Historical Record of the Thirty-ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1702, and of its subsequent services to 1853.

by Richard Cannon

List of Fifty-six Battalions formed from Men raised under the Army of Reserve and Additional Force Acts, in the Years 1803 and 1804.

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Under the Army of Reserve Acts in 1803.

The following Nineteen Regiments were appointed to receive men raised for limited service in Great Britain and Ireland, under the Army of Reserve Acts, passed in the year 1803, and were augmented by second battalions, viz.:

In England. Under the Act passed on the 6th of July 1803.		In Scotland. Under the Act passed on the 6th of July 1803.		In Ireland. Under the Act passed on the 11th of July 1803.
3rd Reg.	53rd Reg.	26th	Regiment	18th	Regiment
28th ”	57th ”	42nd	”	44th	”
30th ”	61st ”	92nd	”	58th	”
39th ”	66th ”			67th	”
47th ”	69th ”
48th ”	81st ”

In addition to the above corps, Sixteen Reserve Battalions were also formed from the men raised in the several counties of Great Britain and Ireland, under the Army of Reserve Acts, as under specified, viz.:

In England.		In Scotland.
1st	Reserve Battalion.	5th	Reserve Battalion.
3rd	”	14th	”
4th	”
6th	”
7th	”	In Ireland.
8th	”
9th	”	2nd	Reserve Battalion.
10th	”	13th	”
11th	”	16th	”
12th	”
15th	”

Under the Additional Force Acts in 1804.

In the year 1804, Thirty-seven other Regiments (as shown in the following list) were augmented by second battalions, in consequence of having been appointed to receive men raised for limited service in Great Britain and Ireland, under the Additional Force Acts passed on the 29th of June, and 10th and 14th of July 1804, viz.: