About the Author
Ernest Marsh Lloyd (1840–1922) was a lieutenant-colonel with Britain’s Royal Engineers. He held many positions, including professor of fortification at the Royal Marine Academy, assistant inspector-general of fortification with the Intelligence Division of the War Office, vice-president of the Royal Historical Society, and vice-chairman of the Epsom Board of Guardians. He was also the author of Vauban, Montalembert, Carnot: Engineer Studies (1885).
