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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... glacis . Caponniers are sometimes covered with planks and earth , See FORTIFICATION . Demi - CAPONNIERE , Fr. a passage which is made in the bottom of a dry ditch , and which is only defended to- wards the enemy by a parapet or glacis ...
... glacis . Caponniers are sometimes covered with planks and earth , See FORTIFICATION . Demi - CAPONNIERE , Fr. a passage which is made in the bottom of a dry ditch , and which is only defended to- wards the enemy by a parapet or glacis ...
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... glacis , to discover , or to enfilade the covert way . CAVALOT , Fr. an ancient piece of ordnance about 5 French feet in length , carrying about 8 or 900 paces , and ge‐ nerally loaded with a ball of 1 pound weight , and a pound of ...
... glacis , to discover , or to enfilade the covert way . CAVALOT , Fr. an ancient piece of ordnance about 5 French feet in length , carrying about 8 or 900 paces , and ge‐ nerally loaded with a ball of 1 pound weight , and a pound of ...
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... glacis of the covert - way . See FORTIFICATION . Second COVERT - WAY , ог as the French call it avant - chemin couvert , is the covert - way at the foot of the glacis . See FORTIFICATION . COULER une piece , Fr. to pour the melted metal ...
... glacis of the covert - way . See FORTIFICATION . Second COVERT - WAY , ог as the French call it avant - chemin couvert , is the covert - way at the foot of the glacis . See FORTIFICATION . COULER une piece , Fr. to pour the melted metal ...
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... glacis are meant by this expression . See FORTIFICATION . COUNTERSIGN , in a general ac- ceptation of the term means any parti- cular word , such as the name of a place or a person , which , like the parole , is exchanged between guards ...
... glacis are meant by this expression . See FORTIFICATION . COUNTERSIGN , in a general ac- ceptation of the term means any parti- cular word , such as the name of a place or a person , which , like the parole , is exchanged between guards ...
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... glacis , of about 12 or 15 feet broad , in the re- entering angle of the covert - way , to facilitate the sallies of the besieged . They are sometimes made through the kower curtain , to let boats into a little haven built in the ...
... glacis , of about 12 or 15 feet broad , in the re- entering angle of the covert - way , to facilitate the sallies of the besieged . They are sometimes made through the kower curtain , to let boats into a little haven built in the ...
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