The Cheshire Yeomanry | |
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Active | 1797–present |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1797–1800) United Kingdom (1801–present) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Yeomanry |
Role | Formation Reconnaissance Signals |
Size | Two Squadrons |
Part of | Royal Armoured Corps Royal Signals |
Garrison/HQ | Chester |
March | Quick - John Peel |
Engagements | Peterloo Massacre Second Boer War First World War |
Battle honours | See battle honours below |
Commanders | |
Honorary Colonel | Major Peter M. Cooper, TD[1] |
Notable commanders | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster |
The Cheshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment that can trace its history back to 1797 when Sir John Leicester of Tabley raised a county regiment of light cavalry in response to the growing fears of invasion from Napoleonic France. Its lineage is maintained by C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron, the Queen's Own Yeomanry.