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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... MOTION . ATLERATED Motion of Pendulums . See PENDULUMS . talus is commonly used to denote all manner of slopes , either in its ascendant or descendant state . ACCONTIUM , in ancient military writers , a kind of Grecian dart or jave ...
... MOTION . ATLERATED Motion of Pendulums . See PENDULUMS . talus is commonly used to denote all manner of slopes , either in its ascendant or descendant state . ACCONTIUM , in ancient military writers , a kind of Grecian dart or jave ...
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... motion , a term used by some writers , to express the measure of B any any motion , computed according to the line of direction ALL ALT.
... motion , a term used by some writers , to express the measure of B any any motion , computed according to the line of direction ALL ALT.
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... motion , computed according to the line of direction of the moving force . AMARRER sur la culasse d'un canon , Fr. to tie or lash to the breech of a gun , in order to inflict bodily chastisement . AMAS , Fr. stores . AMAZON , one of ...
... motion , computed according to the line of direction of the moving force . AMARRER sur la culasse d'un canon , Fr. to tie or lash to the breech of a gun , in order to inflict bodily chastisement . AMAS , Fr. stores . AMAZON , one of ...
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... motion , both to cover its own garri- sons , and to keep the enemy in conti- nual alarm . A naval or sea ARMY , is a number of ships of war , equipped and manned with sailors , mariners , and marines , under the command of an admiral ...
... motion , both to cover its own garri- sons , and to keep the enemy in conti- nual alarm . A naval or sea ARMY , is a number of ships of war , equipped and manned with sailors , mariners , and marines , under the command of an admiral ...
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... motion , mechanics , fortifica- , and projectiles . The Train of ARTILLERY consists an unlimited number of pieces of ance , such as 24 pounders , 18 gades , to which belong not only the officers of the regiments of artillery , but even ...
... motion , mechanics , fortifica- , and projectiles . The Train of ARTILLERY consists an unlimited number of pieces of ance , such as 24 pounders , 18 gades , to which belong not only the officers of the regiments of artillery , but even ...
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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