12mo. vi, [2], lxxii, [1], 86-135pp, [1]. With nine engraved folding plates. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Extremities worn, substantial loss to backstrip. Internally clean and crisp.

The first edition in English of French military officer Jean, chevalier du Teil de Beaumont's (1738-1820) Manœuvers d'infanterie pour résister à la cavalerie et l'attaquer avec succès (1782), a martial manual providing instruction for infantrymen in countering cavalry charges. The work is preceded by a lengthy essay on the rise and progress of modern military tactics by the translator, Scottish military engineer and cartographer, John Macdonald (1759-1831).

OCLC and COPAC combined record copies at just four locations (AWC, BL, Toronto, and West Point).