Instructions for officers detached in the field : containing a scheme for forming a partisan : illustrated by plans

Instructions for officers detached in the field : containing a scheme for forming a partisan : illustrated by plans

Military instructions for officers detached in the field

London : Glasgow : Sold by Cadell, Wison, Payne ; By Foulis, 1770.

[6], vii, [1], 252, [12] p., XII leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., plans ; 16 cm. (8vo)

L2015F65 1770

(OCoLC)297235099

First edition; second issue under title: "Military instructions for officers detached in the field ..." in London the same year
Signatures: a4 A-R8.
Decicated to The Earl of Loudoun.
Errata: p. [264].
Includes index.
Bound in calf with gilt spine (title label missing).
Contents: Of the practical geometry necessary for an officer -- Of the different works with which posts may be fortified -- The manner of fortifying churches, mills, and other detached buildings -- Of the manner of fortifying villages -- Of the corps of a partisan -- Of the qualifications necessary in a partisan -- Of the exercise -- Of subordination -- Of going on detachment and secret marches -- Of reconnoitering -- Of the defense of posts -- Of the attack of posts -- Of suprises and strategems for seizing posts -- Of ambuscades -- Of the retreat.

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