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The Victorian Army at Home : The Recruitment and Terms and Conditions of the British Regular, 1859-1899

1977

The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed the heyday of the British Empire and the rise of the United Kingdom to the zenith of its power. [...] India especially left its mark in the development of tactics, the growth of a division within the officer corps, and the experiences particularly of the men in the ranks. [...] Sidney Herbert Having the honour of commanding one of Her Majesty's regiments, and holding the position which I do now, [Inspector- General of Cavalry] I have had peculiar opportunities of knowing the facts connected with a large number of barracks in various part of the country, and I must say that the statements which have gone forth to the public of the discomforts experienced by the soldiers h [...] The Earl of Cardigan Although the sufferings of British troops in the Crimea were probably no greater than in many of the earlier campaigns in which the army was engaged, the publicity they engendered led for the first time to public awareness of and concern with the condition of the forces. [...] The Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the Duke of Cambridge, also argued in the Lords about the same time that contrary to what was claimed the soldier had not been neglected in the past but was merely more appreciated by the public at the present.60 The attitudes of Cardigan and Cambridge were no doubt shared by a large number of officers throughout this period.
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Authors

Alan Ramsay Skelley

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-361) and index
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CaOOCEL
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rda
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
355/.00942
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
18
Distributor
Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
ISBN
9780856643354 9780773593848
LCCN
UA649
LCCN Item number
S58 1977eb
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CaBNVSL
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CaBNVSL
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (366 pages)
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario
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CaOOCEL
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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(CaBNVSL)thg00913168 (OCoLC)887634994 (CaOOCEL)448384
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
Title proper/short title
Recruitment and terms and conditions of the British regular, 1859-1899
Transcribing agency
CaBNVSL

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