. The Great war. British Territorials: the London Scottish at bayonet charge practi. British cavalry : the Scots (yrevs. The Armies of the British Empire 273 in Holland; in 1685 the regiment returned to England andwas incorporated in the British army. A standing army as it is known to-day was first establishedin France under Louis XIV. During the Middle Ages andafter, bodies of men who made war a profession, underadventurous leaders without regard to nationality, were tobe had by belligerents who were willing to pay for theirservices. In the revolt of the Netherlands, English troopsserved agai
. The Great war. British Territorials: the London Scottish at bayonet charge practi. British cavalry : the Scots (yrevs. The Armies of the British Empire 273 in Holland; in 1685 the regiment returned to England andwas incorporated in the British army. A standing army as it is known to-day was first establishedin France under Louis XIV. During the Middle Ages andafter, bodies of men who made war a profession, underadventurous leaders without regard to nationality, were tobe had by belligerents who were willing to pay for theirservices. In the revolt of the Netherlands, English troopsserved against Spain in the wars under Alva in 1567 andlater, and during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) severalthousand Scotchmen were employed in Germany. TheRules of Neutrality permitted this practice, even as a resultof treaty stipulations made in time of peace. Englandmade use of such troops still later in her struggle with theAmerican colonies. The Regular or Standing Army of Great Britain then atthe accession of James II comprised about 8,000 men of allranks, forming three troops of
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