Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	leader_n	left_a	rank_n	1,748	5	10.7510	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45383	The old English officer, being a necessary looking-glass for a Christian army, or, A fit companion for young souldiers wherein you may behold a perfect, easy, and speedy path to obtain the exercise and discipline of foot, and make soldiers fit for present service ... : with plain directions and good instructions out of sacred and moral histories of worthy commanders, how they should behave themselves in time of peace and war ... / written by Charles Hammond ...	Hammond, Charles, 17th cent.	1679 (1679)	Wing H497; ESTC R10512	25,488	62

to your Leader then face to the Left Reduce them So likewise half Ranks of the Right face to the Left March and double your Left half Ranks face to your Leader face to the Right and reduce them Directions RAnks Doubling every even Rank 1 doubles the 2 the 4 and the 6 movers if you be never so deep if you face about them that mo●ed before stands and they that stood double if you double to the Right then move with your right foot first to the right hand of your Leader at 3 steps or motions as you were fall off with your left foot first and at three motions it brings you in your right ground again Likewise if you double to the Left you step with the left foot first and fall back with your right Now for Files you that are File-Leaders tell from your right hand File whether you are even or odd if even you must double to the Right if commanded move we with your right foot and at three motions fall behind your right hand man as you were advance up with your left foot first in your place again Now if you be an odd File from the right hand you must double to the lef● with your left foot fall beind your left hand man and with your right foot ad●ance in your place again when commanded take notice that the File-leaders and tight hand File guides Ranks and Files for the Ranks move not till their right hand man moves nor the Files till the File-Leader moves when you double rank or file move altogether not before your right hand men and File-Leaders Now for your half Files doubling your Front the half Files is the 4. Ranks if you be six deep if you double to the Right you March up of the right hand of your Leaders keeping your distance then facing about to the left you March and fall into your places so if to the left you March on the left hand of your Leaders you face about to the right and fall into your places Now Bringers up to the Right or Left hand double your Front you move with that foot first as the word of Command is the Bringers up Marches passeth the 5th Rank then they March falls into the second Rank next the Front and the half files in the third Rank reducing face about on the contrary hand march and fall into your places Now the six doubling is Half Files face to your right and left from your center the center is the midst of your files if you be even files if not you cannot Exercise handsomly if you be twelve files you face six to the right and six to the left the word of Command is as I take it March clear your Body and double your Front to the right and left intire this posture drawing up at the brink of a hill you may seem three Bodies being three stands of Pikes now you may be reduced two wayes face about clear your Body face to the right and left inwards March joyn and face to your Leader 2. Reducement Half Files face to your right and left inwards March and double your Front half files then face to your Leader then face about March and take your places 4. Is Countermarches There is but three Countermarches Gaining Maintaining and Losing ground in your Coun-Marches your Files to be at your Open Order your Musquets Poys'd and your Pikes advanc'd 1. Gaining ground to your right hand advance three steps face about to your right March easily observing your right hand men which was your left hand men before let your Serjeant be in the Rear and shew them their ground where they shall stand face to your Leader then the Front is the Rear and the Rear the Front then countermarch them to the left then they have gain'd six steps of ground in the Front 2. Maintaining ground they step one step and fall off either to the Right or Left 3. Losing ground every man falls off the ground he stands on and follows his Leader so you lose your whole ground Countermarches Maintaining and Losing are very necessary for quick firing they all make ready then they fire and countermarch off very quick countermarch losing upon a Retreat is good Service they Fire and every man falls of upon the ground he stands on upon a countermarch you may make your half files your Rear and your Front half File the Front thus Hal● Files to your Right hand about then to the righ● and left hand countermarch your Front Half Files countermarch to the Right and your Rea● to the Left then to your Leader Reduce Fro● and Rear half Files to your Right and Left countermarch then your Front half Files to yo● Left and your Rear to the Right they have 〈◊〉 same ground and the same places facing to 〈◊〉 Leader then Half Ranks countermarching fa● to your Right and Left from your center th● countermarch to the Right and Left outward then your Pikes are Flanks and your flanks the Body to your Leader Reduc't Face to your Right and left from your center then countermarch to your Right and Left inwards to your Leader 5. Is Wheelings 1. Wheeling to the Right 2. Wheeling to the Lef● 3. Wheele to the Right hand about 4. To the Left hand about 5. Wheel to the Right and Left inwards to your center 6. Wheell is face about Then Wheell to the right and left inwards to the center Directions YOu must close your Files to your close Order and Ranks to their Order slope your Musquets and advance your Pikes if you wheel to the Right your Right hand man stands still only ●s a hinge moves as the Body comes about upon is right hee ll and the Left hand man moves the Body and must observe a distance in the ground ●hat he may neither close nor open his Files in ●heelings now the F●e-leaders must observe ●eir Left hand men in wheeling to the Right and ●e Right in wheeling to the Left and if File●eaders observe their distance in their Files the Left hand men must move fastest it will ask Officers great care to teach them to wheell handsomely which is a very necessary and commendable motion if well done either to the Right or Left or Right hand about or Left hand about the Right hand men and Left hand men in the Front be●ng the chief guides in their wheelings it is necessary in gaining the wind of an Enemy or in altring your Pikes and Musqueteers either to the Front or Rear or to your Flanks As for Example Wheell to your Right and left inwards to your center then your Musqueteers are in the Front and your Pikes in the Rear when you have wheel'd facing to your Leader Reducing wheell to your Right and Left outwards from your center so to the Rear face about and wheell to the Right and Left inwards to the center then your Pikes are in the Front and your Musqueteers are in the Rear Reduce them as before Then Half