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or_o few_o division_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v and_o these_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o forlorn-hope_a to_o make_v discovery_n upon_o all_o the_o passage_n on_o all_o side_n and_o to_o clear_v the_o woodie_n place_n of_o all_o ambushment_n next_o after_o these_o may_v march_v two_o thousand_o foot_n divide_v into_o more_o or_o few_o body_n answerable_a to_o the_o horse_n in_o the_o point_n and_o they_o be_v as_o well_o to_o serve_v for_o a_o second_o or_o reserve_v to_o these_o horse_n as_o to_o defend_v that_o part_n of_o the_o artillery_n march_v in_o the_o vanguard_n after_o these_o two_o thousand_o foot_n the_o division_n of_o the_o artillery_n for_o the_o vanguard_n of_o the_o army_n be_v to_o be_v order_v with_o the_o requisite_a wagon_n of_o great_a shot_n powder_n coin_n and_o the_o like_a necessary_n accompany_v with_o a_o sufficient_a number_n of_o pioner_n to_o prepare_v and_o lay_v open_a the_o way_n and_o passage_n and_o to_o make_v needful_a defence_n 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