United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal, Volume 110, Page 1H. Colburn, 1866 - Military art and science |
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... battalions , " says a curious work , printed at London in 1630. * " In the vantguard were 12,000 footinen and 500 light - horsemen , cloathed in blew jackets , with red guards . The middleward ( where the King was ) , consisted of ...
... battalions , " says a curious work , printed at London in 1630. * " In the vantguard were 12,000 footinen and 500 light - horsemen , cloathed in blew jackets , with red guards . The middleward ( where the King was ) , consisted of ...
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... Battalions- 1st to 16th . . Formed out of remains of French Royalist army , and taken into English pay 1794-5 Originally Battalions of the Army of Reserve , formed 1803. Subsequently named Garrison Battalions , and em- ployed as Invalid ...
... Battalions- 1st to 16th . . Formed out of remains of French Royalist army , and taken into English pay 1794-5 Originally Battalions of the Army of Reserve , formed 1803. Subsequently named Garrison Battalions , and em- ployed as Invalid ...
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... , as Depot or provisional Battalions , & c . Those raised under the different Militia and Volunteer Acts both at home and in the colonies . COMMENTS ON THE NAVAL ARTICLES OF WAR . ( With 1866. ] MEMORANDA OF CAVALRY REGIMENTS . 41.
... , as Depot or provisional Battalions , & c . Those raised under the different Militia and Volunteer Acts both at home and in the colonies . COMMENTS ON THE NAVAL ARTICLES OF WAR . ( With 1866. ] MEMORANDA OF CAVALRY REGIMENTS . 41.
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... lieutenant in command of the battalion of seamen and marines , co - operating with the military forces on shore against * Vide United Service Magazine , June , 1843 . the rebels in arms , be tried by any one 44 [ JAN . COMMENTS ON.
... lieutenant in command of the battalion of seamen and marines , co - operating with the military forces on shore against * Vide United Service Magazine , June , 1843 . the rebels in arms , be tried by any one 44 [ JAN . COMMENTS ON.
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... battalions of Infantry under Lieutenants Gould 31st Regiment , and Kingsley , 67th Regiment . This force attained considerable completeness , and was , after we had evacuated Tientsin in the summer , employed against some local rebels ...
... battalions of Infantry under Lieutenants Gould 31st Regiment , and Kingsley , 67th Regiment . This force attained considerable completeness , and was , after we had evacuated Tientsin in the summer , employed against some local rebels ...
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