He also initiated the cutting of the Royal Military Canal in Kent and Sussex, and recruited about 340,000 volunteers to a militia that would have defended the lines of the South Downs if an invading force had broken through the regular army defences.
Iniciou tamén o corte do Canal Real Militar en Kent e en Sussex, e recrutou arredor de 340.000 voluntarios para unha milicia que debería protexer as liñas do South Downs, en caso de que forzas invasoras rachasen as defensas do exército regular.