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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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h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o h_o chap._n cxx_o the_o fashion_n of_o horse_n battle_n discourse_v of_o and_o first_o of_o the_o rhombe_n the_o wedge_n and_o the_o square_n in_o regard_n we_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o opportunity_n to_o discourse_v and_o demonstrate_v every_o kind_n of_o battle_n that_o at_o this_o time_n be_v in_o use_v when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o entreat_v of_o the_o embattel_v of_o the_o infantry_n with_o the_o cavalry_n therefore_o i_o think_v it_o most_o convenient_a to_o discourse_v of_o some_o form_n of_o embattel_v the_o cavalry_n which_o be_v 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