ABSTRACT

Meanwhile what would Napier do? Dalhousie suggested to Napier that he might try to reform the army. So the general set out on several tours of inspection. He wore his obviously dirty clothes, sported his huge beard, joked with the men, and abused the commissary officers who defrauded them. Napier demanded perfection in drill and on parade, and he praised the men for giving it to him (Figure 22.1). 1