Kinross-shire Yeomanry Cavalry

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Clothing money allowance book with names of yeomanry and details of clothing, 1817-1828; General accounts for contingent allowances, 1818-1828; General pay account, 1818-1821.
Administrative / Biographical History
The Kinross-shire Yeomanry Cavalry was raised in 1818. In many areas the Yeomanry were synonymous with the Volunteers, who provided a means of dealing with local civil disorder as well as acting as a potential defensive force in times of war. The Yeomanry, as volunteer cavalry, became increasingly popular during the ten years after the end of the Napoleonic War in 1815. Popular with the upper classes, yeomanry service gave status, particularly given the cost of providing horses and equipment. The force could be raised quickly and was composed of respectable members of the community and thus became the preferred means of putting down local riots. However, as the efficiency of the police increased and the number of riots declined, the role of the Yeomanry diminished and by the 1840s and 1850s most corps had ceased to function.
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