Lord Methuen and the British Army

This study analyzes the readiness of the British military establishment for war in 1899 and its performance in the South African War (1899-1902). It focuses on the career of Field Marshal Paul Sanford, 3rd Baron Methuen, whose traditional military training, used so effectively in Queen Victoria''s small wars, was put to the test by the modern challenges of the South African War. A subsidiary aim o...