This paper I was just reading said to ENLIST as a private in the English Army, you had to be Protestant, 5'6" and in good physical health (no open sores, all your limbs, etc). They could wave the height thing in time of troop shortages, but not the religion.
Another book mentioned that it was one reason so many Catholic Scots went into French service.
ETA: I'm assuming they changed this by the time Sharpe rolled around.
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Date: 2023-11-11 03:38 pm (UTC)Another book mentioned that it was one reason so many Catholic Scots went into French service.
ETA: I'm assuming they changed this by the time Sharpe rolled around.