appre tices, clerks, shop assista ts,

n an n Of n n and telegraph messe gers, public school lads, d so s mi isters, ma ufacturers

’ 0° HER MA ES TY S ARM 3 j Y.

1 8 67 1 872. In n in 1 8 6 to the latter year, however, thi gs looked brighter ; 7 , Colon el

R e n n an d the n outl dge was appoi ted to the comma d, regime t was able to boast as its

H n h t ir o . n t e S R . V . C n f Colo el la e Charles ussell , , whose Crimea prowess was still resh i n n of . The n n n t n and the mi ds all umber of compa ies was restored to the origi al s re gth, ,

n n n 509 in 1 87 6 n ten n as agai st a umerical stre gth of , withi years the umbers reached

n . The n n f in 1 875 over eight hu dred origi al colour of the u i orm was grey, but this was

n and in f ew n n n f or cha ged for scarlet, with the last mo ths permissio has bee received the

i of n — n F s . The n t in regime t to wear the u ilier busby composit o the regime which, as be g

on e n n — n and n a typical , we have oticed at some le gth is that the ra k file are early

n n n f men of e tirely draw from the respectable worki g classes , while the o ficers are good

n The n of n and n social positio . sta dard discipli e is very high, the shooti g record good .

The H n n in n o . n L n n Colo el is ord Wolseley , whose i terest the regime t has bee freque tly

n and on n his nn ns n evide ced, whose remarks the occasio of a ual i pectio s have come

to be looked f or as n ot improbably shadowin g the military views of the Government

at the time . ’ — — The n L R n R n D No . 8 n n Ki g s iverpool egime t egime tal istrict, has seve Volu teer

n L n in Of n n f battalio s . a cashire did well the way raisi g Volu teer corps ; be ore the

f - The n of 1 8 60 no n n . close , she could boast ewer tha seve ty six battalio s attached to

’ n L l R nt 1 st L C S IRE n fr the Ki g s iverpoo egime are supplied by the AN A H , dati g om

D 1 859 5th L C S IRE ni n of a 1 st ecember, ; the AN A H , ju or o ly by a couple d ys to the the

1 3 th L C S IRE n n 1 5th L C S IRE L R AN A H , dati g from the same mo th ; the AN A H , the iverpool ifle

n n f n 1 60 1 8 — I — n m Volu teer Brigade, dati g rom Ja uary, 8 the th the rish also dati g fro

nu r 1 860 and 1 9 L C S IRE l st ISLE OF MAN Ja a y, ; the th AN A H , to which is attached the ,

n f m n The n l st L n n dati g ro early the same period . u iform of the a cashire is gree with

f n of 5th an 1 8 n n and 1 3 1 5 black aci gs, that the d th gree with scarlet faci gs , that ofthe th, th ,

1 9 th and A n l s t I Man n . , sle of scarlet with faci gs of blue mo gst the successes at the

butts scored by the Volunteer Battalion s may be mention ed the followin g : In 1 87 1

r of l L n n and P ivate Way the st a cashire tied for the Wi dmill, three years later took the

’ lVimble don Cup ; in 1 88 1 the regiment w on the Mullen s Competition ; in 1 87 1 and

1 87 2 n n In 1 8 3 S nn in taki g the Belgia Challenge Cup . 7 Private prott was the wi er the

2nd of A In 1 L R stage the lbert Prize . 866 Private Formby , of the iverpool ifle Brigade,

w on n in 1 888 attle orth w on O and in the Wimbledo Cup ; Private W w the lympic Prize, ’ 1 87 9 Sergean t IIou ton the Martin s Challenge Cup ; in 1 888 Major Davidson w on the

n -H n A n and in 1 8 83 Thornton w on in Marti i e ry ssociatio Cup, Private the prize the TERRITORIAL REGIAIEN TS . 3 0 1

In 1 867 F f or l st of A n Snider Aggregate . Private ormby tied the stage the lexa dra ,

A n an n w on one A n and in 1 8 64 Mr . shto , ho orary member of the corps, of the ssociatio

’ In 1 8 n of 1 5th L n w on n in Cups . 7 7 Private Jameso , the a cashire , the Quee s Prize ;

’ f in nn n n n 1 88 8 the regimen t was success ul wi i g the Mulle s Competitio . — — T f R n R n D N o . 9 f nt n he Nor olk egime t egime tal istrict, has our Volu eer battalio s, f l st N RF L 2md N RF L 3 rd N RF L and 4th N RF L ormerly the O O K , the O O K , the O O K , the O O K

n n o n n n n respectively, which represe t sixtee c rps which spra g i to existe ce betwee July,

1 859 and n in w n . The 1 s t N f m A t , the same mo th the follo i g year or olk dates fro ugus ,

1 859 n n n N . In 1 8 0 , whe it was raised with i flue tial supporters at orwich 7 Corporal

S n l st N f w on Sn A n an d in 1 882 A exto , of the or olk, the ider ssociatio Cup , the ggregate

Martin i -Henry Prize at Wimbledon ; in 1 887 Sergean t Ringer w on the Alfred Prize ;

’ an in 1 w on S in of u n d 87 7 Corporal Buts the ilver Medal the first stage the Q ee s Prize .

Twelve years or so have passed since from the 2nd NORFOL K VO LUN TEER Corps and

part of the 3rd Admin istrative Battalion of the Suff olk Rifle Volun teers was formed the

n r n T 1 st Administrative Battalio No folk Regime t . hree years later the 2nd Norf olk

n n 2nd N f n n an d Volu teer Corps was re amed the or olk Volu teer Battalio , three years later

again it assumed its present designation .

i Of n 3 rd and 4th N f n With a very similar h story to that the precedi g, the or olk Volu teers

n f e f n n n The N f prese t w data o i terest except to those locally or perso ally i terested . or olk

E The n f m Co un ty School at North lmham supplies a Cadet corps to the former . u i or of

n n all the Volunteer battalio s is scarlet with faci gs of white . — The L n ln r R n R n D No l O— olu n eer b atta i co shi e egime t egime tal istrict, . has two V t

n 1 st and 2n d LI C L . No f w n tw n n lio s, the N O N e ertha e ty Volu teer corps were formed early in n and of l st L n n n f 1 9 O 85 . the moveme t, these the i col was the first, dati g rom ctober,

The 2 L n n w as n ot in an d n n ud i col far beh d, the tw o regime ts have mai tained a steady

n . In 1 8 68 S n L w on n n and degree of excelle ce ergea t owe the Marti i Challe ge Cup, the

’ ’ Prin ce of Wales s Priz e and the St . George s Challenge Vase the f ollowin g year in 1 87 3

’ w on S in n and in Corporal Willows the ilver Medal the Quee s Prize, the same year tied f or the Gran d Aggregate ; in 1 8 84 the Martini Challen ge Cup was again credited to

Lin n men is n of D n n of 2nd L n n the col , th time by the shooti g Corporal icki so , the i col

’ in 1 87 3 S n H f or n of in 1 8 85 S n ergea t all tied the Pri ce Wales s Prize ; ergea t Bulmer, of

’ 2nd L n n and in 1 886 n of l st L n n w on n the i col , Private Jackso , the i col , the Quee s

e n f m l st L n n f n Of Of Prize . Th u i or of the i col is scarlet with aci gs white ; that the

2nd L n n w f n of . i col , scarlet ith aci gs blue ’ HER MAjES TY S ARM Y .

To D n n n n n he rst n r evo shire, as has bee stated, belo gs the ho our of supplyi g t fi Volu tee

A n E 1 regimen t un der the present organ ization . meeti g was called in xeter early in 852 and n in f ra in n and in l passed resolutio s avour of is g a volu teer corps, , the Memoria , recalled to the recollection of the authorities that the Devon shire village of Torbay was chosen as his lan ding place by the Prince whom the last Revolution in En glan d placed upon the

T i an E and T n . n d hro e heir services were accepted March of the same year, the xeter

* S n f n The D n T outh Devon Volu teers orthwith bega their career . evo shire erritorial — D — R n R n N . l l n n f egime t egime tal istrict, o has five Volu teer battalio s, ormed respectively

l s t 2nd 3 rd 4th and 5 th DE S IRE RIFLES . The 1 st n n by the , , , VON H or vetera regime t

n m n n The D n has before been referred to ; the u ifor is gree with faci gs of black . evo

In 1 861 S n R on D z in 1 87 4 corps have don ewell at the butts . ergea t owe w the udley Pri e

1 s t D n f or an d H in 1 87 8 Corporal Brooks, of the evo , tied the Curtis arvey Prize ; Private

’ t e St n and in 1 8 8 0 S of S Gratwicke w on h . George s Challe ge Vase ; the ecretary tate for

’ The 2nd D n n f n f n f D War s Prize . evo shire, u i orm gree with scarlet aci gs , dates rom ecem

her 1 859 and 3rd 1 8 60. T n n d n , , the from aki g the last ame as a typical West Cou try corps,

we find that when first formed it was styled the l st Administrative Battalion o f Devon

and n n T n O St . shire, was recruited from several places, i cludi g iverto , ttery Mary,

n Collum ton an d n l st and 3rd D n n n Colyto , p Bampto , while the evo Mou ted Volu teer

. The n f th e Corps were also attached u i orms were various , with result that at reviews

n m A minis n m . In 1 8 80 d their appeara ce was probably ore artistic tha ilitary , the

trativ e n 3rd D n R n Battalio became the evo shire ifle Volu teers .

The regiment has always show n considerable enthusiasm an d has gain ed a high place

n n n As 1 868 n n . n amo gst shooti g regime ts early as , the Compa y raised at Bampto , the

n n L n n - n of n the comma ded by the prese t ieute a t Colo el the regime t, set the example to

n of n n n an d n n n cou ty goi g u der ca vas, si ce the the campi g out has become a regular

’ of n A n ma n n part the year s routi e . mo gst other triumphs at the butts y be me tio ed that

’ v in 1 881 n n l n The n f of Pri ate Beck, who gai ed the Quee s Prize at Wimb edo . u i orm is

n n The 4th D n F 1 860 an d grey with faci gs of gree . evo shire dates from ebruary, , like

-n n t n In 1 87 5 the last amed regime represe ts a n umber of separate corps . Major Pearse

’ w on the Martin i Challen ge Cup an d the Queen s Prize ; in 1 885 the same officer w on

’ S S of 4th D n w on the ecretary of tate for War s Prize ; Private Ward, the evo , the first

ta A n z in 1 88 and n w on A s ge of the lexa dra Pri e 7 , the followi g year the ggregate Prize

An ani mated correspondence appeared in 1 8 60 in the Volunteer Gazette as to the rel ative seniori ty of the l st De on and h v t e Victories .

’ A AI ’ 3 04 HER fil A/ES TY S R I .

’ ’ Wales s Prize in 1 8 68 Lieutenant Carslak e w on the Queen s Prize in 1 887 Lieutenan t

’ n in 1 872 H n f or Hole w on the St . G eorge s Challe ge Vase Private awki s tied

n The n m l s t S T n the Wi dmill . u ifor of the omerset is that of the erritorial regime t,

r re n Scarlet with blue facin gs ; that of the 2nd and 3 d is g y with faci gs ofblack .

’ — — R n R n D No . l 4 has The Prin ce of Wales s West Yorkshire egime t egime tal istrict, as n n l s t EST RIDI G OF R S IRE L TEERS the 3 rd WEs r Volu teer battalio s, the W N YO K H VO UN ,

f an RIDI G an d 7 th EST RIDI G . The t w o S d N , the W N former date rom eptember, the latter

m n n n r f N 1 859 . The rom ovember, three regi e ts, with the others that have bee i corpo ated

n n of and t n in with them , soo gave evide ce their value, were par icularly fortu ate their

f n of A n n and n n n O ficers , the comma der the dmi istrative Battalio s the captai comma da t

’ — — n of the York the fi rst corps having bot h been majors in the Ki g s Dragoon Guards .

The n f m o f l st R n f n of of 3rd u i or the West idi g is scarlet with aci gs blue ; that the , or

f R n f n an d of 7 th Brad ord egime t, scarlet with aci gs of white ; that the , whose head

f n m The L . n n quarters are at eeds, grey with aci gs of the sa e colour Wester divisio of

’ In 1 8 6 o the county has prod uced some good shots . 5 Private Sharman w n the Queen s

and n S of S f or En n Prize, the same year the Prize give by the ecretary tate War fell to sig

’ n L n n n Cockerham ; the followi g year ieute a t Chapman w on the St . George s Challe ge

in 1 8 69 S n —a S d man — on I n T Vase ; ergea t Kirk ilver Me al w the rish Challe ge rophy ; in 1 87 0 n Eddison w on the 2nd a of the A n and in 1 8 3 O Captai st ge lexa dra, 7 the lympic

Prize ; in 1 865 Sergean t Marriott w on the Henry Peek Prize ; in 1 867 and 1 868 the

Daily Teleg rap h Prize was w on by Sergean t-Major Cooke and Corporal Wilkin son respec

i l nd in 1 86 n n f n t ve a 7 . y, the Chi a Challe ge Cup ell to the West York marksme — — The E R n R n D No . 1 5 tw o n ast Yorkshire egime t egime tal istrict, has Volu teer batta

n f n 2 E n of n n n the 1 st a d nd R . lio s, ormerly k ow respectively as ast idi g Yorkshire Volu teers

The l st E ST RIDI G f N 1 8 59 n H A N dates rom ovember , , whe it was raised at ull, Major

n f It of r n Walker Pease bei g the first comman ding o ficer . is cou se eedless to say that

H n n n Driflield n n the corps, raised at owde , Bridli gto , , Market Weighto , have bee amal

a a d n The g m te with both the Volun teer battalions of the East Yorkshire Regime t .

n f of E n n u i orm the lst ast Ridi g is scarlet with faci gs ofwhite .

The 2nd E ST RKS IRE L TEERS m 1 860 in t he F A YO H VO UN date fro , ebruary of which

n n n L 1 st year the pri cipal corps was raised at Beverley u der Captai Barkworth . ike the

E R n n f f In 1 8 65 ast idi g the u i orm is assimilated with that O the Territorial regimen t .

-S n w on S and in 1 8 3 n A Colour ergea t Kirk the ilver Medal , 7 tied for the Gra d ggregate ;

in 1 8 67 n n n To these mu s Major Boy to took the Wimbledo Cup . t be added the local E successes that the ast York regiments have achieved . RIAL RE ! [HE TERRITO G N TS .

— D No — The R n R n . 86 n Bedfordshire egime t egime tal istrict, has three Volu teer bat

n n 1 st and 2nd HERTFORDSRIRE and l st BEDFORDSRIRE talio s, bei g respectively the the

L TEERS H t n ed ten r n n n VO UN . er fordshire had co tribut some co ps of Volu teers to the atio al

1 859 an d of 1 860 n army between October of July , ofwhich the first formed was the ucleus

n 1 st n n H n 22nd of the prese t Volu teer Battalio , which was raised at ertford o the of No

mber 1 9 e hi ve 85 . Th 2nd , Berkhampstead Corps, at w ch place the headquarters of the

H f in n and n ert ordshire still are, was raised March of the followi g year, the two regime ts

w n n h H bet ee them have attracted ma y of the smaller corps, such as t ose raised at emel f H f an R n . t Al n n S d S . a d H empstead, Bishop tort ord, Ware, oysto Wat ord, ba s, ertford also

The n l st H — raised corps . u iform of the ertfordshire to which is attached the Cadet — corps of Haileybury College is grey with facings of scarlet that Of the 2ud Hertford

f n of In 1 8 68 Runshall n n shire is grey with aci gs grey . Corporal gai ed the Pri ce of

’ Wales s Prize in 1 870 an d 1 874 Corporal Youn g gain ed the Silver Medal in the

’ n z and in 1 8 71 n L n n in 1 8 4 nn n Quee s Pri e, tied for the Wi dmill, ieute a t Baker 7 Wi i g H the Curtis and arvey Prize .

The l st EDF RDS IRE f F 1 8 60. F in B O H dates rom ebruary, ive corps were raised the

n of n n The n n cou ty , most which have bee i corporated . first comma di g officer of the

1 st f r n Ri The ni Bed ordshi e was Captai Crosbie, of the fle Brigade . u form is that of the

T n a n of A n t erritorial regime t, sc rlet with faci gs white . mo gs other triumphs may be

’ n n S n Tildesle l st in 1 87 3 w on St . me tio ed that of ergea t y of the Beds, who the George s

n Challe ge Vase .

The L R n — n — n one n R D NO. 1 eicestershire egime t egime tal istrict, 7 has o ly Volu teer

n 1 st EI ESTE S IRE Thr n in L one L C R . battalio , the H ee compa ies were raised eicester, at

i and one n and in n n Belvo r, at Melto Mowbray, the first date gives its ame to the prese t

n n in A 1 859 The r n ns Manfield battalio , bei g raised ugust, . fi st comma ders were Captai

Tam er an t H f no L u n n - n d H. S . n m w Joh ol ord, the latter of who is ie te a t Colo el

n A Comma dan t of the regiment . ttached to the 1 s t Leicestershire is the Cadet corps

f n n f 2 o The n . In 1 8 6 Uppi gham School . u i orm is scarlet with faci gs of white Major

' Ha H f w on in 2nd of A an d in 1 87 1 n Sir H . l al ord the stage the lbert, , as Colo el ford ,

’ gain ed one of the Association Cups and the Duke of Cambridge s Prize ; in 1 867 Private

Brooks tied f or the Alexandra ( 1 st stage) in 1 87 6 Lieutenant Toller tied for the Grand “ ” In 1 8 H n and in 1 87 8 A . 7 1 ggregate Private Brooks tied for the e ry Peek , Private

n f or n A Messe ger the Gle lbyn .

’ — The n n i R i n R n a D r N . 1 9 Pri cess of Wales s Ow (Yorksh re eg me t) egime t l ist ict, o

VOL. II. R R HE IPIA ES TY ’ ARA/ " 306 R / S I . has for its Volunteer battalions two regiments formed from some of the eighteen corps

i n The 1 st N RT RIDI G L TEERS m 1 860 raised n the North Ridi g . O H N VO UN date fro the

- n on n E one L n n n . The prese t H . Colo el , arl Cathcart, was of the first ieute a t Colo els

n u iform is scarlet with facings of white .

The 2nd NORTH RIDING OF YORKS H IRE VOLUNTEERS date from the same month ; the

- n L n n n Sir . n a n prese t ieute a t Colo el , W Cayley Worsley, bei g gazetted C ptai of the

n A n H in n The n n . ov gham compa y . u iform is scarlet with faci gs of grass gree mo gst the

the N n n R greater successes of orth Yorkshire may be me tio ed that of Private oss, who

’ n in 1 8 64 w on the first Queen s Prize of Private Stya , who tied for the first

n and S nt in 1 8 2 w on n stage of the Alexa dra ; of ergea Metcalfe, who 7 the Pri ce of

’ Wales s Prize . — — The L n F R n D N . 20 n a cashire usiliers egime tal istrict, o have three Volu teer

h an 1 L n 8 the 1 2t d 7th C S IRE L TEERS . battalio s, the th, , the AN A H VO UN

The 8 L C S IRE RIFLE L TEERS n o n 1 st n n th AN A H VO UN , w formi g the Volu teer Battalio

Of L n i F 1 859 on 4th A in Her the a cash re usiliers, date from , the of ugust which year “ R ) Ot n n Majesty accepted the services of . the Bury ifle Corps her compa ies soo followed ; it is but to repeat a familiar truism to say that n owhere was the patriotic enthusiasm greater than it was in Lan cashire ; when ever the Bury Volun teers appeared on parade

n n n on ff n An n n or at i spectio , they received complime ts their e icie cy . amusi g accou t,

n no i on n 1 8 60 n b Mr H throwi g little l ght the Volu teers of , is give y . ayhurst, of the adventures of a representative member Of the Bury Volunteers at the Hyde Park Review

of 1 860.

“ The two Shaws of the Bury Volunteers were there ; they had an experience unique

n Mr - and H n and . S n S n rare as well as amusi g . James haw Mr . Joh e ry haw had bee

n 8 n and L n n selected to represe t the th at the great metropolita review, repaired to o do in T n m in n n high glee . heir u ifor s were, of course, carried carpet bags, the jour ey bei g

- in non n n . On n effected the ide tity of civilia clothes reachi g the chief city of the world,

n n n n n the two worthies with the represe tatio of Bury Volu teeri g upo their shoulders, proceeded to their hotel to refresh and attire themselves in the famed regimentals of the

L R.V n r ami f un n 8th . n . Passi g through the st eets, some of the g made at their expe se,

‘ ’ and rather unpolitely inquired which of them had shot the dog ! A sort of hue and

on n l n n ns cry the poi t was raised by the youthfu cock eys, to the i te e disgust of

An n e est n h sto of the Vo ntee mo ement in B r and Rossendale has been om ed b T H i t r i g i ry lu r v u y c pil y W. . t Hayhurs .

’ ’ HER Ill A ES TY S ARIVI . 30 8 /

“ u ) It not in n of whole service, owe a debt of gratit de may be out of place treati g a

in n regiment connecte d with a locality so rich historical associatio s, to add that the present capacious Drill Hall is on the site of the old Bury Castle,

” Where in old hero i c day s , , ,

“ n are n old Lan cashire warriors, whose very ames lost, fought with or agai st the short

” Not n Roman broadsword or held their own in fierce foray and wild war . o ly at ,

n n Wimbledon but in most places where they compete, have the Bury Volu teers gai ed ,

n H n n and S n Greenha h n credit Lieutenant Whitehead Sergea t utchi so , ergea t g bei g , ,

A n i w on n D amongst the champion Shots . mo gst the pr zes have bee the udley, the

and Monciieff and Wimbledon Cup the Bass the Win dmill, the Guy , the Curtis , ,

’ H n n F t S n arvey, the Marti is, Quee s irs tage, besides those at other provi cial competi

The n n n n n n n . tio s, whose umber precludes eve me tio prese t u iform is scarlet with facings of white .

h ELFTH and SEVENTEENTII L C S IR L TEERS n 2nd T e TW AN A H E VO UN , which co stitute the

and 3r n n n 1 860. S n ot d Volu teer Battalio s of the regime t, date from pace will allow of ou r saying more than that they well maintain the tradition al credit of Lancashire

To 3rd n n S . Volun teers . the Volu teer Battalio is attached the Cadet corps of alford

he n i n n T u form of both battalio s is scarlet with white faci gs .

he R S F —R n D 21 — n T No . oyal cots usiliers egime tal istrict, have three Volu teer Bat

n n l st and 2nd A and the talio s composed of the regime ts formerly known as the yrshire,

n Galloway Volu teers.

The l st AYRS IRE n o 1 st n n R S Fu H , w the Volu teer Battalio oyal cots siliers, date from “ 1 859 an d n n n n , from almost the time of their formatio have bee disti guished as a shooti g ” “ ” I in regiment . n the big th gs at Wimbledon they have always secured a good

lace in 1 888 n n in 21 2 R n p , T sta di g first order of merit out of the corps of ifle Volu teers in n f It accorda ce with the results O the musketry return s issued from the War Office . is worthy of n ote that the presen t commanding officer : has been conn ected with the

n n n n n No . 1 on regime t from the earliest period of its existe ce, his ame sta di g the

n . The n T n origi al roll of members u iform is that of the erritorial regime t, scarlet with

n Of faci gs blue .

Colonel Me ll or invented the coo ki n ran es so universally u sed in cam i n ro u nds as w e ll as the ortabl e mess g g p g g , p h ts w h ch are so v ast an im o ement on the f o me acc mm dation u i pr v r r o o . t Amon st t he cham ion mark smen of the re i ment m a be ment i oned Ma or McKerrell Marti n Bo d and the g p g y j , y ,

Low es.

I Co l onel J . Dic kie. TERRITORIAL REGIM EIVTS

— — The 2nd AYRSH IRE is composed of roughl y so man y of the numerous rifle corps T (about twenty) raised in Ayrshire as are not in cluded in the 1 st Ayrshire . hey

and n n and eflicient n . date from the same time, have always bee a disti guished regime t

A more detailed but f ar from complete list ofthe hon ours of the Ayrshire corps is as follows

na on A and in 1 885 McKerrell In 1 8 67 Private McKen w the lbert Prize, Major achieved the same distinction in 1 87 5 Private Boyd tied in the Gran d Aggregate (which he w on in L n n in 1 8 82 an d n Private owe gai i g the same success , the same year bei g first in the Sn A in 1 8 7 7 w on n and in 1 885 ( ider) ggregate ; Private Boyd the Wimbledo Cup ,

n n in an d H “ and w on one gai ed a other prize the shape of the Curtis arvey Prize, also of

n the Association Cups ; in 1 882 the Cou ty were the winn ers of the Chin a Challen ge Cup .

In 1 885 and 1 888 D n a McKerrell and in 1 886 the udley Cup was gai ed by M jor ,

McKerrell n n z in 1 888 En n in by Private Boyd, Major gai i g the Bass Pri e . sig Gray

1 871 w on the Intern ational Irish Challen ge Trophy in 1 877 Sergean t Hyslop w on the

’ l n in 1 8 3 e McCreath f or St . George s Cha le ge Vase ; 7 Privat tied the Secretary of State

’ in 1 8 9 f r n f or n 6 o . The n f War s Prize , havi g tied the Wi dmill Prize u iform , like that o

l st A r a n the y shire, is sc rlet with faci gs of blue .

The LL W RIFLE L TEER RPS ns n 3 rd n n GA O AY VO UN CO , co tituti g the Volu teer Battalio of

T n 1 860 n n in Kirk u d the erritorial regime t, dates from , whe it was raised pri cipally c

t and n and n n and n R n brigh Wigtow , k ow as the Kirkcudbright Wigtow ifle Volu teers .

The un iform is grey with facings of scarlet . In 1 88 4 the Henry Peek Prize was w on by

Private Bruce . — — The R nt R n D No . 22 n n Cheshire egime egime tal istrict, has five Volu teer battalio s R 1 st 2nd 3 rd 4th and 5th ES IRE L TEERS . T the , , , CH H VO UN hirty ifle corps were raised in C i in nin nt and w n re re hesh re about e mo hs, these corps are, ith but few exceptio s, p

n e in n n of n R n The 1 st se t d the five Volu teer battalio s the prese t Cheshire egime t .

ES IRE e f 1 859 n n 2md ES IRE — CH H dat s rom , whe it was raised at Birke head the CH H the ’ — Earl of Chester s Rifl es w as raised in the following November Knutsford the presen t

r Of 3 rd ES IRE and S — of 4th headqua ters the CH H , tockport the headquarters the

ES IRE n in 1 860 n n 5th CH H , both raised compa ies March, ; while Co gleto , where the

n n d in S 1 859 It n battalio is statio e , raised a corps eptember, . will easily be u derstood that the various changes which have taken place in the n omen clature and disposition of

in c in n n n n in the various orig al corps ause, ma y cases, a correspo di g alteratio the

nt e n n n For appare prec de ce . Cheshire has u doubtedly a good shooti g record . the

A n in 1 8 0 and L nan T n in 1 8 1 . lexa dra Prize Private Woolley tied 7 , ieute t obi 7 Private HER ALA ES TY ’ ARM 3 1 0 / S Y .

’ n in 1 8 6 and an n he t . 7 Woolley w on t S George s Challe ge Vase , ag i tied for the Gra d

n on in 1 873 and Aggregate in 1 87 9 the Wimbledo Cup was w by Private Ward , the

Sn ider Association Cup in 1 875 the China Challen ge Cup f ell to the County in 1 87 9

i n in 1 87 8 and in for the Curtis and Harvey Prize Private W lliamso tied , the same year

S and ten n the Martin i Challen ge Cup was w on by Private tokes, years later by Captai

’ T n he of n n S d immi s t first stage the Quee s Prize, carryi g with it the ilver Me al, was

n in 1 8 6 n and in 1 880 S a n T n n w o 7 by Captai Wright, by Corporal cott ; Capt i ur er gai ed

-H n n in 1 8 81 and f or n the (Martini e ry) Wimbledo Cup , the Wi dmill Prize Privates

’ in 1 8 6 In 1 8 86 St n f Dutton an d Bre therton tied 7 . the . George s Challe ge Vase ell to

The un f l st an d 5th w n Of Private Marr . i orm of the Cheshire is grey ith faci gs scarlet ;

2nd n an d 3rd an d 4th that of the , scarlet with faci gs of buff ; that of the , scarlet with f facin gs o white .

F —R n — The R D No . 23 n famous oyal Welsh usiliers egime tal istrict, have two Volu teer

t n 1 st DENRIGHSHIRE and l st FLI T AND R R n bat alio s, the the N CA NA VON . Both regime ts

n n n date from the early period of the moveme t, i clude ma y corps raised in the n eigh bou rin an d an n g districts, boast a record of steady progress of which y regime t might be

A n O n n . A on proud mo gst ther successes may be i sta ced that of the lfred Prize, w by

1 The n f T — Lieutenan t Ward in 87 8 . u i orm is that of the erritorial regimen t scarlet with facin gs Of blue .

h —R n D — he S No . 24 T out Wales Borderers egime tal istrict, have four Volunteer

n — l st BREOKNOGKSHIRE an d 1 st 2nd and 3 rd M T S IRE battalio s the , the , , MON OU H H . Th ey

. The n m l st 3rd and 4th n all date from about the same period u ifor of the , , battalio s is

T n n 2 that of the erritorial regime t, scarlet with white faci gs ; that of the nd battalion is

n green with black faci gs .

’ The n O n S — R i n D No 2 —ha hr w . 5 c Ki g s cottish Borderers eg me tal istrict, v t ee

’ n a n — R and S s and Dumfn es Volu teer batt lio s the oxburgh elkirk, the Berwick hire, the

n Volu teers .

The R B RG AND SELKIRK d and n n OX U H were early forme , were for some time k ow as

R n The n f n and the Border ifle Volu teers . u iform is grey with aci gs of the same colour,

R n R n e s attached to the corps are the oxburgh Mou ted ifle Volu te r .

The ERWIC S IRE RIFLES m 1 59 n as 53rd B K H date fro 8 , whe they were raised the “ e n F r f S l r (Berwickshir ) Volu teers . our yea s later, we gather rom the cottish Mi ita y ” D n n the n n an irectory, the stre gth had so increased as to warra t regime t becomi g

A n n on hi n n l st t i n dmi istrative Battalio , w ch occasio , the title was cha ged to the Bat al o

HER MA ES TY ’ ARM J S Y. fought with n o small less and equal honou r; the Glasgow Volunteers which were raised at the ' time of the American rebellion were incorporated into the regular army durin g the time of the Pen insular War foremost amongst the many volunteer regiments raised

r n and n . n t th oughout the le gth breadth of the la d were the Glasgow Volu eers, the

n L H and A A F m n Glasgow Volu teer ight orse, the rmed ssociation of Glasgow . rag e ts ” n n n S of these various bodies remai ed, amo gst them bei g the harpshooters, which

an d L n n assumed a corporate form some four years after the battle of Waterloo, ieute a t “ ” Ca a e in D f n n v y , the Military irectory be ore quoted, asserts that Whe the moveme t of

' 1 859 on n of n oflicers non - n f an was set foot, a meeti g the survivi g , commissio ed o ficers, d

of L H 1 7 9 6 n 1 803 and privates the Glasgow ight orse of , of the Volu teers of , of the

S 1 81 9 and in harpshooters of was held, these formed themselves to a corps which was

‘ called The Old Guards of In 1 8 60 the vario us companies known as the l st 2 9th 1 l th 1 5 1 7 1 8 3 3rd 3 9th 5 3rd 63 rd 7 2nd 6th th and , ud, , , th, th , th, , , , , , 7 , 77 ,

9th n n 1 st L n R n n 7 were co solidated i to the a arkshire ifle Volu teer Corps, the origi al

ni m n n F n u for bei g grey with black accoutreme ts . rom that date the regime t has pursued an n n in an n n in n n o ward career, taki g part most of the import t fu ctio s held the orther

n and n nn n ki gdom , adopti g with praiseworthy zeal the a ual camps which have do e so

f or The n m no n . much the force . u ifor w is grey with faci gs of blue

The 2md L N R S IRE n 1 859 n n n 1 s A A K H , dati g also from , was subseque tly k ow as the t

A ni n L n R n and n 1 6th 42nd 44th dmi strative Battalio a arkshire ifle Volu teers, i cluded the , , ,

52nd 56th and 57th n n 1 02 and 1 03 1'd , , Compa ies, to which were subseque tly added the .

In 1 873 the title of the regimen t was chan ged to that of the l 6th Lanarkshire Rifle

n n l 6th m n n n H n n n Volu teers, the origi al Co pa y havi g bee raised at amilto u der Captai

A n n n 2md L n R n hi n usti ; the ext cha ge was to the a arkshire ifle Volu teers, w ch obtai ed

n n n 2 n n till the most rece t alteratio , by which the regime t became the ud Volu teer Battalio

Ri The n f n . of the Scottish fles . u i orm is scarlet with faci gs of blue

The 3rd L RKS IRE f 1 859 and n ANA H also date rom , have always preserved a traditio

a Orr in in . n that they should be placed first order of priority Capt i , his history of the

7th L n R Mactear 3 rd in a arkshire ifles, quotes a letter from Major of the , which the writer

n n n n The bri gs forward some stro g reason s for his conte tio . question was authoritatively

in l st L n — n Mactear n n settled favour of the a arkshire the Wester , but Major co te ds that

n n n li n and the latter were swor with the wro g oath, amely, that for members of Par ame t

and n n n k n 3 rd—or Justices of the Peace, eve the early three wee s later tha were the

S n—R n He n 2nd 4th and . l outher egime t claims moreover that a o g with the , the the TERRITORIAL REGIM EN TS . 3 r3

5th o f n n n on n the three umbered compa ies, they had the high ho our ( the occasio

of the open ing by Her Majesty of Loch Katrin e water works) of being the first V olun ” n th n n A and R T e F . he teers ever see by Quee , Pri ce lbert, oyal amily first com

n n Dr n an d n n o f ma der was Colo el eghor , the regime t has always held a very high sta dard

The un f n . n of proficie cy i orm is scarlet with faci gs blue .

The 4th LA R S IRE n n N n R n NA K H , formerly k ow as the orther ifle Compa y, had their

i n nn n ff of n O 1 8 59 n n T . o er service accepted ctober, , the first comma der bei g Colo el e a t

E n n and in 1 861 r 4th ight other compa ies were subseque tly added, the co ps became the

L n R n The n f n n . a arkshire ifle Volu teers . u iform is scarlet with aci gs of gree

The 7 th L R S IRE 5 th n n and f n w n ANA K H form the Volu teer Battalio , were ormerly k o

4th A n a n n 29th L n i and n as the dmi istrative Batt lio , the as the a arksh re, later agai as the

7 th L n s i a ark h re Rifle Volunteers . The local ities from which they were raised were

S Gartsherrie A and n an d in 1 862— n Coatbridge, ummerlee, , irdrie, Bailliesto , whe these

n — H z i were formed i to the Administrative Battalion the comman d was given to Major o er.

The n f on n Rfl in u i orm adopted was modelled that of the Cape Mou ted i es, which dis tin uished the d n a n n n and n g corps first a juta t, Capt i Mai wari g, had served , the historia “ of the corps records that on many occas ions in specting oflicers highly complimen ted ” n on In 1 8 0 n f n the regime t its excellent dress an d equipmen t . 7 the u i orm was cha ged

f n : N a n f n n n for the ollowi g Black serge orfolkjacket, d rk gree aci gs, Gordo tarta trowsers ,

in an d and n u an d in 1 8 7 3 n sealsk busby , black gree pl me ; the style of the regime t

e 29th L In 1 8 9 r n f b came the anarkshire Rifle Volun teers . 7 the sca let u i orm with yello w

n e n n f n and faci gs, which is the pres t u i orm of the regime t, was adopted, the style of the ” th L n h Ri n s F l corps became the 7 a arks ire fle Volu teer . rom the ear iest date the regi

n h n in f t in u n n n and me t ave bee de a igable acq iri g a good positio as a shooti g corps, the n n n umerous prizes give for battalion competition have materially adva ced this result .

The r n i n of n n S R ma ksma sh p, i deed, all the Volu teer battalio s of the cottish ifles has

n of d n f ac A n always bee a very high or er, as may be see by the t that the lexa dra, the

n A Martini~ Henr A A Sn n Gra d ggregate, the y ggregate, the ggregate ider Competitio ,

i n l n Dail Tele ra k z I n T the Belg a Cha le ge Cup , the y g p Pri e , the rish Challe ge rophy ,

’ n n O S l t n S . the Marti i Challe ge Cup , the lympic , the i ver Medal , the George s Challe ge

’ S r o f S f o r an d n i n w on Vase , the ecreta y tate War s Prize , the Wi dm ll Prize, have bee

McNabb u n In S r L w n A n n by , Gilmo r , Pato , gram , ome ville, a so , rmstro g, Cowa ,

i a T n n and t o n . Wh el w, aylor, Me ie, Brow , Pato respectively

— 28— n The hi R nt R n D No . Gloucesters re egime egime tal istrict, has two Volu teer

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ns Th L r S 1 8 59 n . e l st ITY OF RIST L NTEERS battalio (C B O ) VO U date f om eptember, , whe they

e r aised hi w e r n n Hon . n s , the the Mayor of Bristol bei g the Colo el, a post successors

n Th n in f n have held ever si ce . e first comma d g o ficer was Colo el Bush, who, as well as

The n in n n hom e n in . his seco d comma d, Major Pay e, had commissio s the regular army

m n n n oveme t was supported with the greatest e thusiasm, the ra ks were quickly filled,

an d n a e wealthy reside ts g v e satisfactory finan cial support . Th progress made was

’ m a in n d 1 867 the n n of R . It arked , Quee s Prize fell to a marksma the Bristol ifles

n n n Hon L n n - n Morcom H may be me tio ed that the prese t Major ( . ieute a t Colo el) arwood

’ one of the En n o n The uni n was first to receive his sig s c mmissio . form is gree with

f n f aci gs o red .

The 2nd GLOUCESTER represen t the t wo corps which were raised on the same day in “ ” 2 n n n n D m n . In Gloucester, the ud compa y bei g k ow as the Gloucester ock Co pa y

n m n in and S n Tewk es additio to the co pa ies raised Bristol Gloucester, troud, Chelte ham ,

and D T 2nd no n R o . o w bury , ursley raised ifle c rps the Gloucester, as co stituted, is

‘ n The n f reen w ith attached the Cadet corps of the Gloucester Cou ty School . u i orm is g

n of n i and faci gs red . Subjoi ed are a f ew of the more n otable troph es of the Bristol

’ n The n z A n ni-H n Gloucester Volu teers Quee s Pri e, the lexa dra, the Marti e ry Cup, the

” ’ An R A n D of n n y ifle ssociatio Prize, the uke Cambridge s Prize, the Chi a Challe ge

’ Dail Tele ra h D of d A Cup, the y g p Prize, the uke Cambri ge s Prize, the lbert Prize, the

H n S O S S e ry Peek Prize, the ilver Medal, the lympic Prize, the ecretary of tate for

’ and n n n L n R War s Prize, the Wi dmill Prize, which have bee gai ed by a e, oberts,

n H n n Gouldsmith and T . Baker, Potti ger, Gibbs, Peek, utchi so , , othill respectively

The — — n R n R n D No . 29 Worcestershire egime t egime tal istrict, has two Volu teer

l n — 1 s an h t d 2nd R ESTER IRE. The l st batta io s the WO C SH Worcestershire, whic dates

1 859 n n n i from , whe a compa y was raised at Wolverley, represe ts various corps ra sed

T n r n dl n D S and S at e bu y, Kiddermi ster, Bew ey, Halesowe , udley, tourport tourbridge,

-n n o n n the corps at the last amed place, w the headquarters of the battalio , bei g

m n n F 1 st D n . com a ded by Captai J . oster, late ragoo Guards

The 2 RCESTERS IRE RIFLE L TEERS n ow n t 2md ud WO H VO UN , which co s itute the

n n R n not f Volu teer Battalio of the Worcestershire egime t, though actually ormed till

1 860 f 1 8 59 R n of the n n , date rom , a ifle club , which was the ucleus prese t regime t,

n n in n The n of 2md n n the bei g the existe ce . origi ator the Volu teer Battalio of

W R m n n F S n . orcestershire egi e t was the prese t Quartermaster, Captai imms, whose “ ” in N 1 9 n F f . letter to a local paper ovember, 85 , roused the e thusiasm of the aith ul City

" ’ S 3 1 6 HER Al A/ES TI ARM Y.

The 2nd L C S IRE L TEERS h the — on e— n AN A H VO UN , w ich claims to be oldest save Volu teer

s in n f n 1 859 n n n ffi n corp the cou ty , date rom Ju e, , the prese t comma di g o cer receivi g

’ * f n The n s n his Ensign s commission in the ollowi g October . first stre gth w a two compa ies ;

f n an d in of n by 1 860 it had in creased to our compa ies, process time the two compa ies

n n 62nd L n The n and . raised at Clitheroe, formerly k ow as the a cashire , were added stre gth

n ten n n n of then was represe ted by compa ies, with a umerical establishme t of all “ T n n n n n n ranks . his maximum stre gth has bee mai tai ed for ma y years, the perce tage ” - n one n th It of non efficients not exceedi g per thousa d on e average . is a matter o f regret

not n f with the corps that they do possess a good practice ra ge, but the figure of merit or

n on n t n class firin g is a high one . We may ote that the occasio of the firs competitio for

’ n n 2nd L n n the Queen s Prize at Wimbledo , a represe tative of the a cashire was o ly six

The nif m n poin ts behind the winnin g score . u or is scarlet with white faci gs .

r L C S IRE 2md n e n E L n The 3 d AN A H , which form the Volu t er Battalio of the ast a cashire

n 1 8 59 and . The Regime t, also date from , have amalgamated several smaller corps regi

in f nd one The n o . men t is a stron g a popular . u iform is scarlet with fac gs black

— 3 1 — n n D No . The East Surrey Regimen t Regime tal istrict, has four Volu teer bat

The Ist S n a n 1 st 3rd 5th and th S RRE . t lio s, the , , , 7 U Y urrey , claimi g to be the first of what may be called the Metropolitan Volunteer corps whose services were accepted by

Her Ma est n 1 859 n hi of f j y, Tdate from Ju e, , but a gla ce at the story the corps will su fice

n an It n to Sho w that the real date of origi must be sought for at earlier period. may ot

lace in n n n n l st S be out of p , deali g with a corps so emi e tly represe tative as the urrey, to take the opportunity of tracing shortly the history of the Volunteer movement in this typical Home coun ty.

An A A n in S in 1 98 rmed ssociatio was formed Christ Church, urrey, early 7

n n R and N n n and similar associatio s were formed at Bermo dsey, otherhithe, ewi gto ,

f n A n n be ore lo g amalgamated with the Christ Church ssociatio , the combi ed corps

n n 1 st R n S n and n in bei g the styled the egime t of urrey Volu teers, taki g part as such the in H in 1 0 The f an 8 3 . d review held yde Park year be ore Waterloo, the stalwart “ men o f S n f n picturesque urrey with their u iform of blue with scarlet aci gs, helmet cap ” n n an d It crested with a black plume, pa taloo s gaiters ceased to exist . is true they

n ot f n n had actually ought, but there was a time whe the probability of their doi g so

one A f f or n n E seemed of hours . n army had actually been ormed i vasio . xaggerated

Co on el Rob nson w as en ol ed b n i h l i r l on the 3 rd of June an d is the o ldest mem er n ow servi n t e co r s. , g p Due e ce t on m st o f co e s 1 x i u urs b e made in fav o ur o f the Vic torie . p , , TERR TORI L E IM E I A R G N TS .

statements were promulgated through the len gth an d breadth of Fra n ce poin tin g

a of En n and the out the fabulous we lth gla d, absolute ease with which it could be

n R n of A of In n appropriated . Ge eral oche, comma der the rmy vasio , issued a sort “ f n O in f n : n En n o Ge eral rder the ollowi g terms Courage, citize s, gla d is the richest

n in and n . cou try the world, we will give it up to you to be plu dered You shall march

n to the capital of that haughty n ation . You shall plu der that n ational bank of its

n of . n n imme se heaps gold You shall seize upo all private property, upo their ware

n n n and houses, their magazi es , their stately ma sio s, their gilded palaces ; you shall

ow n n n On n return to your cou try loaded with the spoils of the e emy . ce la ded you ” w ill soon find your Way to London .

n En l s and - n n n n It is easy e ough to us, g i h, of to day, to s eer with ge ui e co tempt at

l ‘ ’ the taw dry magniloquence and An cien t Pistol -like brag of this precious piece of

f n F n n n high aluti rubbish, but be it remembered ra ce was the a power to be recko ed

d n L n n n ot n an . with , the threat about marchi g to o do did sou d so utterly ridiculous

And not -off n d n 1 st S so it was far , improbable, visio ary a ger that the urrey of those

of n F days with the rest their galla t comrades, made them ready to meet . rom these ,

- m - r D n f men the l st Surrey of to day clai a well nigh di ect descent . orma t or something

in 1 849 f n n in over thirty years, the old military spirit ou d visible expressio a sort

H n n 1 8 52 of athletic club f ormed by Mr . Boucher at a over Park . I this had developed ” E s S r H n R an d f or n ni into the a t ur ey or a over Park ifles, but a cha ge of mi stry would

As n f n n . 1 8 probably the have bee gazetted it was, whe the amous circular of 59 authorized the f ormation of Volunteer corps to face a danger well -n igh as grave as that

n in of N n 1 st Su n - i which me aced us the days the first apoleo , the rrey spra g, Pallas l ke,

an d a en and n n n into complete rmed exist ce, claim the ho our of bei g, with the exceptio

n n s an r Her before me tio ed , the fir t Metropolit co ps whose services were accepted by

f n n n n n Majesty . Be ore lo g there were i e compa ies, subseque tly, however, reduced to

A r n un Rifl emen in in n n six . squad o of Mo ted was early days co templatio , whose “ nif n u ni f n n u orm was to be a gree t c with scarlet aci gs, a light helmet resembli g a ” n n f or n o n n n and N n hu ti g cap, with plumes occasio s of parade ly, pa taloo s, apoleo boots .

t F n n m 1 st S f n A the time of the e ia alar the urrey was well to the ore , the whole regime t A ” in 1 8 68 n n in S n . s n S bei g swor as pecial co stables a shooti g corps, says a ervice “ n 1 st S ow n n ewspaper, the urrey has always worthily held its , both by its battalio ” a an d n n and n ersomiel of n te m by its i dividual shooti g, a gla ce at the p the regime t

n s n n f r of shows u mi takably e ough that the prese t o ficers, like their p edecessors old days, ’ 1 8 T A/V 3 HER M AjES Y S AR .

“ are resolved that no effort on their part shall be wan tin g to en able this distin guished ” A 1 st regiment to hold unchallen ged its traditional pride of place . ttached to the Surrey

f The n f n f n is a Cadet corps o Dulwich College . u i orm is gree with aci gs of scarlet .

The 3rd 5th and 7th S RRE n n of n r n , , U Y, represe ti g some the ma y co ps which , followi g

n n in the di of R n ~ the example of the pio eer regime t, were formed stricts ichmo d, Wimble

A n den and L n . , ambeth, have also worthily upheld the cou ty fame mo gst the triumphs w on by the East Surrey men at the National Association Meetin g may be mention ed the

n w on 7th S in 1 8 67 n w on 1 st S in Belgia Cup, ( urrey) ; the Mappi Prize, by the urrey

1 8 7 8 1 8 9 and 1 8 86 in 1 87 9 L 5th S the , 7 , while Quartermaster armer ( urrey) tied for ” A and in 1 87 8 S n n Su f or an d H . lfred , ergea t Watki s ( lst rrey) tied the Curtis arvey ’ — — The D i In n R n D No . 32 uke of Cornwall s L ght fa try egime tal istrict, have two

n Volu teer battalion s .

The 1 st RNW LL ns l st n n 1 859 CO A , which co titutes the Volu teer Battalio , dates from ,

- he n when it was raised at Falmouth and n eighbourin g localities . T u iform is grey with

n faci gs of scarlet .

The 2md R W LL n n CO N A , dati g from about the same period, soo proved itself a highly

and n in . The n m popular corps, achieved speedy proficie cy the various details u ifor is

f n of n n n . To n n scarlet with aci gs white, bei g the u iform of the territorial regime t i sta ce one n in 1 869 L n n or two of the Cor ish triumphs, we may state that ieute a t Pollard tied in the 1 st stage of the Alexan dra ; in 1 874 Private Burns tied for the Gran d Aggregate ; in 1 884 L n n H ieute a t ambly w on the Alfred Prize .

’ The D n n R n R n —R n D 3 o . uke of Welli gto s West idi g egime t egime tal istrict, N 3

n n n 4th 6th an d 9th ES RI has three Volu teer battalio s, bei g respectively the , , W T DIN G OF

R S IRE RIFLE L YO K H VO UNTEERS .

The H LIF RIFLE CORPS 4th R n un an A AX , late the West idi g of Yorkshire Vol teers, d

’ n ow l st n n D of n t n R n R n the Volu teer Battalio of the uke Welli g o s West idi g egime t,

1 859 n n H if and n n date from , whe two compa ies were formed at al ax, k ow as the 7th

R n West York ifle Volu teers . Bef ore lon g six more companies were raised and the

n 4th R n T regime t became the West York ifle Volu teers . he original uniform adopted — was that of the Rifle Brigade in 1 8 74 when the strength of the regimen t was reduced — m n -h f n and to six co pa ies scarlet wit blue aci gs busby were substituted, the helmet

n in 1 880 and hi f n an replaci g the busby , w te aci gs d the badge of the lin e regiments ‘

n in 1 887 f n and f n OCCaSIOIl replaci g, , the blue aci gs local emblems thereto ore used . O the f o the review at Win dsor in 1 88 1 the 4th West York were the o nly Yorkshire regimen t

MA E TY ’ RA/ 2 0 ER . A 3 H j S S Y.

“ in 1 887 Private Gardner ( l st Cumberland) w on the Bronze Medal in the Queen s

n i n l Competitio ; n 1 879 Sergeant Riley (Westmorelan d) tied f or the Wi dmi l Prize .

Th R s — — n e S R n n D t No . 3 5 oyal u sex egime t Regime tal istric , has three Volu teer

battalions .

The 1 st S SSE 1 st n n 1 859 in U X, which forms the Volu teer battalio , dates from ,

n December of which year a corps was formed at Cuckfield. There were at least nin etee

in S — n L E n H various corps raised ussex Brighto , ewes, ast Gri stead, Petworth, orsham,

A n n n and E n n n ru del , Chichester, Worthi g, Bog or, astbour e, bei g amo gst the places most

- n n in f of 1 st S familiar to us of to day . The prese t comma d g o ficer the ussex was, we

one a n n n in believe, of the e rliest officers gazetted, he havi g bee appoi ted corporal early

1 60 The n 8 . n of u iform is scarlet with faci gs blue .

The 2nd S SSE RIFLE L NTEERS 1 859 an d two U X VO U dates from , is composed of

A n n in 1 8 4 and dmi istrative Battalio s, which coalesced 7 , six years later became the

2nd S n n u n n f ussex, which title they retai ed till the most rece t reg latio tra s ormed them 2 n n n The n Hon . i to the d Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regime t . prese t

n in D n n Colo el, who had served for some time the Royal ragoo s, was appoi ted to the

n 2md n F n f in n Sir. H. comma d of the battalio , the o ficer comma d, letcher, bei g we believe

l in l st l n and n Hon . n the fourth chief of the batta io , havi g, like the Colo e , served the

. The n nif i in 1 87 4 n regular army origi al u orm of the corps was grey, wh ch was cha ged

’

f n A a n St . n to scarlet with blue aci gs . tt ched to the regime t is the Cadet corps of Joh s,

The Hurstpierpoint . headquarters of the l st Adm inistrative Battalion were first at

n 1 866 n hin of Chichester, but si ce they have bee at Wort g, where are the headquarters

n no n d The of 2n d A n n the regime t as w co stitute . headquarters the dmi istrative Battalio

n H S n ma n were first at Petworth , the at orsham . i ce the amalga tio they have, of course ,

n n On n 2nd S n n bee at Worthi g . several occasio s the ussex have do e well at Wimbledo ,

’ n n and hi n n f or n Al gai i g the first other gh places i the competitio s the Quee s, the fred,

n H n iz and . Wimbledo Cup, e ry Peek Prize, the Bass Pr e, others

The l st I Q E RTS L TEERS hi the n 3rd n C N U PO VO UN , w ch occupy positio of the Volu teer

n of R S Re n n n in n Battalio the oyal ussex gime t, though without disco ti u g their disti ctive

n D 1 859 n a H n n appellatio , date from ecember, , whe a rifle corps was r ised at asti gs u der

n H n D l o . l e r R e H F n . Wa d a e . R Captai the G g v amsgate, y , ythe, olkesto e, ea , Margate, an d D n l and in over soo fol owed, due course of time were amalgamated , through various

n n n o Th n n L n w n . e stages , i to the regime t as it sta ds Ho . Colo el is the ord Warde ofthe

n n n o f f d n n and Ci que Ports , the me tio whose o fice recalls vividly the ays whe volu teers TERRITORIAL REGIflIEN TS .

i n fr S n u regulars al ke kept a xious outlook om the old ussex sea tow s, where r mour had it

n n The n i n the first desce t of the e emy would be made . u form is grey with faci gs of blue .

The 1 st H TS RIFLE L TEERS hi n ow 1 st n n AN VO UN , w ch , form the Volu teer Battalio of

H R i n 1 859 n the ampshire eg me t, date from , whe several bodies of volunteers were f n an A ni n n n n F n In ormed i to dmi strative Battalio u der the comma d of Colo el au ce .

1 863 n n n oflicer n and the prese t comma di g was appoi ted, three years later the regi

n n n d n . Tw o in 1 868 me t bega to make gia t strides towar s efficie cy years later, viz . ,

n e and t n n n two w corps were added, authori ies bega to have their atte tio called to the

T n n n " excellen ce of the 1 st Hants Rifle Volunteers . hough to a other regime t of Volu teers belongs the credit of first adoptin g as a distinctive elemen t in their training the system of

nn 1 st H n s d ff in 1 869 D In a ual camps, the a ts utili e it to such e ect that the eputy spector

R n L N n Un S S of the eserved Forces i duced ord orthbrook, the the der ecretary of tate for — and h . No t n f ost 7200 and War, to come see for imself the results lo g a ter p , presumably — p rop ter lzoc an order was promulgated allow ing the now f amiliar Govern ment grant

In 1 8 1 1 s H towards the expenses of the Volunteer encampments . 7 the t ants attended “ A n n an d the ldershot ma oeuvres for sixtee days, it is claimed for them that they are the ” n f or n only Vol un teer regiment which has bee embodied so lo g a period at a stretch . In

1 8 n h n n d in 77 the grey u iform , w ich had bee the origi al colour adopted, was iscarded

f n . T avour of the royal scarlet, with the best results to the regime t hey were the first “ ” n n in l n and n t corps to make the tra sport experime t its fu ess, the accou ts of the firs

One n appearance of the transport contingent were most laudatory . of the leadi g daily

n n on n - n in 1 8 85 Ho f ar papers comme ti g the campi g out of the regime t , remarks, w it is possible for the Volun teers to organiz e a tran sport service for themselves was demon s trated in n- r n n of 1 st H n R As the ope air t ai i g the a ts ifle Corps a short time ago . was s n f n n un n n f ee rom the i teresti g reports we published, these Vol teers ma aged everythi g or ” in themselves exactly as if they had been an army corps the field .

A n n ot n on 1 st H n on 2 and 3 rd n t n s reflecti g, o ly the a ts, but the ud Volu teer ba talio s

n i f e w of of the same territorial regime t, we may be perm tted to cull a the eulogistic

i in in D R in 1 8 8 phrases wh ch appear the reports the aily Press of the Jubilee eview 7 .

“ No n n n n 1 0th n brigade passed more triumpha tly critical exami atio tha the , u der

ir H r . It n n S . l st 2nd and 3rd n Colo el W umph ey, Bart co sisted of the , , Volu teer

n H hi R n and n n n n Battalio s of the amps re egime t, was ge erally pro ou ced the best Volu teer

in n n 3 rd brigade the field, though eve here the palm must be give to the or Portsmouth

s The Berk shire V o lu n teer .

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men The 4th D i n his n Sir H D . ockyard iv sio , first brigade, u der William umphrey,

n - n on n l st z ud and 3 rd bei g perhaps the best all rou d lot the grou d, composed of the , ,

' ” n n 2 000 fin e in one to . The t o Ha ts Battalio s, , as fellows scarlet as could wish see w most formidable-lookin g brigades on the ground were the Royal Marines and the Hamp ” “ n f r t . The shire Volu teers, but it would be di ficult to say which ma ched bet er three

’ r Sir i H an n to H and sca let corps of Will am umphrey s brigade were ho our ampshire, ” l n on n were argely voted the best brigade of Volu teers the grou d .

1 st H n Attached to the ampshire is the Cadet corps of Wi chester College .

' The 2nd H MPS IRE F 1 860 and 3rd H MPS IRE A H date from ebruary, , the A H from the

n S m n and n n nt same mo th , outha pto Portsmouth bei g the ucleus corps of the regime s, — — and the first commanders Captain Grimes and Captain Villancy respectively havin g

n v in . The 4th H MPS IRE n both see ser ice the Madras army A H , the Bour emouth

n in a 1 8 60 E n compa y, was raised at Christ Church M rch of , the arl of Malmesbury bei g

n the 5th H MPS IRE I R n the first comma der ; A H , the sle of Wight egime t, dates from

nu 1 800 and n R N n n Sundo n Ja ary, , represe t eight corps raised at yde, ewport, Ve t or, w ,

an T h n F d . he n n Cowes, reshwater elsewhere w ole was u der the comma d of Colo el “ ” Dun smere and N n , formerly of the Black Watch, the ewport corps was comma ded

As n n ir . S n . n n S Hon . n by J imeo , Bart is well k ow , the Colo el of the regime t is Pri ce

H n n and n w n n a e ry of Batte berg, the regime t itself has the some hat rare disti ctio for

’ ” nt n S t The n n Volu eer corps of bei g yled Pri cess Beatrice s Ow . — — As specimens and Specimens only of the successes w on by the men of Hampshire it may be mention ed that in 1 871 Lieutenan t Newman w on the Alexandra first stage ; in

1 888 Captain Arn ell w on the Hop Bitters Trophy ; in 1 883 Sergeant Noble w on the

Al fred Prize and in the same year Private Hyde carried off the Win dmill Prize . ’ — — The S tafl ordshire R n R n D No. 3 8 r outh S egime t egime tal istrict, has th ee — ’ n n l st 3rd and 4th Stafl ordshire n . No n Volu teer battalio s the , Volu teers fewer tha

‘ - un in afl or shire n n thirty six corps of Vol teers were raised St d , of which those belo gi g to

n the Southern Division are represented by the three regiments above mentio ed .

The l st ST FF RD H n Au 1 859 A O , the a dsworth corps, date from gust, , the first

n n n E T e n t n . comma der bei g Captai lwell . h u iform is scarle with faci gs of white

The 3 rd ST FF RD n 2 n n A O , which co stitute the ud Volu teer Battalio , date from

’ N 1 859 n two n fir n n ovember, , whe compa ies were raised at Walsall, the st comma di g

n n D l In 1 888 r-S n F on n Vase officer bei g Captai arwe l . Colou ergea t ord w the Challe ge

n h . T e n at Wimbledo u iform is scarlet with facin gs of white .

HER M A E ’ ARMY 3 2 + j S TY S

In n n of service from early in 1 860. March of that year the regime t umbered five

n Hon n n n . The . compan ies, which shortly after expa ded i to eight prese t Colo el was

' n - n in 1 860 in n ma n gazett ed to the Lieutena t Colo elcy July, , which mo th we y ote that

n n n n n t n n . The St . Colon el Pilki gto , the prese t comma di g officer, ob ai ed his compa y

n and eflicient one and 21 st L n Helens corps has always been a stro g , the a cashire, as it

on n n n n u n came to be called, has ma y occasio s made its mark as a shooti g regime t, sec ri g

in n in hi n some of the most valued prizes the various competitio s w ch it has take part,

n S n En n and r T — the present Colo el, ergea t West , sig Parr, Co p oral aylor the latter the

’ in 1 8 — n n n n The winner of the Queen s Prize 77 bei g amo gst the represe tative marksme .

n f if orm is green with f aci gs o scarlet .

— n D — Th R n R No. 41 n n e Welsh egime t egime tal istrict, has four Volu teer battalio s ,

1 st 1 st n 2md which are supplied by the Pembrokeshire, the Glamorga shire, the

n hi an d 3 rd n S n a R Glamorga s re, the Glamorga or wa se ifles, which last preserves its earlier n ame and style .

The l s t PEMBROXESHIRE n n dates from the earliest days of the Volu teer moveme t,

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h in n . The n in H n ranking fif t order of precede ce first comma d g officer was the o .

n Th nif F . S . v . e R. Gre ille, who was captai of the corps raised at Milford u orm is scarlet with facings of dark blue .

The l st L M R S IRE 2nd n n G A O GAN H , which forms the Volu teer battalio , also dates from

’“ Hon n n r 1 859 n . , whe it was raised at Margam, the late Colo el bei g the fi st com

h n T e n . man ding officer . u iform is scarlet with faci gs of blue

h 2n L M R S IRE n 3rd un n T e d G A O GAN H , formi g the Vol teer battalio , dates from the

Th in 1 859 in n an d same time . ere were five corps raised Glamorga shire, others

n and 2nd m n n n of subseque tly, the Gla orga shire is the prese t represe tative of several

The n f n . these . u iform is scarlet with aci gs of white

The 3rd G LAMORGAN is another representative of the original corps raised in the

n hi n n n - n in n The cou ty, all of w ch, it may be oted, ra k tw e ty seve th precede ce . first L ffi n . D n n n M. P. an d n n comma di g o cer was Captai illwy , , the corps prese ts a other of

e n n i S in A L - wn the welcom i sta ces wh ch how, the rmy ist of to day, the o er of the same

i The n name occupying the same h gh position . regiment is honoured by havi g as its

Hon . n n fitl ne Colo el the Pri ce of Wales, who is y associated with o of the most

n i n n in n T disti gu shed Volu teer regime ts his ow Principality . he uniform is scarlet with f f acings o green .

b t t “ ” “ t C M. Ta o M . P. h o . R. l e fathe r o f the House o f Co mmons . It is sad on the eve of ublicati on to have , , , p , ” o f so ho no ed and e ese n tat a say ur r pr iv e gen tle man that his p lace k n o w s him no more . TERRITORIAL REGIJ IEN TS .

The Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders) has n o fewer than six Volunteer battalions

in F f an d F f . raised or arshire, Perthshire, i eshire

RF RS IRE 1 859 f The l st FO A H dates from , be ore the close of which year their services “ Sir n O n Hon . n n were accepted . Joh gilvy, the prese t Colo el , was the first colo el

f n an d n n n f n n in the o the regime t, the prese t comma di g o ficer, Colo el Mitchell, has bee ” T n f f n n f n . he regime nt si ce its ormatio u i orm is scarlet with aci gs of blue .

The 2n d FORFARSHIRE n ow 2md An n n , which is called the ( gus) Volu teer Battalio ,

f 1 859 and n in n In also dates rom represe ts several corps raised the eighbourhood . due

oc in 1 87 4 l st A m n n F f pr ess these corps became, , the d i istrative Battalio of or arshire

R n and f ew n n 2nd F ifle Volu teers, a years later were agai metamorphosed i to the orfar or Angus Rifles .

The 3 rd (DUNDEE HIGH LAND) VOLUNTEER BATTALION was first kn own as the l oth

F f R and n n n or arshire ifles, as such have gai ed a very foremost place amo gst the shooti g

n In 1 87 8 McKenz ie . n A n n regime ts , Private tried for the Gle lby Prize at Wimbledo , an d in 1 8 80 w on and in 1 87 9 - MacDon ald n it, , Quarter Master gai ed the silver medal

’ o f N BA . in r n 1 83 f i the the fi st stage for the Queen s Prize . I 8 For arsh re w on the

n l n h n l 0th F Chi a Cha le ge Cup . W e first raised , the orfarshire wore the kilt, but for some

i n The n f years th s has give place to the trews . u i orm is scarlet with facings of blue .

The 1 s t ERT S IRE 4th n n and P H H forms the Volu teer battalio of the Black Watch,

“ ” ' ' “ Di or R R n 1 8 61 . It f IIz lz lar rect dates from was ormerly, states the y y, a ifle egime t

in n n R H n in The clothed gree , but adopted the u iform of the oyal ighla ders l st Perthshire has always held a high position for marksmanship . The uniform is

f n A a r Glenalmond scarlet with blue aci gs . tt ched is the Cadet co ps from College, whose

n f n u i orm is grey with black faci gs .

The 2nd ERT S IRE no 5th H n n n P H H , w called the (Perthshire ighla d) Volu teer Battalio ,

f r n I in 1 860 n 3rd n Ri . t was o merly k ow as the (or Breadalba e) Perth fles was raised ,

’ and in 1 880 2nd i The n of D became the Perthsh re . Pri ce Wales s Prize, the uke of

’ ’ ’ d he St . a n t S Cambri ge s Prize , the George s Ch lle ge Vase , ecretary for War s Prize,

and Dail Tele ra h z n n n R n the y g p Pri e, have bee gai ed by Captai obertso , Private

F n F n n n M o an T n a d S cC . he ergusso , Private arquharso , ergea t w u iform is dark grey

f n with aci gs of red .

The 1 st FIFES IRE no 6th n t n n H , w the Volu teer bat alio , represe ts several smaller

in 1 859 and 8 60 The F f R n corps raised the earlier part of 1 . i e ifles are amo gst the

n n n n n the . The n f m shooti g regime ts , bei g able to cou t ma y successes at butts u i or

n is that of the Territorial Regimen t scarlet with bl ue faci gs . ’ 2 6 HER IIIA E T 3 j S Y S ARM Y.

The O L In n —R n D No 43— xfordshire ight fa try egime tal istrict, have four Volunteer battalion s .

The l st Ox ronn U I ERSITY BATIALION D 1 859 n N V dates from ecember, , whe it was

n n n The raised u der the Colo elcy of the Pri ce of Wales, who still holds the position .

n n f n H n o R. S n ho f or n . w first comma di g o ficer was Colo el the pe cer, had ma y years served in R A n the oyal Artillery . mo gst other prizes w on by the regiment may be mentioned

n S S h n that give by the ecretary of tate for War, whic was gai ed by Captain Barn ett in

1 888 . The n i n The u iform is scarlet w th faci gs of dark blue . Oxford Military College

n fur ishes a Cadet corps .

The 2n d O F RDS IRE O R D 1 850 X O H , the xford City ifles, also date from ecember, , when

n a n 1 4th D n he they were raised u der Capt i Bowyer, formerly of the ragoo s . T corps has

lw n an f n one H n n n in a ays bee e ficie t , Private arris gai i g for the regime t 1 87 1 the Prince

’ of at n and n n ll in Wales s Prize Wimbledo , Corporal Webb tyi g for the Wi dmi Prize

1 3 The n n 87 . u iform is scarlet with faci gs of white .

The l st CKS RIFLE L TEERS n n n BU VO UN , which retai , without the additio of Volu teer ” f 1 60 T n r n n n 8 . n an ex ce Battalio , thei origi al desig atio , date rom heir career has bee p tionally prosperous one at every review an d public function in which they have partici pated praise has been awarded generally and un stintingly ; such authorities as Lord

W an d Sir E n n s n in e and olseley vely Wood have spoke tro gly their ulogy, the local

n l n mor The n popularity of the regime t speaks highly for its excel e t ale . shooti g more

r n n in n over, fostered as its exercise is by the g eat i terest take the cou ty, is above the average ; as one instance out of man y of which may be mentioned the winnin g of the

r an H The nif r Cu tis d arvey Prize by Lieutenan t Freemantle in 1 887 . u orm is g ey with

n L in n The n Hon . n faci gs of scarlet . prese t Colo el , ord Barr gto , was the first gazetted “ n of k n R and - n n n f n comma der the Buc i gham ifles, the prese t comma di g o ficer, Colo el

the an n n in . Wethered, was gazetted at same time as e sig the Great Marlow corps

The 2nd UC S E n n n B K is formed by the to College Volu teers, till quite lately the o ly “ ” talion The n t E n bat of the Cadet calibre . doi gs of he to Boys at the butts are matters

n n and un n li of commo k owledge, their iform of grey with faci gs of light blue is as fami ar

A n n i n n n n as it is popular. mo gst the champio s of the reg me t may be me tio ed Captai

’ Godsall w on n Du S c s , who has the Wimbledo Cup, the dley Prize, the e retary for War

and Prize, the Bass Prize . E — — The Re n R n D o 44 n n . ssex gime t egime tal istrict, N . has four Volu teer battalio s

S n in 1 8 ixtee corps were raised the latter part of 1 850 and the first six months of 60.

’ ’ 2 8 HER lll A E ARJI 3 j S TY S I .

n n A n and z Volu teer force, was selected to shoot agai st the ustralia team , emphasi ed

n n S n Leach w on n A n thirtee years later whe ergea t the Gra d ggregate Prize at Wimbledo .

is n ot n in n in n - And it o ly shooti g, but all the qualificatio s that go to make a first rate

n the R n H n an d n n “ regime t, that obi oods hold a high positio , both comma di g officer and d n n n in a juta t Thave reaso to be proud of the estimatio which their corps is held .

r tw o n n ffi . In 1 887 n n We will quote the rema ks of i specti g o cers Colo el Ki gsley , “ d n im n n n n - and as ad ressi g the reg e t after the i spectio , said, Your tur out, camp, drill are

n n an d in 8 9 i H r I n in a n 1 8 S r . V . C. good as have ever see y li e regime t ; , Wilmot, , assu ed “ ” “ n n to n I n o n i the Colon el that he had othi g but praise give, addi g have hesitatio n

sayin g that I have n ever seen a Volun teer battalion so smart and so efficien t as are the

Robin Hoods : your drill in the field an d your conduct in quarters would be a credit to ” n sun any regimen t u der the . “ The n R in H n L n n n and u iform of the id g oods is the traditio al i col Gree , there has

always been a stron g feelin g against in any way losin g their own identity by adopting

the uniform or designation of the Territorial regiment .

The 2nd NOTTINGHAMSH IRE form the 4th Volunteer battalion of the Sherwood

E in N n in and A Foresters . ight rifle corps were raised otti ghamshire March pril of

1 860 an d in r 1 st A n n the , the cou se of time the dmi istrative Battalio was formed, to

colon elcy of which the present comman din g Officer was appoin ted in 1 865 ; when the “ ” “ ” n n 1 st A n admi istrative gave place to the co solidated system , the dmi istrative

n 2n d N n . The n n Battalio became the otti ghamshire u iform was origi ally grey, but was

n in 1 8 5 cha ged to scarlet 7 .

Such a regimen t as the Sherwood Foresters deserves some n otice of its shootin g

A n n A A R A n the triumphs, the lexa dra , the Gra d ggregate, the rmy ifle ssociatio Cup ,

n n Dail Tele ra h an d S n n Belgia Challe ge Cup, the y g p Prize , the ilver Medal bei g amo gst

r o T n L E T an d Ma field The n w n . the t ophies by aylor, Mil er, each, dge, oplis, y u iform

f n L n n n is scarlet with aci gs of i col gree .

The L — — N L n R n R n D No . 47 two Volun oyal orth a cashire egime t egime tal istrict, has

n l 1 th an d 1 4 L C S IRE n f O 1 859 an d F teer battalio s, the th AN A H , dati g rom ctober, , ebruary,

1 860 i The n and n and , respect vely . headquarters are at Presto Bolto respectively, the

n The n n . regime t has several successes at the butts . u iform is scarlet with faci gs of white

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Colone l Seely .

1 Ca ta n Dalbiac 45th Re iment to whose nd s ied notes es e n the Rob n Hood R es the w ite p i , g , ki ly uppl r p cti g i ifl r r is m ch n d u i ebted . ERRITORIAL RE IA/E T T G N S .

The N n R n —R n D — No . 4 orthampto shire egime t egime tal istrict, 8 has only one

n n T MPT I l st N R H SH RE. F a Volu teer battalio , the O A ON ive corps were raised ltogether,

' in a n A n dates f rom A 1 859 n the first d te bei g the lthorpe compa y, which ugust, , whe it h E S n t e n . The n n o a H n . was established with arl pe cer as captai prese t se ior M jor,

L n n - n H n n n in 4th m n ieute a t Colo el ollis , was appoi ted to a lieute a cy the co pa y raised

N n . In 1 8 69 n w on n The n at orthampto the Belgia Prize was by the cou ty . u iform is

grey with scarlet facin gs .

’ The n t R R n —R nt D t Pri cess Charlot e of Wales s ( oyal Berkshire egime t) egime al istric ,

— n one n n l st ERKS IRE D n 6 NO. 49 . 8 0 has also o ly Volu teer battalio , the B H ati g from 1 ,

l st n n R n n the Berkshire represe ts seve corps which were raised at eadi g, Wi dsor,

A n n nh n and S n The n L N . ewbury, bi gdo , Maide ead, Woki gham , a dhurst prese t ieu

- n n n o n n L n V . C. n L L n te a t Colo el C mma da t, ord Wa tage, , was, as Colo el loyd i dsay, the

h n n n ffi T e . A first comman di g o cer . u iform is scarlet with faci gs of blue ttached to the

st n n — f n l Berkshire are the Cadet corps of Welli gto College grey, with aci gs of dark

— n f of T 1 an d Bradfield n . In 868 blue College, whose u i orm is that the erritorial regime t ,

1 87 5 1 878 an d 1 885 l st n the n n in 1 87 6 , , the Berks gai ed Belgia Challe ge Cup ; Corporal

Witheringt on w on the first stage of the Alexan dra ; in 1 871 Sergean t Seper w on the Curtis

and H f 1 883 1 887 n M n arvey Prize ; rom to the regime t brought away the ulle s Prize .

’ The n Own R n R n —R n D 0— NO. 5 Quee s ( oyal West Ke t egime t) egime tal istrict, has

A 1 859 an n n . n d n 1 860 n o three Volu teer battalio s Betwee ugust, , Ju e, , fewer than “ ” -n n n s in a n of En n thirty i e corps had bee rai ed the G rde gla d .

’ The l st E T hi n n n o f the n O n K N , w ch co stitutes the first Volu teer battalio Quee s w ,

29th Of A u 1 859 n H n n n L dates from the ug st, , Viscou t ardi ge bei g the ju ior ieutenan t

The n of n in of n . Colo el u iform the Maidsto e corps, the first order date, was described

“ ’ ” n . In ot The n as Rifle gree with black braid Badge, a silver horse motto, m a . prese t

n un iform is green with faci gs of the same colour .

The 3 t d E T f m 2nd n n N K N , which or s the Volu teer battalio , dates from ovember,

1 859 n Lee and n Kidbrook f in in D , whe corps were formed at Gree wich, ollow g ecember .

We believe we are right in sayin g that the present Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant

and Lieutenant-Colonel date their commissions as lieutenants in the Greenwich and Lee

n n companies respectively from the former mo th . I 1 882 Sergean t Morgan w on the

n and in 1 885 S n Olympic Prize at Wimbledo , ergea t Oliver w on the Association Cup

- r The n f n n n H n . (Marti i e y) u i orm is gree with faci gs of black .

he th E T f n 3rd n n f T 4 K N , ormi g the Volu teer battalio , is the amous Woolw ich

U U ’ HER IVA ES TY S ARJ /I’ 3 30 / .

A n s h h n on had i n n n n rse al corp , w ic soo after its formati e ght compa ies, seco d to o e in the The n n - n 1 860 The force . date give as its formal starti g poi t is March , . first

n n n n T A and n n n Colo el Comma da t was Colo el ulloch of the rtillery, the prese t comma di g

in o n The n n N m . un n n . 7 n hon . officer was, we dersta d , a lieute a t co pa y se ior captai (

m n he n f NO . T Dcnton in n . 8 t n Major) , was comma d of co pa y u i orm is scarle with gree

n faci gs .

’ In n — imcntal D N O — h n L . til T e Ki g s Own (Yorkshire ight fa try) c istrict, has

n 5th EST RIDING n N 9 n n n 1 85 . o ly o e Volu teer battalio , the W , dati g from ovember,

a an d in Admin is The Wakefield company soon had other corps ttached, due course the

rati e n and n f . For t v Battalio was formed, the regime t gave proo of its great popularity ' h Th efficien cy and marksmanship the 5th Yorks ire has alway s stood high . e uniform is scarlet with facings Of blue .

’ n r -R n D — The n S i L In No . 5 3 t Ki g s ( hropsh re ight fa t y) egime tal istrict, has hree

S n Of n n . m n Volu teer battalio s ixtee corps were raised at the time the great oveme t, and n n d O 1 859 the of these the first was the Welli gto corps , which ates from ctober, ,

n n B en . n the first gazetted officer, we believe, bei g Captai ys Very marked have bee

’ Of S nt in n n n the successes the hropshire regime s shooti g competitio s, the Quee s Prize,

\Vindmill n Ir n T the A Prize, the Wimbledo Cup, the ish Challe ge rophy, lfred Prize ,

A n Sn n n the Dail Tele ra h the ssociatio Cup ( ider), the Chi a Challe ge Cup, y g p Prize, and n n n n w on n R Rae the Marti i Challe ge Cup , havi g bee by such marksme as oberts, ,

The n s D n O n an d L n n . l t SHROFSHIRE Wyatt, avies, Piche , we , y do u iform of the , which

l st n n is n 2nd forms the Volu teer battalio , scarlet with faci gs of white ; that of the

S R PS IRE n n 2nd n n n H O H , co stituti g the Volu teer battalio , grey with faci gs of black .

The l st HEREF RDS IRE H and R n R n 3 rd O H , the ereford ad or ifles, hold the positio of

n n S n S n in H Volu teer battalio to the hropshire regime t . eve corps were raised ereford “ ” and l R n men shire, were speedi y associated with their brothers of ad orshire, the of

’ n n 6 D n . In 1 8 4 S n n Presteig , K ighto ergea t odd brought away the Pri ce of Wales s

and in 1 88 3 l st H f nn n m n Prize, the ere ordshire were the wi ers i the co petitio for the

n The n n Belgian Challe ge Cup . u iform of the l st Herefordshire is scarlet with faci gs of black .

’ The D Of - - Own R n R n D NO . uke Cambridge s (Middlesex egime tF egime tal istrict,

57— n n It not Ou here in n . t has four Volu teer battalio s may be of place , treati g of those “ ” n n n r n n belo gi g to the regime t which has the te ritorial desig atio of Middlesex, to glance at the g eneral historv of the Volunteer movemen t as it affected the metropolitan

- ' z HER M a Es TY S ARJ /I’ 3 3 j . sketched out plans : amongst other precautions lines Of earthworks were to be erected

n f Lea T T H reachi g rom the at ottenham to the hames at ammersmith . But the descend

n Of n - in n n s a ts the stubbor old Middle sexe, who days go e by had do e such brave ruthle s d n n and D n n n the n— n eeds agai st Brito a e, had yet a other a swer to vital questio the e rol

n of n H an d R n n me t the Volu teers . ogarth owla dso give us sketches of the military

nt the n f t n eleme of the society , but it is O e but the humorous, sometimes the ridiculous, “ ” “ . The n 9 8 L n n side, which is portrayed Volu teers of , the oyal Ba ds, Volu teer ” nt read e men in n Guards, prese to us, as we of them , bodi s of whose ra ks we are proud

n n . n ictures to thi k our fathers may have bor e arms But whe we see p of them , this f right an d natural sentiment somewhat f ades . We orget the deeds in gazing at the

n n n The f n an . d cou terfeit prese tme t of the doers costume itsel seems quai t to a degree,

n n f n n loses othi g o the quaint ess in its treatme t by the artists . — — We kn ow w e keep repeatin g to ourselves that they were in their way h eroes ;

n n and n now F n that but for their u ited actio bold fro t we might be a satrapy of ra ce, or

- ’ an n the n . n look and at y rate have su k to place of a seco d rate power But, they do t it, we f all to murmurin g feebly in exculpation of our momen tary disloyalty to the memory of men did of A n who so well, the comical apology the merica poet

I k now it is a sin For me to sit an d gri n At him here

But the old three-co rnered hat , And the b reeches an d all that , , Are so qu eer

Af n ra n n . u f n ter all, the feeli g of ridicule is but t sie t We la gh with edi yi g impartiality

- at some of the pictures Of the rifle corps of to day in the costume they first adopted .

What could well be more comical than a Lon don corps dressed in a sort of stage brigan d “ ” in i and n in a la costume , sky blue colour, with a Garibald hat a lo g droop g feather the Tyrolese singers ! But the corps that started o n its military career clad in this fearful and won derful costume is and always has been one Of the most distinguished of

" n To u n f or n n . all the Volu teer regime ts ret r , how ever, a mome t to the Middlesex

n n The n n d n of Volu teers of the last ce tury . ames a compositio of some them will be n oticed in dealin g with their successors ; suffice it to say that having ably an d effectively

n in n n . do e the duty that came their way they were, with some few exceptio s, disba ded

i For many years before 1 859 thinkin g men had had in View the desirability of

n n n F SO 1 837 . H n reorga izi g the Volu teer orce . early , we believe , as , had Mr a s Busk, of

Lo ndon e me n ts In the express io n Middl ese x are incl uded in this con n ec tion the r gi . TERR! TORIAL REGI! ! EN 1 S .

“ ” Vic ories GOvernmcnt an d the regiment now known as the t , suggested the step to the ,

from that time he and others who held the same vie w had on various occasion s sought

f A n n n n n in . o to in fluence public opi io its avour p litical accide t, as is well k ow , brought

r n S n n f n the subject to the f o t with a rush . i ce the Crimea War the reciprocal eeli gs between France and En glan d had become somewhat estranged ; to the f everish and

excited vision of the Fren ch populace the carelessly stron g attitude of this country

on f Of E . became more and more irritatin g . An attempt was made the li e the mperor

a n f or in En n There was but little doubt th t the miscrea t had some time sheltered gla d , T and n ot improbably had here hatched his diabolical scheme . his fact acted as a torch

H steric f or n n to combustible fuel . v shrieks ve gea ce were howled forth by pseudo patriots and demagogues ; Government Officials caught the infection ; fire -eating ” colonels besought our faithf ul ally for leave to march against perfidious Albion ; there were not wanting circumstantial proposals of the modas op erandi of crushing the Islan d

’ “ n T Em i a d . o p re s pride power say that there was a scare, scarcely does justice to

T an n n . n o n d the atio al character here was scare, but ple ty of serious alarm , more of T t n n . h n pa riotic determi atio hroughout t e lan d rose up the cry for permissio to arm,

T n and in of 1 859 f f n f . May was issued the amous circular so O te before re erred to . he

n n n n n in n the Volu teer moveme t, as at prese t co stituted, comme ced good ear est .

The 3 rd MIDDLESEx of He ea Barue t is composed various corps raised at mpst d, ,

H ns H T n and En field one r e n or ey, ighgate, otte ham , , which at time were rep es ted by the

2n d and h n In 862 e 6t A r n . 1 dmi ist ative Battalio s , however, they wer amalgamated

n n Hon n n ffi . n As u der the prese t Colo el as comma di g o cer . with most of the Middlesex

n n n n and regime ts, we are compelled to pass over the i cide ts affecti g the growth progress

of of Old H n an d n n n n the successors the ampstead Volu teers, co te t ourselves with gla ci g

f n In 1 8 3 S n D n on Dail briefly at some o their gai s at the butts . 8 ergea t ow es w the y

Tele ra h mb n an d on n 3rd n g p Prize at Wi ledo , other occasio s the Middlesex have retur ed

f n and n e n f n . victors rom cou ty local competitio s . Th u iform is grey with aci gs of scarlet

The 8 th MiDDLESEx 2n d n a n of R n , the Volu teer Batt lio the Middlesex egime t, dates

f in n and n n n n of rom early the moveme t, like its compa io s,represe ts the amalgamatio

n in Th on . n e . e n II ma y other local corps prese t Colo el, was, we b lieve, gazetted early

1 8 60 n of n In 1 84 n on as Comma der the Hounslow Compa y . 8 , Private Galla t w the

’ n n an d n Quee s Prize at Wimbledo , other trophies have from time to time bee credited to

n . The n f f n the regime t u i orm is grey with grey aci gs .

The 1 1 th MIDDLESEK the R R 3 rd n Of T R o , ailway ifles, the Battalio the erritorial egi ’ 3 34 HER MAjES TY S ARM Y

m n t n n . A and me t, da e fro about the same period as the corps before me tio ed popular

n Hon . n Du S n an d n n meritorious regime t, whose Colo el is the ke of utherla d, comma di g

f h n Sir . the n 1 1 t n . n n o ficer W Charley , moder Middlesex has ear ed for itself golde Opi io s f or nd n T efficiency a smart ess . he un iform is grey w ith f acings of scarlet . — — The 1 7th MIDDLESEX the North Middlesex Rifles comprise several of the old

The un f n and n at I n n . compa ies, whe first raised had their headquarters sli gto i orm is

n f a gree with aci gs of black .

’ The f amous KING S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS has n o fewer than ten Volunteer battalion s . “ Of l I RIA f n these the first are the V C O S o old re own . R In n n n n n the . cide tally, we have more tha o ce me tio ed Victoria ifles Before the close

i n n in n and n Of and of the e ghtee th ce tury they were existe ce, whe other the loyal

’ n n n n D n patriotic Volu teer associatio s the formed were disba ded, the uke of Cumberla d s

S w n —not and harpshooters, as they ere the called, were allowed without much trouble — the exertion s of friends in high places to retain their corporate existence as a rifle

. on n n n u the club Years passed , till, whe the cou try became at rally attracted to per

’ s onalit u n and n and n n n y of the f ture sovereig , me s thoughts a ticipatio s tur ed to the quiet Palace of Kensington Where dwelt in maiden seclusion the Heiress of Alfred and

n N n and n n T and S S the Co fessor, of orma s Pla tage ets, of udors tuarts, the harpshooters ” and n n The R Ri F solicited Obtai ed permissio to be called oyal Victoria fle Club . rom

n n n n r e the earliest comme ceme t of their existe ce they had bee emphatically a ifl corps , having been the first of the Vol unteers who received the then somewhat n ovel equip

n Of Rifle The n in 1 8 35 not in n R me t men . impetus give was vai ; the oyal Victoria

Rifle Club made unmistakable progress in efficien cy ; they secured capital premises and

n n f n H n n l n ra ge ; amo gst their O ficers was Captai a s Busk, to whom u doubted y belo gs the honour of initiatin g and stimulatin g the Volunteer movement of 1 859 .

From the time of their ren aissance in 1 859 the career of the Victorias has been a

' l i n ne No n and than the f e bri l a t o . regime t is more familiar at reviews parades y w regiments have been more forward in availing themselves Of every means of attain ing

n T n h excelle ce . hey were, we believe, the first Volu teer corps w ich received formal “ ” n n n n In n and b an of t sa ctio for the formatio of Mou ted fa try, it would e but to repeat

n An n told tale to dw ell upo the credit that body has received . d the prese t Victorias have not let the hand lose its cunnin g which gained for their predecessors the sobri

’ S Th n quet of harpshooters . e Queen s Prize has been twice w on the Wimbledo Cup,

A n A n Sn A n u and D the lexa dra, the ssociatio Cup , the ( ider) ssociatio C p, the uke of

1 ’ ' 33 6 HER 1 1 AjES TY S ARJU .

E L D RIFLES n ma n one t n NG AN , represe t, as y well be imagi ed, of the mos importa t features

h n — n n the n O n n n in t e moveme t the participatio of the civil serva ts of Crow . rigi ally k ow

21 s n n n in as the t Middlesex, they were speedily ho oured by the appoi tme t of the Pr ce of

Hon n l and n n Of an d Wales as . Colo e , few regime ts have a more brillia t record success

n The n m f n n En n achieveme ts . u ifor is grey with aci gs of blue, that of the Ba k of gla d

R n n . ifles, gree with faci gs of the same

’ The 1 3 th IDDLESE n n 8th n M X, the popular Quee s Westmi sters, form the Volu teer

’ n of n R R an d n battalio the Ki g s oyal ifle corps, , like so ma y others of the Middlesex

n n centur ' when s regime ts, date their origi from the last y, they were rai ed as the

n E in Royal Westminster Volu teers . arly their career the latter received their colours

’ m n and in n n n The fro the Ki g, these are still the possessio of the Quee s Westmi ster .

R n n a n 1 8 1 4 n , old oyal Westmi ster Volu teers rem i ed embodied till , whe they were

n to n n n N disba ded, be restored to active existe ce whe a other apoleon caused our

n n n The n H on n . . n n atte tio to be directed to the possibility of i vasio prese t Colo el , the

n r no n n Earl Grosve or, spa ed pai s to make the Westmi ster Volunteers of 1 860 fully

. S and the R R of n equal to their predecessors uch they speedily became, at oyal eview Ju e,

1 800 n n n n n It , were umerically stro g e ough to be able to sta d as a separate battalio . is

n n of a stated that a short time previously to this, the regime t had the ho our n

u n n n in n on m imprompt i spectio by the Quee perso , which occasion they clai to “ have given the first Royal salute which Her Majesty received from a Volunteer ” A n in n m n n corps . mo gst those who have served the regime t may be e tio ed, in

n D in and n H n n L T additio to the uke of Westm ster Colo el oward Vi ce t, ord hesiger,

D n n Sir n and D n n . T the ea of Westmi ster, Morell Macke zie, Mr Justice e ma . heir

n T triumphs at the butts are matter of otoriety . hey have tw ice w on the Alexandra

n in 1 878 and S n ten Prize, Private Camero ergea t Vicars years latter securing

i n in 1 87 6 w on S d of A n it for the r regime t ; Private James the ilver Me al the ssociatio , an achievement repeated in 1 878 by Priva te Lowe ; while in a trial of strength betw een

n and l st H n in 1 87 5 n on the Westmi ster the a ts the former regime t w a decided victory .

n The uniform is grey with faci gs of scarlet .

L n the FI SB Y RIFLES ike so ma y other of the Middlesex corps, N UR had predecessors at

nt r . n in 1 859 n R the close of the last ce u y Whe raised the Clerke well ifle Corps, as their

n 3 9th in n n n n c . I n first appellatio was, ra ked cou ty pre ede ce t was oticed that ma y of

n m n l The 3 m n the leadi g com ercial firms were the pri cipa supporters . rd co pa y was

O ficered an in n r n t n d its f , d great part ma ned, by Mess s . Virtue ; a o her compa y owe TERRITORIAL REGI/l/EN TS .

n é of . n f existe ce to the employ s Messrs Po ti ex . For some time the regimen t was n ot

n n one of n The n umerically a stro g , but late years this has bee altered . regime t became

21 st n n in 1 87 8 in the , its prese t umber, , which year Major Youn g w on the Albert

and f or n A n and n A in 1 8 82 nnin Prize, tied the Gle lby Gra d ggregate, Wi g the Curtis

and H and n an d in 1 884 D of arvey Prize, the Wimbledo Cup, the Bass Prize, the uke

’ an d u and H n Cambridge s Prize, the C rtis arvey Prize ; in 1 8 83 Lieutenant Milner w o D iz . The ni n n the udley Pr e u form is gree with scarlet faci gs .

The 22nd MIDDLESEx claim a conn ection of origin with their predecessors in

n ank F n R in n n nn w 3 9th umerical r , the i sbury ifles, hav g bee origi ally co ected ith the

i d n n . O in e n e 4oth and M d lesex becom g a separat corps it was umber d the , by a other

n Whi of ffi n 22 . revolutio of the rligig time , or rather of o cial progressio , has become the ud

The H n n f o . n Sir Sc first Colo el was J . Yorke arlett, who comma ded the amous heavy

n - in n n fi cavalry division in the Crimea . The cha ge the list of comma di g of cers has

n n n n ul n bee somewhat trying in its freque t recurre ce, the prese t pop ar chief bei g the

n The ni is n f n of . seve th . u form gree with aci gs scarlet

The 25th n of En n n are n n , the Ba k gla d Volu teers, , as before me tio ed, attached to the

1 2th T not n n f or n n Middlesex . here are wa ti g advocates who claim the Ba k Volu teers

ns n and no n a very co iderable a tiquity, there seems reaso to doubt that from a very early

h n period of the Bank history a compan y of Volun teers has been in existence . T e prese t

corps is mann ed by the porters and watchmen of the establishment . “ The L n n n l st— ITY OF L D RIFLE L TEER RIG DE o do Volu teers, the the C ON ON VO UN B A

’ 2nd and 3 rd L n n n n of n the the o do , complete the tale of the Volu teer battalio s the Ki g s

R R e n of n ff oyal ifle Corps . We hav before gla ced at the history the moveme t as it a ected

i of and the metropolis ; it only n eeds to be added here that in the past h story the City,

amon gst all the bodies which from time to time have sprun g to voluntary armamen t in its f n no s e an d n n de e ce, corps de erve bett r approval pride tha do the three regime ts above

n n I Hon . me tio ed . n the early days it was proposed that the Lord Mayor should be the

n of of L n n R i t n in Colo el the City o do ifle Br gade, but at a public mee i g held the Guild

n hall his lordship ann oun ced that the popular Duke of Cambridge had accepted thepositio .

F n n 2 in n Hon . n ortu ate beyo d measure, too, are the ud Lon don havi g as their Colo el the

u r f n e most pop lar of B itish generals equal ortu e had, at the time these pages w re “ n r e n 3rd L n n hi f n . A origi ally w itt , the o do in the c e tai ship of the hero of Magdala las,

‘ ’ ’ ” that had, how sad a passage tis .

The Lo nd on Rifle Bri ad e are w e be lie v e the only V o lu nte er re iment w hi ch still retains the lum e on the cap . g , , g p x x HER M A E TY ’ A M / S S R Y .

’ — — The Duke of Edinburgh s Wiltshire Regimen t Regimental District 62 has two

n n Volu teer battalio s .

The l st WILTs n h in 1 861 n l st co sists of various corps, w ich were formed i to the

A n n dmi istrative Battalion of Wiltshire Rifle Volun teers . U doubtedly the regiment has

n Hon n L - n E n owed a great deal to the prese t . Colo el , ieut . Colo el verett, appoi ted to the

n in 1 866 and A n n n comma d , to the late djuta t, Major Gib ey , whose sketch of the regime tal

all n history will be of value to i terested in the Volunteer movemen t in Wiltshire .

The 2n d WILTs 1 8 60 n n u dates from , whe the compa ies raised at Malmesb ry,

n D and m 2nd A ni n Chippe ham , evizes, elsewhere were for ed into the dmi strative Battalio

n n n f n hi n o F . of Wiltshire Volu teers u der the comma d Colo el M . Ward (C ppe ham Com

n 9 tb F The o . n n pa y), late of the oot prese t comman din g officer received his commissio

n n in the n A as lieute a t Malmesbury Compa y about the same time . ttached is the Cadet

The n f Corps of Marlborough College . u i orm is green with black facings .

The n R n —R n D — n n Ma chester egime t egime tal istrict 63 has six Volu teer Battalio s, T 4th 6th 7 th which might almost claim a volume to themselves . hey are respectively the , , ,

1 6th 2oth and 22nd L n hi . Of 6th 20th and 1 6th n n , , a cas re these the , , were better k ow

1 st 2nd 3rd n Th s an d . e r n n as the , , Ma chester th ee origi al Ma chester corps were rai ed

in D 1 859 and F 1 8 60 A in n 1 860 and ecember, , ebruary, ; the rdwick corps Ja uary, ,

- - the contin gen ts at Ashton un der Lyn e and Oldham in February Of the same year . It

would be pleasant to dwell upon the conn ection of the presen t corps with those origin

l A ini i n al y raised, to trace the process of absorption through the dm strative Battal o

hi n ot an d in f n n . stage, to follow detail the triumphs O each compo e t factor But t s must

and n as -ex em lifie d 3rd n be, though we might poi t out how, p by the Ma chester, the

n n n In n b n n most rece t developme t, that of Mou ted fa try, has ee atte ded by most marked

and in n n n n success, though all refere ces to the participatio of the Ma chester Volu teer

Battalion s we should have perforce to re-echo to the point of wearin ess the plaudits of ” l n n ! i on We l do e, Ma chester with wh ch they are always greeted, we must pass , with

the conviction that it n eeds n o written pages to make kn own the qualities of these

n i L n hi n The n L n n n n . disti gu shed a cas re regime ts . u iform is scarlet with i col gree faci gs

’ — — The Prince of Wales s North Staffordshire Regiment Regimen tal District 64 has

' D n an n n 2nd and 5 tafl ordshire . two Volu teer battalio s, the th S ati g from early period

’ in n 2nd and 5th Stafl ordshire n ow the moveme t the progress of the , as they are styled ,

d n n has n n n a nin The n Hon . n an bee co ti uous nd u terrupted . prese t Colo el comma di g

e r t f of 2nd Staffordshirc , n , O ficer the were, we believe amo gst the , a liest gazet ed Officers

’ RM Y HER M AjES TY S A .

n n n en and in has made giant strides , i creasi g its umbers to double the str gth, other ways

The n f n n . emphasizin g its efficiency . u i orm is gree with faci gs of scarlet

n n n and n n The 3rd DURHAM can boast, like other regime ts of the cou ty, a lo g i teresti g

In 1 8 80 S n n R n career . the u derla d ifles were attached to the corps, which subseque tly

Du f w an d 3rd D . became the 5th rham , but they a ter ards became part parcel of the urham

The uniform is scarlet with facin gs of white .

The 4th DURHAM is described by the his torian bef ore quoted as one of the most ” ul n in n of D and n in pop ar regime ts the cou ty urham , as rejoici g the proud sobriquet

‘ ’ n n n in n Of the Black Watch , a ame by which they are more familiarly k ow civilia ” n n F m n circles than by their proper desig atio . ive corps were soon enrolled from a o gst

the hardy son s of toil to be foun d in the district stretchin g from the banks of the Wear ” T n F l n and in at Durham to those of the y e at el i g, these corps were due time amal

n n D R n In 1 8 80 is gamated into the l st Admi istrative Battalio urham ifle Volu teers . th

A n i n 4th D R n n 1 st dmi istrative Battal o became the urham ifle Volu teers, with a stre gth of ten n The n w as in in 1 8 63 n compa ies . u iform orig ally grey, but was cha ged for that at

— e of presen t worn rifle green with scarlet facin gs . W may add that the Officers whose

— - n in 1 889 A L t w o n n n and hon . ames appear the ( ) rmy ist, the lieute a t colo el the

n— n on f i n n chaplai were amo gst the first gazetted the ormat o of the regime t.

h 5 h D R M has hi In 1 9 T e t U HA had a somewhat complicated story . 85 the Gateshead compan y was formed and kn own as the 8th Durham ; in the South Shields c on tingen t were enrolled as the 6th Durham ; and in 1 8 60 the corps from Blaydon and Win

n n b 9th D and n w n T n and D n R terto were um ered as the urham , k o as the y e erw e t ifles .

T n n 3 rd D n n 6th and n hese corps were co stituted i to the urham, the i to the , the , with

n 3rd D r n n n not . I N certain cha ges popular with the corps, i to the u ham agai ovember

m 5th D n of the same year they beca e the urham , which title they retai ed till the recent

n The n f n T n n . f erritorial ome clature came i to play u i orm was at first gree , but was a ter

wards changed into scarlet with dark green facin gs . — — The Highlan d Light Infantry Regim en tal District 7 1 have five Volun teer bat

n 5th 6th 8th 9th an d l 0th L RKS IRE. talio s , the , , , , ANA H

The 5th L RK - n n its n n f ANA is a two battalio corps dati g, as to each of co stitue ts , rom

in 1 8 60 n 2nd and 3 rd N n n On f a early , whe the orther Battalio s were raised . ly or

f ew n n n n and 1 860 n mo ths did their separate existe ce co ti ue, July, , saw the two battalio s

The n ha united . regime t s taken part with credit in various reviews and similar fun c ” n In 1 8 8 7 S r n H o S d and Ho . w n an d tio s e gea t ill the ilver Me al the p Bitters Prize , E TERRITORIAL REGIM N TS .

in n n w on n and in 1 881 the same year the Belgia Challe ge Cup was by the regime t ,

’ ‘ Sergeant M urray w on the Prin ce of Wales s Prize .

The 6th L RK f 1 8 60 n n n 25th L n ANA dates rom , whe it was k ow as the a arkshire ,

n n n n in 1 880 N ni n adopti g its prese t desig atio . umerous other compa es are i cluded , “ ” n f Ar n f or t n draw chiefly rom the Clyde tisa s, who some time gave heir ame to

The n n h . n n n and the corps prese t u iform is the t ird wor , the first havi g bee grey

n n The e the seco d gree . authority before quot d says that the regiment was the first to adept the new regulation helmet .

R in 1 859 8th L R S IRE n n n 4 h aised , the ANA K H had bee previously k ow as the t

A n Bl h dm inistrative Battalion a d the 3 l st Lanarkshire (the yt sw ood).

The 9th L R SHIRE n 4th n n Of H n L ANA K , formi g the Volu teer Battalio the ighla d ight

Inf n n in 1 860 n 3 7 55th 62nd a try, represe t five corps raised , amely the th, the , the , the

3rd and 94th in 1 863 n n 3 rd A ni 7 , the , which were co solidated i to the dmi strative 1 8 2 n Of L n R n . In n n Battalio the a arkshire ifle Volu teers 7 , soo after the prese t com

n in n i n 1 07 th L a nd in 1 88 ma d g Officer joi ed, a s xth compa y, the , was raised at eadhills, 5 9th the regimen t become the Lanarkshire .

Amon gst the public fun ction s in which the regiment has taken part may be instanced

E n r 1 860 and 1 88 1 and ni the royal reviews at di bu gh of , the various ceremo es of state “ The n conn ec ted with the Glasgow Exhibition Of 1 88 8 . shooti g of the regimen t is

and n n of w on an of very good, though as yet o e the members have y the great prizes ” n n a n n . T n at Wimbledo , yet all its efficie ts have e r ed the higher gra t here are umerous “ ” n - n n and n n n of i ter regime tal competitio s, great atte tio is paid to the thorough ess the

nn n -ou t an n n Oflicer i a ual campi g , exercise to which the comma di g attaches deserved m

n n n porta ce . Much of the efficiency of the 9th La arkshire is due to the si gular good

un n n n n . In 1 88 5 on fort e which has atte ded them in the appoi tme t of adjuta ts , the

n of T rn n r n L n n - n An w S n n retireme t Major ho to , the fi st adjuta t, ieute a t Colo el dre teve so ,

of w as n e his n n n the Black Watch , appoi t d, who brought to task the i teresti g experie ce

n in e n an d n T gai ed the most r ce t of our wars, was succeeded by Captai owers Clarke .

The ni w f in of ' u form is scarlet ith ac gs yellow . 1

The 1 0th L R H n n f 1 868 ANA K , the Glasgow ighla d Volu teers, date rom , when a

of n n n n L n n - n a committee ge tleme , amo gst whom were the prese t ieute a t Colo el n d sen ior

It is rec orded in the Dire ct o ry that in 1 879 the cor s e x erienced a sev ere l oss their drill -hall bein b l ow n p p , g dow n d in a hea e ur g vy gal .

t We n ee d n ot here men t i o n the v e ry n u mero u s rize win ners n umbe red in the S co tch Re imen ts an d w hose p g , nam es and t i m hs are d eco ded in the ocal o d r u p uly r r l rec r . ’ R 34: HER M AjES TY S A M Y .

S n n n n H n urgeo , was appoi ted to take steps for the formatio of a regime t of ighla d

n The in an in m . d Volu teers Offer of service was made May, accepted July of the sa e

n in n f or 1 05th Lan R n year, permissio be g gra ted the arkshire ifle Volu teers to assume

n H n un and n the additio al style of the Glasgow ighla d Vol teer Corps, the tarta of the

The Hon n l . n . L n n a Black Watch prese t Colo e , the Marquis of or e, was appoi ted e rly in 1 8 1 and in the 7 n n 6 nd 1 881 . n , the regime t has take part reviews of 1 87 a Whe

n 1 05th 2nd A The n first fou ded the was attached to the dmin istrative Battalion . stre gth

l n in 1 868 m n has steadi y i creased , out of a aximum of but little more tha half

n n l il n A n that umber were e rol ed, wh e the present stre gth is about mo gst

n n ma n in 1 874 in E n the shooti g successes of the regime t, it y be oted that Capta usto

’ w on n A an d n t n a and S . the Gra d ggregate, the followi g year the George s Challe ge V se,

’ in 1 8 The n 8 5 Private Braithwaite w on the Duke of Cambridge s Prize . u iform of the 1 st and 3 rd Volun teer battalion s and of the 9th Lan arkshire is scarlet with facin gs

2nd n n n and Of 5th of yellow ; of the Volu teer battalio , scarlet with black faci gs ; the ,

n scarlet with blue faci gs . The SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERs ( Ross -shire Buffs) have three Volunteer bat talions .

The 1 st R -S IRE 1 st R H n n l n S t H oss H , the oss ighla d Volu teer Batta io , of the eafor h igh

an 8 The n n r n 1 60. n l ders, dates from u iform whe the regime t was fi st e rolled is stated to have been scarlet with blue trousers an d shake with white plumes ; this was after

In 1 8 65 n R w on wards chan ged for the scarlet and yellow facin gs now worn . Captai oss “ n T in nn n n n the Wimbledo Cup . here is co ectio with the regime t a rifle associatio , ” n - k own as the Ross shire Service Rifle Association .

The S THERL D HI L D LU TEERS n ow 2md n a n U AN GH AN VO N , the Volu teer batt lio of the

S f H n in he n and n ea orth ighla ders, date from early t history of the moveme t, were origi

n n 1 st A n l n n R fl an d n ally k ow as the dmi istrative Batta io Sutherla d i es, subseque tly as

1 st S n Th n one n the utherla d . e regiment has always been a disti guished , the Pri ce of

n Hon n in 1 86 an d n n n Wales becomi g . Colo el 7 , the post of comma di g officer bei g first

D S n an d no S f . In 1 867 held by the uke of utherla d, w by the Marquis of ta ford the

n n — — In 1 883 S n prese t u iform that of the Sutherlan d Highl an ders w as adopted. ergea t

’ w on n and O and in 1 888 n Mackay the Quee s Prize the lympic Prize, Captai Morrison w on Dail Tele ra the y g p h Prize .

The 1 st EL I n ow n n 3 rd n a n S t O N , k ow as the ( Morayshire) Volu teer Batt lio , eafor h H n 1 859 . The n ighla ders, date from first compa ies raised were from the districts of

’ 344 HER Ill A/ES TY S ARM Y .

f n an A m n n corps of which it was composed were ormed i to d i istrative Battalio , which

un became in 1 880 the 1 st Argyll Rifle Vol teers .

R S IRE RIFLE L TEERS n 6 V elu n The 1 st DUMBA TON H VO UN , occupyi g the place of the th

n 1 859 . It n n n L n n teer Battalio , date from is a stro g battalio , possessi g a ieute a t

n n and n n in in n . The fi n Colonel Comma da t, umberi g someth g over ra ks rst u iform

hi n in u n n in was grey ; t s gave place to rifle gree , which due co rse was aba do ed favour

of the present un iform .

K AN A D I R SS h f th n n n The 1 st CLAO M NAN N K N O , w ich orm the 7 Volu teer Battalio , spri g

T m n 1 st nn n of 1 859 . from the Alloa Rifles hese beca e subseque tly the Clackma a shire,

The n Of 1 st n and in 1 87 3 the 1 st Kinross was attached . u iform the Battalio is grey

n of 2nd 3rd an d th f n of 4th with faci gs of scarlet the , , 7 , scarlet with aci gs blue ; of the

green with green f acin gs ; of the 5th and 1 st Dumbarton shire scarlet with yellow f acin gs .

’ n The th The Rifle Brigade (Prince Con sort s Ow n) has ten Volun teer Battalio s . 7

MIDDLESEx -kn n L n n S f 1 859 fi n n , the well ow o do cottish, date rom , their rst umber bei g

1 5 The n Hon n L E ndin f the th . prese t . Colo el, as ord lcho, was the first comma g O ficer,

n f The L n n S are and the unif orm at that time was grey with brow acings . o do cottish “ ” n one in n one u doubtedly of the most crack corps existe ce, as they are of the most

n n n n popular . We have bee able before, however, to otice the Volu teer regime ts

Of n S and n n on f in composed the ki dly cots, beyo d putti g record the act of their hav g

n in n n n achieved ma y shoot g triumphs, must relucta tly resist the temptatio to dwell lo ger

on their history .

Did space permit it would be more than usually interestin g to trace from the

’ “ beginnin g of the nation s history the military services ren dered by the men of the ” Law . Thi n and n n in s task, however, has bee ably successfully u dertake a valuable ” r and n n h brochu e published some three years ago, we must co te t ourselves wit the

history of the INN S OF COURT RIFLE VOLUNTEERS as it is developed in the presen t

n n . nn f n r n . Volu teer moveme t We ca ot, however, resist re e ri g to the fact, oted by Mr “ N n a r niz orto , th t the fi st orga ed body formed by the Inns of Court appears to have

n in 1 584 n n f n bee , whe associatio s were formed by them to assist in the de e ce of the ” n S n A m and D A n cou try from the pa ish r ada, the eed of ssociation u der which they were

’ n can n in D f L n n Inn n . e rolled still be see the rill Hall O i col s . At the time whe the

H n fi f n ouse of Commo s rst commenced the course o actio which forced Charles I. to

” A Sho t Histo o f the Mil tar and a al S e es f t e I - - r ry i y v rvic o h nns of Co urt b F. C. N orton Barrister at Law N , y , ,

an d S e ean t I R V. rg . C . . TERRITORIAL REGIM EN TS .

a Inn of m en ff n and in n t ke up arms , the s Court O ered their services to the Ki g, a swer to

n n n no n n n e quiries, made it clear to the turbule t Commo s that though they had i te tio

Of n n f u n l n n i terferi g w ith the law lly co stituted authority of Par iame t, they did ot mean to permit their Sovereign to be insul te d by the The gentlemen of the Inns of

n n in n an d in Court formed a Volu teer ba d the last ce tury , it is recorded that at a review “ ll n 1 803 n III. nf n The , Ki g George co erred upo them the sobriquet they sti e joy of

’ ” and E n in D s O . He n n r evil wn was e quiri g what t oops they were, rski e, who was ” “ n l : T . ! n comma d, rep ied hey are all lawyers , sire What what exclaimed the Ki g,

“ ’ — ’ ” all lawyers all lawyers ! Call them the Devil s Ow n call them the Devil s Own !

In 1 859 Inn n n an d n the s of Court petitio ed to form a volu teer corps , the origi al “ n in L a nn n members were swor before ord C mpbell, thus co ecti g , them with the

s of n F n n 23rd previou corps, which he had bee a member . irst k ow as the , they

' are now na 1 4 m f m l to all of the formally desig ted the th, but ost a i iar is the old title “ ” E n on in 1 88 6 Inn r . In 1 87 8 w S nt s of Cou t Private va s the Bass Prize, ergea

S n w on S in 1 889 S n Brow ell w on n of immo ds the ilver medal , ergea t the bro ze medal

R A s n in d n hi n the Middlesex ifle s ociatio , ad itio to w ch other prizes have bee credited

The Inn f n in n n to the corps . s of Court are ortu ate possessi g ample accommodatio and f in , as might be expected rom such a body, are well to the fore all the depart

' n s n n n e nf n l n . The ni me t of sig alli g, mou t d i a try , ambu a ce, etc 1 u form is grey with

n faci gs of scarlet .

The 1 5 MIDDLESEx— s and D — a 1 860 and n th the Custom the ocks d te from , represe t

m n of n The n u H R n the a algamatio ma y corps . origi al C stom ouse ifles were umbered

26th and n n . R n n comma ded by Major Grey ece t eve ts have impaired their umbers, but

r f n can s n The ni m is n . few co ps boa t a fi er material . u or gree with scarlet faci gs

The 1 6th MIDDLESEx - n L ND IRIS RIFLES i 4th , the well k own O ON H , wh ch form the

n n R f n in 1 860 Volu teer battalio of the ifle Brigade, have rom their raisi g, early , held a

f n In D very oremost place amon gst the Volun teer regiments of the cou try . ecember “ of 1 859 n of n , a meeti g Iris hmen residin g in London resolved that a Volu teer

R ni n and not n ifle Corps should be orga zed ; this resolutio was adopted supported, o ly

n men of n n by the represe tative every class who were prese t at the meeti g, but by

It will be em em r bered that on e of the finest situations in the lay of Charles the First ro duced b Mr. Irvin p , p y g ’ at the L ce m w as w h “ y u , en at the in sti ati on of the u een the loy al ent l em en of Lin coln s In n a ear w ith draw n , g Q g pp sw o ds in t me to a e t the conte m ate r i v r pl d attac k upon the monarch .

’ a tain G e w h 1 C l n, o has char e of the si nallin has rod u ced a sy stem of transmitti n ma s or drawin s p g g g, p g p g , e te ndin e en to l en esse s b s x v ik i n al . g , y g HER ARM Y

on I R an d I n n n . he fir t almost every Peer the rish oll, every rishma of disti ctio T s

n Done all an d in n n n Colo el was the Marquis of g , the ra ks u der his comma d were such men L n L F n n n L O F S L as ord Palmersto , ord ra cis Co y gham , ord tho itzgerald, amuel over, — — ’ R of Times an d n n O Connell . n ussell the Morga Joh Before ma y years had passed,

n of Lon don I Ri L n a detachme t the rish fles followed to his grave Private ord Palmersto , and o n n n f n on L n n I n on e did the atio al loss all more heavily tha the o do rish .

At n L n n I n f a n first the u iform of the o do rish was dark grey with gree ci gs ,

* S d and shak e n in 1 8 70 in r o f ilver brai , with gree plume, but this was discarded favou

' the dark green of the Rifle Brig aderl It will be within the memory of many how at the time of the riots Of 1 867 and 1 887 the Lon don Irish to a man came f orward as

n n ot n n n in 1 87 8 special co stables ; it may , however, be so well k ow that, whe war with

R n e R n n L Done all f s . Th ussia seemed immi e t, ord g O fered the egime t for active ervice

D nn n L Hon RH. n n H. . prese t . Colo el, the uke of Co aught, succeeded the vetera ord

in 1 8 1 and S n n in n in Gough 7 , has always how the greatest i terest the regime t, head g it

As an n n n n es ni at every royal review . i sta ce of the ge ui e p rit de corps that a mates the

n n n on n of n R in 1 881 regime t we may me tio that the occasio the Wi dsor evie w , the

n n in n I n S of n n prese t comma d g officer se t over to rela d for hamrock, which atio al emblem

The L n n I l every Ofiicer and man w ere a bunch in his helmet . o do rish have a thorough y

n n n h n n r equipped ambula ce detachme t ; the tra sport detac me t has, u der Major Ca roll , become a proverb for efficien cy in the service ; while the signallin g detachmen t has

a n an i of n n H n R n att i ed to extremely h gh degree excelle ce, Colo el owla d oberts, the seco d i n n n i f f In . n ot comma d, havi g qual fied himsel as O ficer structor We do suppose we

in n n H n R n shall err describi g Colo el owla d oberts a typical Volu teer Officer, as the

n Lon don Irish are a typical Volun teer regimen t . I addition to his thorough mastery of

n lin ni in an d the sig al g service, he is a recog zed authority theoretical tactics , few of the “ ” justly valued war games are held in London in which he does n ot take a promin en t

r . T n n ot on an n pa t hough the regime t has w y of the greater Wimbledo prizes, it has ” w n n of S n men n in al ays umbered a good proportio hooti g , who have take part the com

n Ir T H n L an d D n ns petitio for the ish rophy, while opki s, eech, espard have bee Captai of

Iri T n . At n I E n in L n n an n n the sh we ty the rece t rish xhibitio o do , i cide t occurred which gave a crushin g retort to some ign oran t murmurs as to the loyalty of London

Irishmen . The ban d from Cork refused to play the National Anthem : their place was

This w as s bse ent chan ed to a een bal u qu ly g gr l .

' “ 1 When the 8 3 rd and 86 th Re imen ts became the Roy al Iri sh Rifles an d chan ed their u n i fo rm fro m scarl et to g , g ” een the chose the nif o m an d fac n s o f the Lon don sh gr , y u r i g Iri .

HER M AJES TY 'S ARM Y

24th and n n n a n become the Middlesex , for ma y years have mai tai ed n u usually high

‘ ‘ stan dard of efliciencyfi

The T WER H MLETS RIFLE LU TEER RIG DE 1 860 n O A VO N B A date from , whe several corps were raised in the locality which are n ew represented by the l st and 2ud Tow er

H Th n . e n of amlets u iform of the former is scarlet with blue faci gs ; the latter, grey

f n with scarlet aci gs .

’ an end Her A — We have thus brought to our history of Majesty s rmy . Much very “ ” — The n in E much might be added . fi est soldiers urope is a theme deservin g of

t and t n n . f n f or n A the fulles mos eloque t treatme t But, too o te the historia s, the rmy

n n n T reflects the atio al trait of retice ce . heir brave deeds are here an d there blazoned

n The forth in glowi g characters . result of those deeds is a compon ent part of the n ation al history ; but many actions which in other n ation s would be trumpeted f ar and n in oflicial hi and wide are hidde arc ves, have to be sought for laboriously in their T n Nor i n . sile t gloom . is this the case w th the British army o ly here are other armies

- n n . n E and n ow i g the sway of the Quee mpress, whose deeds triumphs yet remai to be

’ n recorded . NO work that h as for its object the maki g kn own to Her Majesty s subjects

n n n n at large the brave thi gs do e, the co quests, the patie ce, the heroism of her soldiers can At in n be useless or void of good . times, as a traveller some peaceful woodla d may

n n h n n n be startled by the malig a t iss of a deadly serpe t, we hear from the u savoury hau ts

rn and and n n of those who have forswo loyalty patriotism , would fai forswear eve their n n i n n i n an d n n atio al ty, malevole t outcries agai st the army, bel ttli g its prowess, s arli g at

A n of n its cost . more complete k owledge the army, of what it has do e, of what it is

n and can n i and f ar doi g do, will best sile ce th s shameful clamour, go to realise the prayer of the patriot poet

Pray God our greatness may not f ail ” Th ou h c a en f ea s of be n eat r g r v r i g gr .

-e ci nt m emb e as the Hon Cha a n in 1 882 on one f a led t o earn For three y ears the on ly n on ffi e r w . pl i , ly i

The stren th is n ea the grant. g rly I N DEX .

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k i . 1 th L an c . i 1 1 1 C ad w i e ut . 00 0 Lo uise s) 1 c , L , 7 , , , Da h an o t s e s i. 6 vi e s , Mrs . C ri s ti , S c Gr y , , 4

l . hlan d e s o a a . 2 ’ ” r yll an d S utherl an d Hig r , V C m brid e M ilit i , ii , 2 4 A g g D 1 t h La na e ath s H e ad o r Gl o ry , ( 7 ), C am e n an s The . att s . ii . , ro i , , ii B , 343 7 7 O r n o f i. 1 igi , , 5 , 3 9 2 C am n ans Th V l at t II 1 1 ma h M l t a , . , 9 e ro i , e , o . B s . r g i i i ii 5 , 3 A h r M h m an i. 2 1 ‘ De C ai , ids i , p , . C ha a m n h d e r Ho n . 20 w Art il ery Co mp an y , , ii , 7 ; r C e ro Hig l an s , Que en s O n , w t i. 6 De ar , L ie u . , 2 , f ha e s I. to r 0 Le t te o C Vo l . att s . . te o f , ii . , 2 9 ; r rl , B , ii , 3 43 I s i. 1 De S alis , M aj o r , R. . Hu s s ar , 0 , 7 , 7 i f . 2 2 1 se t e o C am En n rd Re . II 8 ii . 20 ; H o r r ll ry , ii , ; be ll , s i , 4 , . , 4 , 9 p g 3 gt 6 A De n h ss a s . 2 h e big s ir Hu r , ii , 4 r f 2 1 P eced e nc e ir n i 1 L ht C a a o , ii. , C a m b e ll S C o li . , 4 6 . , 2 i v l y ; r , , 9 9 ; ii 3 g p , n b h an M e r o n e th M t a ii . 2 De ig d i ili i , , 45 m a . i. 8 8 f ii. 2 2 C a o M o , , 3 p , j , De nn e C o l . 1 th Re t . . 6 — 8 i , , 3 g , ii , 9 Ro a o rse i. 1 1 1 2 a Ro a i. 0 rtillery , y l H , , 4 5 , C n ad ian s , y l , , 3 4 A De b nd M t a . 2 2 — r y ili i , ii , 54 r o a i 1 0 1 1 C b s T m e f i. 6 rt il le y , R y l , . , ara i ne e r , ru te r o , 7 3 p , 3 A De rb s h e e o man . 6 2 y ir Y ry , ii , 4 h i 1 1 o I . 8 Art il l e ry , Ro yal ri s , . , 2 C a d an L d i 0 , 8 1 00 r i , r , , 5 , 4 g 7 , r R t . The l 2 De bys hire e g , , Vo . 3 7 n te e s . 2 C a w t ia 2 rtill e ry Vo lu r , ii , 7 5 rl o M ili , ii . , 5 7 A De o ns h e Re t . Vo l . atts . . 02 v ir g , B , ii , 3 6 eo man . 2 C a n ar n M . yrsh ire ry , ii , 4 r vo iliti a , ii , 2 45 A Y De o n s s a s Ro a xs t . 2 6 v Hu r , ( y l ), ii , 4 M . wn Ro a a H 2 C a . I A r an d Wi to y l iliti , , 43 se , L e t , R. F s e s I. 66 i u u ili r , y g , D o n M a . 2 1 e v ilit i , ii , 4 C a l o nte e s 2 va ry V lu r ii . , , 7 5 D a mo n d Ro c H M . . 1 i k , . S ii , 90

8 R . . 8 e L e t . th e C a an M t a . " Bailli , i u , 5 gt , ii , 3 v ili i , ii , 2 59 d . Di ehar s , The , ii 3 , e l o l . i. 2 C e te w a o i 2 Bak r , Russ e l , C , , 5 , . 5 y , c i 1 Di k , L ie ut . , R. E. , . , 3 3 1 00 1 C h m a n Pr ate i 1 Bal ac l ava , i. , 48 , , 4 a be rl i , iv , R E , . , 7 35 1 Di c ks o n , L ie ut . , gi s t F o o t , i. , 7 2 s sars i 6 C h ann s nd M 1 Ban ks , t h Hu , . , 5 e l I l a s ilitia ii . 2 6 7 , , Di e n L . 1 1 ss a s i. 8 2 gg s , i e ut , th Hu r , ,

th D G . . 1 C ha n s m Bam br ic k , Ca t , i 4 l ai , Ar y ii . , 1 p 7 p , 9 9 t h rt e . 1 8 Dir y S i s , Th ii , h s sa r . 1 0 6 o w l . 1 t s C ha m n L e t 1 0 1 s e t . 2 B arr , Co 9 Hu , i 5 a , i u . , t R p g , Do a e s P at e th Re t . . 6 k , riv , s7 g , ii , xe Troo R. A. . 1 0 ha uis n r i Battl e A p , i 3 p , Ge e al . 30 , , Do c to s rm an d the V . C . . 20 r , A y , , ii , 4 h s s ars i. 6 h a m e S e t . t d L . e ard o e t R . 1 8 B r , rg , 4 Hu , , 5 r , i u E , i , 3 , 8 8 Do he t C a . 1 th ss ars i. 8 ' r y , p t , 3 Hu , , , 9 a in s w n s s a s h r a d s Be a umo nt , M j o r, K O Hu r , C a te s , L e t . Ho n . A. C o d . , g r i i u , l Gu r Do n e la n 1 Re t . . l , C 0 . , 48 1 h g , ii , 3 5 i 1 6 1 i . , 5 2 . , Do r e t h . l a tt . . 2 s s ire Re gt , Vo . B , ii , 3 3 ds Bed fo rd Militia , ii . , 243 C h e e se s So brique t o f L ife Gu ar , , Do rs e t M ili ti a , ii . , 25 1

R t . . 0 a . Be d fo rds hire e g , Vo l B tts , ii , 3 5 1 2 Do rs e tshire Hus s ars , ii . , 2 65

2 rd Re t . II 1 h . 1 2 Be ll , C a t . , 3 g , ., 3 3 C e lm s ford L ie ut . , i , 0 p , e . 1 2 Do u l as , Dr. , 2 th R t . , ii , 2 " g 4 g Re t . 1 2 2 o f r1 th P ate 2 th . C h er c e o b e t Be ll , riv , 4 g , ii , ry Pi k rs , S riqu w . 1 Do e ll , Li e ut . , ii , 9 4 e e s i 1 Be nn e tt , Troo r , Blu , . , 2 s s i. , 8 p Hu , 3 E R t . 6 Do w n , ns i n , th e . , ii , " g 57 g 8 t o f ri th s s . Be res fo rd , Ge ne ral . i. , 3 C he ru b im So brique Hu , , 8 Do e C o l . 1 Re t . . 1 yl , , 4th g , ii , 7 C a Io th s s ars i. Be rkel e y , t ” Hu , , 9 i. , 8 p 7 3 D w 1 Lo e i. 02 rury , , 3 3 , e rf o d e o m an . 26 r 2 6 Be rks (Hun g r ) ry , ii , 4 hes h i e Hu s s ars , ii . , 4 Y D d e n t a . 26 ry n o the M ili i , ii , 2 e s h e Re t . Ro al The Vo l. at ts . h e s hir Ro t a . 2 B rk ir g , y , , B , e ya l Mili i , ii , 45 t a . 6 1 Dub lin C i ty , Ro ya l M ili i , ii , 2 2 A . 1 1 ii . tn u . , 3 9 he s t Troo , R i , 5 p a 2 6 1 Dub li n C o un ty M ilit i , ii . , - Se t . Ma o i th Lan e l . C h sho m Sco tt th ’ rg j r, 7 , i l , , 9 7 5 6 Duke o f L an c as te r s O w n , ii . 2 5 - i. 1 0 1 C ol . 1 th s s ars C h urc hill , L t . , s Hu , , 9 5 R. E. D ndas C a t . — u , p , i A. w er R i. 1 2 e 1 8 Be se S t . ha m i t h R t . . y , g , , 3 4 C la p , C ap t . , 4 g , ii , 7 D n h Re t . ii . u nki , C o l. , 7 7 t g 9 D . e C a t th .G . 2 n s i. Bill y , , i 4 C a e C a t . A. K . R. D a o o , , 45 p l rk , , r p g - Re . ii . 8 D n o L t C o l . th t 7 u l p , , 7 7 g , enh ea d W e c o f . 1 Birk , r k , i 7 3 C a , C a t . rd Foo t , i. 1 l rk p , g3 , 7 5 D R. A. i. 1 20 up uis , C o l . , , , ac o s e So br e t of ih Hues Bl k H r , iqu , C e an d , th Lanc . i. , 7 l ll 9 , 7 5 In f n Vo l . atts II. Durham Lt . a try , B , 339 6 . C le ve la nd C o rn e t 1 th Lan e . 1 00 1 0 1 5 , , 7 , i , D r nd 2 md . 2 8 urha m M ili ti a, s t a , ii , 5 a c Watch H . 66 Bl k , , C ffo d C o l . Ro a D a o o n s I. , 4 li r , , y l r , 3 g 1 " Durnford , C o l . , R. E. i . 3 7 Wa tc h The i hld r 1 ac Ro a H s w s i. 0 Bl k , y l , C o e s C o ne t R. I. s s a , , , ( g ) l , r Hu r 7 7 ,

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