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Shoulder belt plate, 2nd East Kent Local Militia, 1808-1815

Engraved white metal, rectangular plate with clipped corners, with a rearing horse within a circlet with the unit title, '2nd East Kent Local Militia', on a rayed star, surmounted by crown; a scroll below with the motto, 'Invicta'.

Local Militia units were raised following an Act of 1808 and were designed to create a trained body of men, who could be used for local defence, but who could also be encouraged to transfer to the regular Army in return for a financial incentive, or bounty. The scheme was very successful and helped solve the manpower shortage during the Napoleonic Wars. The Local Militia were all disbanded in 1814.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1960-04-129-2

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1960-04-129-2