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Extensively researched and thoroughly illustrated, this book provides great detail on the history of the volunteer corps from Oldham and the surrounding areas.
Plenty of statistical detail and well written chronology allows the reader to easily learn about each of the corps from their beginnings through to domestic regime, weaponry of choice and overseas encounters throughout the 1800’s and beyond.
A must for anyone interested in local or military history.
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volunteers, local militia, rifle volunteers, volunteer battalions, boer war, south africa war, yeomanry cavalry, duke of lancaster's ownPlaces
Oldham, Manchester, South AfricaTimes
1798-1908Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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History of Oldham Volunteer Corps 1798 - 1908
2010, Jagi Publishing
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0956414001 9780956414007
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Table of Contents
VOLUNTEER ORIGINS 1
THE OLDHAM HORSE AND FOOT ASSOCIATION (OLDHAM LOYAL VOLUNTEERS), 1798-1802 3
CIVIL DUTIES AND UNREST 10
PEACE TREATY OF AMIENS 11
OLDHAM LOYAL VOLUNTEERS 1803-1808 13
ARMS, ACCOUTREMENTS, COLOURS AND UNIFORM 18
TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE 19
CIVIL DISTURBANCE 21
OLDHAM LOCAL MILITIA 1808-1816 24
ARMS, ACCOUTREMENTS AND UNIFORM 30
OLDHAM LOCAL MILITIA COLOURS 35
TRAINING 36
CIVIL DISTURBANCE 42
THE FINAL YEARS 46
OLDHAM TROOP OF YEOMANRY CAVALRY 1817-1828 49
IN AID OF THE CIVIL POWERS 54
Call out of 1819 54
Call out of 1826 60
TRAINING AND EXERCISE 68
UNIFORM, ARMS AND ACCOUTREMENTS 69
GUIDON OF THE OLDHAM TROOP OF YEOMANRY CAVALRY 71
END OF THE OTYC 73
OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 1859 – 1908 75
RAISING OF THE OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 77
THE EARLY YEARS 84
CONSOLIDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 1863 TO 1882 87
INDEPENDENCE 92
6TH VOLUNTEER BATTALION MANCHESTER REGIMENT 94
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 99
The 1st Volunteer Service Company (‘I’ Company of the 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment) 107
The 2nd Volunteer Service Company (K Company of the 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment) 122
The 3rd Volunteer Service Company (served with the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment) 132
The 4th Volunteer Service Company (or M Company of 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment) 140
South African War Memorials 145
SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF THE OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 148
COMMANDING OFFICERS 150
TRAINING CAMPS 155
TRAINING, DRILL AND FIELD EXERCISES 164
REVIEWS 168
INCIDENTS, DISCIPLINE AND SCANDAL 170
ON THE RANGES 174
Regimental Prize shooting competitions 179
OLDHAM RIFLES BAND 181
CYCLISTS VOLUNTEERS 185
UNIFORMS 187
COLOURS 194
WEAPONS 197
THE FINAL YEARS 201
DUKE OF LANCASTER’S OWN YEOMANRY – OLDHAM TROOP 1873 - 1908 203
TRAINING 206
SOUTH AFRICA WAR WITH THE ‘FIGHTING DUKES’ (23RD COMPANY IMPERIAL YEOMANRY) 208
Surprise attack at Faber’s Put 217
Respite at Kuruman 229
With Brigadier General Settle’s Column 231
With General Parsons column 233
Relief contingent and Colonel Henniker’s column 234
Action near Pearston 235
Return Home for the original 23rd Company IY 237
With Colonel Doran’s Flying Column 237
Defence of Middlepost farm 238
Sergeant Flitcroft with Kitcheners Horse 241
South African War Memorials 243
WEAPONS 244
INTO THE 20TH CENTURY WITH THE DUKE OF LANCASTER’S OWN IMPERIAL YEOMANRY 246
APPENDIX 247
APPENDIX 1 – MEMBERS OF THE OLDHAM ASSOCIATION IN 1799 247
APPENDIX 2 – OFFICERS IN THE OLDHAM LOYAL VOLUNTEERS 1800-1802 248
APPENDIX 3 – OFFICERS IN THE OLDHAM LOYAL VOLUNTEERS 1803-1808 249
APPENDIX 4 – OFFICERS IN THE OLDHAM LOCAL MILITIA 1808-1816 250
APPENDIX 5 – OFFICERS & MEN OF THE OLDHAM TROOP OF YEOMANRY CAVALRY 251
APPENDIX 6 - A LIST OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES 253
APPENDIX 7 - OFFICERS OF THE OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 1859-1908 256
APPENDIX 8 – ADJUTANTS OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 264
APPENDIX 9 - RIFLE COMPETITIONS AGAINST OTHER UNITS. 265
APPENDIX 10 - THE LANCASHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS 1859 – 1908 268
APPENDIX 11 – OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS, REGIMENTAL PRIZE SHOOTING COMPETITIONS 272
APPENDIX 12 – STRENGTH OF THE OLDHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 277
APPENDIX 13 – 6TH VOLUNTEER BATTALION MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICA WAR 279
APPENDIX 14 – SOUTH AFRICA WAR - SERVICE WITH 23RD COMPANY 8TH BATTALION IMPERIAL YEOMANRY 283
APPENDIX 15 - OFFICERS OF THE OLDHAM TROOP OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER’S OWN YEOMANRY: 290
APPENDIX 16 - TIME LINE OF OLDHAM VOLUNTEERS 292
GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS 293
BIBLIOGRAPHY 293
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