Smirke, Robert.

REVIEW OF A BATALLION OF INFANTRY, INCLUDING THE EIGHTEEN MANOEUVRES, Illustrated by a Series of Engraved Diagrams; Together with the Words of Command, and an Accurate Description of Each Manoeuvre, Explaining the Duty and Ascertaining the Situation of the Officers through the Various Movements of the Corps, Forming an Easy Introduction to This Part of "The System of Military Discipline"; To which is added an appendix, containing three new modes of passing the front of a column to the rear, on a march.

New York: M. & W. Ward, 1810. First American, from the Fourth London Edition (first published London, 1799; a second American edition was published in 1811). 8vo. (4), iii, 56, 8 pp. 24 engraved plates. American Imprints 21352. OCLC locates 21 copies, but apparently none in the south, other than the Library of Congress and Society of Cincinnati copies in Washington, D.C. Persistent foxing, but a good solid copy. Contemporary flame calf (front joint starting, other light wear at the extremities, long tear in first blank endpaper), gilt rules and leather label on spine. (11230). Item #65394

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