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A fine example Bill, thanks for finding it. Yes, the regs that I posted were for British in Britain at the beginning of the Napoleonic era. They generally held true for Canada, but, of course, recrutiing that went on here was rarely for "regulars". 11 years of age,.holy geez! Was he put in...

A wee bit fictional, but good. Done by a local Fort Erie native. As follows:

The Siege of Fort Erie 1814: The Destroyer (An historical fiction novel by Earl Norman Plato U.E.). E.N. Plato Historical Publishing. Fort Erie, Ontario. 2000.

Source: And Introduction to British Artillery in North America. Museum Restoration Service, All of, Ontario. 1972. S. James Gooding. p. 24-25. That's a really good question! I'm not too sure, but I'll tell you how it relates to artillery; "The vent on the earliest cannons were merely a hole dri...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p. 8. Well, aside from not eating enough fiber,… no, seriously though,… you have to remember that the British Army had to be augmented due primarily to the natural turn-over that occured in t...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p. 9. "The wages of a private in a foot regiment amounted to 8 pence a day, but 25% was requisitioned for clothing and 5% went to the Paymaster-General to cover the cost of administrative se...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p. 8.

"Joining a particular regiment gave no assurance that the recruit would remain within its ranks; he could be drafted – transferred - to another, if the situation warranted it."

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p. 8. "Indeed, criminals were usually given a choice between prison and an enlistment in the Army, often in a battalion destined for the deadly climate of the West Indies. Some regiments wer...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p. 8. "During peacetime, the age limit for recruits was thirty, extended to forty-five and higher when the country went to war. Seventeen was usually the minimum age, although the recruiting...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. pp. 8-9. "Enlistees were supposed to measure at least 5 feet 6 1/2 inches in height, younger men of less stature could join if they showed promise of one day attaining it. During the war, th...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. pp.10-11. "Originating in France, linear tactics developed gradually during the second half of the 17th Century. Led by its great commander Turenne and promoted by the war minister, Louvois,...

Source: A Systematic View of the Formation, Discipline, and Economy of Armies. London. 1804. Robert Jackson. p. 258. "Such explosions may intimidate by their noise: it is mere chance if they destroy by their impression,… History furnishes proof that the battle is rarely gained by the scientif...

Source: To All Sportmen and Particularly to Farmers and Gamekeepers. London. 1814. Col. George Hanger. p. 205. "A soldiers musket, if not exceedingly ill-bored,… will strike the figure of a man at eighty yards; it may even at 100; but a soldier must be very unfortunate indeed who shall be wou...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p.10. "The flintlock muskets and bayonet had been the great weapons innovations of 17th Century warfare. Previously, foot soldiers were more or less evenly divided up between matchlock muske...

Source: Red Coat and Brown Bess. Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ontario. 1970. Anthony Darling. p.10. "Infantry formations during the 18th Century were governed by linear tactics. Personnel were marched to the combat area in columns consisting of two or more files of men, a manoeuvre b...

Source: The Diary of Colonel Claus (while stationed at Fort George, May/June, 1813) "5th - Sent my family to York in a boat. In the evening an express arrived saying that the enemy had advanced to Stoney Creek; that their advance was engaged with Lt.-Colonel Williams, 49th light infantry. The l...