Longer

Fr. A French military phrase. Longer la riviere. To move up or down the river. It is frequently found nece ary to attack an enemy’s post, in order to have a free pa age on the river, pour longer la riviere. Longer le bois , Fr. To march by the side of a wood. Faire une Longue marc he , Fr. To make a long march. Epee de longueur , Fr. A sword of a proper length to serve as a weapon of defence. This term is used to distinguish it from the short swords, which are worn for mere dre or parade. Longs-costes , Fr. Those sides are so called, which belong to places that are irregularly fortified, and contain indiscriminately eighty toises and upwards. In which cases they are usually strengthened by a flat bastion in the centre, or by several flat bastions, which are constructed, according to the extent of the sides, at intermediate distances.