The Army the only force for Maintenance of Order 15 The cry of No Standing Army 15 The British Establishment Fixed by Walpole 17 Attacks on the Army in Parliament 17 Opposition to the Mutiny Act 18 Parliament asks for the Articles of War 19 Officers cashiered for Political Disobligations 20 Omnipotence of the irresponsible Secretary-at-War 21 Hostility of Civilians against Soldiers 24 Discipline ruined by the Secretary-at-War's Supremacy 26 CHAPTER II King George's efforts to arrest Indiscipline and Peculation 29 His dislike of Purchase 30 General Apathy of Officers 31 Bad Standard of Character among Recruits 32 Desertion and Fraudulent Enlistment 32 Other Scandals 34 System of Imperial Defence 36 The Colonies; "White Servants" 37 Gradual necessity for Increasing the Regular Garrisons in the Colonies 42 Helplessness of the War Office in face of the problem 42 Unpopularity of Garrison Service Abroad 45 Technical Improvements in the Army 48 Royal Regiment of Artillery formed 49 Rise of the Forty-second Highlanders 49 Contemporary Reforms in Prussia 51 Their Evil Influence in England 51 The Officers of the Past and of the Future 53 CHAPTER III Waning of Walpole's Popularity 55 The Quarrel with Spain 55 Popularity of a Spanish War 57 An Expedition to the Spanish Main resolved on 58 The Preparations; Cathcart and Wentworth 59 Incredible Mismanagement of the War Office 60 Death of Cathcart 62 The British and American Contingents meet at Jamaica 62 Decision to Attack Carthagena 63 The Operations begun; Vernon and Wentworth 64 The Attack on Fort St. Lazar 68 Frightful Condition of the Troops 72 The Enterprise against Carthagena abandoned 73 Descent upon Cuba 74