Volunteers Act 1782
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Encouragement and disciplining of such Corps or Companies of Men as shall voluntarily enroll themselves for Defence of their Towns or Coasts, or for the general Defence of the Kingdom, during the present War. |
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| Citation | 22 Geo. 3. c. 79 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 July 1782 |
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The Volunteers Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3. c. 79) established military regulations for the many part-time units that were raised in Britain during the American War of Independence.
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