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The British volunteer movement, 1794-1814 / Austin Gee.
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Gee, Austin
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description
323 pages ; 23 cm.
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DA520 .G44 2003
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Subject(s)
Volunteers
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Great Britain
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History
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19th century
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Volunteers
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Great Britain
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History
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18th century
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
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Participation, British
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Military service, Voluntary
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Great Britain
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History
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18th century
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Military service, Voluntary
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Great Britain
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History
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19th century
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Great Britain
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History
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George III, 1760-1820
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Great Britain
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History, Military
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1789-1820
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Oxford historical monographs
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Summary note
"The significance of the Volunteer Movement during the French wars has been vigorously debated by historians: this book provides the first comprehensive account of the social, political, and military aspects of the movement for nearly a century. Covering infantry, yeomanry cavalry, and armed associations, it studies their formation and recruitment; membership, internal organization, and relations with local authorities; their public image and participation in local festivities; and the roles accorded them in national defence and the maintenance of internal order.
The author decisively refutes older scholarship which has characterized the Volunteers as a conservative force of order, the military embodiment of anti-revolutionary 'loyalism.' The Volunteers were independent-minded, and stood up for their autonomy; but in this as in other spheres, local self-government enhanced rather than endangered loyalty to the slate. Equally clear protest, played up by some historians, was rare and insignificant. The calculated risk taken by the government in arming up to 400,000 civilians paid off: the Volunteer Movement offered the non-combatant populations of England, Scotland and Wales a welcome opportunity to display their patriotism."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-311) and index.
Contents
1. 'So gallant and patriotic a measure': The Genesis of the Volunteer Force
2. The Development of Volunteering
3. 'The shop-keeping army': The Membership of Volunteer Corps
4. 'A Connexion of Loyalty'
5. 'To shield me from all harm': The Motivation for Volunteering
6. The Public Face of Volunteering
7. 'An Armed Democracy': The Political Threat of the Volunteer Movement
8. 'The Friends of Peace and Order': Invasion, Riots, and Internal Policing.
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ISBN
0199261253 ((acid-free paper))
9780199261253 ((acid-free paper))
LCCN
2003272256
OCLC
53223778
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