Additional Forces Act

Additional Forces Act

Additional Forces Act of July 1803 created the Army of Reserve for the defense of England against the imminent threat of sea-borne invasion by Napoleon's French Revolutionary Army. A total of 15,780 men were added to the English armed forces by this compulsory measure, creating the "Army of Reserve". The act was passed by William Pitt the Younger despite strong political opposition.

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* [http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/abstract/military/army/britain/recruits/c_britrecruits.html Great Britain: Number of Men Raised for the Regular Army, by Ordinary Recruiting, and by Transfers from the Militia: 13 November 1813]
* [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/English_History English History] , 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.


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