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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... enemy determines this . I corps of artillery and engineers , and they are far from the enemy , the bag . how impossible it was to secure that im- gage and ammunition go before or be portant object without having officers hind , or are ...
... enemy determines this . I corps of artillery and engineers , and they are far from the enemy , the bag . how impossible it was to secure that im- gage and ammunition go before or be portant object without having officers hind , or are ...
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... enemy must march w be rear guard . Aut of pioneers , with tools , Das mach at the head of the of each column of equi- > . [ 4.2 . may be encamped on the As the march , the artillery , 1 march to the left of the keversa . Should the enemy ...
... enemy must march w be rear guard . Aut of pioneers , with tools , Das mach at the head of the of each column of equi- > . [ 4.2 . may be encamped on the As the march , the artillery , 1 march to the left of the keversa . Should the enemy ...
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... enemy , as AVANT - chemin - couvert , Fr. the ad- vanced covert - way which is made at the foot of the glacis to oppose the ap- proaches of an enemy . AVANT - duc , Fr. the pile - work which is formed by a number of young trees on the ...
... enemy , as AVANT - chemin - couvert , Fr. the ad- vanced covert - way which is made at the foot of the glacis to oppose the ap- proaches of an enemy . AVANT - duc , Fr. the pile - work which is formed by a number of young trees on the ...
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... enemy is near , or from having no other formed plan of offence , is a eren ! way of making war . Darius lost tas crown and life by it ; king Harold , of England , did the same ; and Francs Lat Pavia , lost the battle and his noerty ...
... enemy is near , or from having no other formed plan of offence , is a eren ! way of making war . Darius lost tas crown and life by it ; king Harold , of England , did the same ; and Francs Lat Pavia , lost the battle and his noerty ...
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... enemy's flanks . If the first line has the advantage , it should continue to act , and attack the enemy's second line , which must be already terrified by the defeat of their first . The artillery must always accompany the line of ...
... enemy's flanks . If the first line has the advantage , it should continue to act , and attack the enemy's second line , which must be already terrified by the defeat of their first . The artillery must always accompany the line of ...
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