Amaland Mounted Police & Native Contingent

The Amaland Mounted Police & Native Contingent, an auxiliary formation of the Hurmu Fyrd, locally raised and organised in Amaland, attached to the Territorial Reserve Force.

History

Established in 1744 AN at the initiative of the Princess Rosamund, the Amaland Mounted Police & Native Contingent, comprised of contractors, freebooters, general un- and underemployed seeking greater profit, who were gathered up from the quayside taverns, neglected interior villages, and slum tenements of the realm through gentle inducements to serve in the defence of the interests of the Order of the Holy Lakes. For a generous stipend, young gentlemen of the Honourable Company were prevailed upon to ride with these volunteers so as to ensure they arrived at the front without disappearing along the route of march.

By 1745, various volunteers from Eura were likewise enticed, in significant numbers, particularly when it was known that Neo-Vanics were the enemy.