Redcoats
Subtitle: the British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars
By: Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military, an imprint of Pen and Sword Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781844159581
Subjects: Great Britain; Military life; Great Britain. Army; Soldiers; Military History; British Participation; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; History
Other titles: British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : scum of the earth?; title: 'In arms we rise' : the military establishment; title: 'Come 'list and enter into pay' : recruiting; title: 'All free-born sons' : the soldier; title: 'My humble knapsack' : the soldier's kit; title: 'At the sound of the fife' : aspects of everyday life; title: 'Fifty I got for selling my coat' : discipline; title: 'At the head of his company ' : promotion, NCOs and officers; title: 'She trudged with her babes in a wallet behind' : the Army's women; title: 'To a far bloody shore' : on campaign; title: 'March, brave boys, there's no retreating' : battle; title: 'His country's stay' : homecoming.