Operations at Aldershot.

Manawatu Herald, 9 October 1900, Page 2

Operations at Aldershot.

Lord Wolseley was present at Aldersbot on Thursday 17th August at extensive operation in which 10 brigades of infantry, four batteries of artillery, and four regiments of cavalry were engaged. After the operations had come to an end the Commander-in-chief said he had refrained from coming down before so as to give the Aldershot commanders plenty of time to get their men into shape, yet he could see hrom his observations that the army there was totally unfitted, by reason of insufficient teaching, to take the field. They must learn to walk before they could run was very evident ; and so for the present no more field days would be held. But individual battalion commanders must devote all their attention to teaching their men the primary lessons of their calling. Nothing larger than brigade movements should be attempted until the men had got a thorough teaching. He was glad to see that more attention was being paid to musketry. He did not wish to he too critical, as they had to contend with many difficulties by reason of the numberless changes. General Montgomery Moors and his staff were doing their best, but he must impress on all battalion commanders that they could not go down too low in the scales of instructions in getting their men thoroughly trained to take the field. They must properly instruct their captains, and the captains must instruct the men to make the early training of the soldier successful.

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