A military dictionary : $b or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the Duane, William
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A military dictionary : $b or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the
Duane, William
English language -- Terms and phrases; Military art and science -- Dictionaries
Second battle, the British and Russians under the Duke of York,
defeated by Brune, and forced to retire within intrenchments, 19
Sept.
Third battle of Zurich, terrible and decisive, one of the most
brilliant in history; Massena commanded, the Austrian general
Hotze killed, the French triumph, 7 to 24 Sept.
Battle of Fossano, 14 Sept.
Gaeta, Aquila taken by storm, Mack defeated, and the Neapolitans
capitulate to Championnet, 1 Oct.
Battle of Bergen, 1 Oct.
Battle of Sand hills near Bergen, 2 Oct.
Battle of Egmont, duke of York again defeated and capitulates, 6
Oct.
Battle of Fossano, French defeated by Melas, 4 Nov.
1800. Egypt conquered by the English.
Moreau crosses the Rhine, and defeats the Austrians at Engen, 2
May.
Battle of Gremback, same, 3 May.
Biberach, same effect, 9 May.
Severe action at Memmingen, Kray forced to retreat, 11 May.
Signal defeat of five Austrian columns, by two French on the
Iller, 5 June.
Battle of Hochstedt, the Austrians defeated by Moreau, 18 June.
Action at Ungerhausen, 26 June.
Celebrated battle at Hohenlinden, gained by Moreau, takes 80
pieces of cannon and 10,000 prisoners; action began at day break
and ended at 4 o’clock.
Battle of Casteggio, Austrians defeated by Berthier, 8 June.
Battle of Marengo, one of the most brilliant in history, and
important in its consequences; it lasted 11 hours; decided the
fate of Italy, and placed the iron crown on the head of the
Bonaparte Dynasty, 14 June.
Battle at Muhldorf, 1 Dec.
1801. Alexandria, Egypt, Abercrombie fell, French defeated by
Hutchinson, 21 March.
1805. Battle of Wertingen in Bavaria, the first of the coalition of
Austria and Russia; Austrians defeated and all their cannon
taken, Oct. 8.
Battle of Guntzburg, marshal Ney defeats the Austrians, 9 Oct.
Battle on the Adige, Massena forces a passage at Verona, and
defeats the archduke Charles, Oct. 18.
Surrender of Ulm by Mack, October 20.
Murat defeats prince Ferdinand at Nuremburg, Oct. 21.
Battle of Caldiero, Massena attacks the whole Austrian line,
defeats them; captures one of their divisions; the arch duke
escapes at night, Oct. 30.
Battle of Amstetten, the Russians defeated by Murat, 4 Nov.
Battle of Marienzel, Davoust defeats the Austrian General
Meerfeldt, 8 Nov.
Mortier defeats the Russians under Kutasoff at Diernstein, Nov.
11.
Murat and Lasnes defeat the Russians under Kutasoff at
Holabrunn, 15 Nov.
Soult again at Guntersdorff, 16 Nov.
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