Queen's Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia
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title:
Queen's Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia
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The Queen's Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia was an auxiliary regiment raised in and around the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. It was formed in 1798 and reformed in 1802, but had links with earlier Fencible and Volunteer units from the area. It served in home defence during the Napoleonic Wars and the Crimean War. Later it became a battalion of the Royal Scots and saw active service in South Africa during the Second Boer War. It served as a Special Reserve training unit in World War I, but after
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Edinburgh_Light_Infantry_Militia
date created:
2021-03-12T16:15:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T20:40:35Z
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