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Impressment — Edexcel GCSE History Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE History · key term

Impressment

Definition

Compulsory recruitment into military service.

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Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0

Paper 1

When volunteers were insufficient, authorities used impressment, compelling men to serve.
Revise: The Experience of War

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