In 1707, the Acts of Union united the Kingdom of England with the Kingdom of Scotland. The Scottish navy was incorporated into the Royal Navy. The Scottish military (as opposed to naval) forces merged with the English, with pre-existing regular Scottish regiments maintaining their identities, though command of the new British Army was from England. The threat of Ireland's belligerent (Protestant) militia to copy the American colonists if Irish demands for free trade were not met (and Britain's inability, after years of war overseas, to easily stop them), would be the cause of the Kingdom of Ireland being admitted into the United Kingdom in 1801.
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| - In 1707, the Acts of Union united the Kingdom of England with the Kingdom of Scotland. The Scottish navy was incorporated into the Royal Navy. The Scottish military (as opposed to naval) forces merged with the English, with pre-existing regular Scottish regiments maintaining their identities, though command of the new British Army was from England. The threat of Ireland's belligerent (Protestant) militia to copy the American colonists if Irish demands for free trade were not met (and Britain's inability, after years of war overseas, to easily stop them), would be the cause of the Kingdom of Ireland being admitted into the United Kingdom in 1801.
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| - In 1707, the Acts of Union united the Kingdom of England with the Kingdom of Scotland. The Scottish navy was incorporated into the Royal Navy. The Scottish military (as opposed to naval) forces merged with the English, with pre-existing regular Scottish regiments maintaining their identities, though command of the new British Army was from England. The threat of Ireland's belligerent (Protestant) militia to copy the American colonists if Irish demands for free trade were not met (and Britain's inability, after years of war overseas, to easily stop them), would be the cause of the Kingdom of Ireland being admitted into the United Kingdom in 1801. The Militia Act of 1757 created a more professional force. Better records were kept, and the men were selected by ballot to serve for longer periods. Proper uniforms and better weapons were provided, and the force was 'embodied' from time to time for training sessions. The militia was widely embodied at various times during the French and Napoleonic Wars. It served at several vulnerable locations, and was particularly stationed on the South Coast and in Ireland. A number of camps were held at Brighton, where the militia regiments were reviewed by the Prince Regent. (This is the origin of the song "Brighton Camp".)The militia could not be compelled to serve overseas, but it was seen as a training reserve for the army, as bounties were offered to men who opted to 'exchange' from the militia to the regular army.
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