Billets

Definition

Accommodation provided for soldiers, including lodging supplied by local people.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Local towns had to provide food, horses and billets, even when their inhabitants did not want to do so.
Revise: The Nature and Impact of the British Civil Wars

1
Use precise examples: requisitioning included food, horses and billets; excise duties on salt and beer increased the prices people paid.

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GCSE History · key term

Accommodation provided for soldiers, including lodging supplied by local people.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Local towns had to provide food, horses and billets, even when their inhabitants did not want to do so.
Revise: The Nature and Impact of the British Civil Wars

1
Use precise examples: requisitioning included food, horses and billets; excise duties on salt and beer increased the prices people paid.

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