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enemy_n	colonel_n	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,115	5	9.3142	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01298	An abridgment of military discipline, for the use of His Majesties forces in the kingdom of Scotland. By His Majesties special command.		1686 (1686)	Wing A101; ESTC R170013	55,339	274

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 Paces●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 Pac● distance from one Baraque to 〈◊〉 other For the Kitchins belonging to the Troops the Officers Tent● and the Suttlers which attend up on the Troops the same measures are to be observed in propor●tion as are used for Encamping 〈◊〉 Foot By a Pace is meant thr● Foot Orders for Battel THo there can be no certain Rules given for any Orde● 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 hav● ever proved more prejudicial 〈◊〉 Battel then the leaving interva● too strait None is to speak but the Commander in cheif or the Major by his Order who is alway● to attend his commands To a Battalion of ten Companies there are supposed to b● 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 ● st and 3d Lieutenant at the Head of the right wing of shot ● 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 obser●● whether the

marching no faster then it did before The Ranks in Marching are to close forward to Six foot which the Sargeants are to be very careful to see kept very even and in good Order The Granadiers are to be divided into Three equall parts One third with the Captain at the Head of the Pikes some Eight Paces from the first Rank and the two other parts on the Right an● and Lest of the Battalion Thos● at the Head of the Pikes are t● be Commanded to Present and Fire when the first Rank of Musketiers are commanded to Knee● and assoon as ever they have F●red they are to make ready the Granado's and after the Two la● Ranks of Musketiers who Fir●● before the Front Rank have F●red Then they are to delive● their Granado's and to put thei● Daggers into their Firelocks Those Granadiers on the Righ● and Left of the Battalion are to Fire as the Musketiers Fire that is the Two last Ranks to Fire with the Musketiers And assoon as Fi●red are to put their Daggers into their Firelocks The Front Rank of Granadiers having their Gra●nado's ready are to kneel when the first Rank of Musketiers kneel And after the Two last Ranks have Fired They are to stand up And when the first Rank of Musketiers Fire They are to deliver their Granado's And immediately to fix their Daggers in their Firelocks And when the Musketiers Club their Muskets and Fall on They are to Charge with their Daggers as aforesaid When the Battalion has Marched so near that the Granadiers may throw their Granado's so as to fall among the Enemy with the Officers both Captains Lieutenants and Ensigns in one Rank at the Head of the Battalion Two good paces from the first Rank of Soldiers with their Pikes in the same posture with t● Pikemen which they are to o●serve The Commander in Ch●gives the Command to Half 〈◊〉 which word of Command 〈◊〉 Drums are to cease from Beati● and all the Officers in the Fr●stand at the Head of the Batt● on in one Rank as is said befo● Two paces from it with th● Pikes Ported Four of the Sargeants t● Marched with the Pikes bef●●● they drew up are to Draw 〈◊〉 with them Two with the 〈◊〉 Rank and Two with the last 〈◊〉 the Right and Left of each Ran● The rest of the Sargeants are 〈◊〉 be on the Flanks and to assist 〈◊〉 Officers in the Rear who are 〈◊〉 be the same Officers that marc●ed in the Rear of the Division before they were drawn up and to continue in the Rear of the Battalion and to take care of it Onely the eldest Captain that was there is to come up immediately to the Front at the Head of the Left Wing of Shot And the Sargeants are immediately upon the Battalions drawing up to be very exact in making the Ranks even at Six Foot distance The Files are to be kept at the same distance as is said before so that every Soldier may have free liberty to use his Arms The best Rule for which is That every Soldier keep half a Foot from his Right-hand-man Assoon as the Commander in Chief has Commanded them to Halt The Command is First Rank of Musketiers Kneel Which they are to do by Fa●●ing back with the Right Legs and not stepping forward wit● their Left and keeping the Muskets so low that the Two other Ranks may Fire easily over them At the same time that the Command is given for the First Rank to Kneel The whole Ran● of Officers at the Head of the Battalion retire at one time int● the Intervals just behind them of the first Rank of Soldiers but are to take Care that the Soldiers perform their Duties The Officers as is said before are to have their Pikes in the posture conformable to the Pikemen And those with the Musketiers are to Kneel as they do When the first Rank is commanded to Kneel the Two other Ranks of Musketiers are to Close forward as also the Five Ranks of Pikes as close as they can with conveniency to use their Arms without any other word of Command Two last Ranks Present Which they are always to do Breast high and the First of the Two is always to stoop without any word of Command And the Pikes at the same word of Command are to Charge their Pikes and to continue so Charged Fire Recover your Arms. At which word of Command The Front Rank stands up without any other word of Command having their Muskets Recovered streight upright before them ready Cockt and Guarded Front Rank Present Fire Recover your Arms. Club your Muskets Fall on Which they do with an Huzza and the Pikes are to continue Charged And the Drums to Beat the Preparative again Halt At which time the Drums are to cease Beating Reduction Poise your Muskets At which word of Command the Pikemen Recover their Pikes before them from their Charge and the Granadiers take the Posts they had before they were divided Shoulder your Muskets At which word of Command the Pikemen bring their Pikes to their Thighs to the Advance And the whole Rank of Officers Advance together Two paces before the Head of the Battalion Ranks Open backward to Twelve Foot Distance March Rear Half-Files of Musketiers that Doubled To the Right about As you were March Officers Colours and Drums and Ho-boys to your proper Posts March If you would Fire a Battalion in Exercise more then once before you Fall on in stead of Clubbing your Muskets after the first Firing the Musketiers are to make ready as they March and the Pikes Port And so proceed as before mentioned Memorandum Every Right-hand man of the Pikes of each Company is always to March with the Ensign's Pike The Drums are to beat the Preparative whenever the first Division Drawsup whether it be of a Battalion or single Company which is the best way to give Notice to the Rear that they are to Draw up The Pikes at the Drums Beating the Preparative if they are Shouldered are then to Advance unless the Musketiers be commanded to Recover their Arms and in such case the Pike● are to Port but never otherway in Drawing up but to be kep● Advanced Nor are the Ranks to close forward or to mend their pace in Marching but to Draw up as at other times unless the Musketiers are Commanded to Recover their Arms or to make ready which is the same Posture and then they are always to March as is before mentioned Of Marching by Sub-Di●visions If a Battalion be to March on the Long March by Sub-Divisions the Files are first to be Counted and according to the largeness or narrowness of the way they are to March they must be Divided accordingly Posting one half of the Captains at the Head of the first Sub-Division of Shot and the other half in the Rear of the last The Lieutenants are to be divided to every Sub-Division of Shot that they may take care of them The Colours are to be divided also