Wiktionary defines "impress" as involuntary induction into a military force, which could be an army rather than a navy. For example [[Johan Printz]] was "pressed" into an army during the Thirty Years' War by passing soldiers, and many [[Hessian mercenaries]] were taken by "impressment". Both these articles link here, perhaps for lack of a better place. And I imagine other navies besides the British one used the practice, but perhaps some of this falls under [[Shanghaiing]]. This distinction seems a bit too artificial to me, since it is basically the same practice. It seems at least a more general article could be developed. [[User:Bob Burkhardt|Bob Burkhardt]] ([[User talk:Bob Burkhardt|talk]]) 17:40, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
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