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History by Polybius, Volume I

Légende

History by Polybius. Volume I. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1727. Printing by Jean-Baptiste Lamesle. "Traite de La Colonne" (Treaty of the Column). How to form and fight in it. Compact quadrangle of 3600 soldiers, attacked by another 1200. Detail.

Date

2018

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UMG20B24_263

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Droits gérés

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49,1Mo (3,0Mo) / 40,0cm x 30,8cm / 4724 x 3633 (300dpi)

Mots clés

war 1200 1727 18th century 3600 Dom Vincent Thuillier Europe French Jean-Baptiste Lamesle Julien-Michel Gandouin M. De Folard Military science Modern period Monseigneur Le Blanc Nicolas-Pierre Armand Pierre Gandouin Pierre-Francois Giffart army attack attacked battalion battalions battlefield column compact distributed distribution force formation historic history infantry marching military military organization movement moving military forces one order organization ratio soldier soldierly soldiers tactical tactical formation treaty triple war