Scottish militia

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The Scottish militia was a part-time, locally raised military force in the Kingdom of Scotland, composed mainly of civilian soldiers mobilized for home defense and internal security.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf militia
part-time military force
category Defunct military units and formations of Scotland
Military history of Scotland
commandStructure local lairds
royal officers
composedOf civilian soldiers
country Kingdom of Scotland
disbandedAfter Acts of Union 1707
dutyStatus part-time
equipment muskets
pikes
sidearms
exemptions certain tradesmen
clergy
function maintenance of public order
suppression of unrest
garrisonDuty burghs
fortifications in Scotland
governedBy Privy Council of Scotland
Scottish Parliament
historicalPeriod 17th century
18th century
Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
languageOfCommand English
Scots
legalBasis militia acts of Scotland
locatedIn Scotland
militaryBranch land forces
mobilization locally raised
notableConflictRole Jacobite risings
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
opposedTo foreign invasion
primaryRole home defence
internal security
relatedTo British militia
English militia
role support to regular army in wartime
serviceArea within Scotland
serviceObligation limited term of service
socialComposition free male inhabitants
subordinateTo Scottish Crown
linked to: Scottish crown
succeededBy militia of Great Britain
trainingFrequency periodic musters
typeOfRecruitment conscription
local levy

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Siege of Leith participant Scottish Protestant forces
linked to: Scottish militia
Tranent Massacre perpetratedBy soldiers of the Fifeshire Fencibles
linked to: Scottish militia
Battle of Dunkeld (1689) belligerent Scottish government forces
linked to: Scottish militia