Recruiting in Westminster 1870

Recruiting in King Street, London, Sergeant Kite at the public house bar. On 2 August 1870, as part of the Cardwell Reforms, Parliament had voted for the recruitment of 20, 000 additional men for the army, spurred on by German success in the Franco-Prussian War. It was felt that the British Army needed modernising, as well as expanding in numbers

Cardwell Centurys Decision Enlistment Kite Modernisation Modernise Modernising Pubs Recruit Recruiting Recruits Reforms Reserves Volunteer Volunteering Voted

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