A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 |
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... formed into a regiment of 10 companies , armed with the musket , and were mounted infantry . Their normal formation was in 10 ranks , and when in action one rank supplied the horse - holders for the other nine . The artillery , which ...
... formed into a regiment of 10 companies , armed with the musket , and were mounted infantry . Their normal formation was in 10 ranks , and when in action one rank supplied the horse - holders for the other nine . The artillery , which ...
Side 147
... formed up in four columns and , preceded by 40 squadrons , advanced westward along marked tracks , and an hour later crossed the Kessel Stream by prepared bridges . The morning was dark and misty ; Eugene's army marched on the right ...
... formed up in four columns and , preceded by 40 squadrons , advanced westward along marked tracks , and an hour later crossed the Kessel Stream by prepared bridges . The morning was dark and misty ; Eugene's army marched on the right ...
Side 206
... formed up , when the whole of the Prussian cavalry advanced compact like a wall and at an incredible speed . With its right it attacked the Austrian cavalry , which was in column and was unable to place in battle more than three or four ...
... formed up , when the whole of the Prussian cavalry advanced compact like a wall and at an incredible speed . With its right it attacked the Austrian cavalry , which was in column and was unable to place in battle more than three or four ...
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Admiral advance allies Armada armed merchantmen army arrived artillery attack August Austria battalions battle Blücher British Brunswick Burgoyne Cadiz camp campaign cannon Captain cavalry centre Charles Clinton Clive Colonel colonies columns command Cornwallis corps Cromwell d'Erlon Danube decided defeat dispatch Donauwörth Drake Duke Dumouriez Elector Emperor empire enemy enemy's England English Europe fight fire flank fleet force France Frederick French galleasses Guard guns Gustavus horse Ibid infantry July June King later learnt letter Lord Louis manœuvre Marlborough Meanwhile Medina Sidonia miles Mir Jafar move musket Napoleon Nawab Nelson occupied October officers once Parliament peace position Prince Prussian Quebec rear regiments reinforce Rhine river Road Russia sail Saxony says sent September ships shot siege Siraj-ud-daulah soldiers Spain Spanish squadron Sweden tactics treaty troops United Provinces Valmy victory Villeneuve William wounded writes wrote