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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... officers with- baggage march nevertheless in one o out commissions . His majesty , know- more of the center columns ... commissioned of- ficers , with 3 serjeants , 6 corporals , 2 drummers , 33 miners , and 33 sappers . The ...
... officers with- baggage march nevertheless in one o out commissions . His majesty , know- more of the center columns ... commissioned of- ficers , with 3 serjeants , 6 corporals , 2 drummers , 33 miners , and 33 sappers . The ...
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... officers and soldiers belonging to Euro- pean nations , which are principally dis- tinguished in the following manner . In the army and navy of Great Britain , black silk ribbon for the officers , and hair cockades for the non - ...
... officers and soldiers belonging to Euro- pean nations , which are principally dis- tinguished in the following manner . In the army and navy of Great Britain , black silk ribbon for the officers , and hair cockades for the non - ...
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... officer received his commission from the grand master , in whose gift the situation lay , and had the exclusive ... non - commissioned officers and soldiers , who might be detached on garrison duty , & c . which return was made ...
... officer received his commission from the grand master , in whose gift the situation lay , and had the exclusive ... non - commissioned officers and soldiers , who might be detached on garrison duty , & c . which return was made ...
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... non commissioned officer or sol- dier , who shall , without leave from his commanding officer , absent himself from his troop or company , or from any de- tachment with which he shall be com- . manded , shall , upon being convicted ...
... non commissioned officer or sol- dier , who shall , without leave from his commanding officer , absent himself from his troop or company , or from any de- tachment with which he shall be com- . manded , shall , upon being convicted ...
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... officers . DITCH . See FORTIFICATION , MOAT . To drain a DITCH , is to make the water run off into lower ground , by ... non - commissioned officers or soldiers , every person so offending , shall , for his first offence , forfeit ...
... officers . DITCH . See FORTIFICATION , MOAT . To drain a DITCH , is to make the water run off into lower ground , by ... non - commissioned officers or soldiers , every person so offending , shall , for his first offence , forfeit ...
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