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ALDERSHOT - LoveToKnow Article on ALDERSHOT |
 | | Its germ is to be found in the temporary camp on Chobham Ridges, formed in 1853 by Lord Hardinge, the commander-in-chief, the success of which convinced him of the necessity of giving troops practical instruction in the field and affording the generals opportunities of manoeuvring large bodies of the three arms. |
 | | The lands at Aldershot, an extensive open heath country, sparsely dotted by fir-woods and intersected by the Basingstoke canal, were then acquired,by the c Wooden huts were erected in 1855, and permanent,buildings to replace them were begun in 1881. |
 | | Akiershot is the headquarters of the "Aldershot Army Corps," which is the largest organized force maintained in the United Kingdom. |
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