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.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

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

Genre:

Manuals (Handbooks).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14, [1], 14-260 p., 24 leaves of plates ) ill. ;

Other Title:

System for the discipline of the artillery of the United States of America, or, The young artillerist's pocket companion.

Place of Publication:

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

Notes:

Vol. 2-3 were not published.

Error in paging: p. 228 misnumbered 227.

Plates engraved by William Rollinson. Cf. Stauffer.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 32878

Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2172

Sabin, 91568

English Short Title Catalog, W29515.

OCLC:

642787938