The militia demanded to elect their own officers.
In contrast to a professional force of regular, full-time military professionals, or, traditionally, to members of a warrior-nobility class, a militia is typically an army or some other combat organization of non-professional troops who may perform military service during a time of need.
Instead of launching independent offensive campaigns because they are typically unable to hold terrain against regular forces, militias frequently assist regular troops by engaging in skirmishing, maintaining fortifications, or engaging in irregular warfare.
Local civilian rules frequently forbid militias from serving outside of their native territory and for an extended period of time; this further lowers their utility in protracted wars. The militia demanded to elect their own officers.
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