Advice to the Officers of the British Army: With the Addition of some Hints to the Drummer and Private Soldier. (facsimile edition)

London: W. Richardson for G. Kearsley, 1783. Reissue. Wraps. 18mo. (4"x6") in printed card covers. Fine. Frontispiece illustration. 134 pp. + one page printer's ads at rear. Facsimile reprint of the original 1783 printing of the Sixth Edition. The work describes and provides advice to all the various ranks of the British Army from the Commander in Chief, generals, colonels, surgeons, chaplains, paymaster, and so forth to additional advice for drummers and the private soldier. This was not the traditional drill and organizational military manual but rather a guide to how the soldiers of various ranks could define their positions and duties and how they should conduct themselves. this, the sixth edition, was issued at the close of the American Revolution. Fine. Item #E35451

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