jan 20, 1699 - The Parliament of England (under Tory dominance) limits the size of the country's standing army to 7,000 'native born' men hence, King William III's Dutch Blue Guards cannot serve in the line. By an Act of February 1, it also requires disbandment of foreign troops in Ireland
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jan 20, 1699
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~ 325 years ago
