Military schools and courses of instruction in the science and art of war, / in France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Sardinia, England, and the United States. Drawn from recent official reports and documents. Revised Edition

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These exercises comprise:—

1st and 2d. Construction of plans by the aid of the compass.

3d. The plan of a fortification made with the plane table.

4th. The determination of the variation of the compass.

5th. The execution of a second survey by the aid of the compass.

6th. The execution of a rapid survey by pacing the distances.

7th. The execution of a reconnaissance survey.

8th. The execution of a an itinerary and reconnaissance sketch.

9th. The preparation of a plan on which the whole of the operations of a sham siege may be laid down, as the works of attack and defense proceed.