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of_o drum_n you_o must_v draw_v your_o sword_n face_n about_o recover_v your_o order_n and_o return_v to_o your_o arm_n with_o a_o huzza_n 85._o return_v your_o sword_n 86._o handle_v your_o arms._n 87._o recover_v and_o poise_n 88_o shoulder_v your_o musket_n 89._o poise_n your_o musket_n 90._o face_n to_o the_o right-about_a 91._o sling_n your_o musket_n 92._o march_v your_o horse_n in_o this_o last_o performance_n the_o second_o and_o three_o rank_n must_v march_v and_o stand_v at_o their_o horse_n head_n face_n to_o the_o front_n 93._o vnlink_v your_o your_o horse_n 94._o fasten_v your_o link_n when_o this_o be_v do_v you_o must_v shorten_v your_o bridle_n 95._o put_v your_o foot_n in_o the_o stirrup_n here_o you_o must_v lay_v your_o musket_n over_o your_o saddle_n 96._o mount_v your_o horse_n this_o must_v be_v do_v altogether_o as_o if_o it_o be_v but_o one_o motion_n and_o the_o officer_n who_o business_n it_o be_v be_v to_o see_v the_o rank_n complete_v in_o good_a order_n 97._o handle_v your_o sword_n 98._o draw_v your_o sword_n 99_o place_v your_o sword_n here_o you_o must_v put_v your_o sword_n into_o your_o bridle_n hand_n 100_o handle_v your_o pistol_n which_o must_v be_v ever_o the_o left_a 101._o draw_v your_o pistol_n 102._o cock_n your_o pistol_n here_o you_o must_v keep_v the_o cock_n guard_v with_o your_o thumb_n 103._o present_a in_o this_o do_n bear_v up_o your_o hand_n even_o with_o the_o cock_n 104._o fire_n here_o you_o must_v observe_v not_o to_o take_v down_o your_o pistol_n till_o the_o next_o word_n of_o command_n which_o be_v 105._o return_v your_o pistol_n and_o the_o same_o order_n must_v be_v observe_v upon_o draw_v the_o right_a pistol_n till_o you_o return_v it_o etc._n etc._n 106._o handle_v your_o musket_n 107._o vnsle_v your_o musket_n 108._o mount_v your_o musket_n if_o you_o be_v to_o charge_n on_o horseback_n with_o the_o musket_n which_o be_v not_o do_v but_o upon_o great_a oceasion_n the_o piece_v be_v charge_v the_o word_n of_o command_n be_v viz._n 1._o cock_n your_o musket_n 2._o present_v your_o musket_n 3._o give_v fire_n in_o this_o do_n you_o must_v keep_v your_o musket_n in_o its_o posture_n till_o the_o next_o word_n of_o command_n viz._n 4._o sling_n your_o musket_n 5._o handle_v your_o sword_n do_v it_o by_o take_v your_o sword_n in_o your_o right_a hand_n 6._o march_n in_o march_v the_o officer_n command_v may_v bring_v they_o to_o any_o move_a posture_n as_o wheel_v facing_n etc._n etc._n by_o give_v his_o word_n of_o command_n with_o such_o deliberation_n that_o those_o who_o be_v more_o peculiar_a to_o take_v notice_n may_v see_v each_o individual_a part_n perform_v his_o exercise_n and_o that_o they_o manage_v their_o horse_n as_o they_o ought_v these_o instruction_n put_v in_o practice_n maâ—_n great_o
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