Angelo's Bayonet Exercises, 1857

Published in July 1857, the year of the Indian Mutiny, and shortly after the Crimean War, this official booklet, by Henry Angelo, superintendent of sword exercises in the Horse Guards is intended for the instruction of instructors in bayonet drill. Illustrated with line drawings of the postures and positions described, it gives a perfect picture of bayonet exercises and drill in the Victorian army.