Observations on the Prevailing Abuses in the British Army

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In Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine: Early life and career
His unsigned pamphlet, Observations on the Prevailing Abuses in the British Army (1772), gained a wide audience. Finding opportunities for advancement in the British army no more favourable than in the navy and encouraged by the friendly interest of Lord Mansfield, Erskine decided to enter the law. He…
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