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Field Artillery Training. 1914
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Field Artillery Training, 1914 is an official British Army manual issued by the General Staff of the War Office. The opening pages present the work as a comprehensive guide to the principles governing the training of horse, field, mountain and heavy artillery, with explicit instructions that any deviation by officers is prohibited. It begins with bibliographic details, purchase information, and a statement of authority, then moves directly into a detailed table of contents that outlines every aspect of artillery instruction, from definitions of formations and drill to gunnery, ammunition supply, and tactical employment in war. The structure signals a methodical, regimented approach, designed to serve as the doctrinal foundation for Royal Garrison Artillery companies equipped with movable armament.
The text is written in the formal, prescriptive style typical of early‑20th‑century military publications, employing the period’s terminology and conventions such as italics, bold, and small‑capital headings. Readers with an interest in historical military organization, scholars of British army training, or enthusiasts of World War I era doctrine will find the manual’s exhaustive detail and authentic language a valuable window into the era’s artillery practices.
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Price Ninepence.
This Manual is issued by command of the Army Council. It deals with the general principles which are to govern the training in peace and leading in war of Horse, Field, Mountain, and Heavy Artillery, and forms the basis of the Training of R.G.A. Companies armed with movable armament. The attention of commanders is drawn to “Training and Manœuvre Regulations,” Section 2.
Any enunciation by officers responsible for training, of principles other than those contained in this Manual, or any practice of methods not based on those principles, is forbidden as tending to cause confusion of thought and to prejudice successful co-operation in war.
WAR OFFICE, S.W. 9th April, 1914.
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