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Definitely not! The wiki is still being populated with data, and much information on the period is misleading, contradictory or just plain missing. Hopefully in time the reliability will improve with further contributions. Therefore please exercise caution in use of the data within.

We've used a fair few, will add as I think of them.

Most important is ? meaning possible, for example where an officer is known to have been present at an action but his regiment weren't noted, ?? = dubious, in other words, read it somewhere but it sounds bogus. Always appreciate more clarification on these.

Usual rank abbreviations, Gen = General, Col = Colonel, Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel, Maj = Major, Capt = Captain, Lt = Lieutenant, Ens = Ensign, Sgt = Sergeant, Cpl = Corporal, QM = Quartermaster

Unit abbreviations, Rgt = Regiment, Coy = Company, Trp = Troop

Casualties, k = killed, mw = mortally wounded, w = wounded