Project Gutenberg 2024-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 186 Campbell, James 1787 1858 A British army, as it was,--is,--and ought to be : $b illustrated by examples during the Peninsular War; with observations upon India; the United States of America; Canada; the boundary line; the navy; steam warfare, &c. $bT. & W. Boone, $c1840. Brian Coe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A British Army, as it was,--is,--and ought to be: illustrated by examples…" by Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell is a military discourse written in the early 19th century. The text focuses on the British army's structure, conduct, and reforms, especially in the context of the Peninsular War and other military engagements. Campbell aims to present a candid critique of the army's existing state and propose improvements that align with contemporary needs. The opening of the work establishes Campbell's intention to address the serious deficiencies he perceives within the British army. He expresses a commitment to maintaining discipline, using corporal punishment where necessary, while simultaneously advocating for an overall improvement in the quality of recruits. He references the experiences he has observed as an officer, where misconduct led to a lack of trust among soldiers and officers alike. Furthermore, he emphasizes the importance of bringing in better-qualified individuals into the army, suggesting reforms that would ensure the ranks are filled with honorable and capable men suited for serving their country effectively. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/abritisharmyasi00unkngoog/page/n144/mode/2up 20200428004701campbell 1840 Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Great Britain. Army UA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 590222 2025-07-28T15:46:31.745726 text/html 565151 2024-01-18T17:56:23 text/html 397338 2025-07-28T15:46:38.070537 application/epub+zip 397062 2025-07-28T15:46:32.869541 application/epub+zip 282542 2025-07-28T15:46:32.318555 application/epub+zip 541172 2025-07-28T15:46:42.196497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509555 2025-07-28T15:46:37.397558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551053 2025-07-28T15:46:31.124584 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 530984 2024-01-18T17:56:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15800 2025-07-28T15:46:42.360502 application/rdf+xml 14561 2025-07-28T15:46:32.413537 image/jpeg 1940 2025-07-28T15:46:32.364558 image/jpeg 367557 2025-07-28T15:46:31.791545 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 en.wikipedia