The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 29F. Jefferies, 1759 - Early English newspapers The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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Page 529
... fire oblique- ly , fo as to ftrike upon the enemy . The officer is to inform the foldiers of his pla- toon , before the action begins , where they B are to direct their fire ; and they are to take good care to deftroy their adverfaries ...
... fire oblique- ly , fo as to ftrike upon the enemy . The officer is to inform the foldiers of his pla- toon , before the action begins , where they B are to direct their fire ; and they are to take good care to deftroy their adverfaries ...
Page 530
... fire obliquely ; and that part of the battalion , against which the column marches , must referve their fire , and if they have time to put two or three bullets in their pieces , it must be done . When the column is within about twenty ...
... fire obliquely ; and that part of the battalion , against which the column marches , must referve their fire , and if they have time to put two or three bullets in their pieces , it must be done . When the column is within about twenty ...
Page 556
... fire - rafts , well fup- plied with gun and piftol barrels load- ed , granadoes , and combustibles of all forts , each of them 103 feet long , and A flackly chained together , fo that at the lealt interruption they might furround ...
... fire - rafts , well fup- plied with gun and piftol barrels load- ed , granadoes , and combustibles of all forts , each of them 103 feet long , and A flackly chained together , fo that at the lealt interruption they might furround ...
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