Editing Norman Cross Prison (section)

== Military units ==

In July 1810 the [[Northumberland Militia]] were inspected at the barracks by [[Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland]]. After he had reviewed them, the duke presented the commanding officer with £150 for the regiment to regale themselves with.<ref>{{cite news|title= The Duke|newspaper= Morning Post|date= 23 July 1810|page= 3}}</ref>
On 22 April 1812 the [[Queen's Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia|Edinburgh Militia]] relieved the 2nd West York at Yaxley barracks, and the latter regiment marched to [[Colchester]].<ref>{{cite news|title= On Wednesday|newspaper= Leeds Intelligencer|date= 27 April 1812|page= 3}}</ref> However, the Edinburgh's Militia were soon sent north to deal with [[Luddite]] machine-breaking<ref name = Dudgeon>Maj R. C. Dudgeon, ''History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots'', Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd, {{ISBN|978-1-10368643-8}}, p. 61–2.</ref> and with a very large group of French prisoners arriving from the [[Peninsular War|Peninsula]] the guards had to be reinforced quickly. The [[Bedfordshire Militia]] were sent from [[Littlehampton]] in wagons changed at each town, the officers in [[post chaise]]s, the journey of {{convert|166|mi|km}} taking just six days (29 April to 4 May).<ref name = Burgoyne>Lt-Col Sir John M. Burgoyne, Bart, ''Regimental Records of the Bedfordshire Militia 1759–1884'', London: W.H. Allen, 1884, pp. 63–4.</ref>

Men from the following units were stationed at the prison:
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!style=|Period
!style=|Unit
!style=|Ref.
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|Early 1797–
|[[Cambridgeshire Militia]]
|<ref>{{cite journal| title = The County Fencibles and Militia Augmentation of 1794| journal = Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research| date =  March 1956| volume = 34 |last = Western| first = JR| pages = 3–11}}</ref>
|-
|March 1797–{{circa}}April 1799
|Royal South Lincolnshire Militia
|<ref name="Chamberlain1">{{cite book| title= The Prison of Norman Cross: The Lost Town of Huntingdonshire| last=Chamberlain| first=Paul| publisher= The History Press| year= 2018|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire| isbn=978-0-7509-9046-2|pages=50–53}}</ref>
|-
|October–December 1797
|[[North York Militia]]
|<ref name = Turton/><ref name="Chamberlain1"/>
|-
|November 1797–March 1798
|[[East Norfolk Militia]]
|<ref name="Chamberlain1"/><ref>Colonel Sir Charles Harvey, ''The History of the 4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment (late East Norfolk Militia)'', London: Jarrold, 1899, pp. 79–90.</ref>
|-
|July–December 1801
|[[Hertfordshire Militia]]
|<ref name = Busby>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/44222686 Maj J.H. Busby, 'Local Military Forces in Hertfordshire 1793–1814', ''Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research'', Vol 31, No 125 (Spring 1953), pp. 15–24.]</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|1804
|4th Reserve Battalion
|rowspan=5|<ref name="Chamberlain1"/><ref>{{cite news| title = French Prisoners| newspaper = Hull Packet| date= 16 October 1804| page = 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = The following Military movements | newspaper = Stamford Mercury |date = 18 November 1808 |page = 3}}</ref>
|-
|7th Reserve Battalion
|-
|Late 1804
|Shropshire Militia
|-
|1808
|[[Northampton Militia]]. In November Wiltshire Militia relieved by 3d West York
|-
|January–April 1812
|West Essex Militia
|-
|January–May 1812
|2nd Yorkshire West Riding Militia
|-
|21 April–6 May 1812
|[[Edinburgh Militia]]
|<ref name = Dudgeon/> 
|-
|4 May–28 October 1812
|[[Bedfordshire Militia]]
|<ref name = Burgoyne/><ref name="Chamberlain1"/>
|-
|May–November 1812
|North York Militia
|<ref name = Turton104/><ref name="Chamberlain1"/>
|-
|November 1812–April 1813
|Meath Militia
|rowspan=5|<ref name="Chamberlain1"/>
|-
|November 1812–May 1813
|Sligo Militia
|-
|December 1812–March 1813
|South Lincolnshire Militia
|-
|April–October 1813
|[[West Kent Militia]]
|-
|July–November 1813
|Aberdeenshire Militia
|-
|September 1813–July 1814
|Hertfordshire Militia
|<ref name="Chamberlain1"/><ref name = Busby/>
|-
|November 1813–June 1814
|1st Yorkshire West Riding Militia
|<ref name="Chamberlain1"/>
|}