Manual exercise
An edition of Manual exercise (1757)
By His Majesty's special command.
By Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office.
Publish Date
1757
Publisher
London, printed: New-York, re-printed, and sold by J. Parker and W. Weyman, at the new-printing-office in Beaver-Street
Language
eng
Pages
35
Description:
Just another drill manual? Far from it! 1764 Manual draws on additional primary sources in an attempt to clarify and standardize the basic drill used by 18th-century armies during the American War for Independence. The basic positions needed for priming, loading, firing and facing are clearly reproduced -- many with additional explanations. Additional material is also included for "motions commonly practiced but not in the manual," plus there are illustrated notes on the proper distances of ranks and files, military steps and cadences, wheeling, the oblique step and musket nomenclature.