"Militia in the Period of the LOA" Topic
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| Terry37 | 30 Nov 2018 10:51 a.m. PST |
I am wanting to add some militia units to my French, Dutch and Hanoverian/Hessian armies. However, I am unable to find if their militia included pikes or were they all muskets? Any help is greatly appreciated! Terry |
 miniMo  | 30 Nov 2018 12:01 p.m. PST |
Lost Off Anatartica? I'm at a complete loss here trying to puzzle this one out. |
| 79thPA | 30 Nov 2018 12:05 p.m. PST |
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| Steamingdave2 | 30 Nov 2018 1:30 p.m. PST |
French militia units in Nine Years War were probably armed much as the regulars- pike and musket. Pikes were still in widespread use in most armies in the LoA period, i believe the Danes had given them up around the middle of the 1680s, but most other armies kept at least some into the WSS period. |
| Terry37 | 30 Nov 2018 4:01 p.m. PST |
Thanks Steamingdave 2, Yes, the Danish, as well as the Hanoverian's and Celle had given up the pike by the time of the Nine Years War. So I am guessing since the regulars were sunig it the militia was most likely also trained in it's use. Terry |
| miniMo | 01 Dec 2018 3:10 p.m. PST |
Ahh, thanks. I'm familiar with the League, but clearly I have failed to thoroughly acronymise my grasp of history! |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.