The Cumberland Militia. American War of Independence Link

A Nice Georgian brass plate to The Cumberland Militia. They were originally raised c 1757.In 1757 the county was required to provide 320 men; this had risen to 1180 men by 1796-9. In 1802 the quota was 615 men and then would rise throughout the Napoleonic Wars. In 1779 there was one battalion in the regiment with less than eight companies, but which had three field officers because the Lord Lieutenant served as colonel. The John Paul Jones Connection is that Jones,s ship The Ranger attacked the port of Whitehaven on the coast of Cumberland on April 17th1778 and the Cumberland militia were called out to repulse the attack. A Nice little piece of Georgian History