A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary: Or, Alphabetical Explanation of Technical Terms: Containing, Among Other Matter, a Succinet Account of the Different Systems of Fortification, Tactics, &c. Also the Various French Phrases and Words that Have an Immediate, Or Relative, Connection with the British Service, Or May Tend to Give General Information on Military Subjects in Either LanguageT. Egerton at the Military Library, 1805 - 1008 pages |
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... besieged ; such as the first , second , and third parallels , the trenches , epaulments with and with- out trenches , redoubts , places of arms , saps , galleries , and lodgments . See these words more particularly under the head ...
... besieged ; such as the first , second , and third parallels , the trenches , epaulments with and with- out trenches , redoubts , places of arms , saps , galleries , and lodgments . See these words more particularly under the head ...
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... BESIEGE , to lay siege to , or in- Test any place with armed forces . BESIEGERS , the army that lays siege to a fried place . BESIEGED , the garrison that de- feans the place against the army that lays Bece to it . See SIEGE . I BETRAY ...
... BESIEGE , to lay siege to , or in- Test any place with armed forces . BESIEGERS , the army that lays siege to a fried place . BESIEGED , the garrison that de- feans the place against the army that lays Bece to it . See SIEGE . I BETRAY ...
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... besieged garri- son . BLINDE , Fr. See BLINDS . BLINDER , Fr. to make use of blinds . BLINDS , in military affairs , are wooden frames composed of 4 pieces , either flat or round , two of which are 6 feet long , and the others 3 or 4 ...
... besieged garri- son . BLINDE , Fr. See BLINDS . BLINDER , Fr. to make use of blinds . BLINDS , in military affairs , are wooden frames composed of 4 pieces , either flat or round , two of which are 6 feet long , and the others 3 or 4 ...
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... besieged stones , darts , fire - works , & c . to facilitate the approaches of the archers and battering rams . BOULINER , Fr. a French military phrase . Bouliner dans un camp , means to steal or pilfer in a camp . Un soldat boulineur ...
... besieged stones , darts , fire - works , & c . to facilitate the approaches of the archers and battering rams . BOULINER , Fr. a French military phrase . Bouliner dans un camp , means to steal or pilfer in a camp . Un soldat boulineur ...
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... besieged , but se to secure the miners . BRACES , in a military sense , are a kat of armour for the arm : they were formerly a part of a coat of The straps which are worn across the w Iders , in order to suspend the trees , are also ...
... besieged , but se to secure the miners . BRACES , in a military sense , are a kat of armour for the arm : they were formerly a part of a coat of The straps which are worn across the w Iders , in order to suspend the trees , are also ...
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according ancient angle arms army artillery attack bastion battalion battery battle belonging besieged body brigade called camp cannon captain carriage cavalry chief colours column commanding officer consists corps counterscarp court-martial cover defence deputy lieutenants detached diameter direction distance ditch division duty earth enemy enemy's equal expence face feet files fire flank foot fortification France French front gabions garrison given glacis grenadiers ground guard GUERRE hastati head horse inches infantry iron king lieutenant likewise manner Marshal Saxe mealed powder means ment military sense militia mortar motion movement neral non-commissioned officers observed old French parapet person purpose quarters rampart rank ravelin rear regiment regulations Roman saltpetre secretary at war serjeant serve shot side siege signifies soldiers sometimes sort squadrons square sword term tion toises town troops weight wheel whole word