A new military dictionary
Subtitle: or, The field of war : containing a particular and circumstantial account of the most remarkable battles, sieges, bombardments, and expeditions, whether by sea or land : such as relate to Great Britain and her dependencies, deduced from the descent of Julius Caesar to the present time : and those that regard the continent of Europe, traced from the reign of Charlemagne, beginning with the ninth century : including anecdotes of the lives, military and naval transactions of the most celebrated admirals, generals, captains, &c. who have distinguished themselves in the service of their country : to which is added, An essay on fortification : and a table, explaining the military and naval terms of art : compiled from the best authorities and most approved authors
By: by a military gentleman ; illustrated with a great number of elegant copper-plates, heads of the admirals and generals, plans of battles, maps, &c. --
Contributors: Almon, John, 1737-1805.
Publisher: Printed for J. Cooke ...
Published: 1760
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
Subjects: Military art and science -- Dictionaries; Fortification; Great Britain -- History, Military
Genres: Dictionaries
Other titles: The field of war
Notes: Attributed to John Almon by N.U.C.