Recruitment in the British Army such as French Royalists, Germans, Greeks and Corsicans to supplement its forces. In 1813 one fifth of the army, 52,000 men, were such volunteers. The British Army in 1813 contained over 250,000 men, though this was much larger in comparison to the army at the beginning of the war, the all volunteer British army was still much smaller than that of France, which with conscription had an army over 2.6 million. From 1798 onwards, structural, training and logistical reforms implemented or authorised by the Duke of York (as commander-in-chief of the army) slowly improved the lot of the ordinary soldier.
Ranks in the French Army the rank of "commandant" in the French army. Etymologically the "adjudant" is the "adjoint" ("joint (assistant)") of an officer, and the sergeant "serves" (Latin: serviens = English: servant). "Aspirants" are cadet officers still in training. "Sous-lieutenants" are junior officers and are often aided by "adjudants" or "adjudants-chefs", who are experienced NCOs/warrant officers. Full "lieutenants" are experienced junior officers, served by sergeants when commanding their unit. A four chevron "sergent-chef-major" rank existed until 1947. It was a ceremonial rank usually given to the most senior or experienced NCO in a unit, similar to a colour sergeant in the British Army. It