Come-over, when men desert from an enemy, and join the army that opposes them, they are said to come over. This term is opposed to go over.
To Come-in to, to join with, to bring help. “They marched to Wells, where the Lord Audley, with whom their leaders had before secret intelligence, came in to them.” English History.
To Come-up, to overtake. To come up with an enemy, is a military phrase much in use.
COMINGE, Fr. a shell of extreme magnitude, which takes its name from the person who originally invented it.
COMMAND, generally called the word of command, is a term used by officers in exercise, or upon service.
Command, in military matters. All commands fall to the eldest in the same circumstances, whether of horse, dragoons, artillery, foot, or marines.
COMMANDE, a rope made use of in boats and pontoons.
Commands, in fortification, are:
A command in front, when any eminence is directly facing the work which it commands.
A command in rear, when any eminence is directly behind the work which it commands.