Download or read book Tangier 1662 80 written by Various Authors and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of a fascinating campaign of the first years of the British Army In view of how significant the events of the time were to the development of the British Army, it is unusual that the story of the battles for Tangier during the 17th century is little known to students of military history. Positioned on the Moroccan coast of North Africa in the Mediterranean, at the point where the sea enters the Atlantic Ocean, the city offered enormous strategic potential for Charles II into whose possession it had come from the Portuguese as part of the dowry of his wife, Catherine of Braganza. Cromwell's superlative New Model Army had been recently disbanded and the need to defend Tangier against the native Moors (who took exception to the presence of European infidels on their shores) required the creation of new regiments of the crown. These regiments were the first in what became the regular British Army and their deeds were that army's first battle honours. This original Leonaur title brings together several historical overviews of the period combined with regimental accounts of the actions fought in Morocco and a first hand account by an officer who served through one of the final sieges of Tangier. The text is supported by useful maps and illustrations. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Download or read book Journal of the Royal United Service Institution written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The House of Commons 1660 1690 Introductory survey Appendices Constituencies Members A B written by Basil Duke Henning and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1983 with total page 2390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the British Standing Army A D 1660 to 1700 written by Clifford Walton and published by London, Harrison & sons. This book was released on 1894 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cavalry Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Monthly Army List written by Great Britain. Army and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hart s Annual Army List Special Reserve List and Territorial Force List written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Army List and Militia List written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Handbook of British Regiments Routledge Revivals written by Christopher Chant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the creation of the standing army in 1661, when each regiment was known by the name of its current colonel, there have been many reforms and rationalizations of the British army. From 31 cavalry regiments and 113 infantry regiments in 1881, at the time of this title’s first publication in 1988, the army had reduced to just 16 regiments of armour and 39 regiments of infantry through processes of absorption and amalgamation. The Handbook of British Regiments provides insight into the lineage and history of the approximately 85 regiments and corps which formed the British army towards the end of the 1980s. Comprehensive in coverage, each has a separate entry giving factual details in a layout standardized for easy comparison, including current title, colonel-in-chief, uniform and history, amongst others. A key title amongst Routledge reference reissues, this handbook provides an accessible guide to specialists as well as lay enthusiasts, and illustrates a sense of the continuity and inherited tradition of each regiment and corps.
Download or read book Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Loyal to Empire written by Patrick Crowley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill did not describe General Sir Charles Monro in the most glowing terms. Referring to Monro's brave decision to recommend a withdrawal from the Gallipoli disaster, Churchill said: 'He came, he saw, he capitulated.' Monro was one of a handful of senior officers selected to command a division with the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 and also led a corps on the Western Front as the war progressed. After Gallipoli he was instrumental in supporting the war effort from India as commander-in-chief and was directly involved in the aftermath of the Amritsar massacre by Brigadier General Dyer. His earlier life included distinguished service on the North West Frontier and in South Africa, and he was responsible for dramatically improving tactics within the army. Loyal to Empire brings to life the interesting character of General Monro, perhaps the least well known of all the British First World War commanders, and reassesses the legacy of his important military contributions.
Download or read book The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662 1982 written by Hugh C. B. Cook and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique reference work that shows what units were at what battles through Britain's military history.
Download or read book The Flags of Our Fighting Army written by Stanley Currie Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain s Lost Regiments written by Trevor Royle and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the British Army is really the story of its regiments and the men who served in them. From the very beginning they formed the backbone of a singular institution that is itself a reflection of the way the people of Britain view themselves and their collective past. Beginning with the Glorious "revolution" of 1660 and the return to the throne of King Charles II, it was a time when Cromwell's Commonwealth and his military institutions were not popular. But the new king had to be protected and the country had to be defended. Through a process of slow growth and frequent tardiness an army eventually came into being and from the outset it was based solidly on a regimental system which needed steady supplies of recruits to keep it in being. Since then, men have joined up for many valid reasons such as adventure, patriotism or a sense of duty; but not all motives were commendable. For every young man attracted by the chance to wear a uniform there would be many more who had fallen foul of the law, been poverty-stricken or fallen into debt, or had committed a sexual indiscretion. Others were simply coerced. With the exception of the two great world wars of the twentieth century the Army rarely numbered more than 250,000 and in 2020 its numbers will have fallen to 82,000, a poor reward, one would have thought, for all past endeavours. Over the years periods of warfare have always been followed by times of peace when expenditure on the armed forces dropped, soldiers were made redundant and regiments, mainly infantry, were either disbanded or amalgamated, often with painful consequences. However, there is a case for saying that no regiment is ever entirely lost and that it will always live on in men?s minds as a mystical entity. The British Army certainly makes a great deal of the ?golden thread? which still links, say, the Middlesex ?Die-Hards? to the modern Princess of Wales?s Royal Regiment, but the harsh reality is that those ties are only as strong as the men who made them. Like it or not, the old and bold soldiers are a dwindling band and once they have fallen out for the last time the regiments will be truly lost. For this reason Trevor Royle now explores the histories of the many regiments that have disappeared; to celebrate their existence as well as the men and officers who served with distinction within them.
Download or read book British Military History For Dummies written by Bryan Perrett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-04-04 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. The book profiles commanders, explains strategies and tactics, and covers key developments in weaponry and technology.
Download or read book Oliver and Boyd s Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hart s Annual Army List Militia List and Imperial Yeomanry List written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
