The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley.

  • Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date:
1886
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Credit: The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    54] TEE ROYAL ENGINEERS. [part li- Artillery Regimental Staff for i Army Corps. Officers. 3rd Class Clerks. B&tmen. Ridingi Horses. Private: Colonel Commanding Corps Artillery i 1 2 3 Lieut.-Col. Commanding Corps Horse Artillery i i 1 2 Lieut.-Col. Commanding Corps Field Batteries, and i 2 3 Corps Reserves i 1 i 2 6 3 12 26 N.B.—In my humble opinion this is an inordinately large staff for 3 H. A. Batts, and 2 Batts. 16-p HI. Engineers.—The Corps at present consists of x Field Park,. Pontoon Troop, 1 Telegraph Battn. (in 2 Divisions): 4 Field Compame 7 Depot Companies : 5 Submarine Mining Comps. : 4 Survey Comps. : an 20 Garrison Companies. The men are equipped like infantry. Ur lately they were armed with a breech-loading Lancaster carbine (8 111 3k oz.) and sword bayonet (1 lb. 8| oz.). The personal equipment of the R. E. is similar to that laid down : cavly. and infy., according as the men are mounted or not. Detail of a Garrison Company.* Officers and Men. No. Major 1 Captain Lieutenants - Total Officers .. 4 JV.-C. Officers and Men. 6 2nd Corporals Sappers Buglers B fitmcnf Total .. i32 Conveyance for the Baggage, Camp Equipaat ’ ~ Garrison Companies will i and Stores of these ( . provided, according to circumstances, by tit Director of Transport. The R. 1£. are now armed with the same nfle the Infantry, and every man has in possess^ 50 rds. of ammunition, which is maintained 1 drawing on the Infantry Divisional rcservi In the Telegraph and Pontoon troops a cc siderable proportion of the men are arm- with cavalry swords, which is an absurd arrang ment; those not armed with a rifle should ha a revolver and an Elcho sword-bayonet. ; from the Reserve,, ant. wi. unarmed.