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Charles Cooper King
A Victorian soldier-scholar, he wrote lively military history while also working as a geologist, geographer, and teacher at Sandhurst. His career ranged across science, strategy, and travel, giving his books an unusually wide view of the world.
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The Story of the British Army
by Charles Cooper King
About the author
Charles Cooper King (1843–1898) was a British Army officer and author whose work crossed several fields. Sources describe him as a military historian, geologist, and geographer, and he served as Professor of Tactics at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Alongside his military career, he published books and articles on history and related subjects, including The Story of the British Army and A History of Berkshire. He also contributed articles to the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, which suggests how widely his knowledge was valued.
Accounts of his life show a restless, curious mind: he traveled in East Asia, lectured on scientific and practical topics, and was remembered by later writers as an early figure in military geology. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the pages reviewed, so none is included here.