Cooper, Capt[ain] T.H.

A Practical Guide For The Light Infantry Officer : Comprising Valuable Extracts From All the Most Popular Works on the Subject ; With Further Original Information: And Illustrated by a Set of Plates, on an Entire New and Intelligible Plan ; Which Simplify Every Movement and Manoeuvre of Light Infantry. By Capt. T.H.Cooper (Half-Pay 56th Regiment, Infantry).

Original First Edition. London, Printed for T. Egerton at the Military Library, 1806. Octavo. XXIV, Errata Leaves [1], 98, 6 unnumbered pages (including Explanation of Plates and Index). With 14 (of 16) Fold-out-Plates and one which is missing a small strip (Plate 2). Also including the two additional Music – Plates with Four Pages of: 1.and 2.: Barrack Sounds / 3. Field Sounds [for the Trumpeter] as well as 4. Quick and Slow Marches [Buglers Trumpet Call / Setting the Watch / Shoulder Arms / Order Arms / Cease Firing / Incline to the Right / Form Indian Files / On Discovering the Enemy / The Enemy is Infantry & Cavalry / Call in the Advanced Guard / Call in the Skirmishers / etc. Hardcover / Original 19th century full leather Spine cracked but holding. Interior in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All the plates in very good condition with one missing. This is the very rare original edition and NOT a reproduction.

The plates include:

Plate I: Shews the Company in extended order, firing Advancing
Plate II [Disbound (comes after Plate 5) Missing half of the Plate]: [Firing Retreating]
Plate III: Is the company in extended order, firing advancing and covering each other
Plate IV [Missing]: [Exhibits a View of the Company extending from, and closing to the right]
Plate V: The Company extending from and closing to the centre
Plate VI: The Company filing from its flanks and forming to the front
Plate VII: The Company advancing upon the four centre files and forming to the front
Plate VIII: Advancing from the right of sections and forming to the front
Plate IX: Advancing from the centre of subdivisions of half-companies and forming to the front
Plate X: Skirmishing with the right Platoons, in front
Plate XI [Missing]: [Skirmishing with the left Platoons, in front]
Plate XII: Fig.1 and 2.: Right and Left Hand Files of sections, covering the retreat of the Company
Fig. 3 and 4: The Centre Divisions covering the retreat of the Company
Plate XIII: Formation of the Chain [showing also the positioning of the Reserve]
Plate XIV: Dispositions of the company masking the manoeuvre of a Battalion
Plate XV: The Formation of the Advanced Guard [Plate 15 consists actually of two separate Plate]
Plate XVI: The Company divided and placed in the rear of the 2d and 7th Companies of its Battalion and skirmishing in front

[Plate XVII: Front: Barrack Sounds / Verso: Setting the Watch]
[Plate XVIII: Front: Field Sounds / Verso: Quick and Slow Marches]

• Keywords: 19th century · 19th Century – Rare · Army · Bugle Call (Trumpet) 19th century · Drill Exercises – Army – 19th century · Marching Songs · Militaria · Military · Military History · Military History – Rare · Music – Rare · Trumpet
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 31866AB

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