Chapter XII: Decay of the Army's Unpopularity 562

Inefficiency of the War Office and Ordnance Office 563

Defects in the Colonial Stations 564

Reformers in the Army; Cumberland 566

Pitt; the New School of Officer 568

The Recruiting of the Army 572

Depots and Drafts 576

Recruiting in America 578

Condition of the Private Soldier 579

Nicknames; Bands; Medals 583

Reforms in the Cavalry; Increase of Dragoons 584

Light Dragoons 585

Reforms in the Artillery 587

Reforms in the Infantry 589

German Models and British Experience 592

APPENDIX A. 595