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The course lasted for two years and in 1808 was specifically stated as intended to train future commanding officers and staff officers. Until 1858, students were required to pay to attend. The senior department of the Royal Military College moved to a building in West Street in
154:. In 1858 the name of the Senior Department was changed to "Staff College", and in 1870 this was separated from the Royal Military College. Apart from periods of closure during major wars, the Staff College continued to operate until 1997, when it was merged into the new 267:, although continued to be administered by Sandhurst until 1911. Proper entry and final examinations had been introduced for the primarily military subjects taught. Purpose-built premises were approved in 1858 and built between 1859 and 1863 to a design by 275:). During the 1870s there were just forty students although numbers increased to sixty students in the 1880s. In 1903 officers of the colonial forces were allowed to join the college, and in 1905 naval officers were introduced. 258:
The college underwent a decline and by 1857 the annual admissions had fallen to just six. In 1858 the name was changed to "the Staff College" and it was made independent of the Royal Military College in 1870. It now had its own
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The buildings were retained by the Ministry of Defence, and are used by a number of occupants, including the following:
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The building is now known as Robertson House, and houses the Gurkha Brigade Association and the Army Medical Services.
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With the threat of a second war with Germany, the college was expanded and restructured in 1938, with a junior wing at
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Commandants since the College gained its independence in 1870 have been:
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United Kingdom
British Army
Camberley
Surrey
Surrey
staff college
British Army
presidency armies
British India
Indian Army
Royal Military College, High Wycombe
Royal Military College
Joint Services Command and Staff College
Royal Navy
Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich
Royal Air Force
RAF Staff College, Bracknell

John Le Marchant
Duke of York
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
High Wycombe
Royal Military College, High Wycombe
commandant
royal warrant
Royal Military College
large house
Great Marlow
Lieutenant-Governor

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