Research: Abstract of the Napoleonic Era

 

Army:

Great Britain: Allowances of Forage Money to Officers serving on Foreign Stations

General Order, Merida, 1st September 1809

Rank

Rations of Forage Money at 6 pence per diem

Baggage Money

£. s.

Bât Money

£. s.

Colonel commanding a battalion

11

7 10

10 0

Colonel not commanding

9

7 10

10 0

Lieutenant Colonel commanding

10

7 10

10 0

Lieutenant Colonel not commanding

8

7 10

10 0

Major commanding

9

7 10

10 0

Major not commanding

7

7 10

10 0

Captain commanding

7

7 10

10 0

Captain with company

5

7 10

10 0

Company Captain absent

2

--

10 0

Subalterns each

1

3 15

--

Adjutant

1

5 0

--

Quarter Masters of Cavalry

1

--

--

Quarter Masters of Infantry

1

5 0

--

Surgeon

5

7 10

1 0

Assistant Surgeon

1

3 15

--

Paymaster

5

7 10

10 0

Captain without a company

3

7 10

--

 

SOURCE:

Gurwood, John. General Orders of Wellington 1837.

 



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