Editing Draft evasion (section)

====Napoleonic era====
Draft evasion was a big problem for the French military under [[Napoleon]].<ref name=cambridgedraft/> Near the start of the [[Napoleonic Era]] (encompassing the [[Napoleonic Wars]]), it was estimated that about 200,000<ref name="cambridgedraft">{{cite journal |last1=Rouanet |first1=Louis |last2=Piano |first2=Ennio E. |title=Drafting the Great Army: The Political Economy of Conscription in Napoleonic France |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/drafting-the-great-army-the-political-economy-of-conscription-in-napoleonic-france/FDBA5D70BC85C24186EF7C9767D249BF |journal=The Journal of Economic History |access-date=9 October 2024 |pages=1057–1100 |language=en |doi=10.1017/S0022050723000360 |date=December 2023|volume=83 |issue=4 |doi-access=free }}</ref> people had either evaded a draft or deserted from the military, due to the surge in conscription; possibly facing harsh consequences.<ref name=etsufra/> Around 1808, in the middle of the military conflict, the number was closer to 500,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Conscription 1808 |url=https://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/legislation/c_conscription.html |website=www.napoleon-series.org}}</ref> Around this time period, a [[gendarmerie]] was assembled, aiming to hunt for the people who deserted the military or dodged drafts; the French also enforced the mandatory carrying of passports, among other measures.<ref name="fracondes">{{cite web |last1=Grab |first1=Alexander |title=Conscription and Desertion in France and Italy under Napoleon |url=https://perspectivia.net/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/pnet_derivate_00002421/Grab_Conscription.pdf |website=Perspectivia |publisher=German Historical Institute in Rome |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="etsufra">{{cite web |last1=Lyle |first1=Julia A. |title=The Grass-Roots Challenges with Administration: Conscription Evasion, Contr asion, Contraband, and Resistance in Napoleonic E aband, and Resistance in Napoleonic Europe |url=https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2389&context=etd |website=East Tennessee State University |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>