Marriage and the British Army in the Long Eighteenth Century: 'The Girl I Left Behind Me'
- ISBN-10
- 0199681007
- ISBN-13
- 9780199681006
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-02
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Jennine Hurl-Eamon
Description
This volume is the first to focus on the eighteenth-century army wives who stayed at home in Britain. Although the army tried to prohibit marriage of subalternate officers, NCOs, and privates for the entire period of the book (1685-1820), a significant minority persisted in marrying even though they were often separated by war. In contrast to histories that dismiss these couples as less loyal and loving than those who followed the drum together, it argues thatthese couples could forge just as strong a bond. In addition, wives "left behind" still took pride in performing a national service, and married men believed themselves to be better soldiers than theirbachelor brethren. This is an important contribution to the study of regimental cultures in the British army and the complex role gender played within it.
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