Georgian Army Officers: Digitising the Careers of British Army Officers

The talk explores the new Georgian Army Officers database https://www.georgianarmyofficers.org/ that has recreated the careers of over 50,000 officers in the British Army between 1790 and 1820. As well as covering how the database was created, we'll explore what it includes, how it can be searched and used, and then how it can be a springboard to unlock more detailed research, especially in the sometimes bewildering records of the War Office from the era.

Kevin Linch

is Professor of British History at the University of Leeds. He works on Britain's armed forces in the 18th and 19th centuries and their interaction with wider social and cultural trends. He is the author The British Army, 1783-1815 (Pen&Sword) and co-created the Georgian Army Officers database with Dr Simon Quinn and the Sheffield Institute of Digital Humanities