Militia

Longford - Leitrim - Westmeath

1793: The Longford Battalion of Militia
Irish county precedence 15
The Leitrim Battalion of Militia
Irish county precedence 10
The Westmeath Battalion of Militia
Irish county precedence 6
1833: 85th, or
Prince of Wales’s Royal Longford
Regiment of Militia
111th, or
Leitrim Regiment of Militia

114th, or
Westmeath Regiment of Militia

1855: 85th, or
Longford Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
111th, or
Leitrim Rifle
Regiment of Militia
114th, or
Westmeath Rifle
Regiment of Militia
1860: 85th, or
Prince of Wales’s Royal Longford
Light Infantry Regiment of Militia






Longford
LeitrimRifles
WestmeathRifles
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881: 6th (Longford Militia) Battalion,
Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)

8th (Leitrim Militia) Battalion,
Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)

9th (Westmeath Militia) Battalion,
Prince Consort’s Own
(Rifle Brigade)

1889:
disbanded
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1899:
RB
Conversion of the Miltia into the Special Reserve
1908: disbanded