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A40468 The French way of exercizing the infantry as it is now practis'd in the armies of his most Christian Majesty. Translated from the French, October the 31. 1672. 1672 (1672) Wing F2196D; ESTC R215127 10,141 13

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THE FRENCH Way of Exercizing THE INFANTRY As it is now practis'd in the ARMIES OF HIS MOST Christian Majesty Translated from the French October the 31 1672. LONDON Printed for Dorman Newman at the Kings Arms in the Poultry and Jonathan Edwin at the Three Roses in Ludgate-street 1672. THE GENERAL Way of Exercize FOR THE INFANTRY The manner of possessing the Ground and forming a Battalion THe Major takes the Colonel and his Adjutant or whoever acts in that charge and attends them in the Field which he has pitch'd upon The Major takes the Muskets and forms the front of a Battalion The Adjatant ought to be at the head of the Pikes which he draws up in the same manner in the rere of the Maskets at twenty spaces distance if he have ground sufficient The Major or Adjatant must observe that the due distance of Files when they are not Exercizing is onely half a space distance but when they come to handling their arms or doublings they must open to a whole pace No Company must enter into the field but in its order and six deep in file The Captains or Officers must lead their Companies with a Pike in their hand the Lieutenants must be at the rere of the Pikes when there are Ensigns and when there is none they are to place themselves at the head of the Pikes when they are drawn into battalia The Companies being come to the designed ground shall file off one after another and pass upon the left wing of the Pikes and in the first place they shall leave their pikes in the field of the battle and the Muskets shall pursue their march till they have joyned the front of their Muskets So soon as the last Company has joyned the Battalion the Adjutant shall file off the Pikes by quarter Ranks to go joyn the Battalion on the same front of Muskets on the left wing and without losing time as soon as the last quarter Rank is arrived he shall face them to the left in demi-rank to the left the Muskets and to the right the Pikes and by a word of Command March the Pikes and the Muskets shall possess the same ground after which he shall give command As you were taking care that in these movings a Sergeant be st●ll at the wing of each Division to prevent their falsifying No Officer shall leave the head of his Company nor his pike till the battalion be formed When a battalion is formed the first Lieutenant shall take his stand in the rere of the first division of Muskets and the last in the rere of the last division an Ensign in the rere of the pikes with one half of the Sergeants to hinder the Souldiers from dispersing or breaking their ranks When the Major gives any command the Officers and Sergeants are to cause a profound silence to be kept and none but he is to give any command unless he that commands the Regiment The Captains and Officers are to be employed in the putting in execution all Commands according as they shall be disposed by the Major The Drums shall be placed on the right hand and the left The General Exercize for the INFANTRY AFter having drawn the Regiment into Battalia they draw out the Files of Halberteers which are placed on the wings of the Battalion by the following Commands Take care Halberteers to form your Files on the wings of the battalion To the right and left by half rank draw your files on the wings of the battalion March Then they open the Files of the Battalion Take heed to your selves in opening your files that the right hand file stir not To the left open your files to three foot distance March Halt To the right The Exercize of the Musket Take heed to your selves there in the exercizing your Muskets Lay your right hand on your musket Poyze your musket Joyn your left hand to your musket Handle your match Blow your match Cock your match Try your match Lay your two fingers on the pan Blow your match Open your pan Present At this command the Pikes charge Give fire Withdraw your arms At this command the Pikes advance Take out your match Return it to its place Blow your pan Take your primer Prime your pan Shut your pan Blow your pan Pass your musket to the sword side Take your charger Open your charger with your teeth Put the powder into the barrel Draw your Rammer Advance your Rammer Shorten your Rammer against your brest Put in your Rammer into your gun Ramm hard Withdraw your Rammer Advance your Rammer Shorten your Rammer against your brest Return your Rammer Joyn your right hand to your musket Poyz your musket Shoulder your musket Exercize of the Pike Take heed to your selves there Pikemen Lay down your Pike To the right to the right to the right to the right Half turn to the right as you were To the left to the left to the left to the left Half turn to the left as you were Advance your Pike Charge to the front To the right to the right to the right to the right Half fac'd to the right as you were To the left to the left to the left to the left Half fac'd to the left as you were Advance your Pike Charge to your proper front as you were To the right charge your Pike as you were To the right half turn'd charge as you were To the left charge your Pike as you were Half turn to the left charge as you were Port your Pike Charge to the front as you were To the right charge your pike as you were Half turn to the right charge as you were To the left charge your pike as you were Half turn to the left charge as you were Comport your pike the head formost Charge to the front as you were To the right hand about charge as you were Half turn to the right charge as you were To the left hand about charge as you were Half turn to the left charge as you were Dart your pike Charge to the front as you were To the right hand about charge as you were Half turn to the right charge as you were To the left hand about charge as you were Half turn to the left charge as you were Order your pike Charge to horse Draw your sword Return your sword Order your pike Charge to the front March Halt Cast off your pike Trail your pike the head downwards March Halt as you were Order your pike Take heed there the whole battalion to present your arms Musketiers make ready The pikes charge at the same time To the right to the right to the right to the right Half turn to the right as you were To the left to the left to the left to the ●●ft H●●● 〈◊〉 to the left as you were Take your match Return your match Shoulder your Musket Here they advance their pikes Take care there the whole Battalion To the right to the right to the right to