The compleat body of the art military ... divided into three books, the first containing the postures of the pike and musket ... the second comprehending twelve exercises ... the third setting forth the drawing up and exercising of regiments ... illustrated with varietie of figures of battail ... / by Richard Elton.

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The compleat body of the art military ... divided into three books, the first containing the postures of the pike and musket ... the second comprehending twelve exercises ... the third setting forth the drawing up and exercising of regiments ... illustrated with varietie of figures of battail ... / by Richard Elton.
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Elton, Richard, fl. 1650.
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London :: Printed by Robert Leybourn,
1650.
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Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
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"The compleat body of the art military ... divided into three books, the first containing the postures of the pike and musket ... the second comprehending twelve exercises ... the third setting forth the drawing up and exercising of regiments ... illustrated with varietie of figures of battail ... / by Richard Elton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39331.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2024.

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CHAP. XXXIV. Intire Doublings to the right Flank.

Command. FIles to the right double.

Direction. Every even file from the right by a half turning at three steps double the odd.

Reducement. Ranks to the left double; or files as you were.

Command. Files to the right and left, double outward.

Direction. Every even file from the flanks move, and by three steps double the odd.

Reducement. Ranks to the right and left double inward; or files as you were.

Command. Double your files to the right and left inward.

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Direction. Every even File from the midst move inward side-wise, and double the odd.

Reducement. Ranks to the right and left double outward; or files as you were.

Command. Double your files to the right advancing.

Direction. Every even file from the right move forwards, and by three steps double the odd.

Reducement. Ranks to the right double.

Command. Double your files outward advancing.

Direction. Every even file from the Flanks, move forwards, and by three steps double the odd.

Reducement. Ranks to the right and left double outward.

Command. Double your files to the right and left inward advancing.

Direction. Every even file from the midst move forwards, and by three steps double the odd.

Reducement. Ranks to the right and left double inward.

Command. Left half-Ranks double your right Flank to the right.

Direction. Face all to the right, and left half-Ranks move forwards to the right, and double your right Flank to your Leader.

Reducement. Double your Ranks to the left intire; or left half-Ranks march forth into your places.

Command. Left half-Ranks double your right Flank to the left.

Direction. Face all to the right, and left half-Ranks move forwards to the left untill you have doubled the right Flank to your Leader.

Reducement. Double your Ranks to the right intire to the Reer, face to the Reer, and the even Ranks from the Reer, move forth, and double the odd to your Leader.

Command. Left half-Ranks double your right Flank to the right and left outward.

Direction. Face all to the right; and left half-Ranks move to the right and left out∣ward, and double your right Flank to your Leader.

Reducement. Front and Reer half-files double your Ranks intire to the left Flank; Front half-files face about, and every even Rank from the midst move forth, and double Ranks intire towards the left Flank, face to your Leader.

Command. Left half-Ranks double your right Flank to the right and left inward.

Direction. Face all to the right; and left half-Ranks move forwards to the right and left inward, and double the right Flank, face to your Leader.

Reducement. Front and Reer half-files double your Ranks intire to the left Flank; half-files face about, and every even Rank from the Front and Reer, move forth, and double your Ranks intire towards the left Flank, face to your Leader.

Command. Left half-ranks double your right Flank to the right by Countermarch.

Direction. Right half-ranks face to the right, left half-ranks turn off to the left, move forwards, and double your right Flank, face to your Leader.

Reducement. Double your Ranks to the left intire, every man placing himself on the out-side of his left-hand man.

Command. Left half-ranks double your right Flank to the left by Countermarch.

Direction. Right half-ranks face to the right, and left half-ranks turn off to the right, and double your right Flank to the left, face to your Leader.

Reducement. Double your ranks to the right intire to the reer, every man placing himself on the out-side of his right-hand man; face to the reer, and every even rank from the reer, move forth to the right, and double the odd, face to your Leader.

Command. Left half-ranks double your right Flank to the right and left outward by Countermarch.

Direction. Right half-ranks face to the right, and left half-ranks face to the left, and turn off to the right and left, moving forward untill you have doubled the right Flank to the right and left outward; face to your Leader.

Reducement. Front & Reer half-files double your Ranks intire to the left-Flank, every man placing himself on the out-side of his right & left-hand man; Front half-files face about, & every even rank from the midst move forth to the left-Flank, and double the odd, placing your selves on the out-side of your right-hand men, and every even rank from the Reer half-

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files, move forth, and double the odd, placing your selves on the out-side of your left-hand men: face to your Leader.

Command. Left half-ranks double your right-Flank to the right and left inward, by Countermarch.

Direction. Face all to the right and left out-ward; left half-Ranks turn off to the right and left inward, move forward untill you have doubled the right Flank, face to your Leader.

Reducement. Front and Reer half-files double your Ranks intire to the left-Flank, every man placing himself on the out-side of his right and left-hand man; half-files face about, and every even Rank from the Reer, move forth to the left Flank, and double the odd, placing your selves on the out-side of your right-hand men; and every even Rank from the Front move forth, and double the odd; placing your selves on the out-side of your left-hand men, face to your Leader.

Command. Double your Files to the right intire advancing.

Direction. Every even File from the right, move straight forth untill you be cleer, and double the odd.

Reducement. Half-files double your Front to the right; or Front half-files double your Reer to the right.

Command. Files double your Depth to the right intire.

Direction. Every even File from the right face about, move down, untill you are cleer of the Reer, and double the Depth of the odd Files; face to your Leader.

Reducement. Half-files double your Front to the left; or Front half-files double your Reer to the left.

Command. Double your Files inward intire to the right.

Direction. Half-files of every even File from the left, face about; even Files from the left move forwards untill you are cleer of the standing part, after face all to the right, and then every even File from the right, move forwards into the Intervalls, and double intire the odd, face to your Leader.

Reducement. The three first, and the three last Ranks, double the six middle-most Ranks to the right; the three first Ranks face about, and move down to the midst by their own left-hands; and the three last Ranks move forwards to the midst, to their own right-hands; face to your Leader.

Command. Double your Files to the right intire, advancing, every man placing himselfe before his Leader.

Direction. Every even File from the right, advance forwards, and double the odd, eve∣ry man placing himselfe before his Leader.

Reducement. Front half-files by Countermarch double your Reer, to the right; Front half-files turn off to the left, and double the Reer, face to your Leader.

Command. Files double your Depth to the right, every man falling behind his Bringer-up.

Direction. Every even File from the right, face about to the right, and double the odd, by placing your selves behind your Bringers-up.

Reducement. Bringers-up double your Front to the left.

Command. Left half-Ranks double your right Flank intire advancing.

Direction. Left half-Ranks march straight forth, untill you are cleer of the standing part, after move to the right, being first faced there, and double the right Flank, face to your Leader.

Reducement. Front half-files double your Reer to the right intire, face to the left, and move cleer of the standing part, after face to the Reer, move down, and even the Reer; face to your Leader.

Command. Left half-Ranks double intire the Depth of the right Flank.

Direction. Left half-Ranks face about to the right, and move down, untill you are cleer of the standing part, after face to the left, and move forward, untill you have doubled the Depth of your right Flank; face to your Leader.

Reducement. Half-files double your Front to the left intire, face to the left, and march cleer of the standing part, after face to your Leader, march up, and even the Front.

Command. Left half-Ranks double your right-Flank inward intire.

Direction. Half-files of the right half-Ranks face to the Reer, right half-Ranks move

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forward untill you are cleer of the standing part, face all to the right, and left half-Ranks move forwards, and double the right Flank; face to your Leader.

Reducement. The three first, and the three last ranks double the six middle-most ranks, intire to the right Flank; the three first, and the three last ranks, face to the right, and march untill you are cleer of the standing part, after face inward, march, and close your Divisions, and face to your Leader.

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