The Fencibles (from the word defencible) were army regiments raised in the United Kingdom during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars in the late 18th century for defence of the country against the threat of invasion by the French. They had no liability for overseas service. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a group of battalions, usually four and commanded by a colonel. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Combatants Great Britain Austria Prussia Spain Russian Empire Sardinia France The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, beginning in 1792 and lasting until the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states. ...

By the Peace of Amiens in 1802, all Fencible Regiments had been disbanded and those members willing to continue serving had been transferred to regular army regiments. The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 (Germinal 4, year X in the French Revolutionary Calendar) by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquis Cornwallis as a Definitive Treaty of Peace between France and Britain. ...

In 1775, the Royal Fencible Americans were raised by the British in North America for the same purpose. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

In the early years of the 19th Century, five regiments of Fencibles were raised in Canada, Newfoundland and New Brunswick, liable for service in North America only (although the New Brunswick Fencibles volunteered for general service and became the 104th Regiment of Foot in the regular army). All but one of these regiments saw action in the War of 1812. They were disbanded in 1816, after the end of the war. Combatants United States Native Americans Great Britain, Canadian provincial forces Native Americans First Nations Peoples Commanders James Madison Winfield Scott Andrew Jackson Sir Isaac Brock† George Prevost Tecumseh† Strength •U.S. Regular Army: 35,800 •Rangers: 3,049 •Militia: 458,463* •US Navy & US Marines: (at start of war): •Frigates...

The Royal New Zealand Fencibles were recruited and raised in England for service in New Zealand during the New Zealand Land Wars during the 19th century. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A room at the Auckland War Memorial Museum commemorates those who died, both European and Maori, in the New Zealand Wars. ...

Reference

• The New Zealand Fencible Society (1997), The Royal New Zealand Fencibles 1847-1852, Waiuku, W.J. Deed Printing, ISBN 0-473-04716-0

See also

• Sea Fencibles