Project Gutenberg 2023-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 107 Gibney, R. D. (Robert Dwarris) 1826 1906 Gibney, Robert Dwarris The history of the 1st Batt. Wilts Volunteers, from 1861 to 1885 First Wiltshire Rifle Volunteers The history of the 1st Battalion Wiltshire Volunteers, from 1861 to 1885 $aUnited Kingdom :$bW. H. Allen & Co., $c1888. Brian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The History of the 1st Batt. Wilts Volunteers, from 1861 to 1885" by Robert Dwarris Gibney is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the formation, challenges, and evolution of the 1st Wiltshire Volunteers, an infantry battalion created during a time of national insecurity as part of Britain's effort to bolster its military defenses through civilian volunteer corps. The text offers a detailed look at how these volunteers, including their officers and men, organized, trained, and adapted in response to fluctuating governmental support and the chaotic initial stages of their establishment. At the start of the book, Gibney provides a preface explaining the unique circumstances surrounding the inception of the 1st Battalion, highlighting the urgent need for such forces due to the unprepared state of the regular army. He recounts the initial struggles, such as the lack of structure, inadequate funding, and the diverse nature of the corps that had to merge into a cohesive unit. Various early challenges, such as organizational difficulties, recruitment, and training sessions hampered by logistical issues, are discussed. Furthermore, Gibney emphasizes the importance of community support from local aristocrats, tradesmen, and women, which played a crucial role in sustaining the battalion's existence. Through various anecdotes, he sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the battalion's development over the subsequent years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t9b56jb9t view=1up seq=1 20190723000826gibney 1888 GB Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain. Army. Wiltshire Regiment. Battalion, 1st -- History UA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 379496 2025-06-28T06:39:27.353593 text/html 382050 2023-06-03T19:43:10 text/html 224410 2025-06-28T06:39:33.327564 application/epub+zip 228250 2025-06-28T06:39:28.482597 application/epub+zip 185985 2025-06-28T06:39:27.882574 application/epub+zip 348114 2025-06-28T06:39:36.776542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318763 2025-06-28T06:39:32.744567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325294 2025-06-28T06:39:26.691585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325097 2023-06-03T19:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18270 2025-06-28T06:39:36.918540 application/rdf+xml 18230 2025-06-28T06:39:27.984594 image/jpeg 2270 2025-06-28T06:39:27.933589 image/jpeg 117705 2023-06-03T19:43:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 213923 2023-06-03T19:43:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 213525 2025-06-28T06:39:27.381579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog