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A comment on The Tipping Point: How France Changed the Tides of the American Revolution. Parent comment

Re:The Tipping Point: How France Changed the Tides of the Am... by dragonwriter on Monday December 26, 2022 @09:18PM (#34144268)
Modern conscription was an innovation of the First World War, though the militia (restricted to domestic employment, AFAIK) had conscription to fill units in the 18th to early 19th Century.
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Re:The Tipping Point: How France Changed the Tides of the Am... by hardlianotion on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @04:11AM (#34146900)
And in any case, I misread parent comment.
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