British Army in Ireland

[fizzybubble]

Thanks Annie,
This is going to be very useful to a lot of people I am sure.

Now - my Robert was in 3rd Garrison Battalion. What does that mean and how is it related to regiment of foot ? I am a total dumdum about anything to do with the army and its makeup. 

Fizzy

[liverpool annie]

3rd Garrison is a regiment who is classed as Infantry

Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, mainly with small arms and operate within organized military units. "Infantry" also refers to the branch of the military in which these soldiers serve.

A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. The word can have four slightly different meanings:

1. An official reserve army, composed of non-professional soldiers
2. The national police forces in Russia, and other CIS countries, and the Soviet Union: Militsiya
3. The entire able-bodied population of a state, which can be called to arms against an invading enemy
4. A private, non-government force, not necessarily directly supported or sanctioned by the government

Does this help explain what they are??

Annie

[fizzybubble]

The PRO want £75 to look for him for me, so that is out of the question for now.

Cant find him anywhere in the PROCAT - any other ideas.

Thanks for taking an interest - Fizzy

[fizzybubble]

Could soldiers in the 3rd garrison battalion been partly militia then ?

Fizzy

[Hackstaple]

The Army of Reserve was a sort of early Home Guard raised in 1803 to resist the threatened invasion by Napoloen.
They were not part of any Regiment of Foot - those were regular soldiers.
Thye were in Ireland to frustrate an attempt by Napoleon to land in Catholic Ireland as William of Orange had done many years before when toppling James II.
Some remaining attestation rolls exist - try county family history societies.
And, yes in answer to your earlier question , they were soldiers and so carried arms, perhaps shot at people and perhaps got shot at.
If you really want to pursue this Fizzybubble I am sure your local library will have or can obtain material for you. If not, the internet has it somewhere.