Military drill notes from 1759 Edinburgh Chronicle
A detailed excerpt outlines siege and assault tactics for battalions, including marching in firing-columns, bayonet charges, and preserving order after officer losses. It emphasizes defensive fire at range, coordinated movements between grenadiers and piquet, and night attacks to break enemy lines. The text stresses discipline and rapid execution to avoid confusion.
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Peace on any conditions urged in a confused rhetoric
The piece critiques pacifist maxims attributed to the Roman orator and the notion that a bad peace is better than a just war. It argues that true peace must avoid inviting covert foes or sparking further conflicts, while detailing the devastation of war, French actions in Germany and America, and the barbarity of incendiaries.
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Germany
America
Brandenburg
Silesia
Pomerania
Hanover
Hesse
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