Current Version
| Region | Equatorial Guinea |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Oct 27, 1827 |
| End Date | Feb 23, 1843 |
| Description | From 27 October 1827 to 23 February 1843, Fernando Po remained legally Spanish territory but was partly administered by the United Kingdom. Royal Navy personnel could be punished under Article II of the Naval Articles of War for “uncleanness” or “other scandalous actions” by any punishment a court-martial deemed appropriate; Royal Navy officers could also be dismissed under Article XXXIII, the officer-misconduct article for scandalous or infamous conduct unbecoming an officer. From 27 October 1827 to 22 March 1829, any British Army enlisted personnel there would have been governed by the Mutiny Act 1827 and the Army Articles of War catch-all for disorders or neglects prejudicial to good order and military discipline, while Army officers could be cashiered or dismissed under the Army Articles of War for scandalous or infamous conduct unbecoming the character of an officer. From 23 March 1829, British Army enlisted personnel could be punished for “disgraceful conduct” under the Mutiny Act 1829 and Army Articles of War, especially after the War Office circular of 23 November 1829 interpreted that category to include “unnatural” vice or misconduct; Army officers continued to be punishable by cashiering or dismissal for scandalous, disgraceful, or conduct unbecoming an officer. |
| Sources | https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/fernandopo/fernandopoadmin.htm https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Equatorial_Guinea.html https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Fernando_Po https://gaspee.org/RoyalNavtArticlesofWar-1757.pdf https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mutiny-Act https://vlex.co.uk/vid/mutiny-act-1829-861203316 https://bjmh.gold.ac.uk/index.php/bjmh/article/download/1645/1759 |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Oct 27, 1827 |
| End Date | Feb 23, 1843 |
| Description | From 27 October 1827 to 23 February 1843, Fernando Po remained legally Spanish territory but was partly administered by the United Kingdom. Royal Navy personnel could be punished under Article II of the Naval Articles of War for “uncleanness” or “other scandalous actions” by any punishment a court-martial deemed appropriate; Royal Navy officers could also be dismissed under Article XXXIII, the officer-misconduct article for scandalous or infamous conduct unbecoming an officer. From 27 October 1827 to 22 March 1829, any British Army enlisted personnel there would have been governed by the Mutiny Act 1827 and the Army Articles of War catch-all for disorders or neglects prejudicial to good order and military discipline, while Army officers could be cashiered or dismissed under the Army Articles of War for scandalous or infamous conduct unbecoming the character of an officer. From 23 March 1829, British Army enlisted personnel could be punished for “disgraceful conduct” under the Mutiny Act 1829 and Army Articles of War, especially after the War Office circular of 23 November 1829 interpreted that category to include “unnatural” vice or misconduct; Army officers continued to be punishable by cashiering or dismissal for scandalous, disgraceful, or conduct unbecoming an officer. |
| Sources | https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/fernandopo/fernandopoadmin.htm https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Equatorial_Guinea.html https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Fernando_Po https://gaspee.org/RoyalNavtArticlesofWar-1757.pdf https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mutiny-Act https://vlex.co.uk/vid/mutiny-act-1829-861203316 https://bjmh.gold.ac.uk/index.php/bjmh/article/download/1645/1759 |