This article takes up Matthew McCormack’s appeal for the closer scrutiny of loyalism across the eighteenth century through a case study of the Portsmouth Volunteers at the height of the 1803-5 invasion scare. The part-time military forces of the town were riven by a dispute between its officers and the garrison’s military governor that ultimately shattered the unit. By utilising the extensive correspondence regarding the case, this article argues that loyalism had robust legalist and associational features which were employed as a bastion against the potential of unbridled military control inherent within mass mobilisation.

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“不愉快的困境”：朴茨茅斯的义工与忠诚主义的极限，1803-5年

本文通过马修·麦考马克（Matthew McCormack）呼吁通过对1803-5年入侵恐慌高峰时期的朴茨茅斯志愿者进行更深入的研究来呼吁对18世纪的忠诚进行仔细的审查。该镇的军官与驻军军事总督之间的争执使该镇的兼职军事力量发散，最终使该部队瓦解。通过利用与案件有关的广泛往来，本文认为，忠诚主义具有强大的法律主义和社团特征，被用来抵抗大规模动员中固有的不受限制的军事控制。