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. LXVI. Twelve severall Counter-marches with their reducements.

Command. FIles to the right hand counter-march losing ground.

Command. Ranks to the right hand counter-march, losing ground.

Direction. Face all to the right.

Command. Front and Reer half-files inter-change ground.

Direction. Front half-files face about to the left.

Command. Right and left half-ranks inter-change ground.

Direction. Face inward.

Command. File-leaders face about; the rest passe through to the right, and place your selves behinde your Leaders, face to the Front.

Command. Counter-march your Front and Reer into the midst.

Command. Counter-march your flanks into the midst. Face out-ward.

Command. File-leaders, and half-file-leaders stand, the rest passe through to the right, and place your selves before your Leaders, and halfe file-leaders.

Direction. The second rank from the front, and from the halfe file-leaders, are to begin the Motion, placing themselves as before commanded.

Command. The out-most file upon the right, and the second file from the left stand, the rest passe through to the right, and place your selves on the out-side of your right-hand men.

Command. Files to the left-hand counter-march, losing ground.

Command. Front and Reer half-files counter-march to the right.

Direction. Front and Reer half-files turn off distinctly by your selves, on the ground you stand; face to your Leader.

Command. Right and left half-ranks counter-march to the right.

Direction. Face to the right; and right and left half-ranks turn off distinctly to the right, face to your Leader; they are reduced.

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