Talk:Military reserve forces of Saint Helena

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Did you know... that the St Helena Local Militia led the 1840 procession of Napoleon's body after its disinterment from his tomb on the island?

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The result was: promoted by The C of E (talk) 06:41, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the St Helena Local Militia led the 1840 procession of Napoleon's body after its disinterment from his tomb on the island? "about five pm the procession reached town, when it was halted for a short time to enable the St Helena Local Militia, which had led the advance, to march into town" from:Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press. 1866. p. 526.
- ALT1:... that the first military reserve force of Saint Helena was feudal in nature, with tenants required to provide a certain number of men for military service? "The origin of the Militia is to be found in the Royal Charter of 1673, when the island was created a Manor, whereby the Directors of the Company became 'The Lords Proprietors of the island of St. Helena', owning the entire island, with powers of life and death over the inhabitants. Grants of land were made to the settlers, and it was a condition of every such grant that the holder should provide so many soldiers per acre for the Company. This was the service given to the Lords of the Manor as a condition of tenure ... After about 1770 it is doubtful if very much remained of this feudal form of service except a theoretical obligation in the case of holders who had not commuted their leases" from: Kitching, G. C. (1947). "The St. Helena Regiments of the East India Company". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 25 (101): 3. ISSN 0037-9700.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eliza Kennedy Smith

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:10, 26 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

... New enough, long enough, reads well, QPQ provided, interesting hooks followed by inline citations to references that require subscription. I prefer proposed hook. No copyvio issues. Thank you Whispyhistory (talk) 07:19, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]