Army (Infantry Equipment). Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 6 August 1870. Copies of the Reports made by Major General Eyre's Committee on Infantry Equipment to the Secretary of State for War: Of the Correspondence that has taken place between the Committee and Lieutenant Colonel Carter: And, of the Correspondence at the Horse Guards and War Office, which refers to the Equipment proposed by Lieutenant Colonel Carter.

CARDWELL, Edward, viscount.

Edité par London: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed 6 March 1871

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First and only edition of this important report on the high incidence of heart and lung disease among recruits, identifying the chief cause as excessive exertion while wearing constrictive kit. Copies are uncommon, with only three institutional holdings located. Convened in 1864 under Major General Eyre, the Committee on Infantry Equipment drew on medical testimony and data from across the army to assess drill practices, evaluate the effects of existing knapsacks and accoutrements, and test new yoke-and-brace systems. The report includes statistical tables and nine lithograph plates illustrating both current and proposed modes of carrying equipment. Produced in the context of the Cardwell Reforms and in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War, the study formed part of a broader effort to modernize the British Army by improving the health of short-service soldiers and professionalizing training and equipment. Though contentious at the time, these reforms ultimately provided the foundation for a more efficient and medically informed army. Small folio (317 x 202 mm). 9 lithographic plates. Recent grey cloth, title gilt longitudinally to the spine, mounted reproduction from plate facing p. 116 mounted on front board, cream endpapers. Some minor edge-wear to title page and final leaf, which have both been tipped down to the adjacent endpapers, discrete tape repair at head of p. 2, some occasional chips to the margins, text lightly browned throughout, but generally clean and crisp; ex-libris with stamp of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on title page, very good.

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• Titre: Army (Infantry Equipment). Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 6 August 1870. Copies of the Reports made by Major General Eyre's Committee on Infantry Equipment to the Secretary of State for War: Of the Correspondence that has taken place between the Committee and Lieutenant Colonel Carter: And, of the Correspondence at the Horse Guards and War Office, which refers to the Equipment proposed by Lieutenant Colonel Carter.
• Éditeur: London: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed 6 March 1871
• Édition: Edition originale