A History of the British Army, Vol. 1: First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War — John Shaqi
A History of the British Army, Vol. 1: First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' WarFortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir
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A History of the British Army, Vol. 1: First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War
Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
The Twelfth Foot refuses to accept the Declaration of
Indulgence 303
Tyrconnel and the Army in Ireland 303
Invasion of William; Sixteenth and Seventeenth Foot raised 305
Desertion of Officers and Flight of James 306
CHAPTER II
Administration of the Army; the Commander-in-Chief 308
The Office of Ordnance 309
Finance 310
The Secretary-at-War 311
The Staff at Headquarters 312
No Means of Enforcing Discipline 313
Pay of the Army; General Corruption 314
Regimental Organisation and Equipment; the Cavalry 321
Dragoons; the Scots Greys 323
The Infantry 324
The Artillery 328
Chelsea Hospital and Kilmainham 328
BOOK V
CHAPTER I
Accession of William; Discontent in the Army 333
Mutiny of the First Foot 334
The First Mutiny Act passed 335
Increase of the Army 336
Seventh Dragoon Guards and Nineteenth to Twenty-fourth Foot
raised 337
Rottenness in the Military System 337
Marlborough's First Fight with a Marshal of France 338
The Rebellion in Scotland; Twenty-fifth Foot raised 338
Killiecrankie 339
Twenty-sixth Foot formed 340
Dunkeld 341
Socket Bayonet introduced by Mackay 341
Londonderry and Enniskillen 342
The Fifth Lancers, Inniskilling Dragoons and Twenty-seventh
Foot formed 342
Schomberg sails for Ireland 343
The Campaign breaks down 344
Disgraceful State of the Army 345
Preparations for a New Irish Campaign 348
CHAPTER II
The Theatre of War in the Low Countries 351
The French passion for a Siege 354
The old-fashioned Campaign as then understood 355
The Allies and French compared 356
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