INTRODUCTION. XI. 



A contributory reason of much importance 

 for the present publication of this volume, is 

 the hope that the profits derived from its circula- 

 tion may augment the fund being raised for the 

 erection and furnishing of suitable buildings, at 

 Hampstead, as the Headquarters of the ist 

 Cadet Battalion The Royal Fusiliers (City of 

 London Regiment). 



The raising of such a Battalion has the cordial 

 approval of Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, Com- 

 mander-in-Chief; Field-Marshal Viscount Wolseley, 

 late Commander-in-Chief ; and other high military 

 authorities ; and the author, having been appointed 

 its Lieutenant-Colonel in command, is anxious 

 that this work may attain a circulation that will 

 secure a good proportion of the sinews of war. 

 If in this way " Captain Pen " is enabled to render 

 a friendly hand to " Captain Sword," the public 

 interest will be the ultimate gainer. 



