 | Army - 1837 - 100 Seiten
...swords, and daggers; and. pikemen, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1837 - 196 Seiten
...he caused the gunpowder, which had heretofore been carried in flasks, or in small wooden bandaliers, each containing a charge, to be made up into cartridges,...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1847 - 214 Seiten
...swords, and daggers ; and pikemen, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | 1847 - 122 Seiten
...reduced the strength of regiments to 1000 men ; he caused the gunpowder, which had heretofore heen carried in flasks, or in small wooden bandoliers,...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1848 - 174 Seiten
...swords, and daggers; and pikemen, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1849 - 110 Seiten
...swords, and daggers; and pikemen, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | 1849 - 92 Seiten
...swords, and daggers ; and pikemen, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | 1849 - 114 Seiten
...swords, and daggers ; and pikemen, armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1853 - 312 Seiten
...pouches ; and he formed each regiment into two wings of musketeers, and a centre division of Pikernen. He also adopted the practice of forming four regiments...were not adopted until near a century afterwards. In 1664 King Charles II. raised a corps for seaservice, styled the Admiral's regiment. In 1678 each company... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1868 - 352 Seiten
...a brigade; and the number of colours wereafterwards reduced to three in each regiment. He formed Ms columns so compactly that his infantry could resist...were not adopted until near a century afterwards.' But as yet, it must be remembered, there was no standing army in England ; no regular military force,... | |
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... armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, reduced the strength of regiments to 1000 men. He caused the gunpowder, which had heretofore been carried... 
