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Manoeuvres for a Battalion of Infantry upon fixed principles. With thirty-two copper plates. By a German officer. by YOUNG Sir William (translated) - 1767

Name: Manoeuvres for a Battalion of Infantry, Upon Fixed Principles [microform]: With Seventeen Copper Plates, Including the Late General Wolf[e]&#39;s
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Author: Sir William Young
ISBN: 9781014161819

by YOUNG Sir William (translated)

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Manoeuvres for a Battalion of Infantry upon fixed principles. With thirty-two copper plates. By a German officer.

by YOUNG Sir William (translated)

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London: J Millan, 1767 second edition. 32 pages. 32 plates coloured by hand on 20 sheets many of which are folding. Later full calf. The second edition was much enlarged. Houlding comments 'This small drill book laid out a series of manoeuvres for the battalion, most of which were described in the 1764 Regulations, but which were here performed in a fashion more sophisticated than that laid down in the regulations.'

Bookseller Independent bookstores (GB)
Book Condition Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available 1
Binding Hardcover
Publisher J Millan, second edition
Place of Publication London
Date Published 1767
Keywords military history; british army; drill book; infantry training manual; frederick great; prussian