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| In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of ] was high, with the ] and the rise of ]. In order to maximise the country's defences, a number of ] ] were raised in many ] by ]. These regiments became known as the '''Yeomanry'''. | In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of ] was high, with the ] and the rise of ]. In order to maximise the country's defences, a number of ] ] were raised in many ] by ]. These regiments became known as the '''Yeomanry'''. | ||
| =Current Yeomanry Regiments= | ==Current Yeomanry Regiments== | ||
| Today, in the modern ], there are many of the old Yeomanry regiments serving in one form or another, usually as a squadron/battery that is part of a larger regiment: | Today, in the modern ], there are many of the old Yeomanry regiments serving in one form or another, usually as a squadron/battery that is part of a larger regiment: | ||
| ==Infantry== | ===Infantry=== | ||
| ===51st Highland Regiment=== | ====51st Highland Regiment==== | ||
| *Lovat Scouts | *Lovat Scouts | ||
| ==Royal Armoured Corps== | ===Royal Armoured Corps=== | ||
| ===]=== | ====]==== | ||
| *Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry | *Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry | ||
| *Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse | *Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse | ||
| *'''North Irish Horse''' | *'''North Irish Horse''' | ||
| *Northumberland Hussars | *Northumberland Hussars | ||
| ===]=== | ====]==== | ||
| *'''Inns of Court and City Yeomanry''' | *'''Inns of Court and City Yeomanry''' | ||
| *'''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry''' | *'''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry''' | ||
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| *Westminster Dragoons | *Westminster Dragoons | ||
| ===]=== | ====]==== | ||
| *Dorset Yeomanry | *Dorset Yeomanry | ||
| *Royal Devon Yeomanry | *Royal Devon Yeomanry | ||
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| *'''Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own)''' | *'''Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own)''' | ||
| ===]=== | ====]==== | ||
| *'''Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)''' | *'''Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)''' | ||
| *Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry | *Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry | ||
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| *'''Shropshire Yeomanry''' | *'''Shropshire Yeomanry''' | ||
| ==]== | ===]=== | ||
| ===Independent Squadrons=== | ====Independent Squadrons==== | ||
| *Berkshire Yeomanry | *Berkshire Yeomanry | ||
| *Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) | *Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) | ||
| ==='''32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *Lanarkshire and Glasgow Yeomanry | *Lanarkshire and Glasgow Yeomanry | ||
| ==='''33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *'''Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)''' | *'''Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)''' | ||
| ==='''35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *'''Shropshire Yeomanry''' | *'''Shropshire Yeomanry''' | ||
| ==='''37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry | *Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry | ||
| ==='''39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *Middlesex Yeomanry (Duke of Cambridge's Hussars) | *Middlesex Yeomanry (Duke of Cambridge's Hussars) | ||
| *North Somerset Yeomanry | *North Somerset Yeomanry | ||
| *Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars | *Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars | ||
| ==='''40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *'''North Irish Horse''' | *'''North Irish Horse''' | ||
| ==='''71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment'''=== | ===='''71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment'''==== | ||
| *Essex Yeomanry | *Essex Yeomanry | ||
| *'''Inns of Court and City Yeomanry''' | *'''Inns of Court and City Yeomanry''' | ||
| *'''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry''' | *'''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry''' | ||
| ==]== | ===]=== | ||
| ===100 Regiment=== | ====100 Regiment==== | ||
| *Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry | *Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry | ||
| *South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry | *South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry | ||
| ===104 Regiment=== | ====104 Regiment==== | ||
| *Glamorgan Yeomanry | *Glamorgan Yeomanry | ||
| ===106 (Yeomanry) Regiment=== | ====106 (Yeomanry) Regiment==== | ||
| *Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) | *Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) | ||
| *Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry | *Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry | ||
| ==]== | ===]=== | ||
| ===101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment=== | ====101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment==== | ||
| *Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) | *Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) | ||
| ==]== | ===]=== | ||
| ==='''157 Transport Regiment'''=== | ===='''157 Transport Regiment'''==== | ||
| *Pembroke Yeomanry | *Pembroke Yeomanry | ||
| ==]== | ===]=== | ||
| *First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) | *First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) | ||
| ==Yeomanry Regiments with more than one unit== | ===Yeomanry Regiments with more than one unit=== | ||
| Most of the old yeomanry regiments are perpetuated through a single unit, be it an armoured, engineers or signal squadron, or an artillery battery. However, there are six yeomanry regiments that maintain a pair of units: | Most of the old yeomanry regiments are perpetuated through a single unit, be it an armoured, engineers or signal squadron, or an artillery battery. However, there are six yeomanry regiments that maintain a pair of units: | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 8 December 2004
In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of England was high, with the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. In order to maximise the country's defences, a number of volunteer regiments were raised in many counties by yeomen. These regiments became known as the Yeomanry.
Current Yeomanry Regiments
Today, in the modern Territorial Army, there are many of the old Yeomanry regiments serving in one form or another, usually as a squadron/battery that is part of a larger regiment:
Infantry
51st Highland Regiment
- Lovat Scouts
Royal Armoured Corps
Queen's Own Yeomanry
- Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry
- Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
- North Irish Horse
- Northumberland Hussars
Royal Yeomanry
- Inns of Court and City Yeomanry
- Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
- Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry
- Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own)
- Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
- Westminster Dragoons
Royal Wessex Yeomanry
- Dorset Yeomanry
- Royal Devon Yeomanry
- Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
- Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own)
Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
- Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
- Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
- Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
- Shropshire Yeomanry
Royal Signals
Independent Squadrons
- Berkshire Yeomanry
- Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars)
32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment
- Lanarkshire and Glasgow Yeomanry
33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment
- Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment
- Shropshire Yeomanry
37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment
- Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment
- Middlesex Yeomanry (Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)
- North Somerset Yeomanry
- Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment
- North Irish Horse
71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment
- Essex Yeomanry
- Inns of Court and City Yeomanry
- Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
Royal Artillery
100 Regiment
- Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry
- South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry
104 Regiment
- Glamorgan Yeomanry
106 (Yeomanry) Regiment
- Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers)
- Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry
Royal Engineers
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment
- Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)
Royal Logistic Corps
157 Transport Regiment
- Pembroke Yeomanry
Army Medical Services
- First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps)
Yeomanry Regiments with more than one unit
Most of the old yeomanry regiments are perpetuated through a single unit, be it an armoured, engineers or signal squadron, or an artillery battery. However, there are six yeomanry regiments that maintain a pair of units:
- Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
- Armoured Replacement Squadron
- Signals Squadron
- Inns of Court and City Yeomanry
- Signals Squadron
- Regimental Band
- Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
- Armoured Replacement Squadron
- Signals Squadron
- North Irish Horse
- Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron
- Signals Squadron
- Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
- NBC Squadron
- Armoured Replacement Squadron
- Shropshire Yeomanry
- Armoured Replacement Squadron
- Signals Squadron