ABSTRACT
During the Secretaryships of Mr. John Brodrick and Mr. Arnold-Forster, most important reforms had been taking place in the central control of the Army. In a rather singular degree these reforms lay aside from the particular theories upon which the two Secretaries of State had set their hearts. Therefore, although the events recorded in this chapter cover a period of several years, it is possible to consider the formation of the Army Council, or the creation of the Committee of Imperial Defence, as matters separated from the main current of the Six Army Corps Scheme, or projects for a Home and General Service Army. The South African War had been embarked upon by a War Office under divided control. The relationship between the Secretary of State for War and the Commander-in-Chief was laid down by an Order in Council of 1895.
