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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... observed by the Thessalians , and Philip , Moon , and frequently by the Parthians , as being most ready to turn way , and best to be commanded , as having its ductors , or commanders , at The Macedonian phalanx ( a long time thought ...
... observed by the Thessalians , and Philip , Moon , and frequently by the Parthians , as being most ready to turn way , and best to be commanded , as having its ductors , or commanders , at The Macedonian phalanx ( a long time thought ...
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... observed the same degree of fidelity towards the French . It will be found that I have frequently added observations ... observe , that , in all probability , their assertion is grounded in prejudice , or , in less pardonable ...
... observed the same degree of fidelity towards the French . It will be found that I have frequently added observations ... observe , that , in all probability , their assertion is grounded in prejudice , or , in less pardonable ...
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... observed , that I have been occasionally betrayed into gallicisms , I can only say with Dr. Johnson- " That he who has long cultivated another language , will find words and combinations crowd upon his memory ; and haste and negligence ...
... observed , that I have been occasionally betrayed into gallicisms , I can only say with Dr. Johnson- " That he who has long cultivated another language , will find words and combinations crowd upon his memory ; and haste and negligence ...
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... observed , that , in many instances , I may appear to have un- pearly swelled the work by a repetition of terms , signifying the same thing in Languages . The reader , however , will be pleased to remark , that the expla- za of the same ...
... observed , that , in many instances , I may appear to have un- pearly swelled the work by a repetition of terms , signifying the same thing in Languages . The reader , however , will be pleased to remark , that the expla- za of the same ...
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... observed among the French . They have certainly a phrase that cor- responds ; which is , Le Premier à prendre , and the Le Suppléant . To those , who may peruse the different articles which are occasionally extended beyond the mere ...
... observed among the French . They have certainly a phrase that cor- responds ; which is , Le Premier à prendre , and the Le Suppléant . To those , who may peruse the different articles which are occasionally extended beyond the mere ...
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