A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War
CHAPTER II
King George's efforts to arrest Indiscipline and Peculation 29
His dislike of Purchase 30
General Apathy of Officers 31
Bad Standard of Character among Recruits 32
Desertion and Fraudulent Enlistment 32
Other Scandals 34
System of Imperial Defence 36
The Colonies; "White Servants" 37
Gradual necessity for Increasing the Regular Garrisons in the Colonies 42
Helplessness of the War Office in face of the problem 42
Unpopularity of Garrison Service Abroad 45
Technical Improvements in the Army 48
Royal Regiment of Artillery formed 49
Rise of the Forty-second Highlanders 49
Contemporary Reforms in Prussia 51
Their Evil Influence in England 51
The Officers of the Past and of the Future 53