Civilian experience

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    • Recruitment for civilians?

      Poor conditions - army strength bad due to desertion and lack of recruits
      pay was less than a labourer - had to pay for food and accommodations
      no permanent barracks
      disruption caused by soldiers in towns
      1757 militia act resented - caused riots
    • Requisitioning 

      Ships, wagons, animals
    • Taxation

      Cost of army increased from 1 million to 8 million
      didn't impact much as population grew and standard of living improved
      taxes rose in wartime
    • War reporting

      1815 - 5000 copies of the times rose to 40000 in 1850
      william howard Russell - short dispatches (5 hours to arrive in london) daily
      boer war - 300 reporters
      roger fenton - photos of life of soldiers - many censored
      newspaper sales increase due to public interest
    • Public attitudes to war reporting
      Jingoism and imperialism due to success
      donations due to the press
      criticism of leadership in crimea
      times fund for the sick and wounded £5000 per week
      boer war - change due to poor quality of recruits
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