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King George's Army 1740-93

By Stuart Reid , Paul Chappell

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
1995
ISBN
9781855325647, 185532-564-0
Open Library ID
OL8992952M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18708591 bytes)
Series
Men At Arms 289
Volume
vol 2
Pages
25\25
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The 18th century was marked by a steady growth in central control of the British Army and a corresponding decrease in the influence enjoyed by individual commanding officers. The most obvious sign of this process was the increasing uniformity of the clothing issued each year to the soldiers. Nevertheless, as far as those who devised the Clothing Regulations were concerned, it was a constant, and invariably quite uphill struggle to enforce compliance. This companion volume to Men-at-Arms 285 takes a further look at the infantry uniforms of the mid-18th century British Army, also covering the various auxiliary infantry formations, such as the Militia, Volunteers, Marines and the troops of the East India Company. Men-at-Arms 273, 285, 289, 290 and 292 are also available in a single volume special edition as ‘Soldiers of the Revolutionary War’.

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