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 páginas |
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... charge of condensed air may are capacity ; but in most foreign ser- be sufficient for several discharges of es they give great attention to this bullets ; but if the whole air be dis- ace . Marshal de Puyssegur men- charged on one ...
... charge of condensed air may are capacity ; but in most foreign ser- be sufficient for several discharges of es they give great attention to this bullets ; but if the whole air be dis- ace . Marshal de Puyssegur men- charged on one ...
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... charge of seeing the soldiers duly appointed in their armour . ARREARS , in the army , were the difference between the full pay and subsistence of each officer , which was directed to be paid once a year by the agent . See PAY . ARREST ...
... charge of seeing the soldiers duly appointed in their armour . ARREARS , in the army , were the difference between the full pay and subsistence of each officer , which was directed to be paid once a year by the agent . See PAY . ARREST ...
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... charge ; for he who can charge often with fresh troops , is commonly victorious ; witness the uni- form practice of the French . Your wings must be covered so as not to be surrounded , and you must observe , that your troops can assist ...
... charge ; for he who can charge often with fresh troops , is commonly victorious ; witness the uni- form practice of the French . Your wings must be covered so as not to be surrounded , and you must observe , that your troops can assist ...
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... charge of cannon ball , or of other war- like materials ; it likewise means to silence an enemy's fire . BATTRE de front , Fr. to throw can- non - shot in a perpendicular or almost perpendicular direction against any body or place which ...
... charge of cannon ball , or of other war- like materials ; it likewise means to silence an enemy's fire . BATTRE de front , Fr. to throw can- non - shot in a perpendicular or almost perpendicular direction against any body or place which ...
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... charge , Fr. to beat the Large : or to give notice that a general es are of musquetry is about to take For that the whole line is to chure with bavonets . Fe la Diane , Fr. to beat the Reve . ¿ BATTLE les drapeaur , Fr. to announce be ...
... charge , Fr. to beat the Large : or to give notice that a general es are of musquetry is about to take For that the whole line is to chure with bavonets . Fe la Diane , Fr. to beat the Reve . ¿ BATTLE les drapeaur , Fr. to announce be ...
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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