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51Recruiting Act 1778 — The Recruiting Act 1778 is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. It was a press act for the more easy and better recruiting of his Majesty s Land Forces . After the losses at the Battle of Saratoga in the American… …
52Recruiting Act 1779 — The Recruiting Act 1779 is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. It was a press act for the recruiting of his Majesty s Land Forces. After the losses in the American Revolutionary War and the apprehended hostilities with …
53Condy Raguet — Chargé d Affaires Condy Raguet 1st United States Ambassador to Brazil In office October 29, 1825 – April 16, 1827 Preceded by …
54Military Service Act (United Kingdom) — For the 1917 Canadian Act of the same name, see Military Service Act (Canada). The Military Service Act 1916 was the first statute of full conscription in British military history. The Bill which became the Act was introduced by Prime Minister… …
55conscription — conscriptional, adj. /keuhn skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft. 2. a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war. [1350 1400 for earlier sense piece of writing ;… …
56Gneisenau, August, Count Neidhardt von — ▪ Prussian field marshal in full August Wilhelm Anton, Graf Neidhardt Von Gneisenau born Oct. 27, 1760, Schildau, near Torgau, Saxony [Germany] died Aug. 23, 1831, Posen, Prussia [now Poznań, Poland] Prussian field marshal and reformer,… …
57Military Service Act 1916 — See also: Recruitment to the British Army during World War I For the 1917 Canadian Act of the same name, see Military Service Act (Canada). Military Service Act, 1916[1] Parliament of the Uni …
58Military in the media — Representations of the military in the media date from the beginnings of recorded history and since that time soldiers and armies have featured widely in popular culture. In addition to the countless images of military leaders in heroic poses… …
59Kenya Defence Forces — Military of Kenya Service branches Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Kenya Air Force Manpower Military age 18 Available for military service 4,303,153, age 15–49 (2005 est.) …
60Disarmament — World War I ended with the victors agreed that German militarism must be checked. Although the delegates engaged in heated debate, they soon drafted disarmament clauses (Articles 159 213) demanding that Ger many s army be reduced to 100,000… …
