Worcestershire Militia Order Book 1779. 
Order book kept for an officer of the Worcestershire Militia 5 - 21 Jul 1779 while they were encamped at Cox Heath (Coxheath) as a precaution against a threatened French invasion.
Contains General, Brigade and Regimental Orders which cover the usual range of administrative matters in addition to the folllowing: instructions for Field Officers doing the rounds, orders against men staying out late from the camp, the need to make proper latrines, orders and instructions for manoeuvres, orders to stop men tossing each other in blankets, grenadiers and light infantrymen to exercise together in separate battalions, officers to have free passage over the local turnpike and the need for troops to be ready to move against an invader at a moment's notice.