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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... chief from being pre - occupied , by things which must impede the more Important objects of executive enterprize . It is impossible to form any determined opinion , with respect to the manner in which the ancients made war . Their ...
... chief from being pre - occupied , by things which must impede the more Important objects of executive enterprize . It is impossible to form any determined opinion , with respect to the manner in which the ancients made war . Their ...
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... chief of which was likewise called quarter - master - general ; and thirdly , the infantry staff , whose chief had the rank of major - general in the army , and subordinate to whom were the staffs belonging to the park of artillery ...
... chief of which was likewise called quarter - master - general ; and thirdly , the infantry staff , whose chief had the rank of major - general in the army , and subordinate to whom were the staffs belonging to the park of artillery ...
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... chief of the staff must be abortive , as appeared during the course of this war . Almost every individual , who was employed in that difficult branch , had already given proofs of pro- fessional knowledge in some species of military ...
... chief of the staff must be abortive , as appeared during the course of this war . Almost every individual , who was employed in that difficult branch , had already given proofs of pro- fessional knowledge in some species of military ...
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... Chief , occupied with the great movements and general plans , cannot stoop to the inspection of articles of running expence ; neither can the military departments be taken off from the detail of their duty to examine and controul them ...
... Chief , occupied with the great movements and general plans , cannot stoop to the inspection of articles of running expence ; neither can the military departments be taken off from the detail of their duty to examine and controul them ...
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... Chief , to the mischievous practice of buying , selling and ex- changing commissions . A general Agency Board , subject to the Com- mander in Chief , & c . in time of war , and to the Secretary at War in time of peace , naturally forms ...
... Chief , to the mischievous practice of buying , selling and ex- changing commissions . A general Agency Board , subject to the Com- mander in Chief , & c . in time of war , and to the Secretary at War in time of peace , naturally forms ...
Common terms and phrases
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