The artillerist’s manual, and british soldier’s compendium

About this eBook

Author

Griffiths, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), -1869

Title

The artillerist's manual and British soldier's compendium

Original Publication

London: Published by Authority, 1856.

Credits

Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

UF: Military science: Artillery

Subject

Great Britain. Army -- Artillery -- Drill and tactics

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73341

Release Date

April 6, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE ARTILLERIST’S MANUAL, AND BRITISH SOLDIER’S COMPENDIUM.
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.PREFACE. SEVENTH EDITION.
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.GENERAL INDEX TO THE SUBJECTS.
7. 7.PLATES.
8. 8.INDEX TO THE SUBJECTS, ETC.
9. 9.PUBLICATIONS, REFERRED TO, OR EXTRACTED FROM.
10. 10.PART I. INFANTRY EXERCISE, MOVEMENTS, &c.
11. 11.INFANTRY EXERCISE, AND MOVEMENTS,
12. 12.COMPANY DRILL.
13. 13.MOVEMENTS OF A BATTALION. — EVOLUTIONS OF THE BATTALION. — LIGHT INFANTRY. — INFANTRY SWORD EXERCISE. — INSTRUCTIONS FOR PITCHING, AND STRIKING TENTS.
14. 14.PART II. ROYAL ARTILLERY. — CARBINE EXERCISE. — CAVALRY, SWORD EXERCISE. — OFFICERS’ SALUTE.
15. 15.PART III. ORDNANCE, CARRIAGES, ETC. — ORDNANCE.
16. 16.Untitled
17. 17.Untitled
18. 18.CARRIAGES.
19. 19.Untitled
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21. 21.Untitled
22. 22.Untitled
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24. 24.Untitled
25. 25.Untitled
26. 26.PART IV. — RANGE, ELEVATION, ETC., OF BRASS ORDNANCE.
27. 27.Untitled
28. 28.Untitled
29. 29.CHARGES FOR THE ROYAL NAVY.
30. 30.Untitled
31. 31.Range, Charge, Elevation, &c., of Iron Ordnance.
32. 32.Untitled
33. 33.Untitled
34. 34.Untitled
35. 35.RICOCHET FIRING.
36. 36.Untitled
37. 37.MORTARS.
38. 38.Untitled
39. 39.Untitled
40. 40.PART V. STORES, IMPLEMENTS, COMBUSTIBLES, ETC., REQUIRED IN BATTERIES. [9]
41. 41.Untitled
42. 42.Untitled
43. 43.Untitled
44. 44.PART VI. FIELD BATTERY EXERCISE. [13] — FORMATION OF A BATTERY. — MANŒUVRES OF A BATTERY OF SIX PIECES.
45. 45.EQUIPMENT OF A BATTERY.
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73. 73.Untitled
74. 74.ON THE INTERIOR MANAGEMENT OF A BATTERY. — EMBARKING, AND DISEMBARKING. — APPLICATION OF FIELD ARTILLERY. [18] — ENCAMPING, AND PICKETING. — HORSES. — VETERINARY DIRECTIONS. [21] — CONGREVE ROCKETS.
75. 75.PART VII. REPOSITORY COURSE. SERVING, AND WORKING HEAVY ORDNANCE. [25]
76. 76.PART VIII. GUNNERY. — NAVAL GUNNERY.
77. 77.Untitled
78. 78.Untitled
79. 79.Untitled
80. 80.Untitled
81. 81.Untitled
82. 82.Untitled
83. 83.Untitled
84. 84.PART IX. BATTERIES, AND FORTIFICATION. — BATTERIES.
85. 85.Untitled
86. 86.BREACH. — FORTIFICATION.
87. 87.Untitled
88. 88.PART X. BRIDGES, AND PONTOONS. — BRIDGES. — PONTOONS.
89. 89.Untitled
90. 90.Untitled
91. 91.PART XI. FIREWORKS.
92. 92.PART XII. MATHEMATICS. — ARITHMETIC. — FRACTIONS. — DECIMALS. — TABLES OF WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
93. 93.TABLE OF SQUARES, CUBES, AND ROOTS. — PILING OF SHOT, AND SHELL.
94. 94.CORDAGE. — CHAINS. — IRON RODS. — TIMBER.
95. 95.TONNAGE. — MECHANICS. — SURVEYING, AND RECONNOITRING. — SOUND. — GRAVITY. — MOTION, FORCES, &c. — PRACTICAL GEOMETRY. — MENSURATION OF PLANES, AND SOLIDS. — EPITOME OF MENSURATION.
96. 96.FOOTNOTES:
97. 97.Untitled
98. 98.Untitled

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