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(詳細はGreat Britain dates back to the middle ages. The post of Provost Marshal has existed since William of Cassingham was appointed by Henry III on 28 May 1241 (the original title was Sergeant of the Peace). During the Peninsula War from 1809–14, the Duke of Wellington asked for a Provost Marshal to be appointed to hang looters; by the end of the Peninsula War the Provost Marshal controlled 24 Assistant Provost Marshals. Members of this Staff Corps of Cavalry were identified by a red scarf tied around the right shoulder; whilst some consider this to have been the origin of the famous 'Red Cap' of the Royal Military Police and its forebears, it was more likely a precursor of the 'MP' armband (and now the Tactical Recognition Flash), which identifies the modern Military Policeman or Policewoman. Although disbanded in 1814 at the end of the Peninsular War, the Duke of Wellington re-formed the Staff Corps of Cavalry to police the occupying British Army in France following Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Later, in the Crimean War, a Mounted Staff Corps of almost 100 troopers from the Police Constabulary of Ireland, with some recruited from the Metropolitan Police, was established to prevent the theft of supplies, and to maintain discipline in camps. This 'Corps' was disbanded with the cessation of hostilities. The Provost Marshal has always had men detached to assist him, an arrangement formalised by the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War; but only since 1877 has there actually existed a regular corps of military police. In that year, the Military Mounted Police (MMP) was formed, followed by the Military Foot Police (MFP) in 1885. The Military Mounted Police first engaged in combat in 1882 at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir.〔Regiments That Served With The 7th Armoured Division, Military Mounted Police and Military Foot Police (【引用サイトリンク】title= )〕 Although technically two independent corps, the two effectively functioned as a single organisation. In 1926 they were fully amalgamated to form the Corps of Military Police (CMP). In recognition of their service in the Second World War, they became the Corps of Royal Military Police (RMP) on 28 November 1946 under Army Order 167. On 6 April 1992 the RMP lost its status as an independent corps, and together with the Military Provost Staff Corps, became the Provost Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps. It was, however, permitted to retain the name "Royal Military Police", together with its cap badge and other distinctive insignia including the red cap. On 5 March 1995, the Mounted Troop was disbanded after 118 years of service to the crown and the colours. ==Significant dates== 1511 First Provost Marshal of whom a personal record is known 1813-14 Staff Corps of Cavalry raised by Wellington for Peninsular War 1815-18 Staff Corps of Cavalry reformed for Waterloo Campaign 1854-55 Mounted Staff Corps formed for service in the Crimea 1855 Military Mounted Police (MMP) formed to police the new military cantonment at Aldershot 1877 MMP established as a Permanent Corps 1882 Military Foot Police (MFP) formed for campaign service in Egypt 1885 MFP established as a Permanent Corps 1918 Royal Air Force Police and Royal Air Force Police Special Investigations Branch formed 1926 Corps of Military Police (CMP) formed with amalgamation of MMP and MFP 1937 Field Security Police (FSP) Wing formed 1940 Army Special Investigation Branch formed - FSP joins new Intelligence Corps 1946 Royal Prefix granted to CMP 1953 First RMP Direct Entry Officers accepted 1977 HM The Queen becomes Colonel-in-Chief 1992 Formation of Adjutant General's Corps of which RMP forms a part of the Provost Branch 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the Royal Military Police」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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