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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... Soldiers may be encouraged and incited to gal- lant actions not only by words , but by the looks and gestures of the officers , particularly of their commanding one . It is by the latter alone , indeed , that any of these artificial ...
... Soldiers may be encouraged and incited to gal- lant actions not only by words , but by the looks and gestures of the officers , particularly of their commanding one . It is by the latter alone , indeed , that any of these artificial ...
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... soldiers who were light- || armed . Aquinus seems , without rea- son , to restrain armatura to the tyrones , or young soldiers , in it . in small bodies , as opportunity occurred . See RIFLEMEN , & C . ARMES des Pieces de Canon , the ...
... soldiers who were light- || armed . Aquinus seems , without rea- son , to restrain armatura to the tyrones , or young soldiers , in it . in small bodies , as opportunity occurred . See RIFLEMEN , & C . ARMES des Pieces de Canon , the ...
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... soldiers to assemble at any particular place to hear prayers . BITTEE la retraite , Fr. to beat the tastik . BATTRE la retraite , Fr. to beat the retreat ; a notice given by all the drums a regiment or army , for soldiers to keep to ...
... soldiers to assemble at any particular place to hear prayers . BITTEE la retraite , Fr. to beat the tastik . BATTRE la retraite , Fr. to beat the retreat ; a notice given by all the drums a regiment or army , for soldiers to keep to ...
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... soldiers , which entitles each soldier , by act of parliament , to candles , vinegar , and salt , with the use of fire , and the necessary utensils for dressing and eating their meat . The allowance of small beer has been altered by a ...
... soldiers , which entitles each soldier , by act of parliament , to candles , vinegar , and salt , with the use of fire , and the necessary utensils for dressing and eating their meat . The allowance of small beer has been altered by a ...
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... soldiers and sutlers . CANONNER , Fr. to fire against any fortified place or body of armed men with heavy ordnance , & c . CANTABRES , Fr. Soldiers held in high repute at the time of the Romans : and in fact , the renown of the gallant ...
... soldiers and sutlers . CANONNER , Fr. to fire against any fortified place or body of armed men with heavy ordnance , & c . CANTABRES , Fr. Soldiers held in high repute at the time of the Romans : and in fact , the renown of the gallant ...
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