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On 13 December 1636, the Massachusetts General Court ordered the organization of three militia regiments designated as the North, South, and East regiments. The East Regiment (later the Essex Regiment) provided protection and support to the Settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for 139 years.
The Essex Regiment was formed in 1881 by the union of the 44th (East Essex) and 56th (West Essex) Regiments of Foot, which became the 1st and 2nd battalions respectively of the new regiment. This merger was part of the Childers Reforms of the British Army, which also saw the East Essex Militia and West Essex Militia joining the Essex Regiment ...
Lord Jocelyn married Lady Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb, in 1841.They had several children. In 1854, while his regiment, the East Essex Militia, was quartered in the Tower of London, he contracted cholera and died in London in August of that year, aged 38, predeceasing his father by 16 years.
SPLC identified local militia groups (2018) [12] [C] State Name Location Alabama: Alabama Constitutional Militia Clanton: South Alabama Militia Dothan: Alaska: Alaska Citizens Militia Nikiski: Arizona: Arizona Freedom Militia Mohave: Northern Arizona Militia Golden Valley: Arkansas: Arkansas State Militia Corps Mansfield: California: California ...
32 units of the United States Army have lineages which date back to the colonial history of the United States.Of those, 31 are Army National Guard units, including regiments, battalions, companies, batteries and troops, while one is a battalion of the Regular Army's Field Artillery Branch. 29 of the 31 Army National Guard units trace their lineage back to units formed in British America, while ...
The North Carolina National Guard told CBS News in a statement on Monday that it had "no reports of our soldiers or airmen encountering any armed militia, any threats and any type of combatants.
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DR Congo has experienced decades of militia violence, including armed rebellion by M23, which claims to defend the interest of the minority Rwandophone communities, including the Tutsi.