tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370924553727929398.post2911379656742958381..comments2023-06-06T08:34:54.882+10:00Comments on Ancestor Envy: Serving the EmpireBob McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14003807527131487216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370924553727929398.post-26754274981715306642012-12-30T21:08:01.716+10:002012-12-30T21:08:01.716+10:00I was reading a spot of Flashman this morning and ...I was reading a spot of Flashman this morning and I learnt that a 'Pioneer Battalion' in this sense wasn't comprised of adventurous first settlers (as I had assumed) but were essentially combat engineers or sappers.<br /><br />Would Thomas James have been assigned to a pioneer battalion because of his age?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846022357200920756noreply@blogger.com