Northampton Militia
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The Northampton Militia was a militia
regiment in the United Kingdom
from 1763 to 1860, when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia
.
The regiment was formed in 1763. It was embodied in 1778, at which time it was ranked the 36th regiment of militia, and remained active for around a decade. In 1780, it was stationed in London during the Gordon Riots
. It was regularly re-ranked through its embodiment, becoming the 18th in 1779, 33rd in 1780, 44th in 1781, and 37th in 1782.
It was embodied again in 1793 for the French Revolutionary Wars
, ranked as the 45th, and disembodied in 1802. With the resumption of hostilities in 1803, it was embodied again (as the 29th), and disembodied with the peace in 1814.
In 1833, it was ranked as the 48th. It saw its final service during the Crimean War
, when it was embodied and volunteered for garrison service in the Mediterranean.
In 1860, it amalgamated with the Rutland Militia
to form the Northampton and Rutland Militia
, which would later become the Special Reserve battalion of The Northamptonshire Regiment.
Militia
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regiment in the United Kingdom
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from 1763 to 1860, when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia
Northampton and Rutland Militia
The Northampton and Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1860 to 1881, when it was transferred into the Northamptonshire Regiment....
.
The regiment was formed in 1763. It was embodied in 1778, at which time it was ranked the 36th regiment of militia, and remained active for around a decade. In 1780, it was stationed in London during the Gordon Riots
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti-Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778.The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some of these. An initial peaceful protest led on to widespread rioting and looting and...
. It was regularly re-ranked through its embodiment, becoming the 18th in 1779, 33rd in 1780, 44th in 1781, and 37th in 1782.
It was embodied again in 1793 for the French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
, ranked as the 45th, and disembodied in 1802. With the resumption of hostilities in 1803, it was embodied again (as the 29th), and disembodied with the peace in 1814.
In 1833, it was ranked as the 48th. It saw its final service during the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, when it was embodied and volunteered for garrison service in the Mediterranean.
In 1860, it amalgamated with the Rutland Militia
Rutland Militia
The Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1759 to 1860, when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia....
to form the Northampton and Rutland Militia
Northampton and Rutland Militia
The Northampton and Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1860 to 1881, when it was transferred into the Northamptonshire Regiment....
, which would later become the Special Reserve battalion of The Northamptonshire Regiment.