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Yeomanry
In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of the Kingdom of Great Britain was high, with the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. In order to maximise the country's defences, a number of volunteer regiments were raised in many counties by yeomen.
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