Excerpt from Farrow's Military Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Military Knowledge, Illustrated With Maps and About Three Thousand Wood Engravings In conclusion, the Compiler asks the indulgence of Military Critics wherever errors or discrepancies have crept into this work, and begs to acknowledge the valuable help oh tained from the works of many authors, both military and scientific, through the courtesy of Messrs. John Wiley Sons and Mr. D. Van Nostrand, publishers, and the assistance he has received from various friends. To'general Stephen V. Benet, Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, he is especially indebted for courteous assistance in the preparation of the work. To economize in space and to avoid crowding up the text, the name of the author from whom information has been derived has not been inserted after each quotation; but a list of all works which have been consulted, and from which extractions have been made, will be found at the commencement of each volume. It is intended, with the view of meeting the changes which are constantly taking place in the matém'el of armies, new processes, military inventions, etc., to issue a Supplement at suitable intervals, containing all alterations and additions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.