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to the Right they must always observe the● Left-hand men And when they open to the Left their Right hand Men. If they open to the Right the Second File from the Right first takes its distance by little Steps and letting his Leader go as far from him as the distance he is Ordered before he stir the rest of the Files do the like successively And the Left-hand File is not to move at all In opening of Files they are to move extream slowly and directly forward Doublings Ranks to the Right Double March Ranks as you were March Ranks to the Left Double March Ranks as you were March The Ranks that double are to observe their Right-hand Men to move at the same time with them They are to begin the Motions with the Foot next the Hand named and to come into this doubling the even Ranks are to double into the odd and if t●● odd Ranks are to double Fa●● the Body to the Rear and th● same Word of Command will perform it or else it may be do●● by this Word of Command Odd Ranks that stood T●● the Right about double t●● even Ranks To Reduce the Ranks The Ranks that double a● first to Face to the contra●● hand and then with the contrary Foot come into their form● Ground But they are not t● stir not so much as to alter the aspect till the Word of Co●mand March be first give● And 't is a constant Rule upo● all Doublings of Ranks or half Files That tho they are to turn to the contrary Hand they Doubled on from the Ground they Doubled to yet when they come to their own Ground they are always to turn to the Hand they doubled which brings them directly after their Leaders The doubling of Files is performed in the same manner and is the same thing with the Reduction of doubled Ranks Doubling of Front Half-Files by the Rear Half-files with the Reduction Rear Half-files to the Right hand Double your Front March Rear Half-files As you we● March Rear Half-files to the Le●● hand Double your Fron● March Rear Half-files As you we●● March If it be upon a March th● Rear Half-files are to move int● the Front with a quicker Motio● The Front Half-files still contin●ing theirs But all must observe their Right-hand men And for Reduction Let th● Rear Half-files without Facing about stand till the Front Half-files have passed by and then fall after their proper Leaders But if the Front Half-files are to be doubled by the Rear the Body standing still the Rear Half-files are to March extreme slow observing well their Right-hand men that every Rank may double at one time And in the Reducement As in the Doubling of single Ranks no man is to stir till the word of Command March be first given And then they are all to turn together to the contrary Hand they doubled on And when they come upon their own ground they are always to turn to the same Hand they Doubled to Doubling of Rear Half-files by the Front Half-files with the Reduction Front Half-files to the Right about Double your Rear Half-files March At which VVord of Command the Front half-files or the Three front-Front-ranks turn to the Right about and passing on the Right Hand of their followers or th● Rear half-files they are to Double into them and assoon as doubled to face to the Left about to their Leader without any VVord of Command Reduction Front half-files as you were March At which word The Front Half-files are to March slowly observing to keep Three foot from their Right-hand-men which makes them incline to the Left and brings them directly upon their former ground In Doubling to the Left about the same thing is to be done onely observing the contrary hand Of Firing to the Front Soldiers are to be Exercised to Fire all manner of ways In keeping of ground Gaining of ground and losing of ground To make them Fire in keepi●● of ground 't is necessary that 〈◊〉 Body be as close in Rank and F●● as can be conveniently with th● use of their Arms. One way is thus Musketiers make ready a●● At which time the Musketi●● are to be Cockt and Guarded an● their Arms streight before them the Pikes ported And when th● Musketiers Present The Pikes a● to be Charged The Five first Ranks Knee● The Rear Rank Present Fire Fifth Rank stand up Present Fire Fourth Rank stand up Present Fire And so of the rest And as they have Fired They are to Charge again and to be in a readiness against the First word of Command This way of Firing may be performed either by Two Ranks at a time or Three Ranks The first kneeling and the second stooping or the Two first stooping 'T is necessary also to exercise them to Fire gaining ground which is to be performed in this manner The Battalion Marching the Commander in Chief Orders The first Ranks of Musketers Make ready Halt At which time the whole ●●talion Halting He is to Co●mand the first Rank of Musktiers to Present and Fire When they have Fired they a to Recover their Arms witho● any word of Command and File off very quick to the Rig●● and Left into the Rear When t●● first Rank Presents the next Ra●● is to Make ready in course w●●● out any word of Command A●● as the first Rank Files off t●● next makes good the Front A●● so the Battalion is to march ●gain and every Rank to Fire 〈◊〉 this Method The Pikes are to Charge wh●● every Rank Presents without 〈◊〉 word of Command Firing to the Front Retreating If a Body of men or Battalion be prest in Front and forc'd to Retreat The most commodious way of Firing is by single Ranks in the same Method as in gaining ground only after every Rank has Fired and Filed off to the Right and Left into the Rear Instead of the next Rank Advancing to make good the Front of Pikes The Pikes are to Retreat to the Musketiers who stand still till the Pikes make an even Front with them and so every Rank of Shot is to Fire successively in the same manner as the first Of Firing to the Flanks If upon a March a Body o● men be forced to Fire to bo●● Flanks the way of doing it is th●● The Ranks being at six foot 〈◊〉 stance Intervals of about 〈◊〉 foot distance are to be left b●tween the Divisions of Mus●●tiers and the Pikes which the O●ficers must have a great Care 〈◊〉 keep open by causing the Musl●tiers to encline to the Right an● Left after every Firing to th● Flanks which is to be perform●● in this manner The Right and Left-han● Files of Musketiers Mak●● ready VVhich they are to do and keep along with the Body and not to Face to the Flanks till they are bid Present Assoon as they have Fired they are to Face to the Rear and so are by a Sargeant to be led athwart it very quick and so up between their own Divisions
AN ABRIDGMENT OF Military Discipline For the Use of His Majesties Forces in the Kingdom of Scotland By His Majesties special Command I R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE EDINBVRGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1686. WHITEHALL April 30. 1686. THis is the Book of Exercise Ordered to be Printed as the Rule for Exercising His Majesties Forces in His Ancient Kingdom of Scotland MELFORT AN ABRIDGMENT OF Military Discipline For the use of His Majesties Forces in the Kingdom of Scotland WHen a Regiment or several Companies are Commanded to draw out It is necessary that the Major and Adjutant or at least the Adjutant be there to give each Company its due Post The eldest on the Right the second on the Left so till the Youngest come into the Center And all Companies and Bodies of Men are to draw up at first at the same Order they march at both in Rank and File the single Companies observing to leave room for the Sargeants and Drums to stand on the Right and Left of each Company Before you form your Battalions remember always to draw out the odd Men from every Company Forming a Rank in Opposition at Fifty Paces distance from the Head of each Company thereby to have no broken Files which is much the better and quicker way to compleat your Files then after your Battalions are formed When your Companies are thus disposed the most ready way to Form a Battalion is by these words of Command Have a care to Form the Battalion Musketiers to the Right and Left outwards Pikes to the Right and Left inwards March interchanging Ground When Pikes and Musketiers Interchange Ground the first Rank of Pikes pass before the first Rank of Musketiers And it is always to be observed That after any Command for moving no Man stir before the Word of Command March be given thereby to make them all move together When they have thus changed Ground they are not to Face to their Leaders till the word of Command be so given At which time they are then in Battalia but at close Order in File And now it is to be observed that the Officers are no more limited to their particular Companies but are all concerned in the whole He that Commands is to see how many Sargeants there are present and dispose of them in this following manner Viz. If a Battalion consist of Eight or Ten Companies or more And the Companies have each Two Sargeants and Three Corporals who are designed to do Sargeants Duty It is necessary to place two on each Rank to the Right and Left and the rest in the Rear But if the number of Sargeants be fewer then there can be but one to each Rank on the Right and Left The remainder always to be in the Rear making a Rank parallel to the Souldiers at Three Paces distance from the last Rank The Sargeants being placed in this manner The Drums are to be disposed of one half on the Right and the other on the Left Ranging directly with the first Rank of the Souldiers unless there be many Drums and the Ground Streight And then they are to be formed into Two Ranks on the Right and Left to range with the Two first Ranks of the Souldiers And they are always to have their Drums slung unless Commanded to the contrary The Hoboys to be on the Right of the Drums which are on the Right of the Battalion ranged in the same Rank with them The Commission-Officers are to take their Posts at the head of the Battalion as the Colours are drawn But the more particular placing of the Officers will be directed hereafter Now it is to be observed That though the Files are still at their close Order the Ranks are to have their Distance of Twelve large Feet which the Sargeants are to be very diligent and active to see kept very even The Officer in Chief is to place himself before the Center of the Pikes about forty Paces from them the better to observe what is done And that he may be more easily understood by the whole Body He is to be on Horse-back The Words of Command are to be given leisurely that the Soldiers may have time to perform the Exercise without confusion And above all Silence is to be kept very strictly And the first Word of Command before you begin the Exercise is Silence When every thing is thus disposed The next Word of Command is Files Open to the Right 〈…〉 Le●t to your Order March At which Word every individual man turns to the Hand named and after a little pause t●● Sergeants on the Flank lead t●● Ranks which are the● Files directly forward as slow as pos●ble by the least Steps they 〈◊〉 make with thier Halberts A●vanced the Iron upwards observing always for a Rule To mind the Front that is If they move to the Right every man is to observe his Left hand man And if they move to the Left his Right hand man Assoon as the last man but one of the first Rank stirs his Foot They are to be commanded all to Halt And no man is to stir after that Word In this manner of Opening of Files no man is to stir till his ●eader be Four foot from him ●nd then to move and keep at ●hat Distance which will make ●hem Three foot distance from ●ach other when Faced to the Proper Front Assoon as they are commanded to Halt The next VVord of Command is To your Leader The Captains and Lieutenants are to carry their Pikes Comported always when they move to the Right or Left and the Colours to be Advanced The Sargeants are to be very mindful to keep the Ranks even and at Twelve large feet distance and the Files at Three And for the better keeping Files streight after they are Opened to their Order every man is to look to his Right and Left hand man and to see that he has an equal distance from both especially the File leaders by whom all the rest are governed The next thing is to Draw the Officers from the Front of the Battalion to the Rere which is done by these VVords of Command Have a Care of the Exercise At which VVord of Command the Musketiers are to pull off their Right hand Gloves and put them under their Girdles Officers take your Posts of Exercise in the Rere March VVhich is to be done by the Officers Facing to the Right about The Captains marching at a good round pace in one Rank and the Lieutenants and Colours in another Two paces behind the Captains who as well as the Lieutenants are to carry their Pikes Advanced VVhen they are come into the Rere the Lieutenants and Ensigns are to be in one Rank Eight paces from the Sargeants And the Lieutenants and Ensigns Eight The Captains being from the last Rank of Soldiers Thirteen paces and the Lieutenants and Colours Eleven At the same VVord of Command or
before Lay down your Arms. As before Quit your Arms. As before To the right about As before March When clear of their Arms they are to disperse and upon the Beat of Drum to run to their Arms with an Huzza Their Swords drawn and the points upwards Return your Swords As before Handle your Arms. As before Order your Arms. As before Pikes to your Out-side Order As before Poise your Musket As before Shoulder your Musket As before Advance your Pikes As before Take up your Matches Which is to be done at Four Motions First They advance their Right Foot and Hand without turning their Shoulders their Arms extended before them Secondly They seize the Match bending with the Right Knee Thirdly Raising themselves they bring their Right Foot into its place and slipping a little the Musket and turning the Butt-end a little they bring the Match to the left Hand Fourthly They quit the Match with their Right Hand and turn the Musket again into its Place with the Left For Drawing up a Battalion and placing the Officers for Parade to Receive the King or any Prince of the Blood or General WHen a Regiment is to draw up the foregoing Method of placing the Companies is to be Observed And the Ranks are to have twelve large feet distance and the Files three The Musketiers are to slope and carry their Arms well The Pikemen to Order their Pikes close to their bodies holding them near their heads and to the Latchet of their Shoes and not to their Toes The Sargeants are to be posted as is said before two or one on the Right and Left of every Rank and at the same distance the Soldiers are at in the File and the rest on the Rear Three paces distance from the last rank of Soldiers Their Halberts all Ordered and their Hatts off The Drums on the Right and Left ranging even with the Front Rank of the Soldiers and the same distance one from another as the Soldiers the Ho-boys on the Right of the Drums and the Drums on the Right in the same Rank For placing the Officers The Lieutenants are to be divided equally Half at the Head of the Right Wing of Shot and the other at the Left The Ensigns are to be at the Head of the Pikes upon the same Line with the Lieutenants and each of them Two paces distant from the Body The Captains like wise are to be divided equallie and placed on each Wing two paces before the Lieutenants None are to stand before the Ensigns but he onely who Commands in Chief who is to be Two Paces before the Captains that is Six paces from the Pikes unless when a Regiment makes but one Battalion and the Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel are both present Then the Lieutenant-Colonel is to be posted on the Left hand of the Colonel The Major who always is to be on Horse-back in a direct Line before the Sargeants on the Right Angle a little advanced before the Line of the Captains And the Aid-Major on the Left Angle in like manner on Horse● back To Receive the King or Queen the Pikes are to be Advanced and the Muskets Shouldered But to all others the Pikes are to be Ordered If there be a Company of Granadiers It is to be Drawn up on the Right of the Battalion Three deep about two or three paces distance between the Drums of the Battalion and that of the Granadiers Of Saluting When the King approaches The Drums are to Beat the March and the Officers to Salute one after another as the King passes by keeping the Spear of their Pikes directly forwards to the proper Front and not cross Assoon as ever they have Saluted They are to pull off their Hats without making a Leg but standing upright keeping their Hats off till the King or the Person they Salute be passed by them The Ensigns are to Salute with their Colours all together at one Motion bringing them down near the ground directly before them Then taking them up all together at one Motion They pull off their Hats in the same form the Captains and Lieutenants did keeping their Hats off without bowing till the Person whom they Salute be past The Sargeants as is faid before are to stand with their Halberts Ordered and their Hats off and to Face the same way the Battalion does as also the Drums and the Commission-Officers likewise For if the King or whatsoever Person is Received goes round the Battalion the Battalion is to Face towards him every one being to keep his Post onely as is said before Facing as he goes round This manner of Saluting the King or the General is meant for a private Review of a Battalion For if it be in the Field and the Army Drawn up every Battalion is to Salute with Pike● and Muskets Charged which is to be performed in this manner The King or General approaching The Musketiers are to be Shouldered and the Pikes Advanced Then the Colonel or Commander in Chief gives the Word Recover your Arms. Which is as is said before to bring the Pikes and Muskets directly before them The Butt-ends of the Pikes always in the Palm of the Hand and the Right Heel to the Left Instep And assoon as ever the Drums strike the March both Pikes and Musketiers are to Charge at one Motion quick and to keep their Arms so Charged till the King or General be past And then the word of Command is Recover your Arms. Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets At which time as is said before The Pikemen bring their Pikes to the Advance Of Marching and Posting the Officers and of Saluting Marching If the Battalion be to March The first thing is to make the Files Close either to the Right or Left to their Marching Order which is a Foot and a half or so near to one another that every Soldier may have the free use of his Arms and not to croud one another which is a thing of dangerous consequence The best way to avoid which is for every Man to keep Half a Foot from his Right-hand Man Single Companies may March Shoulder to Shoulder but in greater Bodies there must be more allowance The First Word of Command is the Pikes being Advanced and the Muskets Shouldered Files Close to the Right or to the Left To your Close Order March At which Word every Man turns to the Hand named and accordingly Closes to the Distances and Hand named Observing as is said before the Front That is either their Right or Left-hand-Men As soon as they are Closed to the Order you would have them The Word of Command is To your Leader The Sargeants at the same time are to be careful in keeping the Ranks at their Twelve large Feet distance As soon as the Battalion is thus disposed If it March in a Body all the Lieutenants are to be in the Rear at the same Distance from the Soldiers as they were at in the Front And the Sargeants which were
to March at the Head of every Sub-Division of Pikes The Sargeants are always to March on the Flanks and are never to Lead or Bring up a Division unless Commanded The Sargeants that are Posted in the Rear of the Battalion when Drawn up are always to take care of the Pikes in Marching When they March by Sub-Divisions they are to March Shoulder to Shoulder in Files but n●● so as to croud one another A●● tho there may happen to be momen in one Rank then another yet no Gaps are to be left in the Ranks but they are to March as is said before Shoulder to Shoulder The Captains and Officers are always to March with their Pike● under-hand except onely when they pass by a General Officer or come before a Guard to Relieve it or off the Parade and then they are to be Shouldered Of Defiles To pass a narrow Defile The readiest way to perform it and to Draw up again in order assoon as past is to make the Ranks File If to the Right the right-Right-Hand Man is to File first and the rest of his Rank is to follow him then they are to Rank again as they were which is better then Files Filing because it immediately makes a Front to the Enemy If the Ranks be great let them File Two a Breast beginning with the two Outwardmost File-leaders For larger Defiles the Commander may draw off as he judges the way will easily receive Of Wheeling When a Battalion is to Wheel to alter the Front either to one hand or the other or to bring the Front where the Rear was The Command is to Wheel ●●ther to the Right or the Left first If to the Right you say Wheel to the Right March At which Word of Command every man in the Battalion moves and Wheels from the Left to the Right onely the ma● on the Right Angel turns ver● slowly being as it were the Hinge on which the rest move In this way of VVheeling the● must observe both their Right and Left-hand Men. And the first Rank is to take such a com● Pass of Ground as neither to press one another out nor yet to make a Gap or Interval in the Ranks The best way to avoid both which is for every man to be sure to observe what distance he is at in File when he is Commanded to VVheel And If he VVheels to the Right to be sure to keep that very same distance from his Right-hand Man And the Ranks are to observe their Leaders well and to Close quick to the Left in the Rear The same method must be observed to the Right if the Battalion be Commanded to VVheel to the Left Of Wheeling when a Battalion or a Body of Men March in Division VVhen upon March the VVord of Command is given to Wheel if it be to the Right th● Right-hand Man keeps h●● Ground and onely turns upon h●● Heel At the same time the Left hand Man moves about quick till he makes an even Line with his Right-hand Man and that the Officer bids him Stand. The Second Rank must no● begin to Wheel till they have taken the Ground of the first 〈◊〉 every Rank successively is t● March directly forward up t● their Leaders Ground before the● begin to VVheel upon which d●pends this way of VVheeling Before they come to VVhee● the Soldiers are to observe th●● hand in Marching to which the● are to VVheel For as the Right hand Man is to be observed i● Marching when they VVheel to the Right so they must observe the Left Hand in Marching when they are to Wheel to the Left But when they are Wheeling they must observe the contrary Hand Of Wheeling by single Ranks VVhen an Officer is Marching a Body of men and there be occasion to Form them on a suddain into a single Rank either to make a Guard or to line a Hedge the VVords of Command are these Ranks to the Right or Left hand Wheel March If they are to VVheel to the Right the Right-hand Man of every Rank is to stand and onely turn to the Right on the Ground he stands on and the rest are a●● to Wheel together into one Ra●● at the Word of Command March The Colours are to VVheel in before the Rank and the Drums to take their Posts a the Right and Left of the Ran● as also the Sargeants VVhen they are so VVheel'd they may either be Closed to the Right or to the Left that there may be no Gaps in the Ranks Reduction Form your Ranks to the Left or As you were March For the performance whereof the Left-hand Man of every Rank is to stand and onely turn to the Left And at the VVord March the rest are to VVheel into their places as they were Of Wheeling backward by half Ranks To VVheel backwards by half Ranks upon a long March the following Directions are to be observed The Number of men ought to be even in every Rank and the Right and the Left-hand Man of every Rank being Ordered to stand and onely to Turn to the Right and Left Inwards the following VVords of Command are to be observed By Half Ranks Wheel to the Right and Left Backward March At which Word of Command● the Half-Ranks Separate and fa●● back to the Right and Left-hand men Forming Two Ranks in opposition to one another The Officers and Colours are to sepa● rate accordingly and to take their Posts Ranging themselves before the Soldiers to make a Guard The Sargeants and Drums are to be on the Right and Left Reduction By half Ranks to the Right and Left Inward Form your Ranks as you were March The Directions are the same as before For the Right and Left-hand Man of every Rank is to stand and onely Turn to the Right and Left Inward and the rest at the Word March are to Wheel and they will be in the same Marching Order that they were Closings and Openings Ranks Close forwards to Order Three Foot March Ranks Close forward to Close Order A foot and half March Ranks Open backward t● Order Three Foot March Ranks Open backward t● Open Order Six Foot March Ranks Open backwards t● double distance twelve Foo● March In this way of Opening backward the Ranks are to fall bac● without changing aspect obse●ving their Right-hand men an● their Leaders Files close to the Right March Files close to the Left March Files close to the Center March Files open to the Right March Files open to the Left March Files open from the Center March When Files open from the Center they are to face from the Center and if there be an odd File it is to stand which is the Center File Also when Files are to open to the Right or Left they are not to stir not so much as changing aspect till the Word of Command March be first given and then they are in●mediately to Face to the hand named and to take their distance Commanded every one from hi● Leader When they open
to Facing to the Left About When a Squadron of Horse is to Charge another it is better they should do it with their Swords in their Hands than either with Pistols or Carabines The Exercise of Granadiers on Horseback WHen they are on Horseback then the Common Exercise used by Horse is most proper for them onely they must strictly observe that whenever they March Wheel Face or Halt they keep Three foot distance betwixt every File that they may have room to Dismount their Horses March through or Face about And being thus Marched into the Field their Arms Charged and their Hatts on the Word of Command being given to Halt the Officer in Chief Commanding Silence is to proceed as followeth Viz. Granadiers have a Care Sling your Muskets Having your Left hand on your Sling Put on your Caps Right and Left-hand Me● of each Rank keep Mounted Clear your Right Foot of the Stirrup At which t●● they are to Handle their Mus●kets and to cast them backward● over their Cloak Sismount Which is to be done quick and all together Make ready your Links Link your Horses to the Left March clear of your Horses Which may be done by the second or thrid Rank Marching through and assoon as clear Handling their Muskets Shoulder your Muskets Marching and the Sargeants and Corporals taking care of the Ranks c. and that the Files open in their Marching to three foot distance Halt Lay your Right hand on your Musket Poise your Musket Facing to the Right Rest your Musket Cock and Guard Present Fire Recover your Arms. Half-bending your Muskets Cast about to the Left Draw your Dagger Fix them in your Musket Recover your Arms. Charge to the Front To the Right Charge Four times To the Right about Charge As you were To the Left Charge Fo●● times To the Left about As you were Recover your Arms. Cast about to the Left Having your Ri●●● Hand on your D●●ger Withdraw your Dagger Return your Dagger Poise your Musket Clean your Pan. Open your Cartridge Box. Take out your Primer Prime Return your Primer Shut your Pan. Bringing your Musket up quick before you Blow off your Loose Corns Cast about to Charge Take out your Cartridge Immediately after shutting the Cartridge Box. Vncap your Cartridge with your Teeth Load with Powder and Ball. Draw forth your Scowrer Shorten it to an Inch. Place it in the Barrel Ram home Powder and Ball. Withdraw your Scowrer Shorten it to a Handfull Return your Scowrer Poise your Musket Before you Shoulder your Musket Poise your Muskets Seizing their Slings wi●● their Left Hands Sling your Muskets Handle your Pouch Stepping forward w●● your Right Leg yo●● Left Hand at the bo●●tom all of a height your Right hand held up all of a height Open your Pouch Take forth your Granade The Right Hand extended before you Shut your Pouch The left hand held up all of a height shut them all together at one motion Vncase your Fuse Falling back with your Right Leg even to your Left facing to the Front Handle your Match The Left hand to the Left side both Arms extended The three ranks doing it together Blow your Match The first Rank only salling back with the Right Leg blowing a strong blast The first Rank Fire your Fuse Deliver your Granade Afterwards they are to unsling their Muskets At which word of Command the second Rank is to march through on the Right Six Foot before the first with their Matches ready to blow Blow your Match Fire your Fuse Deliver your Granade Unsling and stand cockt and guarded At which word of Command the Third Rank is to march through on the Right Six Foot before the Second Blow your Match Fire your Fuse Deliver your Granade Unsling and stand 〈◊〉 and guarded At which word of Command the first or proper Front is 〈◊〉 march through Six Foot First Rank Present Fire After which they are to fix their D●●ger in their Musket Which the Second and Thi●● Ranks are to perform in the sam● manner successively by the sam● words of Command Recover your Arms. Cast about to the Left Withdraw your Daggers Return your Daggers Poise your Muskets To the proper Front Shoulder your Muskets To the Right about Taking up your first ground opening your ranks in your march To your Leaders Poise your Muskets Rest upon your Arms. Lay down your Arms. To the Right about March Breaking their Ranks then the Drum beating they draw their Swords faceing to the Left about running with a Huzza to their Arms. Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Recover and Poise Shoulder your Muskets Poise your Muskets Face to the Right about Sling your Muskets March to your Horses The second and third ranks marching and standing at their Horses Head Facing to the Front Vnlink your Horses Fasten your Links When done they are shorten their Bridles Put your Foot in your Stirrup At which time the must lay their Muskets over their ●●dles Mount Which must be done all togeth●● and the proper Officers are ●●mediately to take care of 〈◊〉 Ranks Handle your Swords Draw your Swords Place your Swords In your ●●dle Hands Handle your Pistol Which is aways the 〈◊〉 first Draw your Pistol Cock your Pistol Keeping your Th●● on the Cock assisted 〈◊〉 the Left Hand Present The Cock equal with your h●● in height on Exercise Fire Still holding it up till the next word o● Command Return your Pistol The same for the Right Pistol Handle your Muskets Vnsling your Muskets Mount your Muskets Here if you order the Muskets to be Charged you may proceed as followeth Cock your Muskets Present your Muskets Into the Air. Give fire Keeping the Muzzel still up till the next word of Command Sling your Muskets Handle your Swords By taking your Swords in your Right Hands Ma●ch After which the Officer may proceed to Marchings Facings Wheelings or what other Exercise he shall think fit and prop●● for them on Horseback and t● shew them the Method of charg●ing their Arms on Horseback 〈◊〉 well as on foot and the words 〈◊〉 Command are to be given so 〈◊〉 stinctly that the other Officers m● have time to see every particul●● person exactly observe the sam● and that they be accustomed to Fire at Marks both on Horseback and on Foot Exercise of Dragoons 'T Is to be supposed That when the Officer in Chie● comes into the Field he finds the Dragoons Drawn up in Thr●● Ranks with their Muskets Advanced Whereupon Silence being Commanded The Word is Dragoons have a Care Sling your Muskets Make ready your Links Clear your Right Foot of your Stirrup Dismount Standing at your Horses Head When they Dismount the Six Outside Men are to continue Mounted that they may take Care of the Horses Link your Horses to the Left March clear of your Horses and Shoulder as you March Halt Then the Battalion is to be Formed in the same Method as the foot by evening the Ranks and Streightning the
THE GRANADIERS ON FOOT A Great part of the Exercise of Granadiers on Foot is the same with that of the Musketiers Granadiers are to draw up at the same Order in Rank and File as Musketiers only they draw but three deep being supposed to be Shouldered Lay your Right Hand on your Firelock As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Poise your Firelock As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Rest your Firelock As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Cock your Firelock As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Guard your Firelock As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Present As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Fire As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Recover your Arms. As the Exerercise of the Musketlers Cast over to the Left Then they are to lay their Right hand on their Daggers Draw your Dagger Holding it fast before you upright Screw it into the Muzzel of your Firelock So that the flat side may be toward you when recovered Recover your Arms. Charge To the Right Four times Charge With a quick motion seizing the Firelock under the Lock with the Right hand To the Right about Charge With a quick motion seizing the Firelock under the Lock with the Right hand As you were Charge With a quick motion seizing the Firelock under the Lock with the Right hand To the Left Four times Charge With a quick motion seizing the Firelock under the Lock with the Right hand To the Left about Charge With a quick motion seizing the Firelock under the Lock with the Right hand As you were Charge With a quick motion seizing the Firelock under the Lock with the Right hand Recover your Arms. Cast over to the Left They are to ●●●ze their Daggers with their right hand Withdraw your Dagger Holding them before them the flat side towards them Return your Dagger Poise your Firelock As the M●●ketiers Half-bend your Fire-lock As the Mu●ketiers Clean your Pan. As the Mu●ketiers Open your Cartridge-box Handle your Primer Prime As the Exercise of the Musketiers Return your Primer As the Exercise of the Musketiers Shut your Pan. As the Exercise of the Musketiers Blow off your loose Corns As the Exercise of the Musketiers Cast about to charge As the Exercise of the Musketiers Handle your Cartridge Open it with your teeth Charge with Powder and Ball Draw forth your Scowrer Putting them together into the Muzzel of the Fire-lock Hold it there Shorten it to an inch Putting them together into the Muzzel of the Fire-lock Hold it there Ram down Powder and Ball. As the Musketiers Withdraw your Scowrer As the Musketiers Shorten it to a handfull As the Musketiers Return your Scowrer As the Musketiers Poise your Fire-lock As the Musketiers Shoulder your Fire-lock Upon which word of Command the Ranks are to close forward to six foot the Sargeants taking care to plant their Halberts at the due distance Poise your Firelock Seizing the sling with the Left hand Sling your Firelock Handle your Pouch Your Left Hand on the bottom all of a height the Right Leg advanced and their Right Hands all of a height Open your Pouch Together Take forth your Granade The Right Hand extended before you Shut your Pouch At once Uncase your Fuse Falling back with the Right Foot even to the Left and facing Handle your Match The Left hand to the Left side both Arms extended The three Ranks are to do it together Blow your Match The first Rank only falling back with the Right Leg. A strong blast Fire your Fuse Deliver your Granade At which word of command the second Rank is to march six foot before the first with their Matches ready to blow Blow your Match Fire your Fuse Deliver your Granade The third Rank perform as the second Blow your Match At which word the two other Ranks are to lay their Left hands on their Hatchets Fire your Fuse Then they are to raise their Hatchets Deliver your Granade At which time the Sargeants are to take care that the first rank stand the second march six foot before the first and the thrid six foot before the second with their hatchets raised expecting the word of command The first rank is to raise theirs also Fall on Stepping forward with the Left Leg. Recover your Hatchet As in handling it Return your Hatchet Into the frog of the Belt Poise your Firelock As the Musketiers Shoulder As the Musketiers your Firelock As the Musketiers Granadiers make ready The first Rank make ready their Fire-locks The second Rank handle their Pouch And the third Rank their Hatchets The first Rank present At which word of command the second Rank is to open their Pouch and take forth their Granade and the third raise their Hatchets Fire The second Rank are to shut their Pouch And uncase their Fuse And handle their Match Recover your Arms. Without any other word of command the first rank are to cast over to the Left ward their Dagger screw it into the Muzzel of their Fire-lock Recover their Arms and Charge the second Rank to march six foot before them Blow your Match Fire your Fuse Deliver your Granade Then they poise their Fire-locks and make ready the third rank march as the second with their Hatchets Fall on Recover your Hatchets At the same time the third Rank is to march twelve ●●ot before the first charging The second to six foot and the first return their Hatchets and make ready their Fire-locks Recover your Arms. At which time they half-bend their Fire-locks Cast over to the Left Withdraw your Dagger As before Return your Dagger Poise your Fire-lock Shoulder your Fire-lock Face to the Right about March The Sargeants are to take care that the Ranks open forward to twelve foot and to continue marching till they come to their ground and there to halt without any word of Command As you were Poise your Fire-lock As the Musketiers Order your Arms. As the Musketiers Lay down your Arms. As the Musketiers Quit your Arms. As the Musketiers Face to the Right about As the Musketiers March When clear of their Arms they are to disperse and upon the ●eat of Drum they are to run to their Arms with an Huzza their Daggers deawn and their points upwards Return your Daggers Handle your Arms. As the Musketiers Order your Arms. As the Musketiers Poise your Firelock As the Musketiers Shoulder your Fire-lock As the Musketiers Directions for the Postures in Exercising of the Musket that is the Match-lock-Musket being that Part which is not in the Directions already Lay down your Matches At Four Motions Viz. First Turn a little the Butt-end of the Musket gently slipping it as it lies on your Shoulder and lay your Right Hand on your Match Secondly Extend your Right Hand and Foot before you turning your Musket again in its place Thirdly You Stoop bringing the Match near your Right Foot within side bending the Left Ham. Fourthly You quit it and stand up bringing your Right Foot even to the Left Lay your Right
in the Rear are to Assist on the Flanks to see that the Ranks March exactly even and at their distance When the Word is given to March both Front and Rear step all at a time with their Left Feet setting them down all together so that they may be heard They are then to March very slowly and the Pikes to March even with the Wings of Shot And great care is to be taken that the Men do not press one upon another but March directly forward without inclining to either hand As soon as the Body is Marched as far as is intended they are to be Commanded to Halt To the Right about And the Drums beating a Retreat the Lieutenants lead them in the same Order and Method as before back to their Ground which being come to the Command is Halt To the Left about Or As you were That is to the Left about Lieutenants take your Posts in the Front of the Battalion March At which Word the Lieutenants return from the Rear into the Front And the Sargeants that were before in the Rear return thither again from the Flanks Of Marching in Three Divisions If the Battalion be to March in Three Divisions the Captains are to be Divided one half at the Head of the first Division of Shot and the other half in the Rear of the last Division one half of the Lieutenants in the Rear of the first Division of Shot and the other half at the Head of the last Division of Shot The Colours are to March at the Head of the Pikes which are to be Advanced The Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel or in their absence the Officer in Chief is to March Two Paces before the Rank of Captains at the Head of the first Division of Shot the Captains and all other Officers keeping the same distance from the Soldiers as they were Posted at at the Head of the Battalion when Drawn up and taking great care that they keep that distance exactly and no more Viz. The Captains Four Paces from the Soldiers and the Lieutenants and Ensigns two or at least at a proper distance to Salute The Officers that are to March in the Rear of the Division are to fall after them as they March off and not before And the Sargeants that were Posted in the Reat are to take care of the Pikes in their Marching The Drums are to be divided equally to the Divisions and to March between the Second and Third Rank The Granadiers are to March about Twenty Yards before the Battalion The Equipage of the Colonels and Officers of the Front is to March a little on the Left Hand between the Granadiers and the Battalion The Ho boys are to March at the middle Distance between the Commander in Chief and the Granadiers Whenever a Division is Commanded to March they are to step together at once both Front and Rear with their Left Feet and to March slowly In Marching both Colonel Lieutenant Colonel and all Officers are to March with their Pikes under-hand Comported taking care not to droop the Spear too much nor to swing their hands in Marching but to keep them steddy Assoon as they come near the King or Person whom they are to Salute They are to Shoulder their Pikes and to take Care to do it together that is Every Rank of Office as they approach the King to Shoulder their Pikes together and to carry them level upon their Shoulders And when they come to Salute to be very exact in doing it together that i● may seem as if but one man Saluted The first Rank of Captains are not to begin to Salute till the Colonel or Commander in Chief has done Saluting And the Officers must take Care above all things That they neither stand still when they Salute nor mend their pace so as to get too fat from the men And to take Care in the Salute not to do the Motions too quick The Ensigns are to take Care to bring their Colours down all together directly before them without waving them to either Hand And to take them up all together without standing still or mending their pace Assoon as the Officers have Saluted They must pull off their Hatts and keep them off till they are past by the Person they Salute without bowing And when they are past at a convenient distance they are to bring their Pikes again underhand The Sargeants are to march with their Halberts Shouldered the Butt-end upwards and are always to march with their Hatts off when they pass by the Person that comes to view the Battalion whether the Officers Salute or no. None is to Salute the same Person but once standing and once Marching The Major and Aid-Major have no fixed Post for Marching But are always to attend the Colonel or Officer in Chief to receive his Orders No Sargeant or Corporal is at any time to Carry or Hold the Colours in the absence of the Ensign but onely a Pikeman If a Battalion be Attaqued in Marching They are immediately to Draw up Facing either the same way they March or by Wheeling either to the Right or Left as the Ground allows or as they are Attaqued For the readier performance of which It is most necessary to practise a Battalion to it in Exercising If a Battalion be Attaqued Marching in Three Divisions or more and thereby the Divisions obliged to Wheel to the Right The First VVing of Musketiers is to Draw up on the Right of the Granadiers and the Pikes on the Right of the Right VVing of Musketiers and the Left VVing of Musketiers on the Right Hand of the Pikes which takes up much less time then Marching round the Rear Assoon as ever there is occasion to Prepare for being Attaqued on a suddain or that the Commander in Chief is disposed to Draw up a Battalion in that Method He Commands the Rear Half-Files of Musketiers to double their Front to the Left in Marching And assoon as ever the Officer in Chief gives Command to the Musketiers to Ma● Ready which is to be Coc● and Guarded or in Exercise 〈◊〉 make the Motion of it by Receivering their Muskets before the●● The Pikemen at the same wo●● of Command are to Port th● Pikes and the Drums to Beat t●● Preparative which gives Notice the Rear that they are to Dr●●● up The Ensigns at the same ti●● are to give their Colours to t● Right Hand-men of the resp●ctive Companies who are to R●tice with them immediately 〈◊〉 the Center of the Pikes and t●● Ensigns to take the Pikes whi●● the said Soldiers carried and a● to March at the head of t● Pikes The Drums that marched b●tween the Ranks of the Musketiers as also those of the Granadiers are to joyn themselves to those Drums that March with the Pikes And the Ho-boys to joyn with the Colours Assoon as ever the Drums beat the Preparative every Division except the first is to March up with all the speed they can keeping their Order that first Division
and the Pikes assoon as the outermost Files Face to the Flanks to present The next File of the Right and Left is to Make ready without any word of Command and to keep along with the Body till the outermost Files be clear of them that is Till they are bid Present which is the next word of Command the Commander in Chief is to give after he bids the Two first Files Make ready The Files that Fire are to fall back with their Right Feet and not step forwa●● with their Left In Exercise this way of Firi●● is to be continued till all the 〈◊〉 have fired Of Firing to the Rear This way of Firing is perfor●ed almost the same way as Fir● to the Front Retreating The Rear Rank of Mus●●tiers Make ready At which time the Rear Ra●● stands Cockt and Guarded Present Fi●● When they are bid Presen● they are to turn upon their 〈◊〉 Foot To the Right about 〈◊〉 cast their Right Leg backwards then Present Fire And immediately assoon as Fired without any word of Command They are to Recover their Arms and at a good round rate within three foot of the Body to the Right and Left outwards to March up into the Front and there place themselves Assoon as the last Rank is bid Present the next Rank of Musketiers is to make ready of course without any word of Command But not to Face to the Rear till they are bid Present Assoon as the first Rank is commanded to Present the Pikes are to march till the Rear Rank of Pikes come even with the next Rank of Musketiers which is standing Cockt and Guarded so that there will be room left in the Front for the Rank of Musketiers that Fire to come up a●● place themselves even with th● first Rank of Pikes and so every Rank successively is to do 〈◊〉 same by the same Method Th● Officers and Sargeants are to s● the Soldiers move away qui●● without noise which of a●● things is most to be avoided an● that they place themselves rig●● in the Files The word Make ready i● made use of but once after whic● as is said before when the Rea●● Rank is bid Present the next Rank is to Make ready Of Firing the Street-way If a Street or any way be to be defended against Horse where they can Charge onely in Front the best Method is this If there be fewer Pikes then Musketiers which most commonly happens the Rear Half-files of Pikes are to double the Front by these words of Command Rear Half-files of Pikes to the Right Hand double your Front March Then Musketiers to the Right about March As soon as they are clear of the Pikes Musketiers Face to the Right and Left Inwards March By which they are to joyn the Center of the Pikes Then Face to your Lead● The Officers must take care see that the Shot and the Pi●● Wing alike and that the Mu●●tiers be at no greater dista●● from the Pikes then onely to 〈◊〉 room for the Colours Dr●● and Hoboys to be between The Captains are to be in 〈◊〉 first Rank of Pikes and the Lie●tenants with the Musketiers 〈◊〉 the Body is greater or lesser Sargeant or more is to ca●● the two first Ranks of Mu●●tiers to Face to the Right or 〈◊〉 Assoon as the Officer 〈◊〉 Chief has given Command Port your Pikes The two first Ranks of Musketiers Make ready March At which Word the Sargeants are to bring up the two first Ranks either to the Right or Left as is Ordered before-hand who Filing two and two up into the Front March athwart it under the Pikes carrying the Muzzels of their Muskets so as they may neither knock against the Pikes nor yet do their Leaders any Mischief Being plac'd under the Pikes they are to face to the Proper Front without any word of Command and to make two Ranks That there may be alwa● some Fire reserved 't is best 〈◊〉 Fire but one Rank at a time t●● second standing Cockt an● Guarded both of them being 〈◊〉 close to the Pikes as they can w●● the conveniency to use their Ar●● First Rank of Musketier● Kneel Which they are to do by fall 〈◊〉 back with their Right Foot a●● not stepping forward with th● Left and to be sure to keep th● Arms streight upright befo●● them their Left Hands the heig●● of their mouths First Rank Present Fir●● Assoon as they have Fired th● are to Recover their Arms wit● out any word of Command and to File off to the contra●● hand they came up on as qui●● as 't is possible and are to be Led by a Sargeant close by the Body ●nto the Rear and there placed ●n their Right Files When the Musketiers are bid Present the Pikes are to Port ve●y low without a word of Command And as soon as they have ●ired the Pikes are to Raise their ●ikes again to the height they ●ere at without a word of Command which is to avoid be●●g shattered with the Shot The Subaltern Officers must ●●ke care that the next Rank of Musketiers be always ready just 〈◊〉 the Angle to March under the ●●kes in the room of the second ●ank which upon the Firing of ●●e first is to take the place of it If the Street to be Defended be ●●ry broad an Interval must be made besides the passages on t●● Flanks wide enough for t●● men on a Breast For otherwi●● the long intermission betwee● the Firings will give the Hors● opportunity to Attack them Reduction Musketiers Face to t●● Right and Left outward March As soon as they are clear of 〈◊〉 Pikes Musketiers to your prop●● Front March Till even with the first Rank 〈◊〉 Pikes Rear half Files of Pikes 〈◊〉 the Left about as y●● were March Which done the Officers ●lours Drums and Hoboys are be Commanded to their prop●● Posts Of Firing by a running Fire for Shew A Battalion being drawn up or Parade if they are to Fire by 〈◊〉 running Fire they are to take ●t either from the Right or from ●he Left but commonly 't is be●un on the Right The manner is thus After the Musketiers are Commanded to make Ready which 〈◊〉 Cockt and Guarded they are ●o be Ordered to Present in the ●●r giving Order to the Officer ●n the Right to make the first man after they are presented begin to Fire because if the Word be given aloud they 〈◊〉 all take it and Fire a Volley 〈◊〉 stead of a running Peal Every File-leader is to Fi●● a quick as 't is possible after 〈◊〉 Right-hand Man and ev●● File is to take care to Fire w●● their File-leader Words of Command for For●ing the Hollow Square The Battalion being draw up the Ranks at Twelve Fo● distance and the Files at Th●●● the Muskets Shouldered and 〈◊〉 Pikes Advanced the Comma●● is Colours Drums and H● boys to the Center of t● Pikes March Ranks close forward to O●der Which is three large feet March The three outward most Files of Pikes on the