A military dictionary : $b or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the military institutions of the United States

A compact yet thorough reference, this early‑nineteenth‑century guide gathers the essential knowledge any officer or militia member needed to keep a force orderly and effective. Its opening pages stress the danger of an undisciplined army and set out the author’s belief that modern European reforms should shape American practice.

The work walks the listener through the organization of infantry, artillery and cavalry, explains the basic principles of fortification, and introduces the “pocket gunner,” a portable bombardier for small‑scale firepower. It also lays out the United States’ military regulations, provides a handy conversion chart of weights, measures and currencies from around the world, and lists French technical terms that were still vital to the art of war. Designed for practical use, the dictionary offers clear definitions and concise explanations that illuminate the fundamentals of military science as they were understood at the dawn of the 1800s.