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LeLouterel, François-Philippe, 1789-1874 Manual of Military Reconnaissances, Temporary Fortification and Partisan Warfare, for Officers of Infantry and Calvary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06159.01 Author/Creator: LeLouterel, François-Philippe, 1789-1874 Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Book Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 v. : ix, 106 p. : ill Height: 15 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Translated from the French by John M. Richardson. Title page says Richardson was formerly a major in 21st North Carolina Regiment and is now a professor of mathmatics at Georgia Military Institute. Printed by J. McPherson & Co., Publishers. Contains 8 folding plates and 22 other illustrations. Divided into four parts: military reconnaisance, military topography, temporary fortifications, and partisan warfare. In original muslin wrappers.

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