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Offline ShaunJ

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Re: Can I discover more about an Eighteenth Century soldier?
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 10 December 23 17:13 GMT (UK) »
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Thanks, yes, I did read this interesting article you kindly gave the link to. What I was wondering about, though, was why the Leicestershire Militia was present on the Yorkshire coast in 1783, because at this particular time I’m not sure what threats were posed to the English coast, since the French Revolutionary War was still some years in the future.

We were at war with France from 1778 to 1783.

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Re: Can I discover more about an Eighteenth Century soldier?
« Reply #19 on: Sunday 10 December 23 17:44 GMT (UK) »
Thanks both for your help. I'd certainly forgotten about that war.

Dave :)
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