Author: Henry Whitelock Torrens
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Category : Drill and minor tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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This is a revision of the principles of tactics formulated by David Dundas for the British Army.

Author: Henry Torre, Sir
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847342317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Hew Strachan
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521304399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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This book explores the reasons behind the UK army's successes and hardships from 1815-1854.

Author: James Tanner
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612003702
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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“The hitherto forgotten story of the development of the regimental band, mainly drummers and buglers. A rare piece of social history” (Books Monthly). The Instruments of Battle examines in detail the development and role of the British Army’s fighting drummers and buglers, from the time of the foundation of the army up to the present day. While their principal weapon of war was the drum and bugle—and the fife—these men and boys were not musicians as such, but fighting soldiers who took their place in the front line. The origins of the drum and bugle in the classical period and the later influence of Islamic armies are examined, leading to the arrival of the drum and fife in early Tudor England. The story proper picks up post-English Civil War. The drum’s period of supremacy through much of the eighteenth-century army is surveyed, and certain myths as to its use are dispelled. The bugle rapidly superseded the drum for field use in the nineteenth century—until developments on the battlefield consigned these instruments largely to barrack life and the parade ground. But there are surprising examples of the use of the bugle in the field through both world wars as the story is brought up to modern day and the instruments’ relegation to an almost exclusively ceremonial role. This is all set against a background of campaigns, battles, changing tactical methods, and the difficult processes of command and control on the battlefield. Interwoven is relevant comparison with other armies, particularly American and French. Stories of the drummers and buglers themselves provide social context to their place in the army.

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Author: Royal United Service Institution (Great Britain). Library
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 856

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Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 692

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Author: Harold E. Raugh Jr.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576079260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders. The Victorians at War*, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History surveys the major wars, campaigns, battles, and expeditions of the British Army as well as its weaponry, tactics, and all other aspects of its operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the dawn of World War I. Containing numerous maps depicting various theaters of war, this all-encompassing volume explains why the numerous military operations took place and what the results were. Biographies reveal fascinating facts about British and Indian Army officers and other ranks, while other entries deal with recruitment, training, education and literacy, uniforms, equipment, pay and conditions, social backgrounds of the soldiers, diseases and wounds they fell victim to, and much more. This volume is indispensable to those wanting to gain information about the British Army during this remarkable imperial era.

Author: Antonio baron Lopez Suasso Diaz de Fonseca
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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