VOLUNTEER CORPS ON THE MAINLAND.
Description of Corps — Commanders — No. of Privts.
Basingstoke Yeomanry Cavalry — (1) C.S. Lefevre, Maj. — 50
New Forest Yeomanry Cavalry — Wyndham Harbin, Maj. — 83
Christchurch Yeomanry Cavalry — (2) G. H. Rose, Maj. — 85
Portsdown Yeomanry Cavalry — no return — 50
Alton and Petersfield Yeomanry Cavalry — Lord Stawell, Major — 78
Southampton Yeomanry Cavalry — Wm. Smith, Captain — 54
(3) Fawley Light Dragoons — George Lowther, Captain — 52
Minsteed Mounted Riflemen — E. P. Buckley, Captain — 54
Bramdean Yeomanry Cavalry — Admiral Calmady, Capt. — 22
Fordingbridge Yeomanry Cavalry — Chas. Hulse, Capt. — 49
Bere Forest Yeomanry Cavalry — John Ticknell, Captain — 39
Ringwood Light Dragoons — Robert Hicks, Captain — 45
Portsdown Light Dragoons — Joseph Carter, Captain — 76
Christchurch Volunteer Infantry — Edmund Wallcott, Lieut.-Colonel — 267
Havant Volunteer Infantry — John Butler, Captain — 74
Gosport Volunteer Infantry — T. Whitcombe, Captain — 95
Portsmouth Volunteer Infantry — E. B. Arnaud, Major — 161
Portsea Loyal Independent Infantry — Jas. Grigg, Maj. — 187
Portchester Volunteer Infantry — J. Holmwood, Captain — 53
New Forest Rangers, or
Lyndhurst Rifle Volunteers — W. S. Rose, Captain — 67
Alverstoke Infantry Association — J. Witear, Captain —
Winchester Infantry Association — Sir H. St. John Mildmay, Captain — 75
Finchdean Volunteer Infantry — S. Hood, Major —
Wickham Volunteer Infantry — (4) T. Garnier, Captain — 62
Southampton Loyal Volunteer Infantry — W. Tinling, Captain — 89
(5) Ditto — Sir Y. Peyton, Capt. — 69
Gosport Loyal Volunteer Infantry — T. Curry, Captain —
Hambledon Volunteer Infantry — T. M. Palmer, Major — 164
(6)(6) Portswood Infantry Association — S. S. Taylor, Capt. — 110
Avington Infantry Association — (7) Rev. J. Heywood, Captain —
Fawley Infantry Association — Francis Perry, Captain — 69
Basingstoke Infantry Association —
Lymington Infantry Association — Percival Lewis, Capt. — 85
Ringwood Infantry Association — Stephen Tunks, Major — 146
Andover Infantry association — (8) Ralph Etwall, Capt. — 71
Hordle Infantry Association — R. Budden, Captain —
(9) Romsey Infantry Association — Wm. Seward, Major — 92
Petersfield Infantry Association — Thomas Bonham —
Emsworth Volunteers — Robert Harfield, Captain — 65
Dibden Volunteer Infantry — George Tate, Captain — 55
Milford and Milton Volunteer Infantry — Sir J. D’Oyley, Captain — 116
Brockenhurst Volunteer Infantry — E. Morant Gale, Captain — 62
Portsmouth Artillery — J. C. Mottley, Captain — 128
Gosport Volunteer Fusileers — J. Whitcombe, Captain — 87
Stockbridge Infantry Association — J. F. Barham, Capt. — 60
(10) Beaulieu Volunteer Infantry — Belshazer Adams, Major — 196
Lyndhurst Volunteers — C. W. Mitchell, Captain — 73
Gosport Volunteer Artillery — Robert Forbes, Captain — 104
Gosport Riflemen — Mathias March, Captain —
(11) Portsmouth Loyal Garrison Volunteers — W. Garrett, Major —
In the autumn (1798) there was a general review on Portsdown of all the volunteer corps at Portsmouth and places within reach, to the number of more than 10,000.
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At the time Prince Edward, afterwards Duke of Kent, and father of her present Majesty, commanded the Hampshire district, and resided near Southampton.