Information: - The Northampton and Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1860 to 1881, when it was transferred into the Northamptonshire Regiment. - The Northampton Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1763 to 1860 , when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia . The regiment was formed in 1763 . It was embodied in 1778 , at which time it was ranked the 36th regiment of militia , and remained active for around a decade . In 1780 , it was stationed in London during the Gordon Riots . It was regularly re-ranked through its embodiment , becoming the 18th in 1779 , 33rd in 1780 , 44th in 1781 , and 37th in 1782 . It was embodied again in 1793 for the French Revolutionary Wars , ranked as the 45th , and disembodied in 1802 . With the resumption of hostilities in 1803 , it was embodied again ( as the 29th ) , and disembodied with the peace in 1814 . In 1833 , it was ranked as the 48th . It saw its final service during the Crimean War , when it was embodied and volunteered for garrison service in the Mediterranean . In 1860 , it amalgamated with the Rutland Militia to form the Northampton and Rutland Militia , which would later become the Special Reserve battalion of The Northamptonshire Regiment . - A militia is generally an army or some other type of fighting unit that is composed of non-professional fighters, citizens of a nation or subjects of a state or government who can be called upon to enter a combat situation, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of the warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai). Unable to hold their own against properly trained and equipped professional forces, it is common for militias to engage in guerrilla warfare or defense instead of being used in open attacks and offensive actions. - The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960 it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) which was again amalgamated with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk), the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the present Royal Anglian Regiment. - The Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1759 to 1860, when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia. - An army (from Latin "arma" "arms, weapons" via Old French "armee", "armed" (feminine)) or ground force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps. Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army. They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters. - Military personnel are members of the armed forces. Usually, personnel are divided into military branches roughly defined by certain circumstances of their deployment. Those who serve in a typical large land force are soldiers, making up an army. Those who serve in seagoing forces are seamen or sailors, and their branch is a navy or coast guard . Marines serve in a marine corps. In the 20th century, the development of powered flight aircraft prompted the development of air forces, serviced by airmen. Designated leaders of military personnel are officers. These include commissioned officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs). For naval forces, non-commissioned officers are referred to as petty officers (POs). military personnel are instructed to wear dog tags What is the relationship between 'northampton militia' and 'british army'?
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