The Story of the British Army

BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Map and Plan Drawing History of Berkshire George Washington The British Army
ALSO EDITOR OF Great Campaigns in Europe
FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HON. VISCOUNT WOLSELEY, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., &C., &C.
From a Photograph by Werner & Son, Dublin
THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY
BY Lieut.-Colonel C. COOPER KING, F.G.S.
WITH PLANS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
METHUEN & CO. 36 ESSEX STREET, W.C. LONDON 1897
IN TOKEN OF A LENGTHENED FRIENDSHIP I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF HER MAJESTY’S ARMY TO ITS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF F.-M. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE VISCOUNT WOLSELEY, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G.

I have endeavoured in the space at my disposal to show how the British Army has grown up. I have tried merely to tell a “story,” and therefore omitted much that might have been said regarding the noble work the Queen’s Army has done. As regards the opinions advanced, I have always, as far as possible, given the reasons for my views and the authorities which induced me to form them.