Cardwell Reforms

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military reform

The Cardwell Reforms were a series of 19th-century British Army reforms that professionalized the force by abolishing the purchase of commissions, introducing short-service enlistment, and reorganizing regiments and command structures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cardwell–Childers military reforms era	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military reform ⓘ
abolished	purchase of commissions ⓘ sale of officers' commissions ⓘ
aimedAt	creating a trained reserve force ⓘ improving efficiency of the British Army ⓘ modernization of the British Army ⓘ professionalization of the British Army ⓘ reducing aristocratic influence in officer appointments ⓘ
appliesTo	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology	implemented between 1868 and 1874 ⓘ
context	expansion of the British Empire ⓘ post-Crimean War military criticism ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs	turning point in British Army professionalization ⓘ
effect	closer link between regiments and localities ⓘ creation of a standing reserve ⓘ increased professionalism of officers ⓘ reduction of patronage in officer promotion ⓘ standardization of regimental organization ⓘ
field	military organization ⓘ military personnel policy ⓘ
followedBy	Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	abolition of flogging in peacetime ⓘ reorganization of militia and volunteers ⓘ restriction of overseas service durations ⓘ
implementedBy	Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedDuring	William Ewart Gladstone administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1868 ⓘ
influenced	later British Army reforms in the early 20th century ⓘ
introduced	linked-battalion system ⓘ localization of regiments ⓘ regimental depots ⓘ reserve system for enlisted men ⓘ short-service enlistment ⓘ
legislativeComponent	Army Regulation Act 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulation of the Forces Act 1871 NERFINISHED ⓘ
limited	length of active service before transfer to reserve ⓘ
location	United Kingdom ⓘ
namedAfter	Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Victorian-era British military reforms ⓘ
positionHeldByReformer	Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED ⓘ
reorganized	command structure of the British Army ⓘ regimental structure ⓘ
significantEventIn	history of the British Army ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Childers Reforms → follows → Cardwell Reforms ⓘ

Ladysmith Barracks, Ashton-under-Lyne → associatedWith → Cardwell Reforms ⓘ

Viscount Wolseley → movement → Cardwell Reforms ⓘ

subject surface form: Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

this entity surface form: Cardwell–Childers military reforms era