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J.A. Houlding
In this study of the army's training regimen in the period between Marlborough's campaigns and the Duke of York's reforms, Houlding examines the circumstances that led to such ill-preparedness that one officer considered his troops 'in imminent danger of being cut to pieces in our first encounter.' Purchased commissions and the lack of drill regulations are commonly blamed for the poor training of the 18th century army. Houlding challenges that view, analysing War Office documents to present a detailed account of the army's peacetime preoccupations with civil matters which, he concludes, left it short of the time and opportunity for training.
Published by Sandpiper Books, London
2000 Text and Illustration © 2000 Sandpiper Books |
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