The British Army, Vol. 1: Its Origin, Progress, and Equipment (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The British Army, Vol. 1: Its Origin, Progress, and Equipment

The subject is a wide one, and expands upon inquiry at first materials presented themselves but scantily, afterwards their superabundance imposed the task of selection. It is full of interest to all: during the eight centuries that have rolled away Since the Norman Conquest, this country has under gone such changes, that its history appears like the fiction of the romancer; neither can we attain to any consummation or...