THE BRITISH ARMY FROM WITHIN

THE BRITISH ARMY
FROM WITHIN

BY
E. CHARLES VIVIAN

AUTHOR OF
“PASSION FRUIT,” “DIVIDED WAYS,” ETC.

HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
MCMXIV


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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
 PAGE
“Ubique”: The Army as a Whole9
CHAPTER II
The Way of the Recruit25
CHAPTER III
Officers and Non-Coms.46
CHAPTER IV
Infantry60
CHAPTER V
Cavalry76
CHAPTER VI
Artillery and Engineers928
CHAPTER VII
In Camp106
CHAPTER VIII
Musketry120
CHAPTER IX
The Internal Economy of the Army136
CHAPTER X
The New Army158
CHAPTER XI
Active Service169

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CHAPTER I
“UBIQUE”: THE ARMY AS A WHOLE

On the badges of the corps of Engineers, and alsoon those of the Royal Artillery, will be foundthe word “Ubique,” but it is a word that might justas well be used with regard to the whole of theBritish Army, which serves everywhere, does everything,undergoes every kind of climate, and gainscontact with every class of people. In this respect,the British soldier enjoys a distinct advantageover the soldiers of continental armies; he has achance of seeing the world. India, Africa, Egypt,the West Indies, Mauritius, and the Mediterraneanstations are open to him, and by the time h

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