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France (France) (search for this): chapter 16
cers and the instruction of their soldiers. France, which has long taken the lead in military scit military and scientific instruction given in France. Dessaix was a pupil of the military schoolfic and literary educations in the colleges of France, and then acquired their military instruction strongest advocates of the military schools of France. The Polytechnic School was established tooitania at twenty-eight, made himself master of France and the greater part of Germany at twenty-nineame marechal-de-camp, at forty-four marshal of France, and at forty-nine gained the celebrated victommissaire-general of all the fortifications of France. At the age of twenty-five he had himself con a lieutenant-general, and became a marshal of France at thirty-two. He had won all his military reeighteen of the most distinguished generals of France. Some of these were generals of the earlier whal-de-camp, lieutenant-general, or marshal of France, till he has served two years in the next lowe[6 more...]
San Juan (search for this): chapter 16
on the centre. 25.--Combined order of attack. 26.--Formation of infantry by two deployed lines. 27, 28.--Arrangements corresponding to depth of column. 29.--Formation by squares. 30.--Mixed formation of three battalions. 31.--Deep formation of heavy columns. 32.--Formation in columns by brigade. 33.--Formation of two brigades of cavalry, by the mixed system. 34.--Passage of the Sound by the British fleet, in 1807. 35.--Attack on Copenhagen. 36.--Attack on Algiers. 37.--Attack on San Juan d'ulloa. 38.--Attack on St. Jean d'acre. 39.--Plan of a regular bastioned front of a fortification. 40.--Section of do. do. 41.--Tenaillons. Fig. 42.--Demi-tenaillons, with a bonnet. 43.--A horn-work. 44.--A crown-work. 45.--A redan. 46.--A lunette. 47.--A mitre or priest-cap. 48.--A bastioned fort. 49.--Vertical section of a field intrenchment. 50.--Simple sap. 51.--Flying sap. 52.--Full sap. 53.--Crater of a military mine. 54.--Pian of the attack of a regular bastioned w
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 16
Chapter 15: military Education—Military schools of France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, England, &c.—Washington's reasons for establishing the West point Academy.—Rules of appointment and Promotion in foreign Services.—Absurdity and injustice of our own system. With the Romans, six years instruction was required to make a soldiels; and brigade-schools, with upwards of one hundred and fifty-six thousand scholars;--making in all about two hundred thousand pupils in her military schools! England has five military schools of instruction for officers, number of pupils not known; a military orphan school, with about twelve thousand pupils; and numerous depoty list. We fully agree with this writer respecting the evils of a system of exclusive seniority, but not respecting the best means of remedying these evils. In England, where the wealthy and aristocratic classes govern the state, they may very well prefer a system of military appointment and promotion based exclusively on wealt
Mexico, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
rty-three; and at forty-three, with a population of five millions, he successfully opposed a league of more than one hundred millions of people. Prince Henry of Prussia served his first campaign as colonel of a regiment at sixteen; at the age of thirty-one he decided the victory of Prague, and the same year was promoted to the command of a separate army. The military reputation he acquired in the Seven Years War was second only to that of Frederick. Cortes had effected the conquest of Mexico, and completed his military career, at the age of thirty-six. Sandoval, the most eminent of his great captains, died at the age of thirty-one. He had earned his great renown, and closed his military achievements, before the age of twenty-five. Pizarro completed the conquest of Peru at thirty-five, and died about forty. Lord Clive began his military career at twenty-two, and had reached the zenith of his military fame at thirty-five; he was raised to the peerage at thirty-six, and
Connecticut (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
, feel assured that they cannot obtain commissions in the army so long as this system of merit, as fixed by examination, shall exist. Hence the effort to destroy the Military Academy, and to throw the army entirely open to political appointment. Several legislative bodies, acting under these combined influences, have passed resolutions, giving various objections to the Military Academy, and recommending that it be abolished. The objections made by the legislatures of Tennessee, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine, are mostly founded on false information, and may be readily answered by reference to the official records of the War-office. But it is not the present object to enter into a general discussion of the charges against that institution, except so far as they are connected with the importance of military education, and the rules of military appointment and promotion. It has been alleged by many of the opponents of the West Point Academy, that military instructio
Preussen (search for this): chapter 16
Chapter 15: military Education—Military schools of France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, England, &c.—Washington's reasons for establishing the West point Academy.—Runumerous division and regimental schools for the sub-officers and soldiers. Prussia maintains some twelve general schools for military education, which contain abd and Saxony at twenty-four, and died at thirty-six. Frederick the Great of Prussia ascended the throne at twenty-eight, and almost immediately entered on that caposed a league of more than one hundred millions of people. Prince Henry of Prussia served his first campaign as colonel of a regiment at sixteen; at the age of tuction. In the American war of 1812, we pursued the same course as Austria, Prussia, and Russia, in their earlier contests with Napoleon, i. e., to supply our arme patronage in the army be limited by wholesome laws, like those in France and Prussia; and let military merit and services, as determined by boards of competent mil<
Poland (Poland) (search for this): chapter 16
and the capture of Noteburg and Marienburg; at thirty-one he began the city of St. Petersburg; at thirty-nine he was defeated by the Turks and forced to ransom himself and army. His latter years were mostly devoted to civil and maritime affairs. He died at the age of fifty-five. Charles the XII. of Sweden ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, completed his first successful campaign against Denmark at eighteen, overthrew eighty thousand Russians at Narva before nineteen, conquered Poland and Saxony at twenty-four, and died at thirty-six. Frederick the Great of Prussia ascended the throne at twenty-eight, and almost immediately entered on that career of military glory which has immortalized his name. He established his reputation in the first Silesian war, which he terminated at the age of thirty. The second Silesian war was terminated at thirty-three; and at forty-three, with a population of five millions, he successfully opposed a league of more than one hundred millio
Saxony (Saxony, Germany) (search for this): chapter 16
pture of Noteburg and Marienburg; at thirty-one he began the city of St. Petersburg; at thirty-nine he was defeated by the Turks and forced to ransom himself and army. His latter years were mostly devoted to civil and maritime affairs. He died at the age of fifty-five. Charles the XII. of Sweden ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, completed his first successful campaign against Denmark at eighteen, overthrew eighty thousand Russians at Narva before nineteen, conquered Poland and Saxony at twenty-four, and died at thirty-six. Frederick the Great of Prussia ascended the throne at twenty-eight, and almost immediately entered on that career of military glory which has immortalized his name. He established his reputation in the first Silesian war, which he terminated at the age of thirty. The second Silesian war was terminated at thirty-three; and at forty-three, with a population of five millions, he successfully opposed a league of more than one hundred millions of peopl
Belgium (Belgium) (search for this): chapter 16
ps d'armee schools, with several thousand pupils; regimental schools, with eleven thousand pupils; and brigade-schools, with upwards of one hundred and fifty-six thousand scholars;--making in all about two hundred thousand pupils in her military schools! England has five military schools of instruction for officers, number of pupils not known; a military orphan school, with about twelve thousand pupils; and numerous depot and regimental schools of practice. The smaller European powers-Belgium, Sardinia, Naples, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Wurtemberg, Bavaria, Baden, have each several military schools, with a large number of pupils. It is seen from these statistics, that the European powers are not so negligent in educating their officers, and in instructing and disciplining their soldiers, as some in this country would have us believe. Washington, Hamilton, Knox, Pickering, and others, learning, by their own experience in the war of the American revolution, the great
Copenhagen (Denmark) (search for this): chapter 16
-Order by echelon on a wing. 24.--Order by echelon on the centre. 25.--Combined order of attack. 26.--Formation of infantry by two deployed lines. 27, 28.--Arrangements corresponding to depth of column. 29.--Formation by squares. 30.--Mixed formation of three battalions. 31.--Deep formation of heavy columns. 32.--Formation in columns by brigade. 33.--Formation of two brigades of cavalry, by the mixed system. 34.--Passage of the Sound by the British fleet, in 1807. 35.--Attack on Copenhagen. 36.--Attack on Algiers. 37.--Attack on San Juan d'ulloa. 38.--Attack on St. Jean d'acre. 39.--Plan of a regular bastioned front of a fortification. 40.--Section of do. do. 41.--Tenaillons. Fig. 42.--Demi-tenaillons, with a bonnet. 43.--A horn-work. 44.--A crown-work. 45.--A redan. 46.--A lunette. 47.--A mitre or priest-cap. 48.--A bastioned fort. 49.--Vertical section of a field intrenchment. 50.--Simple sap. 51.--Flying sap. 52.--Full sap. 53.--Crater of a military min
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