▁unit ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Br istol ▁Vol unte ers ▁( though ▁no ▁author isation ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁for ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁the ▁' Ro yal ' ▁title , ▁which ▁it ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Br istol ▁Art illery ▁Vol unte ers ). ▁It ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁commanded ▁by ▁L t - Col ▁Ba ill ie ▁( now ▁MP ▁for ▁Br istol ), ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Br istol ▁as ▁its ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel . ▁With ▁mus k ets ▁in ▁short ▁supply , ▁L t - Col ▁Ba ill ie ▁impro vised ▁by ▁bu ying ▁up ▁all ▁the ▁m op - st icks ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁having ▁iron ▁sp ikes ▁mounted ▁on ▁them . ▁The ▁keen ▁Br istol ▁volunte ers ▁adopted ▁the ▁mot to , ▁' In ▁D anger , ▁Re ady '. ▁ ▁The ▁aff lu ent ▁Br istol ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Cl if ton ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁corps , ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry , ▁which ▁merged ▁with ▁that ▁at ▁West bury - on - Try m ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁United ▁West bury ▁and ▁Cl if ton ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t - Col ▁T . ▁Co ke , ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Hon ou rable ▁East ▁India ▁Company ' s ▁ 1 5 th ▁Mad ras ▁Native ▁Infantry . ▁Cl if ton ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁headquarters ▁( H Q )