2024/12/19 by Rory Butcher · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Psychology · #Business #Criminology #Disposition #Economic Justice #European Political History Analysis #Historical Economic and Social Studies #Historical Studies of British Isles #History #Law #Order (exchange) #Political science #Psychology #Social psychology #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1177/09683445241306994
openalex publication_date 2024/12/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/05
The fencible regiments of the 1790s operated like the regulars but were limited to serve only in wartime, like the militia, and only in Scotland, later becoming the British Isles. These restrictions were the primary cause of the 1794 ‘mutinies’. These events, alongside other incidents of poor discipline across all ranks, have been previously used to portray the fencibles poorly. This article will argue that the ‘mutinies’ and the wider interactions within the military justice system both demonstrate the ‘soldier as worker’ approach and how the inherent temporary nature of the fencibles fundamentally shaped the employment of fencible officers and men.