Militia (England)
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The English Militia was the principal military reserve force of the Kingdom of England. Militia units were repeatedly raised in England from the Anglo-Saxon period onwards for internal security duties
The Massachusetts Militia mustering in 1637. English militia of the period wore similar patterns of dress.
A re-enactor portraying a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon warrior
A London Trained Bands pikeman in 1643
A sergeant and private of the Somerset Militia in 1685
Militia
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A militia is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of n
Militia (England)
…citizenry to be ready for war resulted in 1558 the Militia Act, which ended the quasi-feudal system and implemented a more efficient, unified national militia system. In an attempt to remove the statutory limitations and allow the lieutenants to increase their demands on the militia, the act was repealed in…
Confederate militiamen at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1861
Armenian fedayi were Armenian irregular militia formed in the late 19th and early 20th century to defend Armenian villages.
Republikanischer Schutzbund was an Austrian militia formed in 1923, one of several militias formed in post-World War I Austria.
The 2nd Regiment of York Militia at the Battle of Queenston Heights