Mallorca faces the War of Convention. Defences, Popular Mobilization and Militia Recruitment
Keywords:
War of the Convention, Majorca, Urban militia, popular mobilization, defences, fortifications.
Abstract
The War of the Convention (1793 to 1796) pitted Revolutionary France against the Spanish monarchy during the French Revolutionary Wars. This military episode altered international policy of that period and placed Majorca on alert as strategic site in the western Mediterranean. The island mobilised considerable number of men organised in a large number of urban militia while royal troops came to the aid of the Iberian Peninsula and Catalonia.Downloads
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2012-11-20
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Corona Marzol M. d. C. (2012). Mallorca faces the War of Convention. Defences, Popular Mobilization and Militia Recruitment. Cuadernos de Historia Moderna, 107-121. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CHMO.2012.40685
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