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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... shot , tin and case - shot , carcasses , granades , & c . AMMUNITION , or gun - powder , may be prohibited to be exported at the king's pleasure , by Car . II . cap . 4 . sect . 13 . Arms , utensils of war , or gun - pow- der , imported ...
... shot , tin and case - shot , carcasses , granades , & c . AMMUNITION , or gun - powder , may be prohibited to be exported at the king's pleasure , by Car . II . cap . 4 . sect . 13 . Arms , utensils of war , or gun - pow- der , imported ...
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... Shot . See CHAIN SHOT . ANGELOT , a gold coin , which was struck at Paris when that capital was in the hands of the English ; and so called from its representing the figure of an angel , supporting the arms of Eng- land and France ...
... Shot . See CHAIN SHOT . ANGELOT , a gold coin , which was struck at Paris when that capital was in the hands of the English ; and so called from its representing the figure of an angel , supporting the arms of Eng- land and France ...
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... shot is said to be armed , when some rope - yarn , or the like , is rolled about the end of the iron bar which runneth through the shot . ARMED ship , is a vessel taken into the government's service , and equipped by then , in time of ...
... shot is said to be armed , when some rope - yarn , or the like , is rolled about the end of the iron bar which runneth through the shot . ARMED ship , is a vessel taken into the government's service , and equipped by then , in time of ...
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... shot with a bow . ARROW . See FORTIFICATION . ARSENAL , in a large and well for- tified town , is a large and spacious building , in which are deposited all kinds of arms , and other warlike imple- ments , such as cannon , mortars , how ...
... shot with a bow . ARROW . See FORTIFICATION . ARSENAL , in a large and well for- tified town , is a large and spacious building , in which are deposited all kinds of arms , and other warlike imple- ments , such as cannon , mortars , how ...
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... shot is of a superior kind . BALLON à cailloux , Fr. a balloon , or bag filled with stones or pebbles in the same manner as the above mentioned . BALLON à grenades , Fr. a balloon or bag , impregnated with pitch , contain- ing several ...
... shot is of a superior kind . BALLON à cailloux , Fr. a balloon , or bag filled with stones or pebbles in the same manner as the above mentioned . BALLON à grenades , Fr. a balloon or bag , impregnated with pitch , contain- ing several ...
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