The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century: The Story of a Political Issue, 1660-1802

Abstract

Part 1 The militia of the Restoration: the origins and character of the Restoration Militia Acts triumphs and reverses, 1660-70 80 years' decay, c. 1660-1757. Part 2 The restoration of the militia: the militia and party politics (from Shaftesbury to Walpole) new trends in strategy and politics, 1739-57 the making of the New Militia, 1755-59 1760 - the frustrated counter-attack the struggle for permanence, 1761-86 an epilogue of expansion, 1775-1802. Part 3 The New Militia at work: raising the men the obstacles to real conscription the officers pay, clothing and equipment the routine of life during service how efficient was the militia.

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