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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... equal propriety , that no tactician will ever become tho- roughly master of his profession , or , as the French justly term it — de son métier — or will ever be sufficiently instructed in the art of war to bid defiance to the infinite ...
... equal propriety , that no tactician will ever become tho- roughly master of his profession , or , as the French justly term it — de son métier — or will ever be sufficiently instructed in the art of war to bid defiance to the infinite ...
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... equal to the rectangle under the parameter and abscissa , lessened by an- other rectangle under the said abscissa , and a fourth proportional to the axis , the parameter , and the abscissa . In the hyperbola , the squares of the ...
... equal to the rectangle under the parameter and abscissa , lessened by an- other rectangle under the said abscissa , and a fourth proportional to the axis , the parameter , and the abscissa . In the hyperbola , the squares of the ...
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... equal to 90 ° , or the quar- ter of a circle . An Acute ANGLE , is that which is less than a right angle , or 90 ° . An Obtuse ANGLE , is that which is greater than a right angle . Adjacent ANGLES , are such as have the same vertex ...
... equal to 90 ° , or the quar- ter of a circle . An Acute ANGLE , is that which is less than a right angle , or 90 ° . An Obtuse ANGLE , is that which is greater than a right angle . Adjacent ANGLES , are such as have the same vertex ...
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... equal among themselves . Irregular fortification is composed of parts where the sides and angles are not equal or uniform among themselves . This species of fortification is perma- nent or temporary . The permanent one is constructed ...
... equal among themselves . Irregular fortification is composed of parts where the sides and angles are not equal or uniform among themselves . This species of fortification is perma- nent or temporary . The permanent one is constructed ...
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... equal to that of the officers of the which marches at the head of each co- guards , and an extraordinary pay . This lumn , with guns loaded and burning method of proceeding soon established matches , preceded by a detachment for the ...
... equal to that of the officers of the which marches at the head of each co- guards , and an extraordinary pay . This lumn , with guns loaded and burning method of proceeding soon established matches , preceded by a detachment for the ...
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