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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... feet high , and 330 feet broad . Besides the use of aggers before towns , they generally used to for- tify their camps with the same , for want of which precaution , divers armies have been surprised and ruined . There were vast aggers ...
... feet high , and 330 feet broad . Besides the use of aggers before towns , they generally used to for- tify their camps with the same , for want of which precaution , divers armies have been surprised and ruined . There were vast aggers ...
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... feet , 9 feet each string ; for a 9 to a 14 pounder , 12 feet , 6 feet for each . APPUL - Point d'appui , Fr. any parti- cular given point or body , upon which troops are formed , or by which they are marched in line or column . Aller à ...
... feet , 9 feet each string ; for a 9 to a 14 pounder , 12 feet , 6 feet for each . APPUL - Point d'appui , Fr. any parti- cular given point or body , upon which troops are formed , or by which they are marched in line or column . Aller à ...
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... feet from each other , and the foot at three . In each line the battalions are distant from each other about 180 feet , which is nearly equal to the extent of their front : and the same rule holds good of the squadrons , which have ...
... feet from each other , and the foot at three . In each line the battalions are distant from each other about 180 feet , which is nearly equal to the extent of their front : and the same rule holds good of the squadrons , which have ...
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... feet from the park , are encamped the civil list , all in one line . The breadth between the front tent- pole of one company , and that of ano- ther , called the streets , is 36 feet to each interval . From the front pole of officers ...
... feet from the park , are encamped the civil list , all in one line . The breadth between the front tent- pole of one company , and that of ano- ther , called the streets , is 36 feet to each interval . From the front pole of officers ...
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... FEET 45 45 789 The army guard is in the front of the pposite the alarm - guns , in a line the artery quarter - guards , that aced on the right and left of the arma companies . The beis of arms front the poles of rant tents . The hours ...
... FEET 45 45 789 The army guard is in the front of the pposite the alarm - guns , in a line the artery quarter - guards , that aced on the right and left of the arma companies . The beis of arms front the poles of rant tents . The hours ...
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