A Treatise on the Tactical use of the Three arms:infantry, artillery and cavalry
by Francis J. Lippitt
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About this eBook
- Author
- Lippitt, Francis J. (Francis James), 1812-1902
- Title
- A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry
- Credits
- Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- U: Military science
- Subject
- Tactics
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 24765
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24765
- Release Date
- March 6, 2008
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A TREATISE — ON THE — TACTICAL USE OF THE THREE ARMS: — INFANTRY, ARTILLERY, AND CAVALRY. — BY
- 2.FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, — EX-COLONEL SECOND INFANTRY, CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS.
- 3.TO THE MILITARY PUBLIC.
- 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- 5.TACTICAL USE OF THE THREE ARMS.
- 6.TACTICAL USE OF INFANTRY. — I.—Its Attack, generally. — II.—Formations for Attack. — III.—The Attack, how made. — IV.—Bayonet Charges. — V.—Defence against Infantry. — VI.—Defence against Artillery. — VII.—Defence against Cavalry. — VIII.—Squares. — IX.—Skirmishers.
- 7.TACTICAL USE OF ARTILLERY. — I.—How posted with respect to the Ground. — II.—How posted with respect to our own Troops. — III.—How posted with respect to the Enemy. — IV.—Posting of Batteries and of Pieces as between themselves. — V.—How used. — VI.—Its Fire. — VII.—Its Supports.
- 8.TACTICAL USE OF CAVALRY. — I.—Its Formations. — II.—Its Strong and its Weak Points. — III.—How Posted. — IV.—Its Supports. — V.—How Used. — VI.—How it Fights. — VII.—Its Charge. — VIII.—Its Attack on Infantry. — IX.—General Remarks.
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