Wicklow Militia

Wicklow Militia
Wicklow Rifles
Wicklow Artillery Militia
Active25 April 1793–October 1909
Country Ireland (1793–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1909)
Branch Militia
RoleInfantry/Garrison Artillery
Size4–6 companies/batteries
Part ofNorth Irish Division, Royal Artillery
Southern Division, Royal Artillery
Garrison/HQWicklow (Arklow 1817–58)
Engagements

The Wicklow Militia, later the Wicklow Rifles, was an Irish Militia regiment raised in County Wicklow in 1793. It saw service during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was later converted into a militia artillery unit before being disbanded in 1909.


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