A briefe discourse of vvarre. VVritten by Sir Roger VVilliams Knight; vvith his opinion concerning some parts of the martiall discipline. Newly perused
- Title
- A briefe discourse of vvarre. VVritten by Sir Roger VVilliams Knight; vvith his opinion concerning some parts of the martiall discipline. Newly perused
- Author
- Williams, Roger, Sir, 1540?-1595.
- Publication
- Imprinted at London :: By Thomas Orwin, dwelling in Paternoster Row, ouer against the signe of the Checker,
- 1590.
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- Subject terms
- Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- TO THE MOST HO∣norable, my singular and best Lord, Robert Earle of Essex and Ewe, Vicount Hereford and Bourghchier, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Bourghchier and Louayne, Master of the Queenes Maiesties horse, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter:
- To all men of Warre in generall.
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EXperience and Learning must
confesse, all VVarres are maintained
with these three Principalls.
- A good Chiefe;
- A good Purse;
- And good Iustice.
- How that all Conquests and Ouerthrowes consists in expert souldiers, & euer did since the world began vnto this houre.
- How often few or one is the occasion of the winning or loosing of a Battaile.
- The difference betwixt raw men, and expert Souldiers.
- One noble opinion of Mounsieur de La Nowe.
- The long continuance of their Armie.
- How they diuide their Armies.
- Their great Officers in order as they commaund.
- What other Officers ought to second their great Officers.
- The greatnes of their Generall, and Obeysance vnto his King.
- How they diuide their Horsmen.
- The diuisions of their foote bands.
- The order of their marching.
- The order of thier Sieges.
- The order of their assaults.
- To proue Lantiers more seruiceable than men at arms, considering the numbers that do duties.
- To prooue Hargulatiers more seruiceable than Speare men, tearmed by vs, light Horsemen.
- The difference betwixt Launtiers and Pistolers,
- To prooue Musketiers the best small shot that euer were inuented.
- To proue the Pike the most honorable weapon carried by Footemen.
- What number of short weapons there ought to bee amongst one thousand armed men, from that rate to the greater nūber.
- To prooue Bow men the worst shot vsed in these days.
- What Fortifications are best to withstand a royall batterie and to prooue a wet ditch better than a drie.