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

CHAPTER II

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Accession of the Tudors 108

Results of the Loss of France; Calais 108

Dislocation of the old Military Organisation 109

Coat- and Conduct-Money; Yeomen of the Guard 110

The Tudor Colours 111

The Office of Ordnance 111

Military Efforts of Henry VIII. 112

War with France; Defects of the Army 112

Slow Improvement in Organisation 113

Foreign Mercenaries 114

The Northern Horsemen 114

Battle of Flodden 115

Continued Discouragement of Firearms 117

Scheme for Rearmament of Infantry Abandoned 119

The Artillery Company 119

The Great Review of 1539 119

The Breed of English Horses 121

Henry as an Artillerist 122

The Three Divisions of the English Forces 123

The Lords-Lieutenant 124

New Statute of Defence under Philip and Mary 125

Loss of Calais 126