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The British Army during the Victorian era served through a period of great technological and social change.Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, and died in 1901. Her long reign was marked by the steady expansion and consolidation of the British Empire, rapid industrialisation and the enactment of liberal reforms by both Liberal and Conservative governments within Britain.
History of the Zulu War and Its Origin. London: Chapman and Hall. OCLC 252418281. Davis, John (1906). The History of the Second Queen's Royal Regiment: Now the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Vol. V. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. OCLC 834944368. Royle, Charles (1886). The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882 to 1885: And the Events which Led to Them ...
British grenadier of the 40th Regiment of Foot in 1767. The British Army in the 18th century was commonly seen as disciplined, regimented and harsh. [1] Camp life was dirty and cramped with the potential for a rapid spread of disease, [2] and punishments could be anything from a flogging to a death sentence. Yet, many men volunteered to join ...
The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and shipping booms, profound scientific discoveries, and the invention of ...
Regiments of Foot, (Infantry of the Line) are line infantry regiments part of the army.[2] [3]1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot - 4 Battalions from 1804-1816, then 3 until 1817 then 2
The Library of Congress possesses several examples of the uniforms the British Army used during this time. [31] Most soldiers who fought the Patriots wore the red coat, though some German auxiliaries and some Loyalist units had blue or green clothing. [32] Accounts of the time usually refer to British soldiers as "Regulars" [33] or "the
People of the Victorian era of British history (1837-1901) Subcategories. This category has the following 42 subcategories, out of 42 total. ...
This Timeline of the British Army 1800–1899 lists the conflicts and wars the British Army were involved in. French Revolutionary Wars ended 1802; Second Anglo-Maratha War 1802–1805; Napoleonic Wars 1802–1813; War of 1812 1812-1815; Hundred Days 1815 (The return of Napoleon Bonaparte) Anglo-Nepalese War 1813–1816; Third Anglo-Maratha War ...