Kaufman examines the training and status of British military
surgeons during the late 18th and 19th centuries. Their management
of the sick and wounded during the wars with France leading up to
and including the Peninsular War is also described. He concludes
with an analysis of the medical problems associated with the
Crimean War.
Using important contemporary texts, Kaufman describes the
personalities who served in the British Army Medical Department
during the late 18th and 19th centuries, when diseases caused a
much higher mortality than injuries sustained in battle. Many
military surgeons were only poorly trained, and the management of
the sick and wounded only gradually improved over this period
despite significant advances in medicine, surgery, and hygene.
Government spending cuts after the Peninsular War greatly depleted
the medical service of the army so that by the time of the Crimean
War it was unable to cope with a European-style war. Deficiencies
were recognized and, in the case of the medical services, this led
to the establishment of the Army Medical School in 1860. This
analysis should be of particular interest to serving military
medical officers and to historians and other researchers interested
in the management of 18th and 19th century armies in times of peace
and war.
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