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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149891| Title: | British military policing and prisons in Malta |
| Authors: | Darmanin, Denis Anthony |
| Keywords: | Great Britain. Army. Corps of Military Police Great Britain. Army. Military Prison Staff Corps Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces Military police -- History Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- Military police Great Britain -- Armed Forces -- Malta -- History Malta -- History, Military |
| Issue Date: | 2026 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers |
| Citation: | Darmanin, D. A. (2026, September 27). British military policing and prisons in Malta. In Times of Malta, retrieved from: https://timesofmalta.com/article/british-military-policing-prisons-malta.1134592. |
| Abstract: | The existence of a provost, or policing service, within the British Army can be traced to 1661, and the Provost Service that operated only in wartime. The first record of the appointment of a provost marshal was in 1511, when Henry Guylford assumed that role. The provost marshal was responsible for maintaining discipline in the British Army. To suppress rising crimes, such as desertion, looking, rape and brawling by the ranks of the army, on April 21, 1810, the Duke of Wellington raised the Cavalry Staff Corps, also known as the Staff Corps of Cavalry or Dragoons, functioned as military police throughout the Peninsular War and later in France. [extract] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/149891 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCPSCC |
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