=Epaulment.=--An earthwork thrown up to conceal and protect guns and gunners from the fire of the enemy. =Esprit de Corps.=--It is described in James' "Military Dictionary" as the "feeling of attachment a soldier has for his regiment, even to the point of thinking it the best in the army. It fosters goodwill and fellowship among officers and soldiers. It produces an emulous thirst after military glory. In fact, true _esprit-de-corps_ creates such a feeling of enthusiasm and love for all that is honourable and noble, that an officer or soldier will be careful in his conduct to do nothing which would bring dishonour or reproach on his regiment." =Estcourt.=--Important trading town in Natal, situated near the junction of the Bushman's and the Little Bushman's River. It is the seat of Magistracy for Weenen County. Population 300. It possesses two hotels, a church, and a library. The climate is considered one of the finest in Natal. =Facings.=--Regiments are distinguished by the colour of their facings, otherwise by the colour of the cuffs and collar of their regimentals. =Feint.=--A mock attack to deceive the enemy as to the real direction of the assault. =Field-Cornet.=--A Boer sub-magistrate of a district. =Field-Marshal.=--Highest military rank a General can obtain. =Field Officer.=--One below the rank of general and above that of captain. Majors, lieut.-colonels, or colonels of brevet or regimental rank, are field officers. =Flag of Truce.=--Flag--generally a white handkerchief attached to a staff and carried by an officer sent to communicate with the enemy. =Flank Attack.=--One of the modes of attack whereby the side or flank of an army is attacked. =Flank Movement.=--A change of march in course of a battle, with a view to turning either one or both wings of the enemy. =General.=--The name designates his command as having the general or highest orders to give in battle. There are three grades: General, Lieut.-General, and Major-General. Brigadier-General is the title given to an officer while in command of a brigade. =Glencoe= (Talana Hill).--A now notable little town, N.E. of Ladysmith. =Guards.=--The Guards compose the Household Brigade. This consists of 1st and 2nd Life Guards--red, the Royal Horse Guards--blue, the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, the Scots Guards, and the Irish Guards. The Life Guards greatly distinguished themselves at Waterloo. The Horse Guards (Oxford Blues) took part in the campaigns of both Marlborough and Wellington. The Grenadier Guards is the senior regiment of infantry in the army. The devoted royalists clinging to Charles II. in 1656 formed the first nucleus of this gallant regiment. The Coldstreams were raised in 1660, by General Monk, when Parliament consented to give a brigade of guards to Charles II. The splendid work done by the Guards in the present war speaks for itself. =Gun.=--The modern word for cannon of all kinds.