Heights (and soldiers)
Hello!
Does anyone know of any works covering heights of men in Europe during the period? I'm interested in how stringent physical recruiting standards were in the period. The British Army required infantry recruits to be at least 5' 5" (1.65 metres) in the Napoleonic Wars, which strikes me as probably above average height for the period, but I'd like to know for sure.
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