HAUBERT. See [Hautbert].
HAVERSACK, a kind of bag made of strong coarse linen, to carry bread and provisions on a march. It is only used in the field and in cantonments, each soldier having one.
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a non-commissioned officer or serjeant among the East India sepoys. He ranks next to the Jemidar.
HAVOCK, carnage, slaughter.
HAVRESAC, Fr. See [Haversack].
HAUSSE-col, Fr. an ornamental plate similar to the gorget. It is worn by infantry officers only.
Un Hausse-cou, Fr. a neck piece.
HAUT-LE-PIED, Fr. a term used to distinguish such persons as were formerly employed in the French armies without having any permanent appointment. Commissaires hauts-le-pied were known in the artillery during the monarchy of France. They were usually under the quarter-master general.
Le Haut Rhin, Fr. the Upper Rhine.