The Victorian army has to meet its rapidly expanding commitments in home and imperial defence in the context of voluntary enlistment and a basically anti-military society, for through considerable pride was taken in military achievements, this was not reflected in concern for the army itself.
Yet despite the tremendous problems, the army excelled in its 'small wars' and scarcely a year passed without a campaign somewhere in the Empire.
This selection of campaign photographs shows the Victorian army in a variety of climes and conditions over 50 years from Burma in 1852 to Tibet in 1904. It also records the vital yet often neglected role played by the army in the great Victorian imperial adventure.
Contents:
Introduction
Second Burma War, 1852-52
Crimean War, 1854-56
Indian Mutiny, 1857-58
Third China War, 1860
Ambeyla Expedition, 1863
Third Maori War, 1863-72
Abyssinian Expedition, 1867-68
Zulu War, 1879
Second Afghan War, 1878-80
First Boer War, 1880-81
Egypt and the Sudan, 1882-99
Indian Frontiers, 1883-97
Third Ashanti War, 1895-66
South African War, 1899-1902
Tibet, 1903-04
Further Reading
Index
