1. 'So gallant and patriotic a measure': The Genesis of the Volunteer Force -- 2. The Development of Volunteering -- 3. 'The shop-keeping army': The Membership of Volunteer Corps -- 4. 'A Connexion of Loyalty' -- 5. 'To shield me from all harm': The Motivation for Volunteering -- 6. The Public Face of Volunteering -- 7. 'An Armed Democracy': The Political Threat of the Volunteer Movement -- 8. 'The Friends of Peace and Order': Invasion, Riots, and Internal Policing
Summary
This volume provides a comprehensive view of the social, political and military aspects of the volunteer movement of the French Wars: the volunteer infantry, yeomanry cavalry and the armed associations in England, Scotland and Wales from 1794 to 1814 and in some cases beyond
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-311) and index