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A14722 Anima'dversions of vvarre; or, A militarie magazine of the truest rules, and ablest instructions, for the managing of warre Composed, of the most refined discipline, and choice experiments that these late Netherlandish, and Swedish warres have produced. With divers new inventions, both of fortifications and stratagems. As also sundry collections taken out of the most approved authors, ancient and moderne, either in Greeke. Latine. Italian. French. Spanish. Dutch, or English. In two bookes. By Robert Ward, Gentleman and commander. Ward, Robert, fl. 1639.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver. 1639 (1639) STC 25025; ESTC S118037 599,688 501

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spacious_a ground_n which_o shall_v be_v advantageous_a for_o the_o enemy_n horse_n to_o surprise_v they_o than_o this_o form_n of_o imbattel_v may_v be_v very_o defensive_a from_o this_o form_n of_o imbattel_v as_o also_o from_o all_o other_o if_o the_o general_n see_v reason_n he_o may_v alter_v it_o into_o what_o order_n he_o please_v this_o very_a subject_n deserve_v a_o discourse_n by_o itself_o the_o which_o if_o i_o shall_v here_o treat_v of_o it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a but_o any_o ingenious_a soldier_n at_o the_o first_o view_n will_v conceive_v how_o to_o transmute_v any_o battle_n decipher_v into_o any_o other_o form_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o battle_n will_v best_o admit_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o this_o chap._n xvi_o a_o five_o way_n of_o imbattel_v a_o
army_n consist_v of_o twelve_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o thousand_o horse_n the_o ordnance_n be_v place_v covert_o in_o the_o midst_n and_o also_o upon_o the_o wing_n in_o this_o first_o figure_n follow_v you_o may_v perceive_v at_o the_o letter_n a_o four_o hundred_o shot_n upon_o either_o flank_n before_o the_o main_a battle_n these_o be_v to_o surprise_v the_o enemy_n ordnance_n which_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v be_v plant_v upon_o a_o hill_n further_o you_o may_v observe_v sixteen_o battalia_n the_o ordnance_n be_v plant_v in_o the_o main_a battle_n between_o the_o division_n thereof_o have_v four_o hundred_o musketeer_n order_v before_o they_o and_o by_o they_o obscure_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o enemy_n be_v approach_v within_o distance_n those_o musketeer_n be_v to_o divide_v themselves_o on_o either_o hand_n so_o that_o the_o shot_n may_v have_v free_a passage_n to_o disorder_v the_o enemy_n troop_n upon_o which_o advantage_n the_o other_o battalia_n be_v to_o advance_v 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