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The Rise of the Scientific Soldier as Seen Through the Performance of the Corps of Royal Engineers During the Early 19th Century
No full textThe second half of the 18th century saw the formation of the first establishments
to provide formal training to officers prior to receiving their first commission.
The first school, the Royal Military Academy, was formed in 1741 by the Board
of Ordnance to train Artillery and Engineer Officers. It was 1800 before the
army formed a similar establishment and the building blocks were in place for
the creation of the Scientific Soldier.
This thesis will look at the formation of the Royal Military Academy and look at
the training that officers received with a focus on those officers destined to
serve during the Peninsular War. The complementary roles and training of the
Royal Military Artificers and the eventual formation of the School of Military
Engineering will be described.
A thorough review will then be undertaken of the officers in the Royal
Engineers, the numbers, their background, the locations they served in and the
tasks they carried out.
A new review of the sieges during the war will be completed using unpublished
material. The other roles undertaken by the Royal Engineers in the Peninsular
War will be fully investigated and described. These roles are more
comprehensive than has been commonly understood and will demonstrate the
contribution of the educated officer to the war.
The thesis will conclude by looking at the impacts of the post-war peace on
military education
Honeysuckle tree, St. Kilda, 26 Ap. 55 [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription lower centre.; In his: Victorian sketches.; "Petherick collection" -- note in accession register.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3099972; R4080.Honeysuckle tree, St. Kilda, 26 April 185
From Heidelberg towards the Plenty Ranges, 12 April 1885 [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription upper right.; In his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3100016; R4083
Merri Creek, 20th April 1855 [picture]
No full textTitle from inscription l.r.; In his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3103098; R4091
FACULTY RECITAL THE FISCHER DUO NORMAN FISCHER, Cello JEANNE KIERMAN, Piano THE COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO BY FREDERIC CHOPIN AND FRANZ LISZT Sunday, November 15, 1992 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall
No full textProgram: Elégie no. 1 / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) (1811-1886) -- Romance oubliée / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) -- Grand duo concertant (on themes of Robert le Diable) / Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) -- La lugubre gondola / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) -- Polonaise brilliante, op. 3 / Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) -- Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) -- Elégie no. 2 / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) -- Sonata in G minor, op. 65 (1845-1857) / Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Wilson's Promatory [i.e. Promontory] Waterloo Bay, 31 May, 55 [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription l.r.; In his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3103152; R4094
Yarra Fall [i.e. Falls] 19 May 1855 [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription lower left.; In his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3100082; R4085
Near the Read [i.e. Red] Bluff, 6-7 m. from Brighton, 5 Feb. 1857 [picture] /
No full textIn his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3100097; R4086
Mt. [i.e. Mount] Macedon from a point between St. Kilda and Brighton in Melbourne, 18 April 1855 [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription on mount.; In his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3100197; R4090
Merri Creek, Plenty Brooke, 20 April 55 [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription lower left.; In his: Victorian sketches.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3100151; R4087
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