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Formed in 1337, the Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey can claim to be the oldest regiment of the British Army,〔T.F. Mills (What is the Oldest/Senior Regiment in the British Army? ) (Archive of the Regiments.org page)〕 although, because it is a Militia regiment, and was disbanded for some years in the late 20th century, it is not the most senior. ==History== A militia force was organised in accordance with the order on 24 July 1203 of King John to provide a “sufficiency of men and money to defend the Island from the enemy “.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Royal Guernsey Militia a Regimental History )〕 In 1214 Eustace the Monk, a pirate, based in Sark arrived under orders from the King of France to harry the Channel Islands. In Guernsey Eustace met a newly raised and locally armed defence force comprising the whole manhood of the Island. This could be considered to be militia. Jersey would almost certainly have made the same preparations.〔 In 1336, the exiled King David II of Scotland, from his base in France, raided the island of Jersey. The following year, in response to the threat of a repeat of this incursion, King Edward III ordered Thomas de Ferrers, Warden of the Isles, to levy and equip a militia of "all men capable of bearing arms, and to form them into companies of thousands, hundreds and twenties, and to lead them well-armed and arrayed for the defence of the islands".〔Royal Jersey Militia (ROYAL JERSEY MILITIA REGIMENTAL HISTORY )〕〔T.F. Mills (Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey ) (Archive of Regiments.org page)〕〔This is Jersey (David Bruce )〕〔Guernsey Society (Thomas de Ferrers )〕 This created an organised, compulsory and unpaid, Island militia. Jersey was invaded by French troops in 1461. They were supporters of the Lancastrian force during the War of the Roses, as was the Governor of Mont Orgueil, who had surrendered the castle to the French. The militia was not strong enough to retake the castle and instead controlled half of the Island with their base in Grosnez Castle〔 where they stayed until 1468 when the invaders were expelled by a Yorkist English army led by Richard Harliston, supported by the militia commanded by the Seigneur of Saint Ouen and after a siege of Mont Orgueil that lasted 19 weeks.〔Jersey Heritage (The History of the Jersey Militia )〕 The help given by the St Ouen militia earned them the honour to parade on the right flank of future militia parades.〔 In 1545, the Jersey Militia consisted of 12 parochial bands, many of which were called into action in 1549 when a force of French pirates, who had captured Sark as a base for their activities landed at Bouley Bay, advancing inland they met the militia who defeated them and driving them back down to the beach, killing up to a thousand in pursuit.〔 In 1555 Parish Companies were ordered to practice every Sunday, weather permitting, firing Arquebus, Bow and arrow and Crossbow.〔 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「Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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