Militia (United Kingdom)
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The Militia (United Kingdom) was a part-time, locally raised auxiliary military force that provided home defence and a reserve of trained soldiers for the British Army before being superseded by later territorial formations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary military force
ⓘ
military reserve force ⓘ |
| activeInConflict |
American War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReform |
Cardwell Reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Haldane Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
administered by Lords Lieutenant of counties
ⓘ
under control of the Crown ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedOrTransformed | early 20th century reforms ⓘ |
| embodimentCondition |
invasion threat
ⓘ
national emergency ⓘ war ⓘ |
| function |
garrison duties in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ training soldiers for the regular army ⓘ |
| garrisonArea | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorOf |
Special Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territorial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Territorial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Militia Act 1757
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Militia Act 1802 NERFINISHED ⓘ Militia Act 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Land warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| personnelStatus | civilians when not embodied ⓘ |
| recruitment |
county-based
ⓘ
locally raised ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Army reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volunteer Force (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeomanry (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
home defence
ⓘ
reserve of trained soldiers ⓘ |
| serviceType | part-time ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Special Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territorial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Territorial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| trainingRequirement | annual training ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.