History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1 by Francis Duncan

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.html.images 1.3 MB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.epub3.images 599 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.epub.images 600 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.epub.noimages 471 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.kf8.images 963 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.kindle.images 850 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52258.txt.utf-8 1.0 MB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/52258/pg52258-h.zip 525 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Duncan, Francis, 1836-1888
Title History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1
Compiled from the Original Records
Credits Produced by Richard Tonsing, Brian Coe and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary "History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1" by Francis Duncan is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the development and service history of the Royal Artillery, tracing its roots from early artillery efforts in England through to the peace established in 1783. It explores the complexities and significant milestones in the evolution of military artillery throughout various conflicts, highlighting key figures and events that shaped the regiment. The opening of the work sets the stage for this extensive history, beginning with a poignant illustration of the struggles faced by early artillery personnel, such as John Hawling, a Master Gunner who petitioned for assistance, reflecting the precarious nature of their role. Duncan introduces the organization and responsibilities of the Board of Ordnance, emphasizing the transition from rudimentary artillery to the more structured Royal Artillery, while underscoring the historical challenges that impacted its development. He outlines the need for a coherent record of the regiment’s past to maintain a sense of unity and discipline among its current members, foreshadowing comprehensive explorations of key battles and organizational changes that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class UA: Military science: Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation
Subject Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery
Category Text
EBook-No. 52258
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 296 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!