Military instruction from the late King of Prussia to his generals : (illustrated with plates) : to which is added, (by the same author), Particular instruction to the officers of his army, and especially those of the cavalry

Military instruction from the late King of Prussia to his generals : (illustrated with plates) : to which is added, (by the same author), Particular instruction to the officers of his army, and especially those of the cavalry

Instruction militaire du roi de Prusse pour ses gnraux|Instruktion Friedrichs des Grossen f|r seine Generale or General Principia vom Kriege|Particular instruction of the King of Prussia to the officers of his army, and especially those of the cavalry

[1st ed.]

Sherborne : London : Printed by William Cruttwell ; Sold by Egerton ..., [1797]

English
French

[4], ii, 2, 176, [2], [4], ii, viii,112, [4] p.,13 leaves of folded plates : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)

L2012F69 1797

(OCoLC)34821144

Dedication dated: March, 1797.
Translation from the French title: Instruction militaire du roi de Prusse pour ses gnraux which is a translation of the original German title: Instruktion Friedrichs des Grossen f
r seine Generale or General Principia vom Kriege.
[2nd part]: "Particular instruction of the King of Prussia to the officers of his army, and especially those of the cavalry" (dated 1796) has separate title, half title & pagination; authorship of this part attribluted to the Prince de Ligne.
Signatures: [A]4 B-Z4 [2nd][A]4 [2nd]B-[2nd]Q4 [R]2.
Leaves [A]1-[A]4: horizontal chain lines.
"List of subscribers": p. [1]-2.
Errata at end.

ESTC T120653

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