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B01298
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An abridgment of military discipline, for the use of His Majesties forces in the kingdom of Scotland. By His Majesties special command.
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1686
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Wing A101; ESTC R170013
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Files The Sargeants and Corporals falling into the Flanks and Rear of the Battalion and the Commission Officers Forming a Rank in the Rear which is done by the following words of command the Officer in Chief standing about Twenty Paces distant from the Front of the Battalion in the middle of it Have a care of the Exercise Officers to the Right about Take your Posts in the Rear of the Battalion March Draâ—goons have a care At which time they pull off their-right hand Gloves and place them under their Girdles Lay your Right Hand to your Musket Poise your Musket Rest your Musket Cock and Guard Present Fire Recover your Arms with the Cock half-bent Rest upon your Musket Handle your Dagger Draw forth your Dagger Fix them in the Muzzel of your Muskets Poise your Muskets Charge to the Front To the Right Charge To the Right Charge To the Right Charge To the Right Charge To the Right about Charge To the Left about Charge To the Left Charge To the Left Charge To the Left Charge To the Left Charge To the Left about Charge To the Right about Charge Recover your Arms. Rest upon your Muskets Handle your Dagger Withdraw your Dagger Place your Dagger Poise your Musket Rest your Musket Clean the Pan with the Ball of your Thumb Open your Cartridge-Box Handle your Primer Draw forth your Primer Sink and Prime Return your Primer Shut your Pan with your two Fore-fingers Blow off your loose Corns Recovering your Arms at the same time Cast about to Charge Handle your Cartridge Take out your Cartridge Immediately after shutting your Cartridge Box. Open it with your Teeth Charge with Powder and Ball. Draw forth your Scowrer Shorten it to an Inch Against your Right Breast Put it into the Muzzel of your Musket Ram down Powder and Ball. Withdraw your Scowrer Shorten it to an handfull Against your Right Breast Place your Scowrer Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets Poise your Muskets Rest upon your Arms. Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. To the right about March clear of your Arms. and Break. When they are from their Arms they are at the first Beat of Drum to return to them with a Huzza and as they run Draw their Swords And then every Man is to stand over his own Arms. Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Rest upon your Arms. Poise your Muskets To the Right about March to your Horses Unlink your Horses Shorten your Bridles Put your Left Foot in the Stirrup Mount Fasten your Links Unsting and advance your Muskets For Firing on Horseback Their Muskets being advanced on their Right Thigh Ioyn your Left Hand to your Muskets Cock and Guard Rest your Muskets on your Bridle-hand Present Fire Recover your Arms with the Cock Half-bent Then they are ready to March Wheel or Face with or without their Daggers fixt in their Murkets as the Officer commanding shall think fit Of Encamping THe Major Genral for the day having with him such of the Guards of Horse as shall be thought fit and ordered by the General for the Security of the Camp is to March before the Army that he may have time to view the ground and to Settle the Camp not far from Water if it may be with convenience Which being done He is to order the Quarter-Master-General to Set out the Ground to the Majors of the Brigades who thereupon Set it out to the Adjutants of each Regiment who divide it for each Troop or Company The Major General in the mean while is to Ride about the Camp to Post the Main-guards as he finds best for the Safety of the Army and is to order the Quarter-Master General what ground or Village he shall take up for the Kings Quarters as also some commodious place for the Park of Artillery and another for the Bread-Carts which is Commonly near the Center of the Army with the Hospital When every thing hath been done as above mentioned and the Camp all Marked out then the Major-General is to send an Aid de Camp to give Notice to the General that all is ready And at the Entering into the Camp the Major General is to meet the General to give him a full Account of every particular The Adjutants General of Horse and foot attending always on the General that they may be ready to Execute his orders and make Detachments without delay It is the usual Practice to Camp an Army in two Lines The Second distant from the First Three hundred Paces that is From the head of the First Line to the Head of the Second whereof one hundred and twenty are for the Encamping of the First Line so that there remains One hundred and eighty Paces for the distance between the last Tents of the first Line and the Head of the Second And if the Army Encamp with a Reserve Then the same distance is to be observed by them The Horse are to be posted on the Wings and the foot in the Middle in such a manner that the Lines of the Camp look towards the Enemy and be Covered behind by a River Brook or Marsh if it may be with Convenience Every Squadron consisting 〈◊〉 Three Troops and fifty men 〈◊〉 each Troop must be allowed fiâ—ty paces And every Battalioâ— consisting of sixteen Companies and fifty men in each Company must have One hundred paces allowed for their Encamping All Troops or Companies of Horse or Foot consisting but of fifty men are to be Encamped on one Row of Baraques or Hutts But when Troops or Companies consist of more men there must be two Files of Baraques or Hutts It is to be observed that in each Squadron or Battalion The Colonels Company be always upon the Right or Left And there make their Row of Hutts Behind them must be left a space for the Street Then the Second Company makes their Row of Hutts near to which the Third makes theirs leaving the space of two Foot onely between their Hutts which is called the Bystreet And the same thing is to be observed by the Horse The Hutts of the Foot always open towards the Street the Baraques of the cavalry always towards the Horse Heads The Hutts of the Quarter-Master and Sargeants are always to be at the Head of the Troopers and Soldiers And the Officers Tents behind The Camp of the first Brâ—â— gade of the Army is on the Righâ— Hand of the first Line That 〈◊〉 the second on the Left the Third is posted on the Right of the Second Line the Fourth on the Left and the rest in the Cente according to their seniority This is to be observed among the Horse as well as Foot The Dragoons are never to be Encamped in the body of the Army but have their Camp at the Head or on the Wing on that side where the greatest danger is serving always as an out-guard for the Army Every Regiment is to have a Guard at the Head of their Camp And 〈◊〉 the Major General for the â—ay
takes care to place the great Guard in a proper place and distance from the Army towards the Enemy choosing for that effect a place where all the Avenues may be discovered There it is to continue during the day and at night is to draw off near the Army at the Head of the Foot When an Army Encamps near an Enemy and there be no river to divide them the General oftentimes Entrenches his Camp and makes his men pass the night under Arms. The Colonel or Officer of Horse who Mounts the Guard is to send off an Out-guard or Advance-guard consisting of twentey four Troopers commanded by a Lieutenant whom he posts where he sees most convenient in a place from whence the country about may be easily discovered The Duty of him who commands the great Guard is to let no person whatsoever passe without an Order to look every where about and to send Notice to the General whenever he discovers any Troops or Forces It is to be observed That the Measure of ground before mentioned is meant onely for Encamping of an Army For if it were to be Ranged in Battel in case of Service the distances between the Battalions or Squadrons are to be greater then in a Camp It must be end eavoured as much as may be That the Second Line be equal to the first keeping the same distance upon the right and Left The Particulars of Encamping a Battalion WHen the Quarter-Master hath his Ground alloted to him for Encamping a Battalion which is commonly One hundred Paces he is to divide it in the manner following Viz. He must allow Seven Foot Square to each Hutt Two Foot to the By-streets and fifteen Foot to the great Streets Every company consisting of fifty men ought to have Ten Hutts And ' there must be the distance of Two Foot between the Hutts The Kitchins must be marked out at Twelve Foot distance from the last Row of Hutts and are to be placed just over against them so that the streets may be open quite through for the Officers to passe easily to the Head of the Camp as there shall be occasion The length of the Kitchins is to be Nine Foot and the breadth six Foot There must be Thirty Paces distance between the soldiers Kitchins and the Front of the Captains Tents Forty Paces distance between the Captains Tents and the Front of the Tents of the subaltern Officers and the remaining Ground is for the Encamping of the Field-Officers and the Captains Equipage The Suttlers are to Encamp behind the Officers Tents The Colonells and Field Officers and Staff-Officers Tents are to be in the Center of the Battalion behind the Tents of the Captains There must be twenty or thirty Pacesâ—et ween one Battalion and another The Sargeants Hutts are to be at the Head of the Soldiers to open the contrary way That is to the Front The Pikes whether they are placed against a Cross or in a Stand must be allowed at Eighteen Foot distance from the Hutts The Muskets at Eighteen Foot distance from the Pikes That is before them The Colours and Drums are to be set within the Hollow of the Pikes The Holberts of the Sargeants that March with the Shot should be placed with the Muskets and those of the Sargeants that March with the Pikes with the Pikes The Particulars of Encamping a Squadron WHen a Quarter-Master of Horse hath his Ground allotted to him for a Squadron which is commonly Fifty Paces He is to divide it in the following manner Viz. He must allow Three Paces for the length of a Baraque and Two Paces distance from the opening of the Baraques to the Stakes to which the Horses are fastened and Three Paces for each Horses standing and Ten Paces for the Street To the Second Troop is to be allowed Two Paces distance three Paces for their Baraques and One Pace distance for the By-streets The third Troop must have two Paces distance three Paces for the Baraques and three Paces for the Horses after which there will remain Fifteen Paces which makes the distance from one Squadron to another If the Squadron be stronger they must have more Ground this being onely for a Squadron of one hundred and fifty Men in three Troops each Troop making but one row of Baraques The Colours are to be placed at Eighteen Foot distance from the Front of the Baraques in the same Line with the Pikes There are commonly ten or twelve Baraques on a row for every Troop of Fifty Men 〈◊〉 there must be at least two Pacâ— distance from one Baraque to 〈◊〉 other For the Kitchins belonging to the Troops the Officers Tentâ— and the Suttlers which attend up on the Troops the same measures are to be observed in proporâ—tion as are used for Encamping 〈◊〉 Foot By a Pace is meant thrâ— Foot Orders for Battel THo there can be no certain Rules given for any Ordeâ— of Battel which depends chiefly upon the Circumstances of Place and other accidents yet these short Directions are to serve for an Example to shew the nature of the thing by a single Battalion You must first of all command Silence at which time the Ranks are to be two good Paces distant and the Files closed in such manner that every Soldier may march at his ease and so Load and Fire which will be best effected by every ones keeping the distance of half a Foot from his Right-hand Man So that they may have liberty of moving their elbows as they March You must Command them to March very slowly to observe the Right in Marching and to preserve the Intervals which are always to be Fifty or Sixty Paces at least and if the Ground will afford it more that Fifty or Sixty of a Battalion may passe through them with ease nothing havâ— ever proved more prejudicial 〈◊〉 Battel then the leaving intervaâ— too strait None is to speak but the Commander in cheif or the Major by his Order who is alwayâ— to attend his commands To a Battalion of ten Companies there are supposed to bâ— besides the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Eight Captains and Nine Lieutenants who are to be Posted in the Form of Battel as followeth Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel and Five Captains at the Head of the Pikes 1st 3d Captain at the Head of the right Division of Shot 2d 4th Captain at the Head of the Left Division of Shot 6th Captain in the Rear of the Pikes 7th Captain in the Rear of the Left Wing of Shot 8th Captain in the Rear of the Right Wing of Shot â— st and 3d Lieutenant at the Head of the right wing of shot â— d and 4th Lieutenant at the Head of the Left VVing of shot 5th Lieutenant on the Right Flank 6th Lieutenant on the Left Flank 7th Lieutenant in the Rear of the Pikes 8th Lieutenant in the Rear of the Left VVing of shot 9th Lieutenant in the Rear of the Right Wing of Shot Which Rule is to be obserâ—â— whether the