The compleat body of the art military in three books : I. The postures of the pike and musket ..., II. Twelve exercises ..., III. The drawing up and exercising of regiments after the manner of private companies ... : also, the duties of all souldiers and officers ... / by Richard Elton ... ; to which is added a supplement comprehending these particulars, I. the duties and qualifications of all officers belonging to an army .., formerly written by Capt. Tho. Rudd ...

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The compleat body of the art military in three books : I. The postures of the pike and musket ..., II. Twelve exercises ..., III. The drawing up and exercising of regiments after the manner of private companies ... : also, the duties of all souldiers and officers ... / by Richard Elton ... ; to which is added a supplement comprehending these particulars, I. the duties and qualifications of all officers belonging to an army .., formerly written by Capt. Tho. Rudd ...
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Elton, Richard, fl. 1650.
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London :: Printed for W.L. and are to be sold by Henry Brome ... and Thomas Bassett ...,
1668.
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"The compleat body of the art military in three books : I. The postures of the pike and musket ..., II. Twelve exercises ..., III. The drawing up and exercising of regiments after the manner of private companies ... : also, the duties of all souldiers and officers ... / by Richard Elton ... ; to which is added a supplement comprehending these particulars, I. the duties and qualifications of all officers belonging to an army .., formerly written by Capt. Tho. Rudd ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39333.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024.

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CHAP. LVII. Divisional Wheelings.

Command. WHeel the Battail off by Division from the Front.

Direction. Turn off to the right and left.

Command. Wheel the Battail off by Division from the Reer.

Direction. Face to the Reer, and turn off to the right and left.

Command. Wheel the Battail inward to the Reer.

Direction. Open from the midst to convenient distance, and turn off to the right and left.

Command. Wheel the Battail inward to the Front from the Reer.

Direction. Face to the Reer, open from the midst, and wheel inward to the Front.

Command. Wheel off the Body by Division from the right Flank.

Direction. Face to the right.

Command. Wheel off the Body by Division from the left Flank.

Direction. Face to the left.

Command. VVheel the Body inward to the left Flank from the right.

Direction. Face to the right, and open outward to convenient distance to wheel inward to the left Flank.

Command. Wheel the body inward to the right Flank from the left.

Direction. Face to the left, and open outward to convenient distance to wheel inward to the right Flank.

Command. VVheel off your Front and Reer-half-files by Division.

Direction. Half-files, face about; & Front & Reer-half-files, turn off by Division.

Command. Wheel your Front and Reer-half-files inward to the midst of Ranks.

Direction. Half-files, face about; and Front and Reer-half-files, open outward to convenient distance to wheel inward to the midst of Ranks.

Command. Wheel off your Front and Reer-half-files by Division from the midst of Ranks.

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Direction. Front-half-files, face about; and Front and Reer-half-files, wheel off to the right and left by Division.

Command. Wheel Front and Reer-half-files inward, both to the Front and Reer from the midst of Ranks.

Direction. Front-half-files, face about; and Front and Reer-half-files, open from the midst to convenient distance, and wheel inward into Front and Reer.

Command. Wheel off your right and left Half-ranks by Division.

Direction. Face outward, and wheel off to the right and left by Division.

Command. Wheel your right and left Half-ranks inward to the midst of Files.

Direction. Face outward, and open to the right and left to convenient distance to wheel inward to the midst of Files.

Command. Wheel off your right and left Half-ranks by Division from the midst of Files.

Direction. Face inward, and cause them to move backward to convenient di∣stance, to wheel off by Division from the midst of Files.

Command. Wheel your right and left Half-ranks inward to both Flanks from the midst of Files.

Direction. Face inward, and open to the right and left to convenient distance to wheel inward to both Flanks.

Command. Wheel the outward Angles to the right and left about, to the Center.

Direction. Face to the outward Angles, and close Ranks and Files to close or∣der; and the Angles on the right, turn off to the right; the Angles on the left, turn off to the left.

Command. Wheel the inward Angles to the right and left about inward from the Center.

Direction. Face to the inward Angles, or to the Center, and wheel about to the right and left inward from the Center.

These are all the intire and divisional Wheelings that have hitherto been pra∣ctised by any, according to my best observation: there are other Wheelings which may properly be term'd Doublings, which I have placed amongst the Doublings, where they more properly belong. Now if any shall demand of me a reason why I have omitted the Reducements to each particular Command; my answer there∣unto is easie: for as in the Counter-marches, so in these, they may be reduced by three or four words of Command, except a Commander shall of set purpose keep them off from the same, to make some experiment. After any wheeling is per∣formed, face them after to the first Front, and command them to even their Ranks, and straighten their Files, they will be as at first; and unto what hand soever they wheeled, command them to wheel to the contrary hand, and they will be reduced unto the first Front; or what part is wheeled off by Division, wheel them inward again from that place, and it will easily reduce them. Thus you see that it is almost impossible for a Leader to be out, unless he be extreamly ignorant; therefore he need not fear to venter far in the progress of them, be∣fore he shall reduce them, provided he use no Doublings: which if he shall, great care must be had that he be not put to a stand; for the prevention whereof, let him look back unto those doublings by wheelings, wherein one doth reduce ano∣ther, where he may finde some remedy to help himself forth again.

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