The Academy
Born 1741

The Royal Military Academy was established by King George II in 1741 with the aim of producing “Good officers of artillery and perfect engineers”. The proud, imposing buildings on Woolwich Common were built in 1806 as a new campus for its elite tutors and aspiring pupils – “sons of military men and the more respectable classes”.

For nearly 150 years the historic quarters and quadrangles hosted numerous gentlemen cadets through a challenging and constantly evolving curriculum from engineering and mathematics to swordsmanship and dancing.

In 1947 The Academy moved to its new home at Sandhurst. Many of The Academy’s professors and students, including Michael Faraday, Winston Churchill and Lord Kitchener, went on to create their own piece of history.