The (Old) Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 18th century
The (Old) Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, used from 1741-1806. An officer training school that trained 48 cadets in mathematics, gunnery and fortifications. Soldiers with wheel barrows work on the parade ground in front of cannons, cannonballs and munitions. Copperplate engraving by Michael Angelo Rooker after an illustration by Paul Sandby from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, December 1, 1775
Picture No
14010689
Media ID
45926838
Size
6289px x 5132px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Paul Sandby
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1774 British Army Cadets Cannonballs Cannons Fortifications G. Kearsley Gunnery Mathematics Michael Angelo Rooker Monthly Treasure Munitions Paul Sandby The Copper Plate Magazine Woolwich
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