A Private in the Somerset Militia, circa 1812
Acknowledgement:
The illustration by Mrs. E. M. Lodwick of the militiaman on page 22 is based on a painting by H. Oakes Jones included in Records of the 1st Somerset Militia, by W. J. W. Kerr, published by Gale and Polden Ltd., Aldershot. We are grateful to Messers Gale and Polden for permission to reproduce this picture, and to the Librarian, Ministry of Defence Library (Military) for making the book available.