David
The reason: Following the conclusion of the Crimean War in March 1856
concerns rapidly grew in Great Britain over the aggressive foreign
policies being adopted by the French government. These fears grew to
fever pitch when the Orsini Conspiracy to assassinate Napoleon III was
exposed. The perceived invasion threat was so great that a commission
was appointed in 1858 to enquire into 'the establishment and
organization of the Militia with a view to rendering it more efficient
for military purposes'. Amongst the numerous recommendations it
suggested that a recognized 'Musketry Course' should be included as part
of the annual training syllabus for Milita units; a consequence of which
was the building of a number of Musketry Camps.
Together with the larger Regimental Depots, these camps formed the basis
of accommodation for British troops throughout the period from the
mid-19th Century to the end of the 20th Century.
Hope that clarifies things!
... and that all's well with you.
Best wishes,
John
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Sent: 27 May 2005 09:30
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John
In that case, what is the reason for your start date? I think we have
some
big camps before 1858 (though I am going from an increasingly
disintegrating memory).
David
Dr D G Bird, Head of Heritage Conservation, Conservation Group,
Sustainable
Development, Surrey County Council, County Hall, Kingston upon
Thames,Surrey, KT1 2DY; tel 020-8541 8991; fax 020-8541 9021
"SCHOFIELD, John"
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Lee,
For this project, 'An army camp is any site used to accommodate large
numbers of soldiers under canvas or in temporary or semi-permanent
hutting.
A camp can be built in isolation, or can be an adjunct to other
complexes
for example barracks, ordnance depots, military headquarters, rifle
ranges,
gunnery schools etc. Smaller camps of varying sizes were also built in
association with searchlight and anti-aircraft batteries, but these are
not
within the scope of this study.' We have also already tackled PoW camps
and
barracks, so no need to repeat on those.
Hope that helps.
John
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Sent: 25 May 2005 11:48
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Dear John,
This may sound like a daft question, but can you define what you
mean
by "Army camps", does this include barracks?
We have a few military structures etc on the SMR, which have been
entered by ourselves but not that much - DoB seems to have been
woefully deficient when it came to Co. Durham (not a very accurate
record by any stretch of the imagination...).
Cheers
Lee White
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