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Directory of Yeomanry Cavalry 1794-1828, by David J. Knight

Published by the Military Historical Society in 2013, 64 pages. A5 size booklet (N6455PE)

Illustrated throughout with several black and white photographs, this booklet provides a fascinating short history of Yeomanry Cavalry in the British army during (and in the period after) the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

From the introduction: Anyone wishing to study the history of the yeomanry cavalry will be bewildered by the vast number of troops that existed from the formation of the force in 1794 to the massive reduction in their number that resulted from the economies of 1827-28. In order to clarify the situation that existed during this period, the yeomanry cavalry of each county has been examined to determine when troops were raised and disbanded, whether they were amalgamated or remained independent and how their titles changed. A summary of how many existed in each county at various times has been appended in a table at the end.

The principal source has been the returns published as Parliamentary Sessional Papers supplemented by yeomanry lists and entries in the London Gazette, which often enable gaps in the returns and lists to be filled. Regimental histories, articles and other printed sources have also been used and a bibliography of relevant material appended to each county entry.

The period covered by this work started in 1794 when, motivated by fears of a French invasion and of a radical uprising along Jacobin lines, the government took measures to raise the first troops of yeomanry. On 14th March 1794 a circular letter was sent to the Lords Lieutenant to suggest opening county subscription funds to finance bodies of volunteer cavalry containing 'gentlemen and yeomanry.' The proposals contained in the circular of 14th March were repeated in the Volunteer Act (24 Geo III) and under its terms one hundred and fifty-two troops of cavalry were raised in 1794 and by 1796 another thirty had been added. Only forty-six of the troops raised in 1794 were regimented to form nine corps in the counties of Dorset, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey and in the West Riding of Yorkshire. They ranged in strength from three to nine troops but despite regimentation the troops were virtually independent until assembled as corps, which occurred infrequently due to troops being widely dispersed as well as the expense of providing billets. The rest of the troops, some organised into squadrons, were completely independent.

Increasing fears of a French invasion and the withdrawal of regular troops due to the rebellious state of Ireland created a demand for more volunteer cavalry and led to a change in government policy towards the yeomanry, which became evident in 1797.....

Condition of the booklet is generally very good. The covers have one or two minor scuffs and creases, but the staple spine is intact, and all pages are intact, unblemished and tightly bound.

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