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PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS

FOR

MILITARY OFFICERS:

COMPREHENDING

A CONCISE SYSTEM OF MILITARY GEOMETRY, FIELD
FORTIFICATION AND TACTICS OF RIFLEMEN AND LIGHT INFANTRY.

ALSO

THE SCHEME FOR FORMING A CORPS OF A PARTI SAN, AND CARRYING ON THE PETITE GUERRE,
BY ROGER STEVENSON, ESQ. REVISED,
CORRECTED, AND ENLARGED.

TO WHICH IS ANNEXED,

A NEW
MILITARY DICTIONARY;

CONTAINING
THE FRENCH WORDS, AND OTHER TECHNICAL TERMS, NOW USED IN THE ART OF WAR;
WITH
OTHER MATTER CONNECTED WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS.

ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.


BY E. HOYT,
BRIGADE MAJOR AND INSPECTOR IN THE MILITIA OF MASSACHUSETTS.


To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving Peace. WASHINGTON.


Greenfield:
PRINTED BY JOHN DENIO.
1811.

(c) Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield MA. All rights reserved.
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Epaphras Hoyt of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was a Brigade Major and an inspector of the Massachusetts Militia when he wrote these "Practical Instructions" for officers. Hoyt had long been a student of Military Science. He joined the faculty of Deerfield Academy and offered in 1807 a course on the "Theoretical and Practical Art of War. " A staunch Federalist opposed to the foreign policies of President Thomas Jefferson's administration, Hoyt's course description called upon the academy's young men to note the "Present Critical Situation of our Country" and enroll in his course.

 

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"Practical Instructions for Military Officers"

publisher   John Denio
author   Epaphras Hoyt (1765-1850)
date   1811
location   Greenfield, Massachusetts
height   8.5"
width   5.0"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Books/Book
accession #   #L99.107


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Epaphras Hoyt (1765-1850)

"Review of the Military Operations in the Northern Campaign" by Epaphras Hoyt

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