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the government says your spare room is now a barracks, thanks in advance.
means the practice of housing soldiers in private homes or civilian buildings instead of purpose-built barracks.
from from old french billette, a small note or ticket — soldiers literally carried a paper slip assigning them a house to sleep in, a system common across europe from the 1500s onward.
american grievancebanned outright by the third amendment, 1791
quartering actcolonial fury over troops sleeping in taverns, barns
wwii britainmillions billeted evacuees and soldiers in homes
still legalmost countries allow it during declared emergencies
for instance
quartering act 1765 — forced colonists to house british troops, sparking revolutionary anger
wwii evacuee billeting — britain relocated 1.5 million children into strangers homes, 1939
napoleonic billeting — french troops housed in german and spanish towns, fueling local revolts