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The Drummer's Coat
The Drummer's Coat by J. W. (John William) Fortescue CHAPTER I In a deep wooded valley in the north of Devon stands the village of Ashacombe. It is but a little village, of some twenty or thirty cottages with white cob walls and low thatched roofs, running along the sunny side of the valley for a little way, and then curving downward across it to a little bridge of two tiny pointed arches, on the other side of which stands a mill with a water-wheel. For a little stream runs down this valley as down all Devonshire valleys; and as you look up the water from the bridge you can see it winding and sparkling through its margin of meadow, while the great oak woods hang still and solemn above it, ti...
The History of the British Army
History of the British Army is an exhaustive military study which gives a comprehensive coverage of the English military situation from the beginning until the late 18th century and the formation of the New Model Army. Starting from the 11th century and the Battle of Hastings the author comprises six centuries of British history endeavoring to point out occurrences and incident that were essential to a coherent sketch of the growth of the British military system. One of the goals of the work was to correct the injustice of numerous political histories which have the Army, Navy, and the whole question of National Defense left out of account.
The Drummer's Coat
The Honourable Sir John William Fortescue (1859-1938) was a British statesman and historian. He was the Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle and historian of the British Army. He was an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was educated, and a K. C.V. O. Fortescue was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was married in 1914 to Winifred Beech, of Barlavington, West Sussex, but they did not have children. Fortescue is best known for his monumental work on the British Army, which he wrote between 1899 and 1930. During most of this time (from 1905 to 1926) he was working as the librarian of Windsor Castle. In 1911, he was elected to deliver the Ford Lectures at Oxford University. His works include: History of the 17th Lancers (1895), Dundonald (1896), The Story of a Red Deer (1897), The Drummer's Coat (1899) and History of the British Army (1899), County Lieutenancies and the Army 1803-1814 (1909), The Three Pearls (1916), My Native Devon (1924), Wellington (1925), Six British Soldiers (1928), 32 Royal Army Service Corps (1930), Following the Drum (1931) and Marlborough (1932).
A History of the British Army Vol. 2
A History of the British Army Vol. 2 is one of the great works of Sir J. W. Fortescue about the british army.
Parliamentary Papers
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A History Of The British Army – Vol. III (1763-1793)
Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, According to Professor Brian Bond, the work was “the product of indefatigable research in original documents, a determination to present a clear, accurate, and readable narrative of military operations, and a close personal knowledge of the battlefields, which enabled him to elucidate his account with excellent maps. Most important, however, was his motivation: namely, a lifelong affection for the old, long-service, pre-Cardwell army, the spirit of the regiments of which it largely consisted, and the value ...
