With the onset of the War, the militia was strengthened. Six-hundred men were armed and trained with lances. A troop of Horse Grenadiers was raised ( amongst those wealthy enough to afford a horse. The primary method of transport about the colony would remain, 'til the 20th Century, by boat.)
Despite the deployment of a Regular company, the island's defences were then completely neglected by the London government as the war with France dragged on 'til 1713. War with Spain was opened in 1715, and no military supplies were despatched to Bermuda until 1728.
Derived from the text of 'Defence Not Defiance: A Histry of The BVRC', by Jennifer Igham. ISBN 0-9696517-1-6.