Infantry tactics
Item
Type
Autograph Draft
Title
Infantry tactics
Description
Major Alexander Hamilton wants experiments by commanders regarding the natural pace of an average man of 5 feet eight inches, so as to establish the proper measure of a pace which is of primary importance in the tactics of the infantry.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
18
author
in collection
note
Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. 24, p. 340-1
recipient note
John H Buell, Jonathan Cass
notable person/group
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Nathan Rice
William Smith
Alexander Hamilton
infantry
French
notable location
New York
France
notable item/thing
tactics
size
wheelings
divisions
columns
experiment
document number
1800031837100
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | [unknown] | Additional addressees: Nathan Rice & William S. Smith |
| Recipient | Nathan Rice | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William S. Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |