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The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS or RMA Sandhurst ), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army 's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of Sandhurst, Berkshire, though its ceremonial entrance is in Camberley, Surrey, southwest of London.
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English: The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, was a British Army training college for artillery officers and others between the mid-18th century and the Second World War. It was first based at the Royal Arsenal and in 1806 moved to a new building designed by James Wyatt on Woolwich Common.
Royal Military Academy may refer to: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, a British Army academy established in 1741 and closed in 1939. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, a British Army academy established in 1947. Royal Military Academy (Belgium), the military university of Belgium. Meknes Royal Military Academy, Morocco.
The Royal Military Academy, which trained officer cadets of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers from 1741 to 1939, was initially founded in the Warren before moving into new premises built at the southern end of Woolwich Common in 1806.
In 1764 the Royal Academy (as it had been known) had the word 'Military' added to its title, and at the same time a senior officer was appointed to serve as Lieutenant-Governor (de facto head of the institution). Moreover, the institution was split: younger cadets entered the Lower Academy, where they were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, Latin, French and drawing. If they performed well ...
James Wyatt designed the impressive Royal Military Academy at Woolwich (1805), originally for gunnery cadets from the Woolwich Arsenal, now a Grade II* listed building converted to residential use. At the time it was seen as "a handsome and commodious structure" (Grant 41); more recently, Nikolaus Pevsner has called it "one of the most important pieces of military architecture in the country ...
