The Mutiny Acts were a series of annual Acts passed by the Parliament of England, the Parliament of Great Britain, and the Parliament of the United Kingdom for governing the British Army.
The first Mutiny Act was passed in 1689 in response to the mutiny of a large portion of the army which stayed loyal to James II upon William III taking the crown of England. Today mutiny is punished under the Armed Forces Act 2006.
Read more about Mutiny Acts: Background, Passage of The First Mutiny Act, Renewal of The Mutiny Acts, The Quartering Acts
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