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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... square events ; a solidity of judg- ment to regulate every impulse to enterprize , and a coolness of temper to guide this vast machinery of war , through all the natural and artificial difficulties by which it is surrounded * . Had ...
... square events ; a solidity of judg- ment to regulate every impulse to enterprize , and a coolness of temper to guide this vast machinery of war , through all the natural and artificial difficulties by which it is surrounded * . Had ...
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... square , the figure was oblong , answerable unto the quincuncial quadrate of Curtius . According to this square , Thucydides delivers , the Athenians disposed their battle against the Lacedemoniuns , ( ev what ) brickwise ; and by ...
... square , the figure was oblong , answerable unto the quincuncial quadrate of Curtius . According to this square , Thucydides delivers , the Athenians disposed their battle against the Lacedemoniuns , ( ev what ) brickwise ; and by ...
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... square of the ordi- nate is equal to the rectangle under the parameter and abscissa , lessened by an- other rectangle under the said abscissa , and a fourth proportional to the axis , the parameter , and the abscissa . In the hyperbola ...
... square of the ordi- nate is equal to the rectangle under the parameter and abscissa , lessened by an- other rectangle under the said abscissa , and a fourth proportional to the axis , the parameter , and the abscissa . In the hyperbola ...
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... square . One hatted within the ball , and the her had remains without ; the exte- for end is made with a grapple - hook . Very useful to set fire to wooden bridges , or any thang made of wood , or even the nening of ships , & c . for ...
... square . One hatted within the ball , and the her had remains without ; the exte- for end is made with a grapple - hook . Very useful to set fire to wooden bridges , or any thang made of wood , or even the nening of ships , & c . for ...
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... square , or flat Le planks . They may be of any wood which will not rot under water ; but oak and fir are mostly used , espe- cay the latter , on account of its k , straightness , and cheapness.key - stone . They are shod with a pointed ...
... square , or flat Le planks . They may be of any wood which will not rot under water ; but oak and fir are mostly used , espe- cay the latter , on account of its k , straightness , and cheapness.key - stone . They are shod with a pointed ...
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