Stella & Rose's Books

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Contents

• CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
• FOREWORD
• CHAPTER I
• THE BEGINNINGS
• A Short Tour Guide of the Empire
• The British Soldier's Pedigree
• The Infancy of the Army
• Companies and Regiments
• Uniform Clothing and Arms
• The Germs of the Regular Army
• The "New Model" The First Regular English Army
• The "New Model" Cavalry
• The "New Model" Infantry
• The "New Model" Work at Home
• The "New Model" Work Abroad
• CHAPTER II
• THE FOUNDATION OF THE STANDING ARMY
• Growth of the Empire in the 17th Century
• Additions to Empire and Army under Charles II
• CHAPTER III
• THE COMPOSITION AND NATURE OF THE STANDING ARMY
• CHAPTER IV
• THE BEGINNINGS OF THE FIGHT FOR EMPIRE
• King James II and the Army
• The First War for Empire; New Regiments and the Mutiny Act
• William III's Campaigns in the Low Countries. Campaign of 1692
• Campaign of 1693. Landen
• Colonial Wars, 1692-1697. The Peace of Ryswick
• CHAPTER V
• THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
• Marlborough, his Plans and Difficulties
• Campaigns of 1702 and 1703
• Campaigns of 1704, Blenheim
• Campaigns of 1705 and 1706, Ramillies
• Campaigns of 1707
• Campaigns of 1708, Oudenarde
• Campaigns of 1709, Malplaquet
• Campaigns of 1710
• Campaigns of 1711
• Peace of Utrecht, 1713. Additions to the Empire
• Accession of the Present Royal House; Death of Marlborough
• CHAPTER VI
• THE INTERVAL OF PEACE, 1714-1739 AND RENEWAL OF WAR FOR EMPIRE, 1740-1763
• The War with Spain, 1739 Carthagena
• The War of the Austrian Succession
• Campaign of 1743, Dettingen
• Campaigns of 1744-1745, Fontenoy
• Campaigns of 1746, Roucoux
• Campaigns of 1747, Lauffield
• The Situation in America
• The Situation in India
• French Capture of Madras, Robert Clive
• Fighting in India, 1751-1754
• The Fighting in America
• Braddock's Defeat near the Ohio
• The Seven Years War
• The Campaign of 1758, Louisburg
• The Year of Victory, 1759
• The West Indies
• Canada, Quebec
• Ste. Foy and Montreal, 1760
• India, 1756-1760, Minden, Warbug
• Other Operations of the Seven Years War
• CHAPTER VII
• THE BURDEN OF EMPIRE
• India, 1760-1776
• Undwa Nala, and Baksar
• Hyder Ali and the Mahrattas, 1767-1776
• The Dispute with the American Colonies over Imperial Defence
• Colonel Bouquet's Red Indian Campaigns, 1763-1764
• The Breach with the Americans
• Campaign of 1776
• Campaign of 1777, Saratoga
• The Americans ally themselves with France
• St Lucia 1778
• Operations in America, 1778
• Spain Declares War, danger at Home 1779
• Operations in America 1780
• Operations in America 1781 Yorktown
• Minorca and Gibraltar
• Operations in India, 1778-1782, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sahib
• Reflections on the American War
• Lessons Learned in America
• The Ten Years of Peace 1783-1793
• The War in Mysore, First Capture in Seringapatam, 1792
• CHAPTER VIII
• THE WAR OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
• The Younger Pitts' Military Policy
• Operations in the Low Countries, 1793
• Toulon 1793
• The West Indies, 1794
• Corsica 1794
• The Low Countries 1794
• Operations in the West Indies, 1794-1798
• Events in Europe 1795-1797
• Operations in the Mediterranean 1798
• The Expedition to North Holland 1799
• India. The Final Capture of Seringapatam
• The Great Opportunities lost in 1800
• The First Rifle
• The Campaign in Egypt 1801
• Peace of Amiens
• CHAPTER IX
• THE WAR OF THE FRENCH EMPIRE
• The Mahratta War in India
• The Campaign in Ceylon 1803
• Operations in the West Indies
• Operations in Europe, 1804-1805
• The Cape and Buenos Ayres, 1806
• Operations on the Rio de la Plata, 1806-1807
• Operations in Egypt 1807
• The Treaty of Tilsit and the Berlin Decrees
• Critical Situation of England
• Castlereagh's Military Measures
• Napoleon's Invasion of Spain
• The Peninsular War. Wellesley's Campaign of 1808
• Moore's Campaign of 1808-1809
• The Walcheren Expedition 1809
• The Peninsular War. Wellington's Campaign of 1809
• Wellington's Military Policy
• Wellington's Campaign of 1810
• Wellington's Campaign of 1811
• Operations Outside the Peninsular, 1809-1811
• Operations in the East. Capture of Mauritius
• The Expedition to Java
• The Peninsular War. Wellington's Campaign of 1812
• Wellington's Campaign of 1813
• The American War, 1812-1814
• Operations in Italy and Holland, 1814
• The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
• Quatre Bras and Ligny
• Waterloo
• SURVEY OF THE EMPIRE AND ARMY 1793-1815
• The Duke of York's Reforms
• Barracks
• Recruiting
• The Cavalry
• The Artillery
• The Infantry
• Transport and Supply
• The Medical Department
• The Chaplain's Department
• Wellington's Tactics
• Additions to the Empire
• CHAPTER X
• THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE EMPIRE
• The Nipal WAr of 1814-1816
• The Pindari War 1817-1819
• The Kandyan War 1818
• The Burmese War 1824-1826
• Siege of Bhurtpore
• The First Ashanti War 1834
• Improvements in the Treatment of the Soldier
• The Australisian Colonies and Canada
• The Percussion-Cap
• The First Afghan War, 1839-1842
• The Conquest of Sind, 1843
• The First China war, 1841-1842
• The Gwalior War of 1843
• The First Sikh War 1845-1846
• The Second Sikh War 1848-1849
• The New Zealand War of 1845
• The Second Burmese War 1852
• The South African War of 1850-1853
• Neglect of the Army 1815-1854
• The Crimean War 1854-1856
• Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman
• The Siege of Sebastopol
• Reforms During the Crimean War
• The Persian War of 1856-1857
• The Second China War, 1856-1857
• The Indian Mutiny 1857-1859
• The Third China War, 1890
• The Umbeyla Expedition 1863
• The Second New Zealand War 1860-1869
• The Abyssinian Expedition 1868
• CHAPTER XI
• THE ARMY REFORMS OF 1870-1899
• The Abolition of Purchase, 1871
• Enlistment for Short Service, 1870
• The Territorial System 1881
• The Army Service Corps 1888
• Training and Armament
• Clothing
• The Soldiers Comforts
• Extension of the Empire in Africa
• CHAPTER XII
• CAMPAIGNS OF 1870-1901
• The Second Ashanti War 1873
• The Second Afghan War 1878-1880
• The South African Wars 1878-1881
• The Boer War of 1880-1881
• The Egyptian Campaign of 1882
• The Sudan War 1881-1885
• The March Across the Desert
• The Sudan Abandoned
• The Third Burmese War 1885-1891
• Second Sudan War 1896-1898
• The Tirah Expedition 1897-1898
• The South African War 1899-1902
• The Initial Failures
• The Situation Restored
• Last Period of the War
• The Period 1902-1914
• CHAPTER XIII
• MR HALDANE'S REORGANISATION
• The "Old Contemptibles" of 1914
• The Empire Springs to Arms
• A Review of the Past
• The Present Army