Northampton and Rutland Militia
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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
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The regiment was formed in 1860 by the amalgamation of the Northampton Militia
and the Rutland Militia
, and was ranked as the 48th regiment of militia. In 1874 the regiment was split into two battalions, and in 1881, under the Childers Reforms
, these were transferred into The Northamptonshire Regiment as the 3rd and 4th Battalions.
In 1899 these were amalgamated into a single battalion, the 3rd, which was embodied during the South African War in 1900. It was disembodied at the end of that year, but re-embodied in 1902, when it served in South Africa.
During the Haldane Reforms
in 1908 the battalion was transferred to the Special Reserve, and was embodied on mobilisation in 1914 for the First World War. As with all Special Reserve battalions, it served as a regimental depot, and was disembodied following the end of hostilities in 1919. The battalion nominally remained in existence throughout the Second World War, but was never activated, and was finally disbanded in 1953.
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
regiment in the United Kingdom
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from 1860 to 1881, when it was transferred into the Northamptonshire Regiment
Northamptonshire Regiment
The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. Its lineage is now continued by The Royal Anglian Regiment.-Formation:The regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers reforms...
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The regiment was formed in 1860 by the amalgamation of the Northampton Militia
Northampton Militia
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....
and 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....
, and was ranked as the 48th regiment of militia. In 1874 the regiment was split into two battalions, and in 1881, under the Childers Reforms
Childers Reforms
The Childers Reforms restructured the infantry regiments of the British army. The reforms were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell reforms....
, these were transferred into The Northamptonshire Regiment as the 3rd and 4th Battalions.
In 1899 these were amalgamated into a single battalion, the 3rd, which was embodied during the South African War in 1900. It was disembodied at the end of that year, but re-embodied in 1902, when it served in South Africa.
During the Haldane Reforms
Haldane Reforms
The Haldane Reforms were a series of far-ranging reforms of the British Army made from 1906 to 1912, and named after the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane...
in 1908 the battalion was transferred to the Special Reserve, and was embodied on mobilisation in 1914 for the First World War. As with all Special Reserve battalions, it served as a regimental depot, and was disembodied following the end of hostilities in 1919. The battalion nominally remained in existence throughout the Second World War, but was never activated, and was finally disbanded in 1953.