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

Office Printed War Office Printed 1792, War Office Printed 1792

ISBN 10: 1843429268 / ISBN 13: 9781843429265

Published by Naval and Military Press Ltd, GB, 2004

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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 and Military Press Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843429268
• ISBN 13: 9781843429265
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 18.9W x 2.9H x 24.59D centimeters 18.9 centimeters width by 2.9 centimeters height by 24.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 810 grams

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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.