The art of war : reveries & memoirs
1811
L2016F19 1811
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Title
The art of war : reveries & memoirs
Variant Title
Reveries, ou, Mémoires sur l'art de la guerre
Published
London : Printed by W. M'Dowall, for J. Davis, Military Chronicle Office, 1811.
Description
iv, 96 p., 9 leaves of plates (6 fold.) : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm.
Call Number
L2016F19 1811
System Control No.
(OCoLC)17603595
Note
Translation of: Reveries, ou, Mémoires sur l'art de la guerre.
"Illustrated with copperplates."
Contents: Raising troops -- Clothing troops -- Subsisting troops -- Paying troops -- Exercising troops -- Forming troops for action -- The legion -- Cavalry in general -- Armour -- Arms and accoutrements -- Establishment of cavalry -- Foraging -- Tents, &c -- The grand manoeurvre -- The column -- Small-arms -- Colours or standards -- Artillery and carriage -- Military discipline -- Fortification, and the attack and defence of places -- Reflections on war in general -- Erecting of forts, viz. parapets and banquets -- Ravelins -- Counter-guard -- Lunettes, covert-way, and glacis -- War in mountainous countries -- War in inclosed countries -- Passing rivers -- Situations proper for engagements, and the encampment of armies -- Lines and retrenchments -- Attack of retrenchments -- Redoubts, and their excellence in battle -- Field redoubt for a battalion -- Spies and guides -- Signs -- Qualifications necessary for the commander-in-chief of an army.
"Illustrated with copperplates."
Contents: Raising troops -- Clothing troops -- Subsisting troops -- Paying troops -- Exercising troops -- Forming troops for action -- The legion -- Cavalry in general -- Armour -- Arms and accoutrements -- Establishment of cavalry -- Foraging -- Tents, &c -- The grand manoeurvre -- The column -- Small-arms -- Colours or standards -- Artillery and carriage -- Military discipline -- Fortification, and the attack and defence of places -- Reflections on war in general -- Erecting of forts, viz. parapets and banquets -- Ravelins -- Counter-guard -- Lunettes, covert-way, and glacis -- War in mountainous countries -- War in inclosed countries -- Passing rivers -- Situations proper for engagements, and the encampment of armies -- Lines and retrenchments -- Attack of retrenchments -- Redoubts, and their excellence in battle -- Field redoubt for a battalion -- Spies and guides -- Signs -- Qualifications necessary for the commander-in-chief of an army.
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