Back then, the British Army had around 40,000 soldiers but was rapidly increased to fight the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars ... the main reason for the recruitment crisis.

Arthur Maxted, 72, from Kent, inherited the collection from his grandfather who printed the posters during the war He stored them ... 1916 which hoped to persuade British men to enlist Collection ...

The British ... for war left him with “sleepless nights.” Britain’s declining troop numbers are a result of poor recruitment and poor retention, both of which the Army are seeking to address.

Labour may be laying it on a bit thick about the terrible state of our national defences inherited from the Tories, says John ...

how war is waged, and the need for flexibility in recruiting. Fundamentally, the British Army is seeking to increase the pool of recruits by increasing interest in military service: “This Is ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more ...

The war medals ... the Napoleonic wars against the French. " The family medals were handed to brothers Archibald, Murdoch, John and Hector who were all officers in the British Army.

At just 14 he had been working as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, when he was captured by the French during the Napoleonic wars ... “If taken in a military habit, bearing arms or false papers ...

Back then, the British Army had around 40,000 soldiers but was rapidly increased to fight the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Answering a question ... from prosecution as the main reason for ...