A view of the formation, discipline and economy of armies; with an appendix, containing hints for medical arrangement in actual war / [Robert Jackson].

  • Robert Jackson
Date:
1824
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Credit: A view of the formation, discipline and economy of armies; with an appendix, containing hints for medical arrangement in actual war / [Robert Jackson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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