The British Army, Vol. 1

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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 resting-place, for events as fitful and remarkable as any that have passed are still in progress, our armaments are even now in a state of transition, 'brown Bess is converted into a Snider, our wooden walls into iron plates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.