Transcriber’s Notes

General

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The text in this e-text is that used in the source document. English nor non-English words and phrases have been corrected, unless mentioned under Changes below. This also applies to misspellings, unusual, archaic and obsolete spellings (of proper and geographical names as well), the mixing-up of languages, dubious and wrong translations, and to the use (or absence) of accents and diacriticals in French and German words. Inconsistencies in capitalisation and typography (also of keywords) have not been rectified, except as listed below. Missing words have been added only when indicated below. Errors (also in calculations), repetitions, contradictions and inconsistencies in contents, data, definitions, etc. have not been corrected or otherwise addressed, unless mentioned below. Errors and inconsistencies in the alphabetical order of (sub-)keywords have not been corrected; for the alphabetical sort order, I and J, and occasionally Y, appear to be considered the same letters, as are U and V. The book uses decimal commas, (high and low) decimal points and spaces to separate integers and decimals. The use of multiple quote marks in multi-paragraph quotes has not been standardised.

In some tables dashes may indicate lack of data and/or they may be used as a ditto symbol: it is not always clear what the author intended. The author or printer have abbreviated many words and phrases in the tables to fit the width they had available (the source document was printed in two rather narrow columns); these abbreviations have been kept unchanged (apart from the insertion of periods or apostrophes etc.) unless mentioned below. Where column headers, units etc. are not present in this e-text, they were lacking in the source document as well. Some digits have been replaced with a question mark ? because the data were illegible in the source document and could not be verified through other sources.

Internal references

Internal references (for example, See ...) do not always provide relevant or additional information. In general, the hyperlink leads to (the most relevant section or sub-section of) the keyword referred to. For some hyperlinks the referenced keyword does not exist, is spelled differently, or the description given there refers to a homonym; in these cases the hyperlink points to what appears to be the most relevant keyword, or no hyperlink is provided (see below). Circular references have been retained. Some articles that are not referred or linked to may provide more information than the articles that are referred to. Some of the text contains reference letters that appear to refer to illustrations; such illustrations are not present in the source document, with the exception of those on pages 123 and 124.

The source document contains the following references to non-existing or irrelevant articles: Page 54, See Curb; Page 79, See Instruments; Pages 110 and 112, See Cutlass; Pages 112, 145, 203, 276, See Sword Exercise and page 333, See Sword-Exercise; Page 113, See Encyclopoedia; Page 116, see Drum-Out; Page 117, See Spoils; Page 119, See Disorder; Page 136, See Enlistment; Page 138, See Contractor; Page 139, reference to Conserves; Page 140, see Spy; Page 149, See Atchievement; Page 154, See Lights; Pages 229, 472, 528, See Jets de Feu; Page 254, See Acid (Muriatic, oxigenized); Page 263, See Border la Haye; Page 266, See Ginguet; Page 289, See Inclination; Page 308, See Articles of War, section XIX; Page 310, See Junction and See Priming Irons; Pages 313, 559, See Quay; Page 368, See Plotting; Page 467, See Mute; Page 470, See Livery; Page 497, See Fleece; Page 505, See Parabolic Conoid; Page 507, See Park; Page 509, See Watering; Page 537, See Polygraphy; Page 564, reference to exterior ... radius; Page 583, See Bond; Page 649, See Intrenching Tools; Page 702, See Spun Hay; Page 705, See Waggon-Master; Page 708, See Avant courier; Page 718, See Sonnette.

Other remarks

Various pages, Durtubie: probably (Théodore) d’Urtubie, author of the Manuel de l’Artilleur.

Page 43, Gros Jegerndorff: probably Groß Jägerndorff.

Page 51, Battle of Spaudau: possibly an error for Battle of Spanden.

Page 90, Thus -3, is 8 times less than nothing: possibly an error for Thus -8, is 8 times less than nothing.

Page 91, < or ⫎ are signs of minority: the symbol ⫎ as given in this e-text is an upside-down rendition of the symbol as printed in the source document.

Page 91, Characters in fire-works: the characters as given in this text are used to represent the shape of the characters in the source document rather than the actual characters.

Page 91, Thus 40°, 55′, 18″, 55‴, is read 40 degrees, 35 minutes: as erroneously printed in the source document.

Page 116, being divided into 60″ seconds: the repeated units (″ and seconds) are as printed in the source document.

Page 120, table Diameters of the shots ...: the missing digit (second row 3, column 4) is probably 5 (6.541).

Page 121, table Diameters of the bullets ..., row 1, column 0: the value .715 is likely to be incorrect; the missing digit in row 1, column 1 is probably 7 (.751).

Page 185, Alain Marrison Mallet: probably Alain Manesson Mallet.

Page 224, Supplément aux Rêveries de ce Mar: the title of the work is Supplément aux rêveries du Maréchal de Saxe.

Page 318, 2 sticks of about 5.5 feet long, and 1-5 inches square: the author may have intended 1 to 5 inches square or ¹⁄₅ inches square.

Page 323, Maria Parcia lex appeared in 1691: probably an error for ... appeared in 691 (see the other years mentioned in this context).

Page 338, “At the same time of the year: the closing quote mark is lacking.

Page 396, “It has already been shewn with what obstinacy: there is no closing quote mark.

Page 414, Grouda: probably an error for Gouda.

Page 417, kanen (two bottom rows Dresden in table Liquid Measure): probably an error for kanne; 953 (same table, row Florence, barile wine measure) possibly an error for 9,53.

Page 439, Table of the quantity of powder required ..., bottom line (Rock): item number 9 is probably an error for item number 6.

Page 446-447, In order to the attainment ... the following tables are subjoined: the fourth through tenth tables are not included under this keyword; the tables referred to appear to be present elsewhere in the book (under Weights and under Measures).

Page 450, table Gold Coins, entries France (40 and 20 franc piece) and Geneva: the two values 2²⁄₅ cover three rows (the last two rows for France and the row for Geneva), but are assumed to belong to the rows for France’s 20 and 40 franc pieces.

Page 474, entry Naumachiæ, ... may probably lead to great na- exertions: some text appears to be missing. A contemporary book (Charles James, A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary ..., 2nd Edition, London 1805) has ... may probably lead to great naval exertions.

Page 496-497, Brigade Orders, orders which are issued by the generals commanding, through the brigade majors, to the several adju- corps that do duty together, or are brigaded: there is some text missing. Contemporary books (e.g., Charles James, An Universal Military Dictionary, London, 1816) have ... Brigade Orders, orders which are issued by the generals commanding, through the brigade majors, to the several adjutants of regiments, for the government of corps that do duty together, or are brigaded.

Page 499: Keyword Ostage: possible error for Otage.

Page 509, Hâter le Pas, Fr. to slacken your pace; to go slower: actually means the opposite: to increase your speed; to go faster.

Page 518, Penal, (Pénale, ale, Fr.): possibly intended to read Penal, (Pénal, -ale, Fr.).

Page 524, Pied de Roi and Pied Quarré, one hundred and forty lines and one hundred and forty inches errors for one hundred and forty four lines and inches respectively.

Page 525, a triangular square, or a rectangle: probably an error for a triangle, a square, or a rectangle;

Page 525, table Triangular Piles of Shot: as printed in the source document, though there are several mistakes in the numbers given, nor do the numbers agree with the formula as given in the text that follows the table.

Page 532, Il lui planter sa poltronnerie au nez: planter is an error for a past or perfect tense.

Page 537, polkowink: possibly an error for pułkownik.

Page 539, Porstick method: possibly an error for Poristic method.

Page 554: the symbol ╳ has been used merely to represent the shape of a large cross.

Page 600, given for good performed: one or more words appear to be missing.

Page 606, General Table of Sky Rockets: the meaning of the values in the row Mallet for driving may be intended to read 3lb. 8oz. etc.

Page 629, “This term does not come from serviens: the closing quote mark is absent.

Page 646, A five heures Sonnantes, Fr.: as printed in the source document.

Page 692, exercise of mock battle formerly practised: possibly an error for exercise or mock battle formerly practised.

Page 698, Where such barbarity is the costume: probably an error for Where such barbarity is the coutume or coûtume.

Page 704, “The Turks are a nation: there is no closing quote mark.

Page 705/706, We have already remarked under Table d’Officiers, ... it was strictly forbidden: the prohibition is not mentioned in the article referred to.

Page 745, the windage of a nine-pounder will be 166 of an inch: as printed; 166 is possibly intended to be a fraction (¹⁄₆?).

Changes made to the text

General remarks

Footnotes, tables and illustrations have been moved outside text paragraphs.

Several obvious minor typographical and punctuation errors (including missing and incorrect punctuation) have been corrected silently when this correction would not change the meaning of the text. Some dashes that were used to fill out justified text in the source document’s narrow columns have been removed. Several erroneously repeated words have been deleted.

In some of the tables, ditto marks (or blank spaces, periods and dashes etc. acting as such) have been replaced with the dittoed text or data. Some tables and table entries have been split or otherwise re-arranged for better readability.

Global changes and standardisations

In the source document some of the keywords are printed on top of each other, with braces surrounding them. Where possible, this presentation has been standardised to the usual in-line lay-out.

The indications of the source language and their italics mark-up have been standardised (Fr. to Fr., etc.); cheval- and chevaux-de-frize (and variants) have been standardised to cheval-de-frize and chevaux-de-frize (with otherwise unchanged spelling); seige(s) has been standardised to siege(s); frustrum(s) was standardised to frustum(s). A period has been added after the Roman ordinal in regnal names etc. where this was not present. Various ways in which numerical fractions (for example, 1/2, 1-2, ½) were printed have been standardised to ¹⁄₂.

Individual changes

Page etc. Source document This text

v a class of beings which a class of beings of which

1 ---- Start letter A inserted

20 translated from the Aide Momoire translated from the Aide Mémoire

29 The piece itself weighs 42 50 pounds The piece itself weighs 42-50 pounds

39 exigencies of state they require exigencies of state that require

47 Battle of Maubege, Cobourg Austrian Battle of Maubeuge, Cobourg Austrian

48 1795. Battle of Bonnel 1795. Battle of Bommel

51 Action at Unberhausen Action at Ungerhausen

52 Battre de’écharpe Battre d’écharpe

59, table Weight when filled

---- footnote anchor [7] inserted in bottom row of table

68 3597270 .3597270

one-twenty-eighth of a pound one twenty-eighth of a pound

70 by the testimony of four gentlemen! officers’ sons, however, by the testimony of four gentlemen. Officers’ sons, however,

Caisson, in military affairs, as a wooden frame or chest Caisson, in military affairs, is a wooden frame or chest

battre la Tambour battre le Tambour

72, table Distribution of the depth of a camp

brace covers rows To the staff officers through To the front of the grand sutler’s tent brace covers rows To the first row of batmen’s tents through To the front of the grand sutler’s tent

81 See Aigremone See Aigremore

83 2 spare skafts 2 spare shafts

84, table Wood axletrees

---- sub-group column heading Di. of arm. inserted under Limber

85, table Ranges with carronades 1798

---- column heading Yards inserted above all but the column Charge

---- table Diameter of the wheels of the field carriages moved from keyword Carronades to keyword Carriages.

91 chargez vos arms, un, deux, chargez vos armes, un, deux,

92, tables Charges for medium and light guns

---- column heading Kinds inserted cf. table Charges for heavy guns ....

99 Commissaire-général de la cavalerie degére Commissaire-général de la cavalerie légère

Commissaire provinciaux d’artillerie Commissaires provinciaux d’artillerie

Commissaire ordinaires d’artillerie Commissaires ordinaires d’artillerie

Commissaire géneral des poudres et saltpetres Commissaire général des poudres et salpêtres

Commissaire provinciaux etordinaires des guerres Commissaires provinciaux et ordinaires des guerres

105 the pallisade on the counterscrap the pallisade on the counterscarp

110 from nose to croop from nose to croup

112 x y 2 = a x y² = a

Cunette. See Culvette Cunette. See Cuvette

115 être en de défense être en défense

116 Denonciateur d’un désertur Denonciateur d’un déserteur

119 Desorde, Fr. See Disorder Desordre, Fr. See Disorder

Developpe, Fr. to unfold Developper, Fr. to unfold

120 and the number 58.24, under the first and the number 5.824, under the first

123 in the memoirs of general Montecuculi in the memoirs of general Montecuculli

140 See Armicer See Armiger

151 La-mer falaise La mer falaise

153 On these tresles On these tressels

155 Their corps d’armie or legion Their corps d’armée or legions

158 asnaphaan, which being a low Dutch word a snaphaan, which being a low Dutch word

162 From Sadan down the Meuse to Charlemont From Sedan down the Meuse to Charlemont

164, paragraphs Square foot and Cubic foot

... + 12 = ... × 12 = (three occurrences)

184 In the first vertical column In the first horizontal row (for this e-text the table has been rotated by 90°)

187 Minno, Baron of Coehorn Menno, Baron of Coehorn

192 The author of Oeuvres Militares The author of Oeuvres Militaires

201 Mr. Emerson, in his principles of Mechanics Mr. Emerson, in his Principles of Mechanics

217 Every timarist in Turkey Every timariot in Turkey

219 General de bettaile General de bataille

237 grenadiers posteiches grenadiers postiches

242 Exploits Guerrieres Exploits Guerriers

Délcarer la Guerre Déclarer la Guerre

249, table Length and weight of English Brass guns

---- column Kind aligned with other columns (misprint in source document)

---- 5th group in column Kind: poorly aligned 1 and 2 in left-most column combined to 12 (pounders)

table Ranges of brass guns with one shot

two-column header lbz. two headers lbs. and oz.

---- braces added to grouped rows for 24 and 12 (pounders) as with 6 (pounders)

250, table Effects of case shot from a battalion gun

8z. 8 oz.

3z. 3 oz.

---- column Kind of charge: direction of braces standardised

There were three rounds fired at each change There were three rounds fired at each charge

251 Table heading Ranges with 5¹⁄₂ inch shells ... Table heading Ranges with 5¹⁄₂ inch shells ...

255 mud forts made in India so called mud forts made in India are so called

259 preserved by Boxhoom preserved by Boxhoorn

261 Harquebuseir, a soldier Harquebusier, a soldier

272 likewise terminated without bloodshead likewise terminated without bloodshed

280 compagnies de bas-officers compagnies de bas-officiers

292 100 of the garrison of Tritchinoply 100 of the garrison of Tritchinopoly

304 1 catlin, 2 tenaculems 1 catlin, 2 tenaculums

1 elevator, 1 lanticular, a brush 1 elevator, 1 lenticular, a brush

a tenaculem, thread for ligatures a tenaculum, thread for ligatures

321 the chevaliers and gens darmes fought on foot the chevaliers and gens d’armes fought on foot

333 The French armies now form corps d’armie The French armies now form corps d’armée

336 in the verticle plane of the mortar’s axis in the vertical plane of the mortar’s axis

351 Longrinis Longrines

353 may be posted in the several machicoulies may be posted in the several machicoulises

357 in a semicular form in a semicircular form

360 le Service des Armées contenant sur organasion le Service des Armées contenant son organisation

366 être mener à la promenade être mené à la promenade

to make solders go through to make soldiers go through

399 bôete aux rondes boîte aux rondes

400 viv. Les travaux de Mars viz. Les travaux de Mars

407 differing from the pallaisse differing from the paillasse

426, last two tables (Jewish and Roman long measures)

---- right-hand side of tables (English measures) aligned with the left-hand side

table Jewish Long or Itinerary Measure

cubic cubit

Roman long Measure, deduced to English Roman long Measure, reduced to English

430-431, There are four kinds of levers ... Inclined plane.

Several paragraphs and lines in the source document were mixed up Re-arranged to form a more coherent text

435 The hyperbola too in all probability be attempted The hyperbola too in all probability he attempted

The first material deviations The first material deviation

436 from some of these series’s the area hath been computed from some of these series the area hath been computed

the area will be 7853981633, the area will be .7853981633,

451, first row Hamburgh

rixdoller banco rixdollar banco

454 those who have not professed mehomedanism those who have not professed mahomedanism

456, Table Medium Ranges with Land Service ... 1798, row 3lbs. 4 oz., column 13 Inch, Range

244 yards 1244 yards

457 are erroneously fix-to an angle of 45 degrees are erroneously fixed to an angle of 45 degrees

460 movement égal, ou uniforme mouvement égal, ou uniforme

Rejecter la motion Rejeter la motion

466 called officires a husse-col called officiers a hausse-col

468 Mur de pierres léches Mur de pierres sèches

469 ---- closing quote mark inserted after ... they endeavored to undermine the foundations

471 Nobobs, however, often kept possession Nabobs, however, often kept possession

474 the art of was carried on by ships at sea the art of war carried on by ships at sea

and of the Nile and Trafalgar where fought and of the Nile and Trafalgar were fought

479 Niveau de la campaign Niveau de la campagne

482 ---- closing quote mark inserted after The same by me

486 Otoedrical, having eight sides Octoedrical, having eight sides

489 ---- closing quote mark inserted after ... or in covers open at the sides

493 Il se sont offusqué Il se sent offusqué

496 and the Spanish South America and the Spanish in South America

497 Fortitudoe jus Rhodum tenuit Fortitudo ejus Rhodum tenuit

505 xy = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d xy = ax³ + bx² + cx + d

yy = ax3 + bx2 + cx + a yy = ax³ + bx² + cx + d

according to senority according to seniority

in fencing, to miss one’s party in fencing, to miss one’s parry

Parallelipiped, (Parallelopepide, Fr.) Parallelepiped, (Parallelepipede, Fr.)

507 Parc d’Höpital Parc d’Hôpital

508 Se delarer d’un Parti Se declarer d’un Parti

509 Returner sur ses Pas Retourner sur ses Pas

513 mais sont fruit est doux mais son fruit est doux

518 Penal, (Pénale, ale, Fr.) Penal, (Pénal, ale, Fr.)

519 and of one half-second pendulum ⁹⁄₈ inches and of one half-second pendulum 9.8 inches

527 instead of the two statutes of the emperors instead of the two statues of the emperors

528 and the but end so sharped, that when fired and the but end so shaped, that when fired

535 Ette de poids Etre de poids

536 Poix refine, Fr. Rosin Poix résine, Fr. Rosin

537 Polynomial, (Polyname, Fr.) Polynomial, (Polynôme, Fr.)

539 haut les armes, corresponds with out recover haut les armes, corresponds with our recover

540 as porter toutes ses voiles as porter toutes ses voiles

544 Poudrier, Fr. a gunpowder make Poudrier, Fr. a gunpowder maker

547 Il voulut tiret, mais son pistolet pris qu’un rat Il voulut tirer, mais son pistolet ne prit qu’un rat

548 discover- a promptitude of conception discovered a promptitude of conception

550 Prisonners de guerre Prisonniers de guerre

551 Program, a word derived ... Projectiles, (Programme, Fr.) are such bodies ... Program, (Programme, Fr.) a word derived ... Projectiles, are such bodies ...

552 Project, Fr. Project, (Projet, Fr.)

556 être énvoyer en garnison être envoyé en garnison

559 Batalion Quarre d’hommes Bataillon Quarre d’hommes

572 Recoil of Sea Service, ... Recoil of Sea Service, ...

576 DOLLS. 100 DOLLS. 100

579 Redoubter, Fr. To be alarmed at Redouter, Fr. To be alarmed at

604 in a virmicular direction in a vermicular direction

606 tables Composition and Composition for the Stars

Salpetre, Seltpetre Saltpetre

608 ronde de governeur ronde de gouverneur

609 Roulemens, Fr. The several ... Roulements, Fr. The several ...

613 Sachets de ballas de plomb Sachets de balles de plomb

616 whose three sides and three angels are unequal whose three sides and three angles are unequal

625 the neglect or military science the neglect of military science

626 de côté et d’autre se son tués de côté et d’autre se sont tués

627 and was styled Musterschriéber and was styled Musterschreiber

631 Capitaines de Serre-Files Capitaine de Serre-File

632 To Set a sentry. Poser une sentinelle. To Set a sentry, (Poser une sentinelle, Fr.)

641 signaux mutes signaux muets

660 Regiments, not having paillaisses Regiments, not having paillasses

664 Surintendant général des poudres et saltpêtres de France Surintendant général des poudres et salpêtres de France

679 De taper un Canon Détaper un Canon

688 Tocsin, Fr. An alarm ball Tocsin, Fr. An alarm bell

689, table

5¹⁄₂ howitzer of 10 cwt. 5¹⁄₂ inch howitzer of 10 cwt.

694 Belidor’s Architecture Hydraulic Belidor’s Architecture Hydraulique

698 Hair Trigger, (détente à chevaux, Fr.) Hair Trigger, (détente à cheveux, Fr.)

702 which project pieces of ordnance which project from pieces of ordnance

706 in the abbey church of St. Germain, des Prés des Paris in the abbey church of St. Germain des Prés de Paris

714 Rer Polic Rer. Polic.

Traites des Subsistances Militaires Traité des Subsistances Militaires

718 Voil, Fr. Theft Vol, Fr. Theft

tête et queue piece tête et queue d’une piece

738 rotolo peso dicassa rotolo peso di cassa