LOGIS, Fr. Quarters.
Marquer les Logis, Fr. To mark the officer’s rooms according to their respective ranks.
Logement d’une attaque, Fr. See [Lodgment] in [Fortification].
LONG BOAT, the largest boat belonging to a ship: it serves to bring goods, provisions, &c. to or from the ship, to land men, to weigh the anchor, &c.
Le long de la Côte, Fr. Along the coast.
Tout du long de l’année, Fr. All the year round.
Long à la guerre, Fr. An expression used in the French service.
Faire long-bois signifies to leave a considerable opening between the ranks.
Prendre le plus long, Fr. To go the furthest way about, as L’armée fut obligee de prendre le plus long pour éviter les défilés, the army was under the necessity of going the furthest way about in order to avoid the defiles.
LONGER, Fr. A French military phrase. Longer la riviere. To move up or down the river. It is frequently found necessary to attack an enemy’s post, in order to have a free passage on the river, pour longer la riviere.