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100 1 _aConnolly, T. W. J.
_q(Thomas William John),
_d1815-1875
245 1 0 _aHistory of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2) :
_bFrom the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-10-19
508 _aProduced by KD Weeks, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2)" by T. W. J. Connolly is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work details the formation and evolution of the Royal Sappers and Miners, a military engineering corps, starting from its inception in 1772 through various significant periods of military activity, including the Siege of Gibraltar. The book highlights their contributions and roles in both engineering and combat operations, showcasing the corps' importance within the British military framework. At the start of the book, Connolly discusses the foundation of the Soldier-Artificer Company at Gibraltar, established to replace unreliable civilian workers with military artisans for construction and fortification tasks. The narrative details the challenges faced by the garrison, including hardships during sieges, the need for reliable labor, and the eventual transition to an organized military body equipped to handle both civilian and military engineering duties. Through military discipline and dedicated service, the company demonstrated its value during critical periods, particularly during the Spanish siege, setting the stage for the full history that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGreat Britain. Army. Royal Sappers and Miners
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55776
999 _c96607
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