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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... glacis , you attack and make yourself master of their covered way , establish a lodgment on the counterscarp , and ef- fect a breach by the sap , or by mines with several chambers , which blow up their intrenchments and fougades , or ...
... glacis , you attack and make yourself master of their covered way , establish a lodgment on the counterscarp , and ef- fect a breach by the sap , or by mines with several chambers , which blow up their intrenchments and fougades , or ...
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... glacis , is the junction of the talus which is formed at all the angles . ARRIERË , Fr. the rear . ARRIERE Ban , Fr. See BAN . ARRIERE - garde , Fr. the rear - guard . En ARRIERE - marche ! Fr. to the rear - march ! ARRONDISEMENT , Fr ...
... glacis , is the junction of the talus which is formed at all the angles . ARRIERË , Fr. the rear . ARRIERE Ban , Fr. See BAN . ARRIERE - garde , Fr. the rear - guard . En ARRIERE - marche ! Fr. to the rear - march ! ARRONDISEMENT , Fr ...
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... 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 edge or entrance of a river . They are driven into the ground with batter- ing rams or strong pieces of ...
... 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 edge or entrance of a river . They are driven into the ground with batter- ing rams or strong pieces of ...
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... glacis , outworks , and body of the place , beyond the counter- scarp , and in the faussebray . See FOR- TIFICATION . BONNET à Prétre , or Priest's - cap , in fortification , is an outwork , having three salient and two inward angles ...
... glacis , outworks , and body of the place , beyond the counter- scarp , and in the faussebray . See FOR- TIFICATION . BONNET à Prétre , or Priest's - cap , in fortification , is an outwork , having three salient and two inward angles ...
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... glacis pee great effect . Cassos pour les vivres , Fr. A large thest whose lid rises in the center some- wake the capital of a pillar , in order the rain may run off . The fol- danensions.might contain eight rations at least . csson or ...
... glacis pee great effect . Cassos pour les vivres , Fr. A large thest whose lid rises in the center some- wake the capital of a pillar , in order the rain may run off . The fol- danensions.might contain eight rations at least . csson or ...
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