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• catalog abstract ""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.".
• catalog contributor b12966939.
• catalog coverage "Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820.".
• catalog coverage "Great Britain History, Military 1789-1820.".
• catalog created "2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
• catalog description ""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.".
• catalog description "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.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-311) and index.".
• catalog description "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.".
• catalog extent "323 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0199261253 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isPartOf "Oxford historical monographs".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain History, Military 1789-1820.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain".
• catalog subject "DA520 .G44 2003".
• catalog subject "Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Participation, British.".
• catalog subject "Volunteers Great Britain History 18th century.".
• catalog subject "Volunteers Great Britain History 19th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "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.".
• catalog title "The British volunteer movement, 1794-1814 / Austin Gee.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "Military history. fast".
• catalog type "text".