Militia Badge

Dublin Core

Title

Militia Badge

Subject

CULTURAL HERITAGE,SOCIAL HISTORY

Description

The Barbados Militia was raised in 1640 “for the defence and protection of Barbados.” and is probably one of the oldest in the British commonwealth, serving until British troops arrived in 1780. The main objective of the militias formation (as well as the strength and state of the island's fortifications) derived from a concern over external attack by foreign forces, particularly the French. The suppression of slave revolts was also a great concern of the planter class and, in the earlier periods, revolts by white indentured servants, notably the Irish.

Creator

Barbados Milita

Date

1800

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

6062

Extent

height: 0.5 cm x length: 7 cm x width: 5cm

Spatial Coverage

current,13.08403380202188,-59.602395568335055;origin,NaN,;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Barbados Museum and Historical Society

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

DescriptionEN

The Barbados Militia was raised in 1640 “for the defence and protection of Barbados.” and is probably one of the oldest in the British commonwealth, serving until British troops arrived in 1780. The main objective of the militias formation (as well as the strength and state of the island's fortifications) derived from a concern over external attack by foreign forces, particularly the French. The suppression of slave revolts was also a great concern of the planter class and, in the earlier periods, revolts by white indentured servants, notably the Irish.

Prim Media

6211