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di e d rank and file in each, are equal to jevery species of disposition. It is uponthis principle, we presume, that theFrench have distributed their infantry.British regiments, on the contrary, con-sist of ten companies, and are so com-posed that no square of this kind canbe formed. This is manifestly a defectin our system. It is indeed remediedby the grenadier and light infantry com-panies. being occasionally detached,or cast into separate battalions; sothat the remaining companies, by beingtold off, are brought to eight equalparts.—Tacticians will perhaps agreewith us, that it would he belter to haveseven companies flanked by a subdi-vided one of grenadiers, the whole be-ing so equalized as to produce eightequal parts. In this case, the lightcompanies should he formed into sepa-rate bodies of chasseurs or riflemen,after the manner of the French .
Shakspeare upes the word square tosignify squadron; Lut it is now obsolete.
SQUARE Root. In geometry, thesquare root of any number is that whichmultiplied by itself, produces thesquare; thus 4 is the square root of 16.
Square Number. In arithmetic, iswhen another number, called its root,can be found, which multiplied by it-self, produces the square; thus 16 isthe square number of 4, and 9 thesquare of 3.
8QUELETTE, Fr. Literally meansa skeleton. It is used by the French ,as by us, to signify the remnant, or in-complete stale of a regimenQsviz. Lasquelette d’un regiment, the skeletonof a regiment.
Squelette , Fr. Likewise means theskeleton state of a ship, or a ship uponthe stocks, which has only her ribs andfirst timbers laid in. So that squelette,among the French , will apply either tothe first organization or arrangementOf the parts belonging to a work or esta-blishment, before it is completed, orto the remnant of such a work or esta-blishment, after it has been completed.In the first sense the word cadre, frame,outline, &c, bears the construction ofsquelette, among the French , as cadred’un corps. When the expedition intoBritamir was planned, there were se-veral cadres of this description. Theyconsisted of French noblemen and
gentlemen who were to organize theChouans, and to receive appointmentsaccording to their several ranks, &c,
&c.
SQUIRE. An attendant on a war-rior was formerly so culled. See Ar-miger.
STABLE horse, Ind. That part ofTippoo Siiltaun’s cavalry, which wasbest armed, accoutred, and most regu-larly disciplined.
STADIUM , ( Stadion , Fr.) An an-cient Greek long measure, containing
125 geometrical paces, or 625 Romanfeet, corresponding to our furlong.—
This word is formed from the Greekterm, which signifies station. It is saidthat Hercules after running that dis-tance at one breath, stood still. TheGreeks measured all their distances bvstadia. The Romans had, likewise,their stadia, derived from the Greek,by which they measured distances. Thestadium at Rome contained 620geome-trical paces. Eiajlit stadia make oneItalian mile.
The Stadion, among the Greeks sig-nified also a space of enclosed or openground, (containing that measure,)where the public races were run.
STAFF, in military affairs, consistsof a quarter-master general, adjutant-general, majors of brigade, aids-de-camp, &c. The staff properly existsonly in time of war.—See Quarter-Master General', &c.
Regimental Staff, are the adjutant,quarter-master, chaplain, and surgeon,
&c.
'Fhe Staff, on home service, consistsin general of ..
One general commanding a district.
One lieutenant-general.
One major-general.
One adjutant-general.
One quarter-master general.
One deputy-adjutant, and quartermaster general.
One engineer.
One assistant-adjutant, and quarmaster general. ., .
The regulated number of aids-ocamp and brigade-majors.
One commissary general. .
Deputy commissaries ge« eral >tant commissaries general, accoi i bcircumstances. • i
One iuspector general of hosp ^