In the first signs that the government was now beginning to intervene in the crisis in East Anglia, on Sunday 19th May 1816, units of the 1s...

On Saturday 28th May 1814, after a stay of 15 months, the Stirlingshire Militia left the West Riding for North Berwick. The Militia was the ...

On Tuesday 29th March 1814, the Forfarshire Miltia began arriving in Liverpool, where they would soon leave for Ireland. They recently arriv...

Wakefield 1 March 1813. My dear Sir. The Weekly reports on the state of the Country receiv’d yesterday are most satisfactory, & I f...

York, 23d January, 1813. CIRCULAR TO THE MAGISTRATES OF THE WEST RIDING, GENTLEMEN, As it is my intention to make an immediate chang...

York 13th Jany 1813 Dear Acland The Commission having enclosed here & having succeeded in every point beyond my most sanguine exp...

On Monday 26th October 1812, the 1st Division of the 15th Hussars left the West Riding of Yorkshire for Manchester. The following day, the 2...

By Thursday 22nd October 1812, in an indication of how pacified the North West of England had become, the large military camp that had occup...

Huddersfield 21st October 1812. My dear Sir, The Troops begin to move to-morrow, & will arrive at their destinations on the 30th e...

Tuesday 1st September say more troop movements around Lancashire. Units of the Royal Berkshire Militia which had been stationed in Lancast...

The Leeds Mercury of  Saturday 29th August 1812 reported on extensive recent and future troops movements around the disturbed Counties of th...

Following the huge numbers practising autoreduction at Knottingley 2 days before, on the night of Thursday 13th August 1812, a detachment of...

On Wednesday 22nd July 1812, the Horse Artillery arrived in Huddersfield and were later inspected on nearby Lindley Moor. The Leeds Mercury ...

On Wednesday morning, 10th June 1812, two companies of the Royal Berkshire Militia arrived in Lancaster from Colne.

On 18th May 1812, the Times reported that a new camp was being formed in Sherwood Forest, 7 miles from Nottingham, which would accommodate 3...

On Wednesday 13th May 1812, the Craven Local Militia, commanded by Lord Ribblesdale, marched into York, where they would remain on permanent...

In a report to the Home Office of 9th May 1812, Lieutenant-General Maitland detailed the troops stationed in the North West of England, prio...

On Wednesday 6th May, 6 companies of the Chester Local Militia regiment, as well as some artillery, began a march to Stockport. On the same ...

On Friday 1st May 1812, one troop each of the 2nd Dragoon Guards marched from Leeds to Bradord and Halifax.

On Friday 1st May 1812 600 troops of the Berkshire Militia under Lieutenant-Colonel Ravenshaw arrived in Manchester, having marched from Not...