Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... commanding officer ] head of a room . There is an examination here every
month , by which means you have an opportunity of rising in the Academy . But
there is no such thing as studying by yourself . This is prevented by the older
cadets ...
... commanding officer ] head of a room . There is an examination here every
month , by which means you have an opportunity of rising in the Academy . But
there is no such thing as studying by yourself . This is prevented by the older
cadets ...
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An officer might distinguish himself ; promote himself he could not — a highly
objectionable rule . ... Prior to 1763 , the duties of engineers in the British army
were discharged by officers taken from the regulars ; but in that year the
Engineers ...
An officer might distinguish himself ; promote himself he could not — a highly
objectionable rule . ... Prior to 1763 , the duties of engineers in the British army
were discharged by officers taken from the regulars ; but in that year the
Engineers ...
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At once the scientific and the best paid branch of the military service , it consists
of about 380 commissioned officers , the same number of noncommissioned
officers , and about ten times that number of rank and file . It is scattered all over
the ...
At once the scientific and the best paid branch of the military service , it consists
of about 380 commissioned officers , the same number of noncommissioned
officers , and about ten times that number of rank and file . It is scattered all over
the ...
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What he saw there a few days later , deepened the feeling that the
InspectorGeneral was indifferent to the inventiveness of his officers . “ When I was
at the Engineer Office , a few days ago , I found Major Blanchard ' s model with
his memoir ...
What he saw there a few days later , deepened the feeling that the
InspectorGeneral was indifferent to the inventiveness of his officers . “ When I was
at the Engineer Office , a few days ago , I found Major Blanchard ' s model with
his memoir ...
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Whoever the fourth competitor may have been , it was a distinction for a subaltern
to be able to compete with a reasonable prospect of success with officers so old
in the service as Major Lewis and Major Blanchard . That Drummond had such ...
Whoever the fourth competitor may have been , it was a distinction for a subaltern
to be able to compete with a reasonable prospect of success with officers so old
in the service as Major Lewis and Major Blanchard . That Drummond had such ...
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| Title | Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
| Author | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Publisher | Edmonston and Douglas, 1867 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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