The military used monthly returns which reported on the strength of each regiment, including total numbers of
men present, absent, sick, or on extra daily duty, as well as giving a report
of officers and some categories of enlisted men. They were a very useful and effective
planning tool in eighteenth-century combat operations and are still in
practical use throughout today's armed forces.
Reporting...
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Draught Soldiers to the 15th Regiment
In the summer of 1763, having received King George's Instructions regarding the reduction of the British armies in North America, the acting generals put in motion their plan for augmenting the three regiments that would remain guarding Quebec. It was decided the 15th, 27th, and 2d Battalion, 60th Royal Americans would be assigned this task.
An analysis of the official Subsistence Rolls of...
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Generosity
Generosity increasingly came in the 17th century to signify a variety of traits of character and action historically associated [whether accurately or not] with the ideals of actual nobility: gallantry, courage, strength, richness, gentleness, and fairness.
Writing in his journal late in the month of November 1759, General Townshend unknowingly documented the empathy and personal character of each...