This is a comprehensive study of the British Army in the 18th century which examines every aspect of military experience through an 80-year period. Exploring both the day-to-day life of individual soldiers and the development of the army as an institution, the text gives full accounts of how the army of the time was recruited, quartered, clothed, fed, supplied, paid, transported, armed, trained, disciplined, and (occasionally) pensioned. Material on the broader social life of the soldier, the career pattern of the officer, and the relations between the army and civil society is also included.