THE ART OF WAR IN THE ERA OF LOUIS XIV Volume 2

$25.00

Description

THE ART OF WAR IN THE ERA OF LOUIS XIV Volume 2, Probably by the Marquis de Quincy, Translated by G.F.Nafziger.

 

Size: 8½” x 11”
Illustrations: 2
Pages:111
Price: $25

This is the second  of a two volume work.  It goes rank by rank from general of the army to the corporal describing their duties and functions.  It gives the structure of infantry and cavalry units, as to who stood where.  It discusses the organization and functions of artillery.  It provides direction opn the construction of a battery in a siege and goes into more details on the defense of a besieged fortress.