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Royal Memorial Chapel New College
stages of the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Two cannon captured at that epic encounter now stand in front of Old College.
Gentleman cadet training continued throughout the 19th century, and soon, many of the original buildings became too small, resulting in the construction of several newer buildings, including the Royal Memorial Chapel, in 1879.
As a consequence of the Boer War and the Haldane reforms, the army expanded in the early 20th century, resulting in a requirement for many more officers. New College was completed between 1901 and 1911. It took 3.5 million bricks to build the college, which once boasted the longest continuous corridor of any building in Europe.
Courses continued to be run at Sandhurst throughout the Great War, with training cut to just a few weeks. During World War Two, Infantry and Armoured Corps cadets were trained at OCTUs centred on the Academy. Sandhurst was bombed twice, and
Female cadets on parade 1980’s...
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