Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
Insignia of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
ActiveAugust 1803–March 1828
13 January 1831 – 20 September 1920
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Force
TypeYeomanry Cavalry
Infantry
Bicycle infantry
SizeBoer War
Four Companies
World War One
Three Regiments
Motto(s)Anorchfygol ('Unconquered')[1][2]
EngagementsChartist riots
Second Battle of Gaza
Third Battle of Gaza
Battle of Beersheba
Battle of Epehy
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lt-Col Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn
Lt-Col Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet
Lt-Col Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet

The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry was a Welsh auxiliary unit of the British Army first formed in 1803. It served in home defence and for internal security, including deployments to deal with Chartist disturbances in the 1830s. It provided volunteers to the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War and formed three regiments for service during World War I. It was broken up and converted to infantry and artillery in 1920.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sleigh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Owen, pp. 101–5.