Volunteer Corps
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Volunteer Corps were locally raised, part-time military units in Britain composed of civilian volunteers who trained for home defense and auxiliary service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volunteer Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military organization type ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Crimean War era defence concerns
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | local officers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
full-time professional soldiers
ⓘ
regular army units ⓘ |
| dutyStatus | part-time service ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
government-issued arms
ⓘ
locally provided equipment ⓘ |
| evolvedInto |
Territorial Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volunteer Force (Great Britain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financedBy |
government grants
ⓘ
local subscriptions ⓘ |
| formedFor |
defence against potential invasion
ⓘ
support of internal security ⓘ |
| governedBy | War Office regulations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
composed of civilian volunteers
ⓘ
locally raised ⓘ part-time ⓘ |
| hasRole |
auxiliary service
ⓘ
home defence ⓘ |
| legalStatus | auxiliary to the regular army ⓘ |
| membership | civilians ⓘ |
| operationalScope | domestic defence ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | local unit ⓘ |
| organizationalModel |
artillery corps
ⓘ
engineer corps ⓘ rifle corps ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army auxiliary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
provide additional manpower in emergencies
ⓘ
supplement regular army forces ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
citizen-soldier
ⓘ
home guard ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Militia (Great Britain)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territorial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Volunteer Force (Great Britain) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceObligation | limited to home service ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century Britain
ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| trainingType |
military drill
ⓘ
rifle practice ⓘ |
| uniform | distinctive volunteer uniforms ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.