✨ Military Examinations
Nov. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2731
Syllabus of Special Periods of Military History selected for Examination of Colonial Candidates for Commissions in the British Army.
THE following despatch from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies is published for general information.
Defence Office, Wellington, 7th November, 1905.
ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.
Downing Street, 22nd September, 1905.
My LORD,—I have the honour to transmit to you copies of a table showing the special periods of military history selected for the examination of—
(a.) Candidates from the colonial local military forces and the chartered universities in the colonies for commissions in the Imperial army;
(b.) Officers for promotion;
(c.) Candidates for admission to the Staff College,
which the Army Council has requested may be transmitted for the information of candidates preparing for either of the above examinations.
I have, &c.,
ALFRED LYTTLETON.
Governor Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., &c.
MILITARY HISTORY.
Special Campaigns, &c., Selected for Army Examinations.
| Examinations. | Date. | Special Campaigns, &c. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Militia and Imperial Yeomanry Candidates for Commissions in the Regular Army. See Appendix IV. of the Regulations. | {September, 1905, and March, 1906.} | The Franco-German War of 1870, up to and including the Battle of Sedan, omitting tactical details of actions. | |
| {September, 1906, and March, 1907.} | *The Peninsular Campaign, from March, 1811, to the end of October, 1813. | ||
| University and Colonial Candidates for Commissions in the Regular Army (Alternative papers are set in September each year, so that candidates take up either campaign.) See Appendix IV. of the Regulations. | {September, 1905, March, 1906, and September, 1906.} | The Franco-German War of 1870, up to and including the Battle of Sedan, omitting tactical details of actions. | |
| {September, 1906, March, 1907, and September, 1907.} | *The Peninsular Campaign, from March, 1811, to the end of October, 1813. | ||
| The Shenandoah Valley Campaign, from April, 1861, to 9th June, 1862. The questions for the general paper will be taken from Henderson’s “Stonewall Jackson.” | For Officers who have failed at Home or in the Colonies in Nov., 1904, or May, 1905. | ||
| {November, 1905} | Modern Strategy (Lieutenant-Colonel James), Wolseley Series.—General Paper, Part I. Special Paper, Part II. | For Officers who failed in India in March, 1905. | |
| First Paper:— General questions on Peninsular Campaign, from July, 1808, to the end of 1810. Second Paper:— Special Campaign, Corunna, 1808–9 | For Officers attending the examination for the first time. | ||
| Captains and Lieutenants of the Regular Forces for Promotion (Alternative papers are set. Officers attending for the first time should take up the new campaign. Those who failed at the previous examination may take up the old campaign again.) See King’s Regulations, Appendix VII., Army Orders Nos. 2 of 1904, 2 and 136 of 1905, and Indian Army Orders Nos. 185 of 1904, and 256 of 1905. | First Paper:— General questions on Peninsular Campaign, from July, 1808, to the end of 1810. Second Paper:— Special Campaign, Corunna, 1808–9. | For Officers who fail at Home or in the Colonies in November, 1905. | |
| {May, 1906} | Modern Strategy (Lieutenant-Colonel James), Wolseley Series:— General Paper, Part I. Special Paper, Part II. | For Officers who fail in India in October, 1905. | |
| First Paper:— General questions on the Peninsular Campaign, from March, 1811, to the end of October, 1813. Second Paper:— Salamanca, 1812, from the surprise of Almaraz in May to the occupation of Madrid in August. | For Officers attending the examination for the first time. | ||
| First Paper:— General questions on the Peninsular Campaign, from March, 1811, to the end of October, 1813. Second Paper:— Salamanca, 1812, from the surprise of Almaraz in May to the occupation of Madrid in August. | For Officers who fail in May, 1906. | ||
| {November, 1906} | The subject for examination of Officers attending for the first time will be announced in Army Orders of January, 1906. | ||
| First Paper:— As laid down in the Staff College Regulations, 1905, page 6, with special reference to the Indian Frontier Expeditions to Chitral, 1895–6, and Tirah, 1897–8. Second Paper:— The operations in the Peninsula from the surprise of Almaraz, May, 1812, inclusive, to the capture of San Sebastian, 31st August, 1813. | Staff College Regulations and Army Order of 1905. | ||
| Admission to Staff College. Staff College Regulations and Army Order 853 of 1905. | {August, 1906} |
*No detailed questions will be set with reference to the action of the Spanish and Portuguese armies, and no question of any kind will be set with reference to these armies when their action had no bearing on that of the British troops.
WAR OFFICE, S.W., 1905. [D. 1905/2852.]
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🛡️ Syllabus for Military History Examinations for Colonial Candidates
🛡️ Defence & Military7 November 1905
Military Examinations, Colonial Candidates, Commissions, Promotion, Staff College, British Army, Military History, Campaigns
- Albert Pitt, for Minister of Defence
- Alfred Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Governor Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.