The British Army in the Victorian Era Quotes

“Another senseless practice, that of appointing honorary colonels-in-chief from the ranks of European royalty, reached ludicrous heights in 1914 when the British regiment known as the Royals went off to fight against Germany. The honorary colonel-in-chief of the regiment was none other than Kaiser Wilhelm II himself! The”
― Alan Royle, The British Army in the Victorian Era: The Myth and The Reality