Notes
Quotations from the Royal Archives appear by gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen. Other Crown copyright material in the Public Record Office appears by permision of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The author also gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Marquess of Salisbury, the British Library Board, the National Army Museum, the Ministry of Defence Library (Central and Army), Hove Central Library, the Lincolnshire Record Office and, especially, the Kent Archives Office in allowing him to consult and quote from archives in their possession.