Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume IV Part 1

Hon The J W Fortescue

Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume IV Part 1
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Naval & Military Press
Published
4 October 2021
Pages
652
ISBN
9781474535441

Fortescue’s History of the British Army: Volume IV Part 1

Hon The J W Fortescue

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This work, which is an evergreen classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army up to 1914.The Naval and Military Press have reprinted this valuable and timeless work in its entirety, faithful to the originals in all respects. The contents of the individual volumes are as follows: Vol. IV Part I - Deals with the French Revolution from 1789 to the Treaty of Amiens in 1798. It includes British operations in the Netherlands, the West Indies, South Africa and Ireland. The whole European area is described with the French and Allied nations included. Naval matters are also included, and the campaigns in Egypt and the Mediterranean are treated in detail. At the same time a close eye is kept on developments within the British Army.

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