British Troops recieve a warm reception

[lesrae]

Originally Posted by August

Territorial based military units is something we used to have here in the states and it's a good thing that they have moved away from it.

The problem is if all the men in a unit are from one town or geographical area then we could see situations where all the men in a community are wiped out in a single battle.

As I understand it, these regiments aren't exclusively recruited locally - they're just affiliated with a town (in the same way our ships are), although I'd imagine there's a better chance of some local lads joining up to be in the local regiment.