King George’s Army 1740 - 93 (3)

Download or read book King George’s Army 1740 - 93 (3) written by Stuart Reid and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1996-05-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and Men-at-Arms 289 examines the organization and uniforms of King George's cavalry and artillery together with those of the Board of Ordnance.