Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- The Royal Engineers in Colonial Tasmania
- In
- Historic Environment
- Imprint
- vol. 5, no. 2, 1986, pp. 4-14
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0726-6715
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.870840360863439
- Subject
- Chronological Classification 1788-1900 Applied Sciences Engineering
- Abstract
Military engineers had a long history of involvement in British warfare; Cromwell's army included six engineers. Constituted under the Board of Ordnance, the designation Royal Engineers was nominated in 17B7, second only to the Royal Artillery in precedence. Unlike other requirements, the Royal Engineers required educational training and competence.
- Source
- Carlson 1986