An Act for Limiting the Time of Service in the Army...: An Act for Punishing Mutiny and Desertion... Together with Rules and Articles of WarGeorge E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1860 - 285 pages |
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Absence according Accounts addition aforesaid allowed appointed Army assembled Attestation Authority awarded belonging Billets Board Carriages carried cause Charge Civil Colony Commander in Chief Commanding Officer Commissioned Officer committed Conduct confirmed Conviction Conviction thereof Corps Court Court-martial Crimes Days Death Debts Desertion Detachment direct Discharge District Dominions Drunkenness duly Duty Effects Enlistment Evidence exceeding execution false Field Forces Forfeiture Four Garrison give given granted Guards Horses House hundred Imprisonment India Ireland Island Justice Labour Leave less liable Majesty Majesty's Manner March martial Matter Medal ment Military Money Mutiny Nature Non-commissioned Officer Oath Offence Officer commanding Officer or Soldier Omitted Order passed Penal Servitude Penalty Pension Period Person Place Power President Prisoner Proceedings Provisions Punishment Quarters Rank receive Recruit Regimental Regulations Report respect Return Secretary Sentence Service serving Ship signed Station suffer taken Term thereof Three tion Trial tried Troops United Kingdom unless Warrant
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Page 60 - ... commanded to defend ; or shall compel the Governor or Commanding Officer of any Garrison, Fortress, or Post to deliver up to the Enemy or to abandon the same ; or shall speak Words or use any other Means to induce such Governor or Commanding Officer, or others, to misbehave before the Enemy; or shamefully to abandon or deliver up any Garrison, Fortress, Post, or Guard committed to their respective Charge, or which he or they shall be commanded to defend ; or shall...
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