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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... Siege , Fr. to carry the beach under the main body of a forti- piace , in order to take it by a prompt ALLERER une Marche , Fr. to make extraordinary exertions in advancing st an enemy with rapidity ; to make a forced march . ACCENDONES ...
... Siege , Fr. to carry the beach under the main body of a forti- piace , in order to take it by a prompt ALLERER une Marche , Fr. to make extraordinary exertions in advancing st an enemy with rapidity ; to make a forced march . ACCENDONES ...
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... siege he visits the several posts and guards of the trenches , and reports their situation , and how circumstanced : he gives and signs all orders for skirmishing parties ( if time permit ) and has a serjeant from each brigade to carry ...
... siege he visits the several posts and guards of the trenches , and reports their situation , and how circumstanced : he gives and signs all orders for skirmishing parties ( if time permit ) and has a serjeant from each brigade to carry ...
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... siege , and where most lives are lost . The ground is disputed inch by inch , and neither gained nor maintained without the loss of men . It is of the utmost importance to make your approaches with great caution , and to secure them as ...
... siege , and where most lives are lost . The ground is disputed inch by inch , and neither gained nor maintained without the loss of men . It is of the utmost importance to make your approaches with great caution , and to secure them as ...
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... siege , is a furious as- sault made by the besiegers by means of trenches , galleries , saps , breaches , or mines , & c . by storming any part of the front attack . Sometimes two attacks are carried on at the same time , between which ...
... siege , is a furious as- sault made by the besiegers by means of trenches , galleries , saps , breaches , or mines , & c . by storming any part of the front attack . Sometimes two attacks are carried on at the same time , between which ...
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... siege of Aeth in 1697. It is a me- thod of firing with a very small quan- tity of powder , and a little elevation , so as just to fire over the parapet ; then the shot will roll along the oppo- and and driving or destroying the troops ...
... siege of Aeth in 1697. It is a me- thod of firing with a very small quan- tity of powder , and a little elevation , so as just to fire over the parapet ; then the shot will roll along the oppo- and and driving or destroying the troops ...
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