British Articles of War
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The British Articles of War were the formal military legal code of the British Army, defining offenses, discipline, and procedures for soldiers and officers during the early modern and colonial periods.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal instrument
ⓘ
military law ⓘ military legal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British Army
ⓘ
officers ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| basedOn |
parliamentary authority
ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| defines |
court-martial procedures
ⓘ
disciplinary procedures ⓘ duties of officers ⓘ duties of soldiers ⓘ military offenses ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
British Army officers
ⓘ
courts-martial ⓘ |
| governs |
disciplinary sanctions
ⓘ
military crimes ⓘ trial of military personnel ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defining punishable military behavior
ⓘ
maintaining discipline in the British Army ⓘ standardizing military justice ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
colonial military legal practice
ⓘ
later British military law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British colonies
ⓘ
British overseas garrisons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
military discipline
ⓘ
military justice ⓘ |
| legalForm | articles ⓘ |
| partOf | British military law tradition ⓘ |
| regulates |
conduct in garrison
ⓘ
conduct on campaign ⓘ mutiny and desertion ⓘ obedience to orders ⓘ punishments for military crimes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Armed Forces Act
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army Act
King's Regulations ⓘ Mutiny Act ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
code of conduct for British soldiers
ⓘ
framework for courts-martial ⓘ instrument of command and control ⓘ |
| usedIn |
colonial period
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Articles of War (Continental Army)