Trained Bands

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

Local, part-time militia forces that were traditionally used for county defense.

Exam Context

Trained Bands appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.1500–c.1750.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.1500–c.1750

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

The Nature and Impact of the British Civil Wars

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.1500–c.1750

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