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 19, 2024.

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Of Files ranking into Front, Reer, and Midst.

Command. FIles, rank outward into Front, Reer, and Midst.

Direction. The two last ranks face about, the first, last, and third rank from the front stand, the rest move to the right and left, after the manner of doubling of ranks, and rank to front, reer, and midst, as before commanded, and after the last rank face to the front, closing forward to order.

Reducement. Ranks, file six to the right and left inward, the last rank face about, and the even men from the midst of iles are to fall in behinde the odd, after the manner of dou∣bling files to the right and left inward, and after the two last ranks are to face to the Front.

Command. Files, rank inward into front, reer, and midst.

Direction. They standing at the distance of order in rank and file, command right and left half-ranks to open from the midst some thing more then to open order, after the two last ranks are to face about, and the first, last, and third rank from the front are to stand, the rest are to move to the right and left inward, after the manner of doubling ranks to the right and left inward, after the last rank is to face to the front, and to close forwards to open order.

Reducement. Ranks, file six to the right and left outward, the last rank face about, and every man from the flanks is to move outward, after the manner of doubling files to the right and left outward, then the two last ranks are to face to the front, and the whole Body may close their ranks and files into the midst to order.

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