Northamptonshire Yeomanry | |
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Active | 1794–1971 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1797–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1971) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Yeomanry |
Size | World War I Three Regiments World War II Two Regiments |
Engagements | World War I First Battle of Ypres Battle of Neuve Chapelle Second Battle of Artois World War II Operation Overlord Operation Charnwood Operation Totalize Operation Varsity |
The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry. It served in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being reduced to squadron level in 1956. It ceased to have a separate existence in 1971.