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The mounted infantry experiment was considered a success and the existing Yeomanry regiments at home were reorganised and renamed as Imperial Yeomanry in 1901. Fresh regiments were also raised, often on the basis of returned veterans, such as the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) , the ...
This is a list of British Army Yeomanry Regiments converted to Royal Artillery.In the aftermath of the First World War 25 Yeomanry regiments of the British Army were transferred to the Royal Artillery between 1920 and 1922 with another one – the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) – reduced to a battery in another regiment.
The Imperial Yeomanry was a volunteer mounted force of the British Army that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War.Created on 2 January 1900, the force was initially recruited from the middle classes and traditional yeomanry sources, but subsequent contingents were more significantly working class in their composition.
Brigades Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref; 1st (Guards) Brigade: Existing brigade at Aldershot [3] [4]2nd Brigade: Existing brigade at Aldershot
23rd (3rd Sharpshooters) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry 24th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry 25th (Sharpshooters) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
The Lothians and Border Horse was a Yeomanry regiment, part of the British Territorial Army.It was ranked 36th in the Yeomanry order of precedence and was based in the Scottish Lowland area, recruiting in the Lothians – East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), Midlothian (Edinburghshire), and West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) – and along the border with England, particularly Berwickshire.
The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry. It served in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being reduced to squadron level in 1956. It ceased to have a separate existence in 1971.
The War Office began to raise a Third Contingent of the IY in September 1901, reverting to using the Yeomanry regiments at home for recruitment. However, few of the volunteers had any yeomanry experience. Reinforcement drafts were sent to South Africa to replace the time-expired men and casualties in the existing companies. [25] [37]