institution
Sea Fencibles
A home-defence naval militia of the Napoleonic Wars, raised from coastal boatmen and fishermen against invasion; a Southampton acquaintance's command of the local corps is mentioned in an 1808 letter.
institution
A home-defence naval militia of the Napoleonic Wars, raised from coastal boatmen and fishermen against invasion; a Southampton acquaintance's command of the local corps is mentioned in an 1808 letter.