A Series of Figures Showing All the Motions in the Manual and Platoon Exercises and the Different Firings According to His Majesty's Regulations

von T L Mitchell

66 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A Series of Figures Showing All the Motions in the Manual and Platoon Exercises and the Different Firings According to His Majesty's Regulations is a historical military drill guide, offering a visual insight into the discipline and training of early nineteenth-century British infantry. Created by Major Thomas Livingston Mitchell, later Sir Thomas Mitchell, the work was first published in the 1820s as a practical aid for standardising soldierly movements and weapons handling. Its principal strength lies in its detailed illustrations and instructional plates, which demonstrate the precise motions required during manual and platoon exercises, including musket handling, loading, presenting, and firing positions. These carefully arranged figures provide a remarkably clear impression of how infantry drill was taught and performed. For students of military history, British Army training, and early nineteenth-century weapons practice, this is a particularly valuable and visually engaging reference. Overall, it is an important and intriguing record of the methods, precision, and discipline that underpinned British infantry training during the period

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781783312764
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.10.2016
• Größe: 210 x 148 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press