Regimental Wives: Women in an 18th Century Army
June 27, 2023
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When it comes to women and other camp followers the militaries of the Long 18th Century, there are an awful lot of negative stereotypes. That the women were prostitutes and beggars following after the army in a parasitic relationship is an unfortunately common view- but it couldn't be further from the truth! The women and their families who followed the army were actually a vital part of military infrastructure, and I believe they deserve more credit and respect as veterans in their own right due to the privations and loss they suffered on campaign just as the men did.
~~Sources & Further Reading On This Topic~~
Sources 17 available as free PDFs at
1) "Standing Orders for for the 85th Light Infantry, 1813"
2) "Standing Orders for the 2nd Battalion, 56th Reg't of the Line, 1805"
3) "General Orders, Spain and Portugal" 8 December 1811
5) Bennett Cuthbertson's "Interior Oeconomy" 1778
6) "Adventures of a Soldier" Memoirs of Rifleman Edward Costello
7) "The Recollections of Rifleman Harris" Memoirs of Rifleman Benjamin Harris
8) "A Woman on Campaign: Clothing of a Soldier's Wife in the 84th Regiment" by Kim Stacey
9) "The Women of the British Army in America" by Don N. Hagist
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~~Timestamps~~
Intro 00:00
Why Follow the Army? 02:30
Brief Interlude 09:45
Women's Employment in the Army 11:36
Qualifications & Regulations 22:06
Privation and Death on Campaign 31:10
Conclusions 47:10
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