Irish Volunteers (18th century)
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Irish Volunteers (18th century)
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The Volunteers were local militias raised by local initiative in Ireland in 1778. Their original purpose was to guard against invasion and to preserve law and order at a time when British soldiers were withdrawn from Ireland to fight abroad during the American Revolutionary War and the government failed to organise its own militia. Taking advantage of Britain's preoccupation with its rebelling American colonies, the Volunteers were able to pressure Westminster into conceding legislative independ
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18th century local Irish militias
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Volunteers_(18th_century)
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2024-02-12T16:07:03Z
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