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The Story Of The British Army

The Story Of The British Army

by Charles Cooper King

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Author
King, Charles Cooper
Title
The Story of the British Army
Credits
Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation
Subject
Great Britain. Army -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52723
Release Date
August 5, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. 4.LIST OF MAPS, PLANS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY — CHAPTER I THE ARMY OF THE PEOPLE—TO 1100
  6. 6.CHAPTER II THE ARMY OF THE NOBLES—TO 1500
  7. 7.CHAPTER III THE PURITAN HOST
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE ARMY OF THE KING—TO 1701
  9. 9.CHAPTER V MARLBOROUGH AND HIS MEN—TO 1714
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE EMBERS OF THE CIVIL WAR—TO 1755
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE ARMY IN AMERICA—TO 1793
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE ARMY AT SEA—TO 1815
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX THE PENINSULAR ARMY: ( a ) ITS MAKING—1793–1808
  14. 14.CHAPTER X THE PENINSULAR ARMY: ( b ) ITS TRAINING—1808–11
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI THE PENINSULAR ARMY: ( c ) ITS REWARD—1811–14
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII THE ARMY IN THE NETHERLANDS—WATERLOO, 1815
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII THE ARMY AFTER THE LONG PEACE—THE CRIMEA, 1854
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV THE ARMY IN INDIA: ( a ) THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, ITS RISE—1600–1825
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV THE ARMY IN INDIA—( b ) THE FALL OF THE COMPANY AND AFTERWARDS—1825–1858
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI THE ARMY IN INDIA: ( c ) THE ARMY OF THE QUEEN-EMPRESS—1858–96
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII THE ARMY IN THE FAR EAST—1819–75
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII THE ARMY IN SOUTH AND WEST AFRICA—1834–86
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX THE ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA—1867–96
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX THE ARMY AS IT IS
  25. 25.APPENDIX I THE PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES IN WHICH THE BRITISH ARMY HAVE BEEN ENGAGED SINCE 1658.
  26. 26.APPENDIX II LIST OF REGIMENTS, WITH THEIR FORMER NUMBERS AND THEIR PRESENT TITLES, IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
  27. 27.APPENDIX III LIST OF BADGES, MOTTOES, AND GENERAL NICKNAMES OF THE ARMY.
  28. 28.FOOTNOTES
  29. 29.INDEX
  30. 30.Transcriber’s Notes

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