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A plan of discipline for the use of the Norfolk militia. In three parts. Part I. Containing The Manual Exercise, with Explanations. The Officers Exercise, and Manner of Saluting, And the Halbert Exercise. Part II. Method of Teaching the Exercise. Rules and Directions for Marching and Wheeling. The Prussian and oblique Steps. Marching, Counter-Marching, and Wheeling by Platoons. Exercise by single Companies. Part III. Reviewing, Forming the Battalion, Firings, Evolutions, Mounting and Relieving a Guard, Standing Orders, &c. With an Introduction from Aelian, Vegetius, Folard, K. of Prussia, M. Saxe Wolfe, and the most celebrated Ancient and Modern Authors: The whole represented in the most accurate and expressive Manner, by above 100 Figures, on 55 Folio and Quarto Copper Plates. Containing several Articles necessary to be known to all Officers, not to be found in any Work of this Kind. By William Windham, Esq; and the Right Hon. George Lord Visc. Townshend, Lord Lieut. of Ireland. The second edition, greatly improved. To which now is added, the present manual exercise for the army, as ordered by His Majesty and the Adjutant General. With Encampments for Infantry and Cavalry.
Windham, William, 1717-1761.Date: 1768- Books
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The art of war. In four parts. Containing, I. The duties of officers of horse. II. Of officers of foot. III. Of a soldier in general, with variety of Examples of such as have been Disgrac'd for being ignorant of their. IV. The rules and practice of war by all great generals ; the Order of Marching, Incamping, Fighting, A tacking and Defending Strong Plates, and the Method of Surprizing garrisons, or Armies, and of ... up of Quarters. Written in French by four able officers of long service and experience, and translated into English by an English officer. Illustrated with several copper cuts.
Date: 1707- Books
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The new art of war. Containing I. The duties of officers of horse and foot. II. the Duties of a Soldier in general, from a private Sentinel to a Commander in Chief. III. The practice of war by all great generals; As the Order of Marching, Counter-Marching, and Incamping, with proper Distances, as Intervals and Streets, for Horse and Foot; the Plan or Method of drawing up an Army in Line of Battle; of Attacking and Defending Lines of Circumvallation; of pasting Rivers over Bridges of Pontons, and Entrenching an Army on the other Side; the Manner of Besieging and Defending fortified Places; the Method of Surprising Garrisons and Armies, and of Beating up Quarters. To which are added (never published before,) IV. The manner of drawing up a regiment, and Posting Officers, with Orders to be observ'd in Camps and Garrisons. V. The Exercise of the Foot, with the Number of Motions to be performed at each Word of Command, and an Explanation of them. VI. The Method of Forming and Reducing the Hollow Square. Vii. The Exercise of the Horse and Dragoons as now practised. Viii. The Rules and Orders of his late Majesty King William, when Prince of Orange, to be observed by all Guards and Garrisons. IX. Lastly, an abridgement of the articles of war now in Force. The whole illustrated with several Copper Cuts.
Date: M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]- Books
A sound of marching / by A.D. Askew.
Askew, A. D. (Albert Dennis)Date: 1968
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Cavalry marching through a mountain river, Afghanistan. Watercolour.
Reference: 27042i