Until recently the British soldier has not been a popular figure with the Notion and many people can still remember when it was considered a disgrace for a man "to go to soldier", and it would be idle to pretend there were no stains on the record of the British Army. He has sometimes given way to panic, his discipline has sometimes crumbled as it did during the retreats in the Peninsular, he has sometimes indulged in excesses, as he did at Badsjoz and on occasions during the Mutiny. In fairness, however, it must be made clear that such blots are rare. Throughout his long history the British soldier has been on the whole a clear, courageous and well-disciplined fighting man. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 122 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1972 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com