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 halaman |
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... earth or BACKAGE - Wagons . See WAGONS . BAGPIPE , the name of a well - sand to repair breaches , and the embra ... Earth - BAGS , containing about a cu- bical foot of earth , are used to raise a parapet in haste , or to repair one that ...
... earth or BACKAGE - Wagons . See WAGONS . BAGPIPE , the name of a well - sand to repair breaches , and the embra ... Earth - BAGS , containing about a cu- bical foot of earth , are used to raise a parapet in haste , or to repair one that ...
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... earth , clay , of some- thing of a similar substance , to prevent the powder from being fired : they are guarded by centinels . The balls are Gun - BATTERY , is a defence made of earth faced with green sods or fascines , and sometimes ...
... earth , clay , of some- thing of a similar substance , to prevent the powder from being fired : they are guarded by centinels . The balls are Gun - BATTERY , is a defence made of earth faced with green sods or fascines , and sometimes ...
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... earth or dung ; used in making batteries , where gabions and earth are not to be had . They must not be too large , but of a size that is go- vernable . BATTERY - Nails are wooden pins made of the toughest wood , with which the planks ...
... earth or dung ; used in making batteries , where gabions and earth are not to be had . They must not be too large , but of a size that is go- vernable . BATTERY - Nails are wooden pins made of the toughest wood , with which the planks ...
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... earth from rolling into the dan ; and serves likewise to pass and To BESIEGE , to lay siege to , or in- Test any place with armed forces . BESIEGERS , the army that lays siege to a fried place . BESIEGED , the garrison that de- feans ...
... earth from rolling into the dan ; and serves likewise to pass and To BESIEGE , to lay siege to , or in- Test any place with armed forces . BESIEGERS , the army that lays siege to a fried place . BESIEGED , the garrison that de- feans ...
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... earth . Their points at the bottom serve to fix them in the earth , and those at top to hold the fascines that are placed upon them ; so that the sap or trench is formed into a kind of covered gallery , to secure the troops from stones ...
... earth . Their points at the bottom serve to fix them in the earth , and those at top to hold the fascines that are placed upon them ; so that the sap or trench is formed into a kind of covered gallery , to secure the troops from stones ...
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