Yorkshire militia system
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The Yorkshire militia system was the organizational framework for county-based military forces in Yorkshire, encompassing regional units such as the North, East, and West Riding militias for local defense and internal security.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization framework
ⓘ
militia system ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialUnit | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | county-based military forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure | county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Yeomanry cavalry
ⓘ
regular British Army ⓘ volunteer corps ⓘ |
| duty |
garrison duty
ⓘ
home service ⓘ support to civil authorities ⓘ |
| geographicalCoverage | entire historic county of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
internal security
ⓘ
local defense ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
defense of Yorkshire during wartime emergencies
ⓘ
suppression of civil unrest in Yorkshire ⓘ |
| includes |
East Riding Militia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Riding Militia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Riding Militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory militia ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | county level ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple | regional riding structure of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| organizationalUnit |
battalions
ⓘ
regiments ⓘ |
| partOf | British militia system ⓘ |
| personnelStatus | civilians under military obligation ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis | local county population ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
British county militia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
home defence forces in Britain ⓘ |
| scope |
maintenance of public order
ⓘ
provincial defense ⓘ |
| subdivisionPrinciple | riding level ⓘ |
| trainingPattern | periodic musters and drills ⓘ |
| typeOfForces | part-time soldiers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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