Count von Daun: Imperial Military Manual
Scope and Contents
Ordonnance pour la formation des bataillons et l'exercice avec les plans de la formation d'un bataillon en ordre de bataille ou parade, ainsy que les differentes conversions. It is signed at the foot of the title page 'Chique fecit en 1766', and at the end of some sections 'L'original est signé Le Comte de Daun'. The manual contains 25 coloured diagrams showing military formations. It is in French, with subheadings, notes and commands in German. There is an index. 389pp.
Dates
- Creation: 1766
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
French
German
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased 1993
General
Bound in contemporary mottled calf, gilt.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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