Description

Rare periodical, with fine hand-coloured plates of uniforms, designed for keeping readers informed of the latest in military advances and knowledge. Established when Europe was in the midst of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the title acknowledges that the contents include selections from foreign military publications , and give accounts of conflicts such as the 1799 Battle of Alkmaar, fought between Anglo-Russian and Gallo-Batavian armies in north Holland, strategic advice on how to hold a bridge, and maps of battlefields. Particularly relevant to the tactics of the British infantry is an analysis of the square . 12 plates (6 hand-coloured, 5 of engraved music), and 8 engraved maps (5 folding), modern calf-backed boards.