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THE ARMY
The Norwegian army, in its present form, dates back to the
beginning of the 17th century. The well-developed defence of
the middle ages, «ledingen», had altogether degenerated in the
time of troopers and lansquenets; and it was a completely new
formation, when a special, national, Norwegian army was again
raised by Christian IV.
The warlike traditions of the army consist of a long series
of border engagements, in which it defended the frontier with
honour and success against the renowned Swedish troops. The
strength of the troops of the line generally amounted to between
2.5 and 3 per cent of the population; the organisation was
territorial, based upon «lægder», 4, subsequently 2 farms having
together to provide one soldier. The towns had their city militia. On
the coast and the frontier, there were a great number of batteries
and fortresses.
The fundamental law of 1814 determined that obligatory
service should be universal and personal. After the union with
Sweden had been entered upon, however, a great reduction was
made in the army, and most of the fortifications were vacated.
The bill for liability to service was not passed until much later.
It is on the basis of the conscription act of 1885 that the army
has obtained its present complete organisation, in which, however,
most, of the former line commands are retained.
The organisation in force may be characterised as a militia
system with standing regular cadres.
Every able-bodied Norwegian, except members of the clergy
and pilots, is liable to service, and may be employed in any
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