Possible Clues:

• Armed citizenry
• Civilian army force
• Worry about imbibing wine with motorway force
• Civilian soldier force
• Troops end uprising in which I fired
• Revolutionary army
• Armed force I illuminated entering target, but retreating
• Dad's Army idiot initially fired into raised target
• Motorway with illuminations, westbound excellent for emergency service?
• One ignited inside target, recalled troops