Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Prim Media Primary media for this item. 6211 DescriptionEN English 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource 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. Title A name given to the resource Militia Badge Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Barbados Milita Extent The size or duration of the resource. height: 0.5 cm x length: 7 cm x width: 5cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1800 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6062 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,13.08403380202188,-59.602395568335055;origin,NaN,; Subject The topic of the resource CULTURAL HERITAGE,SOCIAL HISTORY Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Barbados Museum and Historical Society