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.
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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.
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London :: printed by A. G. and J. P. for Thomas Sawbridge, at the Three Flowers-de-Lys in Little-Britain,
1681.
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Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Soldiers -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A80295.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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CHAP. II. The Definition of Posture.
POSTƲRE is conceived to be a Garb or Figure that a Man stands in for the well handling of his Arms, in which there are Motions attendant unto the same for the better Grace, and becoming of them: Like∣wise by Motion it conveys a neat Agi∣lity of the Body, whereby the right handling of their Arms is atchieved, and so becomes easie; Motion being the working part, Posture the altera∣tion or act, either in circumstance or matter: As to Rest your Musquet, being one Posture; to Shoulder your Musquet, another; so likewise for the rest.
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