Militia (Great Britain)
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The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Militia units were repeatedly raised in Great Britain during the Georgian era for internal security duties
c. 1759–1763 painting of the Norfolk Militia being reviewed
A private and sergeant of the Somerset Militia in 1759
The Norfolk Militia undergoing musket training in 1759
A knapsack of the 10th North British Militia
Militia (United Kingdom)
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The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Militia units were repeatedly raised in Great Britain during the Victorian and Edwardia
Militia (Great Britain)
…assigned precedence numbers by lot in the same sequence as the English and Welsh militia regiments. From then on they form part of the history of the United Kingdom Militia. The earliest history of the militia in Ireland dates to the Cromwellian period with the raising of two regiments of militia in Dublin in May 1659. In…
A private, corporal and captain of the Somerset Militia in 1831
A captain, corporal and private of the Somerset Militia in 1854
Recruitment poster for the Regular Army and Special Reserve