WBritain
Master Sergeant
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During the Napoleonic wars regular army recruiting parties were had pressed to find new recruits. Every persuasive tactic was used, including enough toasts to the King or the Regiment that some young men, with clouded judgment, may have signed on. At the height of the conflict, handsome bounties were offered to members of militia organizations to become regulars too. It must have had some success, as I remember reading an account of a regular Highland unit marching during the Waterloo Campaign that had some of the men still carrying their yellow painted militia knapsacks.
So, perhaps with a few more drinks this young man will wear the red coat…but what might his wife think now that they have a new baby?
So, perhaps with a few more drinks this young man will wear the red coat…but what might his wife think now that they have a new baby?