The new art of war : Containing I. The duties of officers of horse and foot. II. the Duties of a Soldier in general, from a private Sentinel to a Commander in Chief. III. The practice of war by all great generals; As the Order of Marching, Counter-Marching, and Incamping, with proper Distances, as Intervals and Streets, for Horse and Foot; the Plan or Method of drawing up an Army in Line of Battle; of Attacking and Defending Lines of Circumvallation; of pasting Rivers over Bridges of Pontons, and Entrenching an Army on the other Side; the Manner of Besieging and Defending fortified Places; the Method of Surprising Garrisons and Armies, and of Beating up Quarters. To which are added (never published before,) IV. The manner of drawing up a regiment, and Posting Officers, with Orders to be observ'd in Camps and Garrisons. V. The Exercise of the Foot, with the Number of Motions to be performed at each Word of Command, and an Explanation of them. VI. The Method of Forming and Reducing the Hollow Square. Vii. The Exercise of the Horse and Dragoons as now practised. Viii. The Rules and Orders of his late Majesty King William, when Prince of Orange, to be observed by all Guards and Garrisons. IX. Lastly, an abridgement of the articles of war now in Force. The whole illustrated with several Copper Cuts.

Format:

Book

Standardized Title:

Art of war.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Early works to 1800.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii,296,[4]p.,plates )

Other Title:

New art of war.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for E. Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]

Notes:

Anonymous. Part I is by the Sieur de Birac, parts II-III by M. de Lamont, part IV by the Chevalier de la Valière.

A compilation.

Originally published in 1707 as 'The art of war'.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T110946.

OCLC:

642277908