ENGINEERS, THE CORPS OF ROYAL
- ENGINEERS, THE CORPS OF ROYAL
in the British army, instituted in 1763, consists of about 900 officers and 5000 non-commissioned officers and men, usually recruited from skilled artisans; their duties comprise the undertaking of all engineering operations necessary in the conduct of war, e. g. bridging and mining, road and railway and telegraph construction, building of fortifications, &c.; their term of service is 7 years in the active army and 5 in the reserve, or maybe 3 in the former and 9 in the latter.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.
James Wood.
1907.
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