The British Army, 1914-18 Between 1869 and 1874, Edward Cardwell, Gladstone"s Secretary for War, undertook major reforms to modernise the British Army. The Crimean War and campaigns in India had revealed serious administrative and command shortcomings. Cardwell"s legislation was aimed at curing these faults and served as the foundation of a new-style army. His successors put into practice further improvements in tactics, t... Full description