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GCSE History · key term
A locally organised military force, rather than a permanent professional army.
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Paper 1
An organised armed force drawn from a community rather than the regular national army.
Revise: The MormonsLocal Mormon militia members, assisted by Paiute participants, attacked the wagon train. The massacre became a lasting obstacle in relations between the Mormons and the United States government.
An armed organisation outside the regular armed forces, often connected to a political, religious or local leader.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A locally organised military force whose members normally serve part-time rather than as permanent professional soldiers.
Revise: The Nature of WarfareTudor rulers relied heavily on locally raised militia alongside specialist mercenaries. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, England had no standing national field army. Its regular local military organisation was the militia, including the trained bands.
A military force raised mainly for home defence rather than permanent service overseas.
An armed force drawn from the local population rather than a full-time regular army.
Paper 3
Revise: Parliamentary Divisions and the Descent into Civil WarThe county militia, also called the trained bands, consisted of locally organised forces. They were controlled by lord lieutenants appointed by the king. Parliament now sought the right to choose military commanders itself.
Paper 1
A military force drawn from local men, which could be assembled to defend the country or respond to unrest.
Revise: Elizabeth and her peopleLords Lieutenant were nobles chosen by Elizabeth to exercise authority in the counties. They helped ensure that royal policies were followed and supervised Justices of the Peace. They also organised and trained the local militia, which could be assembled during unrest or military danger.
Balance the troop surge against other explanations for falling violence, including the Sunni Awakening and reduced fighting by Shia militias.
Distinguish voluntary recruitment into the regular army from compulsory selection for the militia.
Distinguish the Militia Ordinance, which Parliament enforced without royal assent, from the Nineteen Propositions, which were demands Charles rejected.
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