Original Composition
When the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot became the King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, eight pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Lancashire and the Isle of Man were integrated into the structure of the King's Regiment. Volunteer battalions had been created in reaction to a perceived threat of invasion by France the late 1850s. Organised as "rifle volunteer corps", the batl independent of the British Army and composed primarily of the middle class. The only change to the regiment's structure during the period of 1881-1908 occurred during the Second Boer War. During the conflict, the regiment formed two additional regular battalions in Ireland in 1900, which required the militia to be renumbered the 5th and 6th to accommodate them. The new battalions disbanded in 1901 and the militia reverted to their original designations.
| Battalion | Formed | Formerly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | ||||
| 1st | 1685 | |||
| 2nd | 1857 | |||
| Militia | ||||
| 3rd (Militia) | 1797 | 1st Battalion, 2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own) | ||
| 4th (Militia) | 1854 | 2nd Battalion, 2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own) | ||
| Volunteers | ||||
| 1st Volunteer | 1859 | 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps | ||
| 2nd Volunteer | 1859 | 5th (The Liverpool Rifle Volunteer Brigade) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps | ||
| 3rd Volunteer | 1859 | 13th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps | ||
| 4th Volunteer | 1860 | 15th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps | ||
| 5th (Irish) Volunteer | 1860 | 18th (Liverpool Irish) Lancashire Rifle Volunteers Corps | ||
| 6th Volunteer | 1861 | 19th (Liverpool Press Guard) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps | ||
| 7th (Isle of Man) Volunteer | 1860 | 1st Isle of Man Rifle Volunteers | ||
Read more about this topic: List Of Battalions Of The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
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