Carnarvon Militia Royal Carnarvon Rifles 4th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Active
1661–31 March 1908
Country
England (1661–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1908)
Branch
Militia
Role
Infantry
Size
1 Battalion
Part of
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Garrison/HQ
Caernarfon
Commanders
Notable commanders
Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn Hon Henry Lloyd-Mostyn
Military unit
The Carnarvonshire Militia, later the Royal Carnarvon Rifles, was an auxiliary[a] regiment reorganised in the county of Caernarfonshire (then spelt Carnarvonshire) in North Wales during the 18th Century from earlier precursor units. Primarily intended for home defence, it served in Britain and Ireland through all Britain's major wars until it was disbanded in 1908.
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