What is impressme nt? And who was doing it? Beheading aristocrats in France Kidnapping sailors and forcing them into the British navy

Impressment was the practice of forcibly recruiting individuals into military or naval service, typically against their will and without proper legal authority. In France, during the French Revolution, aristocrats were beheaded by the revolutionary government. In Britain, sailors were commonly kidnapped and forced into service in the British navy, especially during times of war, like the Napoleonic Wars.