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History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2) / From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

Chapter 1: HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS,
By T. W. J. Connolly
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A chronological service history of a military engineering corps, recording staff appointments, metropolitan and trigonometrical surveys, construction of high observatories and scaffolding, participation in Arctic search operations, overseas detachments and road- and fort-building, actions in colonial conflicts, instances of individual gallantry and professional skill, technical tasks such as base-line remeasurements and mining, and institutional developments culminating in a change of designation. The narrative combines operational reports, personnel anecdotes, and illustrations to document routine labour, logistical arrangements, and the practical challenges encountered in domestic and distant assignments.

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Title: History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 2 (of 2)

Author: T. W. J. Connolly

Release date: April 12, 2019 [eBook #59260]

Language: English

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Royal Sappers & Miners
Plate XVI.
Uniform 1854.
Printed by M & N Hanhart.

HISTORY
OF THE
ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS,

FROM THE FORMATION OF THE CORPS IN MARCH 1772, TO THE DATE
WHEN ITS DESIGNATION WAS CHANGED TO THAT OF
ROYAL ENGINEERS,
IN OCTOBER 1856.
BY
T. W. J. CONNOLLY,
QUARTERMASTER OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS.
“Of most disastrous chances,
Of moving accidents, by flood and field;
Of hair-breadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach.”—Shakspeare.

“There is a corps which is often about him, unseen and unsuspected, and which is labouring as hard for him in peace as others do in war.”—The Times.

With Seventeen Coloured Illustrations.
SECOND EDITION, WITH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS.
IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. II.
LONDON:
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, AND ROBERTS.
1857.
LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.