Rules and Regulations for the Formations, Field-Exercise and Movements of His Majesty's Forces (1792)

War Office Printed 1792

ISBN 10: 1843429268 / ISBN 13: 9781843429265

Published by Naval & Military Press, 2004

About this Item

2004 N & M Press reprint of 1792 original Edition. SB. 109pp + 14 plates.Published Price £18 Official War Office manual setting out a 'uniform system of field-exercise and movement, founded on just and true principles' introduced for the British army in 1792, a time of mounting alarm at theFrench revolution that was about to plunge Europe into two decades of war. The book covers the entire gamut of military manoevres from platoon upwards - including the formation of the famous British squares- and is an invaluable addition to the library of any enthusiast of 18th or 18th century warfare, as well as to re-enactors and war-gamers. The detailed text is accompanied by endpaper diagrams of the manoevres described.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rules and Regulations for the Formations, Field-Exercise and Movements of His Majesty's Forces (1792)
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843429268
• ISBN 13: 9781843429265
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)
  • Army and Land Forces

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Synopsis

Official War Office manual setting out a ‘uniform system of field-exercise and movement, founded on just and true principles’ introduced for the British army in 1792, a time of mounting alarm at the'French revolution that was about to plunge Europe into two decades of war. The book covers the entire gamut of military manoevres from platoon upwards - including the formation of the famous British squares- and is an invaluable addition to the library of any enthusiast of 18th or 18th century warfarfe, as well as to re-enactors and war-gamers. The detailed text is accompanied by endpaper diagrams of the manoevres described.