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Interestingly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cinque_Ports_Artillery_Volunteers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cinque_Ports_Artillery_Vol... I strongly

Interestingly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cinque_Ports_Artillery_Volunteers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cinque_Ports_Artillery_Vol... I strongly suspect that there might be a shared running gag going on here. "Oh, Lord Brasenose? He left the cavalry and now he's enlisted with the Cinque Ports Volunteers." A bit like the nineteenth hole on a golf course.

BjoernKW 5y ago
Nowadays, you'd be correct. The term "Cinque Ports" itself is mostly used in historical or ceremonial contexts these days. During Pitt's time, however, if a French invasion of Britain had taken place it would likely have been in that particular region.