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 POLITICAL HISTORY assembling of six regiments of local militia to perform twenty-eight days' exercise ; they were stationed at Yarmouth, Lynn, SwafFham, and Norwich. In the summer of 1811 the East Norfolk Regiment of Militia volunteered for Ireland, and in the early autumn arrived at Cahir ' a fine body of men about 700 strong,' according to the Limerick Gazette} After Waterloo had given peace to Europe the Norfolk volunteers were disbanded, while the trainings of the regular militia were held at irregular intervals. In 1831, after a lapse of five years, the Norfolk Militia were again called out, and this action may have been due to the political unrest then existing, but there was no further training till the reorganization of the early fifties. The later history of the county representatives of the old Constitutional force, though full of interest, local and regimental, cannot be told here, but we may mention that the third battalion of the territorial regiment, the old West Norfolk Regiment of Militia, was embodied from 25 January, 1900, to II April, 1902, and served in South Africa; the fourth battalion, the old East Norfolk Regiment of Militia was embodied from i May, 1900, to 17 July, 1901- Besides its infantry militia the county possesses the Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk Royal Garrison Artillery, with head quarters at South Denes, Yarmouth. It was originally formed in 1853 by men drafted for the purpose from the East and West Norfolk Militia. The county regiment of Imperial Yeomanry, the King's Own, has the distinguished honour of claiming as honorary colonel His Majesty the King. Their uniform is blue with yellow facings. Mention has already been made of the activity of Norfolk men in coming forward during the war with Napoleon to aid in national defence. The same spirit is still alive in the county, and four volunteer battalions of infantry, with head quarters at Norwich (first and fourth), Yarmouth and East Dereham, furnished service companies for South Africa in the years 1900-2. To the third battalion is attached a cadet corps from Gresham's school. Holt. The First Norfolk Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) comprises five batteries and six companies. ' 15 Oct. 1811. 527