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john lambtons 68th foot re creating 18th century redcoats and civilians 18th century living history john lambtons 68th foot about us clothing and equipment join us events 2014 living history history archives rss feed winter quarters 2012 in general news on december 11 2012 at 4 36 pm it s been a hectic year in 2012 we ve campaigned against jacobites with lace wars drummed for likely lads in cumbria and kent at general wolfe s childhood home and finally headed to winter quarters you can see some of the highlights from the year in our facebook page by clicking the links below ryedale folk museum keeping the kings peace westerham quebec house recruiting for the king murton park winter quarters while your there why not follow us on facebook next year is nearly upon us and we are looking for a few likely lads to join us in the ranks next year as we pull down the french king if your heart treads high the path to glory email us at john lambtons gmail com comment 18th century 68th foot 68th society dli durham light infantry lambtons regiment of foot living history re enactment seven years war ye lowsy red coat rake hells ye locusts of the nation you are dogs that would enslave us plunder our shops and ravish our daughters ye scoundrels 18th century billeting in 18th century 68th foot dli durham light infantry research seven years war on june 30 2012 at 12 15 pm the statement above was probably a common one when considering the nature of the billeting systems of the british army through to the 1850 s and cardwell s reforms although the mutiny act of 1689 had technically banned the practice of billeting soldiers on only private civilians without prior permission with number of purpose built barracks largely none existent in england with forts and other military installation generally only built in scotland or ireland british soldiers being stationed in the homes and public houses of parts of population remained common practice horn 1776 this is especially true of emergencies for instance the town people of manchester in 1746 during the jacobite uprising complained and filed a petition against the one regiment of foot and one regiment a dragoons numbering 900 men 250 women and children horn 1776 mcneil 1990 a very friendly british grenadier from moriers paintings of a grenadier from each regiment currently held by the royal collection the reasons behind the practice of billeting on the local populace were three fold firstly the bureaucracy of the modern nation state army was in its infancy and had not yet developed the resources to cope with a barracks building programme of any scale similarly at least in england the idea of the monarchs standing army was seen as signs of tyrannical and autocratic rule dating back to cromwell and james ii barrack s were the embodiment of this threat upon english men s hard won civil liberties western 1965 manning 2006 finally the army itself main role was to maintain and restore public order suppress riots and crush civilian insurrection in having the army dispersed around the country the government had potentially a company of men at hand not only as a deterrent but also a reactionary force in every local area thompson 1968 brewer 1989 hogarth march of the guard to finchley hogarth s infamous painting of the british foot guard s march to suppress the jacobite rebellion perhaps sums up the unwelcome affects of soldiers coming into contact with the civilian populace these men trained for violence seemed to be prone to fall into general unruliness similarly those who followed a company or regiment of foot could reap as much havoc on a local population as the soldiers themselves for example general wolfe while a colonel complained that he had received complaints from the people in the neighbourhood of this castle against some women of loose disorderly conduct supposed to belong to the garrison which however is not true the colonel is likewise informed that the soldiers have in an open indecent and scandalous manner frequented these same women 1753 similarly the army gave little consideration to the economic affect of housing and feeding its men would have on the local populace as one colonel stated we have ruined half the public house upon the march because they have quartered us in the villages too poor to feed us without destruction to themselves inn keepers being bound to provide food and lodgings to the cost of 4d per private soldier and 1 shilling per officer below rank of captain it is clear the sheer magnitude of cost a battalion of foot numbering several hundred could reap on the local civilian population brewer 1989 private walsh tries his luck the with the local population it can be assumed that generally civilians disliked soldiers to the reluctant householder who had to billet their unwelcome military guests the regulars must have seemed little more than armed policemen living at next to nothing at the expense of honest townsfolk anti social and dangerous parasites childs 1982 comment 18th century 68th foot 68th society durham light infantry lambtons regiment of foot living history ryedale folk museum seven years war and we must go a marching to the beating of the drum in general news on may 7 2012 at 3 01 pm it s been a little while since we posted anything on the blog largely because we have been off eventing all over the u k from yorkshire in march befordshire in april and most recently cumbria this weekend a recruiting party at the cockermouth georgian fayre you can see pictures from these events by clicking the links below and browsing on our facebook page coming out of winter quarters ryedale folk museum wrest park english heritage st georges day festival cockermouth recruiting party cockermouth georgian fayre we will be returning to ryedale folk museum this weekend to keep the kings peace which has been disturbed by the local population who care not for the militia acts the militia acts having been enacted in 1757 as a way to bolster the home defence of the u k and potentially free up regular units for campaign men in england were balloted to join the embodied militia however those rich enough could buy their way out of the ballot this can be seen as arguably a system of conscription by another name the act was universally unpopular especially in the north of england in 1758 at york azzises four men were arrested for obstructing the ballot they were eventually hung for treason in 1761 at hexham the north york militia was ordered in to the town square at hexham to support the civil peace around 5000 individuals had gathered to protest against the milita ballot following building tensions the riot act was read the crowd advanced on charged bayonets with clubs and staves in the confusion two militiamen were shot by their own weapons the magistrates ordered a general fire by the time the fire ended the 45 men were dead and over 300 were wounded the actual 68th was ordered to durham to help keep the peace in 1761 although with less bloody consequences than what has become known as the hexham riots comment blogroll lambtons 68th foot on facebook old 68th society website excellent living history groups 18th virginia infantry 44th foot 1755 a woodsrunner s diary the 2d virginia regiment the 33rd foot sutler sj seamstress categories 18th century 68th foot dli drill durham light infantry events general news research ryedale folk museum seven years war blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed john lambtons 68th foot sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy john lambtons 68th foot subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website design a site like this with wordpress com get started