The Principles of War, Exhibited in the Practice of the Camp; And as Developed in a Series of General Orders of ... the Duke of Wellington ... in the Late Campaigns on the Peninsula
The Principles of War, Exhibited in the Practice of the Camp; And as Developed in a Series of General Orders of ... the Duke of Wellington ... in the Late Campaigns on the Peninsula;
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 Excerpt: ...the Army, will, for this purpose, divide his Detachment into as many Divisions as there are Officers, and will employ an Officer to make the inspection ordered of each Division. This Order is to be added to those directed to be given to the Officers commanding Detachments of Troops, on their march from the Hospital ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 Excerpt: ...the Army, will, for this purpose, divide his Detachment into as many Divisions as there are Officers, and will employ an Officer to make the inspection ordered of each Division. This Order is to be added to those directed to be given to the Officers commanding Detachments of Troops, on their march from the Hospital-stations, or Lisbon, to the Army; and the Officers are requested to observe, that, if a Soldier should make away with his necessaries, or equipments, on a march, under their command, and they should not discover it, and bring him to punishment, they will be responsible for a neglect of duty. The Commander of the Forces desires, that it may be understood, that when new blankets, or camp equipments, of any description, are issued to any Regiments, in consequence of their requisition, they will be called upon to pay for them, not only their actual cost, but the expense of their carriage from Lisbon, unless they shall be able to prove, that the want and requisition for them has been occasioned by fair wear, or by unavoidable accident. The Commander of the Forces is, however, convinced, that all the evils and inconveniencies, occasioned by the sale of their necessaries, and their camp-equipments, by the Soldiers, would be avoided, if the Non-commissioned Officers were to do their duty, which cannot be expected, without the constant inspection and control of the Officers of the Regiment. G. O. Salamanca, 12th November, 1812. The Commander of the Forces requests, that the General Officers, commanding Divisions, will call the attention of the Commanding Officers of Regiments to the General Orders of the 12th January, 1810, regarding the ammunition of Soldiers sent to the General Hospitals. The neglect of this Order is a fruitful source of outrage and dis...
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