Wellington's Army, 1809-1814 by Charles Oman

Wellington's Army, 1809-1814 by Charles Oman

Author:Charles Oman [Oman, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, Napoleonic Wars, Europe, France, Spain & Portugal, Great Britain, General
ISBN: 9781786255044
Google: m8dvCwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2015-11-06T00:22:26+00:00


The Sergeant’s Self-Respect

The gap between the sergeant and the men in the ranks was necessarily a well-marked one. The non-commissioned officers kept together and formed messes of their own. “Pride and propriety” kept them from joining in the carouses of the rank and file. “He who has once joined the company of sergeants is disincluded for any other,”232 writes one veteran proud of well-deserved promotions. The non-commissioned officer who was too familiar with his inferiors was generally one of those who profited by their misdeeds, and would some day be convicted of sharing their plunder, or conniving at their excesses.



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