The Civil Service and Army Reforms 1870-1873
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- Civil Service and Army Reforms
- Edward Cardwell's reforms
- He was the Secretary of War and charged with rooting out incompetence and inefficiency in the army
- So, what were the reforms?
- The Army Enlistment Act 1870
- Changed the 12 years active service to six years active service and six years in reverse
- Following the Prussian Model
- Changed the 12 years active service to six years active service and six years in reverse
- The purchase of commissions was abolished - selection and promotion of officers was to be on merit
- This allowed in candidates with intellect and ability to be promoted
- Improved professionalism and efficiency at a min. cost to the government
- Won the approval of many middle-class Liberals as it allowed bright young men from ordinary backgrounds the chance of a steady career with good prospects
- Improved professionalism and efficiency at a min. cost to the government
- This allowed in candidates with intellect and ability to be promoted
- The Commander-in-Chief was made answerable to the Secretory of War
- Established political control of the Army
- Peace-time flogging was abolished
- The more humane and civilized conditions of service encouraged a better type of recruit and made a large and efficient reverse possible
- War Office divided into three main departments but all housed in one building located at Whitehall
- Allowed more efficient working
- The Army Enlistment Act 1870
- What happened?
- The Civil Service and Army Reforms created ill feeling towards the government from the traditional Whigs
- The aristocracy felt as though their privileges were being threatened
- So naturally opposed the reforms
- Only passed because Gladstone showed he was prepared to bypass the Lords by persuading Queen Victoria to issue a royal warrant of the same effect
- So naturally opposed the reforms
- The aristocracy felt as though their privileges were being threatened
- Why reforms?
- The disasters of the Crimean War had underlined the need for improvement/the competency and professionalism of the army
- But more recently, British Newspapers had carried reports of the crushing victories of the Prussian Army over Austria (1866) + France (1870)
- Bismark's reform of the Prussian Army had produced a well-disciplined, well-equipped fighting force that could be seen as a potential future threat to Britain
- The Civil Service and Army Reforms created ill feeling towards the government from the traditional Whigs
- 1870-1873
- Gladstone first ministrey
- When?
- Gladstone first ministrey
- Edward Cardwell's reforms
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