The compleat soldier, or expert artillery-man Containing the several postures and exercises of the pike and musquet; the various beats of the drum; and what else is necessary for a young soldier to understand. Also, divers ways of exercising a company, very useful for all officers, and others, that delight in military affairs.

The Lacedemonian Countermarch losing Ground.

C. Files, to the right hand Coun∣termarch, placing your selves before your Bringers up; to your Leader.

Direction. Bringers up, face about to the right; the rest Countermarch to the right, every Man turning on the Ground he stands, following their Leaders, placing themselves before their Bringers up.

R. Bringers up, stand; the rest pass through to the right, and place your selves before your Bringers up.

C. Files, to the right hand Coun∣termarch, every Man turning on the Ground he stands.

Direction. The File-Leaders of each File are to step sideways to the right, and so march even in Rank together, every Man following his Leader, and turning on the Ground he stands.

R. Files to the left hand Coun∣termarch, every Ma turning on the Ground he stands.

C. Bringers up, face about to the right; the rest pass through to the right, and place your selves before your Bringers up.

Direction. Face all to the right about; Bringers up, stand; the rest of the Body pass through the right, and place your selves before your Brin∣gers up.

Note: This Motion is begun by the Rank, next the Bringers up, and so continued successively by the rest, 'till the Command be ended.

R. This Countermarch may be redu∣ced, by doing the same to the contrary hand; or if you please,

C. Bringers up, stand; the rest pass through to the right, and place your selves behind your Bringers up.

Note: This Command is performed by the Rank, next the Reer, until the File-Leaders become the Bringers up; then face them to the proper Front, and they are reduced.

Direction. The last Rank (or Brin∣gers up) are to stand; the rest of the

Body to face to the Reer, and pass through to the right, placing them∣selves behind their Bringers up; then face them all about after their proper File-Leaders, and they are reduced as at first.

C. Ranks, to the right hand Coun∣termarch, every Man turning after his right hand Man on the Ground he stands.

Direction. Face all to the right, which being performed, the right hand File, together with all the rest, becomes Ranks, and so begin the Countermarch, every Rank turning after his right hand Man on the Ground he stands, and so marcheth forth-right beyond that which was the left Flank.

R. Right hand File, face to the right; the rest pass through to the right, and place your selves before your right hand Men.