François-Jean of Mesnil-Durand

François Jean de Graindorge d' Orgeville, baron of Mesnil-Durand, known as François-Jean of Mesnil-Durand (born with the Mesnil-Durand on September 1st 1736, died with London on Thermidor 13 year VII i.e. the July 31st 1799), French and collaborator tactician of the marshal of Broglie, was in favor of the major order .

Work

  • “ Project of a François order in tactic, or the cut and doubled phalange supported by the mixture of the weapons ” (1755), impr. of Antoine Boudet, Paris. 1 vol. in-4° (xxix, + 446p. + 16 extendible boards)
  • “ Fragments of tactic, or six memories,… preceded by a Preliminary Speech on the Tactics and Systêmes ” (1774), libr. CH. - Ant. Ambert, Paris. 2 vol. in-4°: lxviii + 420pp., and viii p.+144pp.+12 boards.

Source

Louis of Wood - “ Note on Charles Graindorge d' Orgeville, Baron of Ménil-Durand in Almanac of the city and the district of Lisieux for 1839 ”. - Lisieux: Tissot widow. - p. 75-80.

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