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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... rear guard , or corps of reserve . The center of each line is generally possessed by the foot ; the cavalry form the right and left wings of each line ; and sometimes a squadron of horse is posted in the inter vals between the ...
... rear guard , or corps of reserve . The center of each line is generally possessed by the foot ; the cavalry form the right and left wings of each line ; and sometimes a squadron of horse is posted in the inter vals between the ...
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... rear - guard . En ARRIERE - marche ! Fr. to the rear - march ! ARRONDISEMENT , Fr. district . ARROW , a missive weapon of of- fence , slender and pointed , made to be shot with a bow . ARROW . See FORTIFICATION . ARSENAL , in a large ...
... rear - guard . En ARRIERE - marche ! Fr. to the rear - march ! ARRONDISEMENT , Fr. district . ARROW , a missive weapon of of- fence , slender and pointed , made to be shot with a bow . ARROW . See FORTIFICATION . ARSENAL , in a large ...
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... rear line , or corps of reserve . In both places the muzzles of the guns are in a line with the fronts of the serjeants tents of the regiments of artillery and infantry . Some generals choose to place the park about 300 paces before the ...
... rear line , or corps of reserve . In both places the muzzles of the guns are in a line with the fronts of the serjeants tents of the regiments of artillery and infantry . Some generals choose to place the park about 300 paces before the ...
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... rear- quri Total depth FEET 45 45 789 The army guard is in the front of the pposite the alarm - guns , in a line the ... rear guard fronts outwards . The nes are in a line with the center tels of arms , and each is 18 feet a . The ...
... rear- quri Total depth FEET 45 45 789 The army guard is in the front of the pposite the alarm - guns , in a line the ... rear guard fronts outwards . The nes are in a line with the center tels of arms , and each is 18 feet a . The ...
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... rear , with gentlemen of examined capacity ; and the whole artillery form the center and giving them all commissions , with column , except some brigades , one of rank equal to that of the officers of the which marches at the head of ...
... rear , with gentlemen of examined capacity ; and the whole artillery form the center and giving them all commissions , with column , except some brigades , one of rank equal to that of the officers of the which marches at the head of ...
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