I would like to publish a comprehensive list of the british regiments during the period of 1792 to 1815. I've consulted several works like Fortescue or Oman, but after a first glimpse I didn't find a table with the recruiting areas of the regiments - o.k. many names relate to an area, but I assume not exactly with the county. And of course I know the guards and rifles were recruited nationwide.
I found a very interesting image with the areas for the line infantry of ca. 1887.
As I use Swinson Register of the regiments and corps of the british army I know the later amalgamations ... but one question rises: did the recruiting areas of the regiments change between the napoleonic era and the 1880s?
And if someone has a list of the recruiting areas (also for cavarly and artillery) that would be very appreciated.
Greetings from Berlin
Markus Stein
David & Bob: thank you for your comments - I know Steve Brown's effort ... and I see, it is a really complicating affair and I should postpone at least the recruiting point (I read some passages in the Fortescue volumes).
All the best
Markus Stein
You would probably have to contact the National Army Museum as they have a network of connections to the various regimental museums, eg: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/58th-rutlandshire-regiment-foot The National Archives in Kew, SW London, did a big research project many years ago on British soldiers of the Wars, although there does not seem to be any trace of it on their site https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/
Marcus-
Steve Brown is writing a five volume encyclopedia of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. The name of the book is "King George's Army: British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815". It is being published by Helion Books. Two volumes have been published so far. Its origins were similar articles that he wrote for the Napoleon Series.
https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Britain/Infantry/Regiments/c_InfantryregimentsIntro.html
The information for each regiment is massive! For example, there are 12 pages just on the 5th Foot. One of the things he includes for each regiment is a section called "Significant Intakes of Militia / Volunteer Intakes. This section gives you an idea where many of the men came from, Unfortunately I did not seen anything on recruiting areas.
Bob