North Gloucestershire Fusiliers Royal North Gloucestershire Militia 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment | |
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Active | 9 April 1761–31 July 1908 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1761–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1908) |
Branch | Militia |
Role | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Cecily Hill Barracks, Cirencester |
Anniversaries | 'Back Number Day' (21 March)[1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col Samuel Blackwell Lt-Col Winchcombe Henry Hartley Col Robert Kingscote Col Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote Lt-Col Allen Bathurst Lt-Col Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst |
The Royal North Gloucestershire Militia (RNGM), later the 4th (Militia) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment was a Militia regiment raised in the county of Gloucestershire in the West of England. From its formal creation in 1763 the regiment served in home defence and overseas garrisons in all of Britain's major wars until 1908.