Military Dictionary: Comprising Technical Definitions; Information on Raising and Keeping Troops; Actual Service, Including Makeshifts and Improved Matériel; and Law, Government, Regulation, and Administration Relating to Land ForcesD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 674 من الصفحات |
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... piece of ordnance . These supplies are trans- ported in caissons , and an army should be followed , in all cases , by a second supply at least equal to the first . The ammunition which can- not be carried in the caissons attached to pieces ...
... piece of ordnance . These supplies are trans- ported in caissons , and an army should be followed , in all cases , by a second supply at least equal to the first . The ammunition which can- not be carried in the caissons attached to pieces ...
الصفحة 25
... pieces ) .... Wall Pieces , for the attack of one front ........ 40 The 18 and 24 - pounders should be furnished with one thousand rounds each , the 12 - pounders with twelve hundred rounds , the 8 - inch howitzers and mortars with six ...
... pieces ) .... Wall Pieces , for the attack of one front ........ 40 The 18 and 24 - pounders should be furnished with one thousand rounds each , the 12 - pounders with twelve hundred rounds , the 8 - inch howitzers and mortars with six ...
الصفحة 28
... piece of sheet lead used to cover the vent of a cannon . APPUI , POINT D ' . A term applied to any given point upon which a line of troops is formed . ARDENT SPIRITS . The introduction of ardent spirits into Indian Territory , under any ...
... piece of sheet lead used to cover the vent of a cannon . APPUI , POINT D ' . A term applied to any given point upon which a line of troops is formed . ARDENT SPIRITS . The introduction of ardent spirits into Indian Territory , under any ...
الصفحة 29
... piece .... Number . Twist ... Width .. .69 .69 .58 .58 .58 .58 .015 .015 .0025 .0025 .0025 .0025 .82 8.85 .78 .90 .90 .82 1.25 1.25 1.14 1.15 1.14 1 . 42 . 40 . 33 . 33 . 12 . 16 . 18. 18 . 21.7 21.7 41.96 41.70 39.60 33 . 33 . 12 ...
... piece .... Number . Twist ... Width .. .69 .69 .58 .58 .58 .58 .015 .015 .0025 .0025 .0025 .0025 .82 8.85 .78 .90 .90 .82 1.25 1.25 1.14 1.15 1.14 1 . 42 . 40 . 33 . 33 . 12 . 16 . 18. 18 . 21.7 21.7 41.96 41.70 39.60 33 . 33 . 12 ...
الصفحة 30
... piece be held firmly against the shoulder , no serious inconvenience will be felt in firing this increased charge ... pieces without proper aim , and thus waste ammunition . FIG . 7 . Nomenclature descriptibe of the Rifle Musket 30 [ ARM ...
... piece be held firmly against the shoulder , no serious inconvenience will be felt in firing this increased charge ... pieces without proper aim , and thus waste ammunition . FIG . 7 . Nomenclature descriptibe of the Rifle Musket 30 [ ARM ...
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abatis Act March ammunition angle appointed arms army Articles of War artillery attack authority battalion battery battle body boil bore breech brevet camp Captain carriages cartridge casemates cavalry charge colonel columbiads column commanding officer commissioned commissioned officer Congress constructed corps counterscarp court court-martial cover defence Department detachment diameter direction distance ditch duty elevation enemy execution feet field fire flank forage force fortifications French front gabions garrison ground guard horses howitzers inches infantry judge-advocate length Lieutenant Marshal Bugeaud means ment military militia mortars musket necessary non-commissioned officer offence officer or soldier ordnance parapet paymaster-general person piece pint position President prisoner projectile punishment range rank ravelin rear regiment regulation rifle rifle musket screw Secretary Secretary of War sergeant shell shot side siege staff tion troops United wagons weight yards
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الصفحة 131 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals...
الصفحة 629 - States, and if any doubt should arise, not explained by said articles, then according to your conscience, the best of your understanding, and the custom of war in like cases: and you do further swear that you will not divulge the sentence of the court until it shall be published by...
الصفحة 670 - That any soldier being in actual military service, or any mariner or seaman being at sea, may dispose of his personal estate as he might have done before the making of this act.
الصفحة 499 - Territory where such regiment shall be stationed, in order to obtain justice; who is hereby required to examine into said complaint, and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of, and...
الصفحة 234 - The Secretary of War is the regular constitutional organ of the President for the administration of the military establishment of the nation, and rules and orders publicly promulgated through him must be received as the acts of the Executive, and, as such, be binding upon all, within the sphere of his legal and constitutional authority.
الصفحة 379 - That either or both may (if they see fit) punish such an offender, cannot be doubted. Yet it cannot be truly averred that the offender has been twice punished for the same offense; but only that by one act he has committed two offenses, for each of which he is justly punishable. He could not plead the punishment by one in bar to a conviction by the other; consequently, this court has decided, in the case of Fox v.
الصفحة 233 - Affairs, who shall perform and execute such duties as shall, from time to time, be enjoined on or intrusted to him by the President of the United States...
الصفحة 429 - I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.
الصفحة 98 - VICTORIA, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith; to all to whom these presents shall come greeting...
الصفحة 256 - The functions of the engineers being generally confined to the most elevated branch of military science, they are not to assume, nor are they subject to be ordered on any duty beyond the line of their immediate profession, except by the special order of the President...