Great Britain: Breakdown of casualties in the British Army compared to recruits, 1803-1815.

Army:
Great Britain: Breakdown of casualties in the British Army compared to recruits, 1803-1815.

Year	Deaths	Discharges	Desertions	Total Casualties	Recruits	Difference (Recruits –Total Casualties)
1803	5,208	6,458	4,404	16,070	9,267	-6,803
1804	6,119	4,598	5,468	16,185	9,630	-6,555
1805	6,833	4,329	7,081	18,243	11,718	-6,525
1806	6,495	4,688	5,748	16,931	11,862	-5,069
1807	7,932	3,878	5,728	17,538	19,114	1,576
1808	9,285	4,990	6,611	20,886	12,963	-7,923
1809	16,343	3,323	4,901	24,567	11,780	-12,787
1810	13,597	4,627	4,729	22,953	9,095	-13,858
1811	13,448	3,986	5,026	22,460	11,772	-10,688
1812	15,842	3,733	5,918	25,493	14,756	-10,737
1813	15,012	3,621	5,822	24,455	14,647	-9,808
1814	12,502	34,293	8,857	55,652	7,911	-47,741
1815	8,124	29,342	7,403	44,869	15,237	-29,632

Note: “These figures exclude 9,700 men struck off the strength of the regiments in 1809, 1811 and 1812 that were left sick during retreats or captured as prisoners of war.”

Source: Linch, Kevin. Britain and Wellington’s Army. N.Y.: Palgrave, 2011. P. 34

Placed on the Napoleon Series: October 2011

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Army: Great Britain: Breakdown of casualties in the British Army compared to recruits, 1803-1815.

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Great Britain: Breakdown of casualties in the British Army compared to recruits, 1803-1815.