Ladies, Wives and Women: British Army Wives in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815
(Part of the From Reason to Revolution: Warfare 1721-1815 Series)
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During the Napoleonic wars it was customary for British troops ordered on active service to take some of their wives with them. The usual proportion was six women per hundred men. The wives who were to accompany their husbands were chosen by ballot: excitement for the lucky ones and anguish for those left behind. The latter often marched with the regiment to the port of departure, desperate to remain with their men till the last moment, and there...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1915113903
ISBN13:9781915113900
Release Date:December 2022
Publisher:Helion & Company
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.0" x 9.4"
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