Army Service and Pfficers
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- Created on: 17-11-16 11:40
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- Army Service and Officers
- Army Service
- Most men were deployed to defend Britain and Ireland
- Some were needed to defend Britain's overseas possession
- Few men were spared for offensive action
- On one occasion two armies of significant size deployed
- Due to the lack of police, some officers provided day to day law and safety enforcement
- In 1809, 44,000 troops participated in the Walcheren expedition
- Army Officers
- A battalion or regiment (900-2000 men) was usually commanded by a lieutenant colonel, with two majors.
- The purchase of commisions
- Most were from the landed gentry
- Few officers received any formal training
- Rich fathers bought commissions for their sons
- This meant that sons could guarantee successful promotions
- Senior officers
- The date in which a man achieved his lieutenant-colonelcy dictated his seniority thereafter.
- Generals-in-commanded were usually appointed by the king
- Lieutenant colonels could expect to become generals if they lived long enough
- The Officer Class
- 1814 :The army were forced to open its doors to lower class men
- Officers were required to be gentlemen, regardless of their social standing
- in 1815 most officers were from professional classes
- The system produced an effective officer corps.
- Army Service
- The purchase of commisions
- Most were from the landed gentry
- Few officers received any formal training
- Rich fathers bought commissions for their sons
- This meant that sons could guarantee successful promotions
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