The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.

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The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.

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Caesar, Julius.

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London :: Printed by R. Daniel and are to be sold by Henry Tvvyford ... Nathaniel Ekins ... Iohn Place ...,

1655.

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Subject terms

Caesar, Julius. -- De bello Gallico. -- English.

Pompey, -- the Great, 106-48 B.C.

Caesar, Julius. -- De bello civili. -- English.

Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.

Gaul -- History -- 58 B.C.-511 A.D.

Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C.

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"The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a31706.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• TO THE PRINCE.
• In CLEMENTIS EDMONDI De re militari ad JUL. CAESARIS Commentarios Observationes.
• To my friend, Master CLEMENT EDMONDS.
• To his worthy friend, Master CLEMENT EDMONDS.
• TO MY FRIEND, MASTER CLEMENT EDMONDS. Epigramme.
• Another, of the same.
• frontispiece
• CAESARIS ELOGIƲM. C. JULIUS CAESAR.
• THE LIFE OF C. JULIUS CAESAR; with certain Historicall Observations upon his Medalls.
• Observations upon CAESAR'S MEDALLS.
  • Ʋpon the first Medall.
  • The second Medall.
  • The third Medall.
  • The fourth Medall.
  • The fifth and sixth Medalls.
  • The seventh Medall.
  • The eighth Medall.
  • The ninth Medall.
  • The tenth Medall.
  • The Wives of Caesar.
  • The Medall of the TRIUMVIRI.
  • The second Medall.
  • ATILIVS CIMBER.
• errata
• Reading and Discourse are requisite to make a souldier perfect in the Art militarie, how great soever his knowledge may be, which long experience and much practice of Arms hath gained.
• The summe of the first book of Caesars commentaries; with observations upon the same, discovering the excellency of Caesars Militia.
  • CHAP. I.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. II.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. IIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. V.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. X.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • Chap. XIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • Chap. XIV.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XV.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XVI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
    • THE FOURTH OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XVII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XVIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XIX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
• The second Commentary of the wars in GALLIA.
  • CHAP. I.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. II.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. III.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
    • THE FOURTH OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. V.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. X.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
    • THE FOURTH OBSERVATION.
    • THE FIFTH OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. XIII.
• The third Commentary of the warres in GALLIA.
  • CHAP. I.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. II.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IIII.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. V.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • Chap. VIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. X.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
    • THE FOURTH OBSERVATION.
    • THE FIFTH OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • OBSERVATION.
• The fourth Commentary of the warres in GALLIA.
  • CHAP. I.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. II.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. V.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
    • THE FIFTH OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
• The fifth Commentary of the wars in GALLIA.
  • CHAP. I.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. V.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. X.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIV.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIX.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XX.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXI.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXII.
    • OBSERVATION.
• The sixth Commentary of the wars in GALLIA.
  • CHAP. I.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. II.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. V.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. X.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
• The seventh Commentarie, of the warres in GALLIA.
  • CHAP. I.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. II.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. III.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. V.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. X.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXIIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXVI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXVII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXVIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXIX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXXII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXIIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXVI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
• title page
• The first Commentarie of the Civile VVarres.
  • CHAP. I.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. II.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. V.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
    • THE FOURTH OBSERVATION.
    • THE FIFTH OBSERVATION.
    • THE SIXTH OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. X.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XIV.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
    • THE FOURTH OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXIV.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXV.
    • THE OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXVI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXVIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
• The Second Commentarie of the Civile VVarres.
  • CHAP. I.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. II.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. III.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. IIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. V.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. X.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
• The Third Commentarie of the Civile VVarres.
  • CHAP. I.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. II.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. III.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. V.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. X.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XIV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XIX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXIIII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXV.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXVI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXVIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXIX.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXX.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXI.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXII.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
    • THE THIRD OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXXIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXIV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXV.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXVI.
    • THE FIRST OBSERVATION.
    • THE SECOND OBSERVATION.
  • CHAP. XXXVII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII.
    • OBSERVATIONS.
• title page
• THE EIGHTH COMMENTARY OF THE VVARRES IN GALLIA, Written by AULUS HIRTIUS.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IIII.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
• OBSERVATIONS UPON THE EIGHTH COMMENTARY OF THE VVARRES IN GALLIA.
• THE MANNER OF OUR MODERN TRAINING, Or TACTICK PRACTISE. By CLEMENT EDMONDS, Remembrancer of the City of LONDON.
  • The manner of exercising of composed Battallions, with their different motions.
  • Countermarching Files and Ranks.
  • Of Marches.
  • How directions are delivered in the warres.