North Hants Militia
North Hants Militia | |
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![]() A gravestone to Thomas Thetcher of the North Hants Militia at Winchester Cathedral | |
Active | 1757–1853 |
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Type | Infantry |
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Current commander | n/a |
The North Hants Militia was a militia regiment in Hampshire, England which existed nominally from 1757 to 1853, as part of the reorganization of the standing armies of the United Kingdom brought in by the . The regiment was not continuously embodied, being mustered only in times of need.
In 1853, the North Hants Militia was merged with the to form the , which eventually became the 3rd Battalion of Royal Hampshire Regiment, now Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
Embodiments[]
(List incomplete)
- August 1757 – December 1762, as part of the Seven Years' War, stationings in Bristol, Bideford, Newbury, Berkshire.
- March 1778 – Deployments to American colonies, London (Gordon Riots)
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Beckett, Ian F W (2011). Britain's Part Time Soldiers. The Amateur Military Tradition 1558—1945 (2 ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 9781848843950.
- Hay, George Jackson (Colonel) (1987) [1908]. An Epitomized History of the Militia (The "Constitutional Force"). Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 0-9508530-7-0.
Categories:
- Military units and formations in Hampshire
- Infantry regiments of the British Army
- Militia of the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom military unit and formation stubs