""Almost every free State affords an Instance of a NATIONAL MILITIA: For Freedom cannot be maintained without Power; and Men who are not in a Capacity to defend their Liberties, will certainly lose them.""
— English Treatise on Militia (1753)
Treatise on the Militia, in 4 Sections, by C.S. London, 1753
Historical Significance
Pre-revolutionary English understanding of armed citizenry necessity
Context
British military theory influencing American colonial thinking
Context
British military theory influencing American colonial thinking
Historical Significance
Pre-revolutionary English understanding of armed citizenry necessity