1718 MILITARY TREATISE by Raimondo Montecuccoli ILLUSTRATED antique FOLIO

Montecuccoli, R.Commentarii Bellici Raymundi Sac. Rom. Imp. Principis Montecuccoli Juncto Artis Bellicae Systemate. 3 parts in 1 volume. Vienna, Voigt, 1718Small folio. Size 8 1/4 by 12"with woodcut vignettes, 29 text copperplates and 2 folding plates; half leather over cardboard with decorative gilt spine; First Latin edition. The military masterpiece of the important general (1609-1680), first published in Italian in 1704.Very good conditionText in Latin=============================Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609 – 1680) was an Italian-born professional soldier, military theorist, and diplomat, who served the Habsburg monarchy.Experiencing the Thirty Years' War from scratch as a simple footsoldier, he rose through the ranks into a regiment holder and became an important cavalry commander in the late stages. Serving the Habsburgs as war counsellor and envoy, he commanded their troops in the Second Northern War and the Austro-Turkish War of 1663–64 where he scored an impressive victory in