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The At}atomy Victory The Anatomy of Victory Battle Tactics 1689—1763 Brent Nosworthy HIPPOCRENE BOQOKS New York Hippocrene Paperback Edition, 1992 Copyright © Brent Nosworthy, 1990. All rights reserved. For information, address Hippocrene Books, Inc. 171 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nosworthy, Brent. The anatomy of victory : battle tactics, 1690-1763 / Brent Nosworthy. Bibliography: p. 353 Includes index. 1. Military art and science—Europe—History—18th century. 2. Military art and science—Europe—History—17th century. 3. Tactics—History—18th century. 4. Tactics—History—17th century. 5. Battles—Europe—History—18th century. 6. Battles- -Europe—History—17th century. 1. Title. U39.N67 1989 355.4'2'09032—dc20 89-35732 CIP ISBN 0-87052-014-8 (pbk) This book is dedicated to Alice, Tristan and Mom, whose patience and understanding provided much needed encouragement while I was writing this book. CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction Xi Part I: Linear Warfare 1689-1713 Part I: Introduction 3 cHAPTER 1. Seventeenth-Century Warfare 9 cHAPTER 2. New Influences on the Battlefield 29 cHAPTER 3. Infantry Fire Systems 47 CHAPTER 4. Deployment on the Battlefield 65 cHAPTER 5. Battle Order and Grand Tactics 79 cHAPTER 6. Offensive and Defensive Tactics 99 CHAPTER {. Cavalry Tactics: 1690-1720 121 vii viil THE ANATOMY OF VICTORY Part I1: Evolution of Tactics and Grand Tactics 1714—1756 Part II: Introduction 143 CHAPTER 8. Theoretical Developments in the French Army: 1724-1732 147 CHAPTER 9. Prussian Cavalry During Frederick’s Reign 163 CHAPTER 10. Prussian Advances in Infantry Tactics 183 CHAPTER 11. French Tactical Developments: 1713-1756 199 CHAPTER 12. Tactical Developments in Other Armies 223 Part III: Doctrine and Training in the Seven Years’ War Period Part III: Introduction 239 CHAPTER 13. Prussian Maneuvers: 1747-1756 243 CHAPTER 14. Lexicon of French Maneuvers: The Infantry Regulations of 1755 261 CHAPTER 15. Prussian Battlefield Tactics (Part 1) 281 CHAPTER 16. Prussian Battlefield Tactics (Part 1) 303 CHAPTER 17. French Doctrine and Practice During the Seven Years' War 329 CHAPTER 18. Conclusion 343 Appendix: Formation Diagrams 359 Index 389
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