Research Data Leeds Repository

Citation

Linch, Kevin (2016) Individual records of desertion from the British Army 1807-1815. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/29

Dataset description

Transcriptions of deserter records from The National Archive’s volumes WO 25/2906 and WO 25/2907. The sample comprises desertions from the following regiments: · 2nd Dragoon Guards · 3rd Dragoons · 7th Light Dragoons · 8th Light Dragoons · 9th Light Dragoons · 10th Light Dragoons · 1st Foot Guards · 1st Foot · 6th Foot · 22nd Foot · 35th Foot · 43rd Foot · 59th Foot · 74th Foot This dataset lists the name, regiment, and rank of 1,300 individuals, details of their desertion given in the original records, along with additional fields used to analyse this information. The dataset covers 1807 to 1815, and the bulk of the records are concentrated in the years 1813 to 1815.

Keywords:	desertion, casualties, British Army, Napoleonic Wars
Subjects:	V000 - Historical & philosophical studies > V300 - History by topic > V390 - History by topic not elsewhere classified > V391 - Military history V000 - Historical & philosophical studies > V100 - History by period > V140 - Modern history > V144 - Modern history 1800-1899
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures > School of History
Related resources:	Location Type https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shw007 Publication https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/93692/ Publication
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Date deposited:	12 Feb 2016 16:35
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/27
Additional details Additional details Creators or authors: Creators ORCID Other ID Email Primary affiliation Primary affiliation ID Primary affiliation ID type Secondary affiliation Secondary affiliation ID Secondary affiliation ID type Linch, Kevin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7915-8489 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Type of data: Dataset Collection period: Date from Date to 1807 1815 Temporal coverage: Date from Date to 1807 1815 Publication date: 2016 Resource language: English Metadata language: English Publisher: University of Leeds Contact email: K.B.Linch@Leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 22 Aug 2024 14:02

Files

Data

Individual records of desertion from the British Army 1807-1815 [128kB] Individual records of desertion from the British Army 1807-1815 [128kB] Individual records of desertion from the British Army 1807-1815 [128kB] Security: Anyone File name: deserter_records.xlsx Content type: Data Mime-Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet File size: 128kB