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The Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
KING GEORGE’S SOLDIERS – PART THREE Once the recruit had been formally attested, he was marched to his regimental depot, or if an ex-militiaman direct to his regiment if it was in the United Kingdom, or to a holding unit to await drafting if it was overseas. The standard of…
The Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
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KING GEORGE’S OTHER RANKS – PART TWO One of the problems in the early days of the war with France was that the regular army was in direct competition for recruits with the Army of Reserve and its various types of units – the Militia, the Fencibles, the Volunteers and the…
BRITISH OTHER RANKS IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC WARS - PART ONE The past few weeks’ essays have looked at how the British Army found it’s officers. Now I should like to examine how it filled its ranks.Thanks for reading Major Gordon Corrigan's Newsletter! Subscribe…
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KING GEORGE’S OFFICERS – PART THREE As commissions and promotions were strictly regulated by the Horse Guards, the only influence over promotion a…
BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC WARS – PART TWO A constant curse to those who had to administer the purchase system was…
BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC WARS – PART ONE In the British Army throughout this period most officers’ commissions…
ANGLO AMERICAN MILITARY RELATIONS – PART TWO The United States of America came into the First World War on the side of the British, although there were…
A MILITARY HISTORY OF ANGLO AMERICAN RELATIONS – PART ONE Many, perhaps most, Englishmen of any influence in the early 1770s saw nothing oppressive…
Military Aid to the Civil Power (MACP) The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom have always been available to assist the civil authorities where…
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL, WHEREVER YOU MAY BE I avoid making New Year resolutions, on the grounds that I am unlikely to adhere to them, nor am I…
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL, WHEREVER YOU MAY BE. I shan’t be posting a letter this Sunday, Christmas Day, as we shall be out of the country at the Ghent…
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