Chevaux de Renvoi, Fr. Returned horses.
REPARTIR, Fr. To divide, to separate, to detach.
REPARATION des troupes, Fr. Distribution of troops in different quarters.
REPERTORY. See [Magazine].
REPLIER, se replier, Fr. To fall back, to retreat. In military movements, to take a rear direction towards any particular part of the line, viz.
Se REPLIER sur la droite, Fr. To fall back upon the right.
REPLY. After the prisoner’s defence before a court-martial, the prosecutor or informant may reply, but without noticing any matter foreign to the specific crime or crimes expressed in the charge.
REPORT, sound; loud noise, as that made by the discharge of a musquet or cannon.
REPORT. Specific statement of persons and things. Although this word may, in some sense, be considered the same as return, yet it so far differs in military matters, that it is less comprehensive, and relates more immediately to persons and occurrences than to things.
General officers report to the commander in chief only.