Dismissal of the Volunteer Corps - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

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Date:7th of November 1803

Description:Organising Burslem's Home Defences

Printed notice dated 7th November 1803, requesting a meeting in Burslem Market Hall.

The meeting was called to discuss the dismissal of the Burslem Volunteer Corps.

The members of a 'volunteer corps committee' are listed at the foot of the notice. They are;

ENOCH WOOD
JOHN WOOD
JAs. CALDWELL
JOHN ROBINSON
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
JNo. RILEY
GEO. WALKER


Volunteer Corps

The French Revolution in 1789 signalled the start of a very turbulent period in European history.

During the 1790s the French Revolutionary government waged war on much of Europe, including Italy, Spain, the Netherlands. In 1793 the Republic declared that it was at war with Great Britain.

Fear of invasion prompted the organisation of voluntary home defence forces all over the country.

Wood the Leader

Enoch Wood appears to have been the key figure the organisation of a local volunteer corps for the Burslem area.

His name appears at the top of every list of committe members involved in discussing issues relating to the corps.

About this Document

This article was printed by Tregortha printers in Burslem. It was collected by local industrialist Enoch Wood and is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

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