Yeomanry Cavalry and Military Identities in Rural Britain, 1815–1914

George Hay is Principal Military Record Specialist at the National Archives, UK. He completed his PhD at the University of Kent and is an historian of the British army, the long-nineteenth century and the amateur military tradition.

• Introduction.- The Yeomanry Cavalry and the State, 1815-1899.- The Officer Corps.- The Rank and File.- British Society, Popular Participation and Public Support.- Aid to the Civil Power.- South Africa, 1899-1902.- Rebirth and reinvention: army reform, 1902-1914.- Conclusion.- Appendices.- Index.