Researching the British Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars Date of
publication: March 2012 Publisher: Pen and Sword Two hundred
years ago the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars convulsed the
whole of Europe. These were key events in the history of the
continent, and for Britain, and they are a fascinating field for
historical – and family history – research. More records than
ever are available on the men who served in the British army
during the wars – and on their families - and Carole Divall’s
new book is the perfect guide to how to locate and understand
these sources - and get the most out of them. She gives a vivid
insight into what soldiers’ lives were like during the period
and shows how much of their experience can be recovered from the
records. Using the full range of sources - contemporary military
records, correspondence, diaries, memoirs – she reconstructs in
detail the stories of a representative group of individuals who
took part in the wars - a soldier who saw action as a marine in
the Mediterranea