The exercise of the foot with the evolutions, according to the words of command, as they are explained : as also the forming of battalions, with directions to be observed by all colonels, captains and other officers in Their Majesties armies.
- Title
- The exercise of the foot with the evolutions, according to the words of command, as they are explained : as also the forming of battalions, with directions to be observed by all colonels, captains and other officers in Their Majesties armies.
- Author
- England and Wales. Army.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb ...,
- 1690.
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- Subject terms
- England and Wales. -- Army. -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics.
- England and Wales. -- Army -- Early works to 1800.
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https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39056.0001.001
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"The exercise of the foot with the evolutions, according to the words of command, as they are explained : as also the forming of battalions, with directions to be observed by all colonels, captains and other officers in Their Majesties armies." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39056.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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General Observations.
- Orders, and Words of Com∣mand, for the Exercise of the Musket, with the Explana∣tion, the Musket being Shoul∣der'd.
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Here follows the Exercise of a Granadeer, with the Expla∣nation, beginning when they are under Arms,
viz. the Fire-lock Shouldered. - The Exercise of the Pike, be∣ginning from the Advance.
- General Words of Command for the Evolutions.
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Evolution with Musketeers and Pikemen together. -
RƲLES for the Forming of Battalions, the Posting of Officers, Salutes,
&c.