Statement of Mr. Atchison, late Captain in the Royal Artillery, in defence of his military integrity resting on the facts in evidence, the military laws, principles and precedents belonging to the case, tried by general court martial at Malta, in the year 1824. With answers to accusations foreign to the charge, and to other wrongs still used to support the prosecution and sentence. And an appendix of official documents and official statements in Parliament, relating to the religious ceremonies in question.
By: Atchison, Thomas, Captain
.Publisher: London : J. Hatchard and Son...; Seeley and sons...; Hamilton...; Nisbet...; Roake and Varty..., 1834Description: 62, [2]p.Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Customs and practices | Catholic Church -- Controversial literature | Trials (Military offenses) | Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
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Atchison was court martialled for refusing to obey an order to fire military salutes. He maintained that he had been ordered to toll a bell and fire "pettararoes, used by the Roman Catholic Churches with their worship" and considered it idolatrous, therefore refusing the order.
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Atchison was court martialled for refusing to obey an order to fire military salutes. He maintained that he had been ordered to toll a bell and fire "pettararoes, used by the Roman Catholic Churches with their worship" and considered it idolatrous, therefore refusing the order.