A system for the discipline of the artillery of the United States of America, or, The young artillerist's pocket companion. : In three parts. Part I. Containing: The formation of a corps of artillery, and the duty and practice of light field artillery, &c. Part II. Containing: The theory and practice of heavy artillery, in garrison and on board the navy; and an extract of a treatise on the origin and principles of courts martial. Part III. Containing: Laboratory duty; a great variety of directions for compositions, and the method of making artificial fire works, with the formation of ammunition necessary for the different kinds of ordnance. In three volumes. By William Stevens. An officer in the American artillery through the whole of the late Revolution, and since in the militia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, William, 1752-1801.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Artillery--Drill and tactics.

United States.

United States. Army. Artillery.

United States. Army--Artillery--Drill and tactics--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Manuals (Handbooks)

Physical Description:

14 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 14-260 pages, 24 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

New-York. : Printed by William A. Davis, no. 26, Moore-Street, for the author, --1797--

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Vol. 2-3 were not published.

Error in paging: p. 228 misnumbered 227.

Plates engraved by William Rollinson. Cf. Stauffer.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 32878

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2172

Sabin, 91568

English Short Title Catalog, W29515.

Access Restriction:

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