Life of a soldier in the C18th
Life of a soldier at the Louisbourg Fortress Most of the soldiers were recruited from the streets of France. They were promised lots of food, good living conditions, lots of money and lots of women, the reality was a little bit different. They were paid 9 livre a month but had to pay 7½ livre to the military for food, clothing and lodging. There were 6-7 men to every woman, so the odds were not in their favour. They got 4oz of vegetables a day, 4oz of salted meat and a pound and a half of bread. This was all put into a community pot and served up as a stew. Where the single soldiers lived The barracks were for single accommodations only. Three men were assigned to a bed, which were bunk beds. There with a number of bunks to a room, which accommodated 16-24 men. Two would share the bed at night while one would be on duty. The straw mattresses were changed once a year. There were 600-800 soldiers but Louisbourg was never fully garrisoned. the uniform of the C...