A History of the British Army, Vol. 1 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War

CHAPTER I

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Fairfax appointed to Command the New Model 211

Philip Skippon his Chief Officer 212

The Making of the Army; Red Coats 213

The Organisation of the Army; Infantry and Cavalry 214

Shock Action 215

The Dragoons; the Artillery 217

The Engineers 219

Organisation of the War Department 219

List of the Army 220

The Ruling Committee's Plan of Campaign 222

It is upset by Montrose's Victory at Auldearn 223

Cromwell appointed Lieutenant-General 223

Battle of Naseby 224

The New Model's victorious Campaign in the West 227

Charles's Last Hope destroyed at Philiphaugh 228