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Organisation of the Colonial Forces |
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The following pages provide an overview of the structure of the Forces over the 40 year period to 1903.
This section will provide an examination of the systems of instruction used to train the Queensland forces. This includes the identification of the trainers as well as an analysis of the material on which their instruction was based.
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The contemporary military appreciation of Force capabilities in various exercises and on Active Service will be presented from official reports and correspondence.
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The first infantry regiment was established in Queensland in 1879, begining a process that expanded into the twentith century. The importance of this structure to the colonial forces will be considered in these pages.
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The development of the Queensland Navy and Naval Brigade forces lagged behind the Land Forces. The naval force was perhaps as important to public morale as it was to the enhanced capacity it provided for the colony's actual defence.
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Instructional manuals in many case defined the msmallest of actions undertaken by Queensland's colonial forces. These pages will provide list of the manuals and examine various elements of the training.
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Defending the Colony 
Training the Forces
Tactical Appreciation
Regimental Struture
Forces Afloat
By the Book