A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer / Comprising ancient and modern military technical terms, historical accounts of all North American Indians, as well as ancient warlike tribes; also notices of battles from the earliest period to the present time, with a concise explanation of terms used in heraldry and the offices thereof. The work also gives valuable geographical information. Compiled from the best authorities of all nations. With an appendix containing the Articles of war, etc.

by Thomas Wilhelm

Foot-bank. See [Banquette].

Foot-boards. The transverse boards on the front of a limber, on which the cannoneers rest their feet when mounted.

Foot-fight. A conflict by persons on foot; in opposition to a fight on horseback.

Foot Guards. Guards of infantry. The flower of the British infantry, and the garrison ordinarily of the metropolis, comprise 3 regiments, the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Fusilier Guards, in all 7 battalions, and 6307 officers and men of all ranks.

Footing. To be on the same footing with another, is to be under the same circumstances in point of service; to have the same number of men, and the same pay, etc.

Footman. A soldier who marches and fights on foot.

Foot-pound. In mechanics, is the unit of work. It is simply a contraction for “one pound raised through a height of one foot.” See Work.

Foot-soldier. A soldier that serves on foot.

Foot-ton. In England the power of modern ordnance is estimated by the energy of the shot in foot-tons, divided by the number of inches in the shot’s circumference. The formula for calculating it is

E = WV²2πr.g