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N.B. The Points intended to be brought out in this lecture are:—

The ocean trade of Empire. Its vital importance. It can only be pro- tected in war by destroying or blockading hostile warships, and establishing sea

supremacy.

2. The use of battleships assisted by cruisers and torpedo craft.

3. So long as Great Britain is supreme at sea, no serious oversea attack possible. But no blockade is ever perfect. Hence necessity for many cruisers to hunt down escaping vessels, and to patrol ocean routes, and need of local protection for dockyards and coaling stations against raids.

4. The primary duty of all troops depicted in slides 12 to 24 is home defence, including protection of naval stations against raids and defence of land frontiers. For latter purpose and to bring a war to an end large forces, partly regular, partly raised from volunteers are necessary.

5. Nearly all British land campaigns have been on foreign soil.

6. Trafalgar, 1805, though our greatest naval victory, leaving England mistress Ten years of of seas, had no immediate effect on Napoleon's military successes. fighting on land necessary before object of Allies achieved at Waterloo, 1815.

7. The change in the character of land warfare.

8. The Army at Waterloo largely recruited from, and composed of, Militia. So in South Africa home Militia and Volunteers and Colonial Contingents.

Suggested List of Slides.

1. Map of Empire, showing 17.

trade routes by ships in proportionate numbers, 18.

Types of Jamaica Militia

Artillery and Infantry. Types of Home Militia

(Irish).

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31. A blockhouse with Militia. 38. 32. City Imperial Volunteers,

field battery.

33. Colonial Contingents, in- cluding Ceylon Mounted Infantry in South Africa. [3 slides.]

34. Highlanders skirmishing.

Transport column in South

Africa.

39.

Naval

35. Field Artillery in action. 40.

36. Cavalry advancing.

37.

Royal Engineers building

a bridge.

smith.

Brigade, Lady-

[N.B.-Types in Slides 31- 39 should represent troops on active service in South Africa.] The King in

uniform.

naval

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also naval bases and coal- ing stations.

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Types of Home Volunteers

(Scotch).

20.

Types of Home Yeomanry

(English).

2. First-class battleship.

3. First-class cruiser.

4. Torpedo boat destroyer. 21.

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5. Bluejackets at man and 22.

arm ship."

6. Marines at quick-firing 23.

guns.

7. Stokers and engines.

8. Naval officers near conning

tower.

24.

Types of Maltese forces. Types of South African

(Natal) Volunteers.

Types of West African

Frontier Force.

Types of Indian troops. [N.B.-Types 12-24 should be

9. Fleet at steam tactics off 25.

Gibraltar. (Composite photograph.)

10. Ceylon.

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Harbour entrance from

sea.

11. Singapore Harbour.

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12. Types of Ceylon Volunteer 27.

Artillery, Light Infan- try and Planters' Rifle 28. Corps.

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13. Types of Australian mili- 29.

tary forces.

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14. Types of New Zealand

military forces.

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15. Types of Fijian Volunteers

and Native Constabulary.

16. Types of Canadian Militia.

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shown in Review Order.] Map of World, showing by crossed swords all im- portant campaigns on land since the Restora-- tion.

Battle of Trafalgar show-

ing types of ships.

Death of Nelson, showing

types of seamen, &c. Wellington in the Penin-

sula. Battle

of Waterloo. British squares resisting cavalry charges.

A battlefield in South Africa, showing inoon- spicuousness of enemy's position.

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