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Life in the Red Coat: the British Soldier 1721-1815 - Proceedings of the 2019 Helion and Company 'from Reason to Revolution' Conference (Paperback)
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Life in the Red Coat: the British Soldier 1721-1815 - Proceedings of the 2019 Helion and Company 'from Reason to Revolution' Conference (Paperback)
Series: From Reason to Revolution
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The 2019 From Reason to Revolution conference took as its theme the
experiences of the ordinary British soldier in the era 1721-1815,
from enlistment, through service at home, to life on campaign and
the experience of battle. This book presents the proceedings of
that conference in full, along with an introduction by series
editor Andrew Bamford This was an era in which the social position
of the soldier began to change, as did the relationship between the
Army and society at large. Soldiers saw service against Jacobite
rebels in Scotland and anti-Catholic rioters in London. Campaign
service overseas stretched from garrison duties in the growing
empire to pitched battles in Flanders and the Iberian Peninsula.
Lack of indigenous manpower led to the enlistment of foreigners in
large numbers into the British Army itself by the end of the
period, whereas in earlier days the shortfall had been made up by
hiring mercenaries. As the idea of a social contract became
embedded, it was necessary to make provision for pensions for
maimed or superannuated soldiers, as well as the more obvious need
for medical care for the sick and wounded. The nine chapters
contained in this volume all address aspects of these topics,
drawing upon focussed case studies from across the long 18th
century.
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