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The art of war and the way that it is at present practised in France in two parts : wherein the duties and functions of all the officers of horse and foot, artillery and provisions from the general of the army to the private souldier are treated of ... written in French by Louis de Gaya ... ; translated for publick satisfaction and advantage.; Art de la guerre et la manière dont on la fait à présent. English
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Gaya, Louis de.
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1678
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Wing G398; ESTC R23334
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Arms where he draws it up in Battalia He establishes a Court of Guard to hinder disorders in the Night time he causes the Colours to be conveyed to the Commanders Quarters and sets a Sentinel at his door he orders next the Serjeants to come and receive the Word at a certain hour in the Evening and the Drummers to beat the Tattoe he sends off a Serjeant to guard the Magazin where Provisions are distributed and having provided every thing he sends the Companies to the Quarters allotted them The Commander every Evening gives the Major Orders for the next day's March. CHAP. XI Of a Council of War THe Council of War of the Army meets always at the General 's Lodgings or Tent and none are called to it but the Lieutenant-Generals the Marshals de Camp the Brigadeers and sometimes the Colonels or the Commanders of Bodies when the matters concern their Regiments Private Councils of War are held at the Governours Quarters in a place of Garrison in a Camp at the Colonel of the Regiment his Tent who gives notice to the Captains to be present When all are met the Governour or Colonel or he that Commands takes his place at the head of the Table the Captains sit about according to their Seniority that is to say the first Captain on the right hand of him that presides the second on the left and so of the rest and the Major who discharges the Office of the King's Proctor or Soliciter sits at the lower end of the Table The Lieutenants Sub-Lieutenants and Ensigns have right to enter into the Chamber where the Council is held but they stand at the Captains backs with their hats off and have no Vote If the Council be called to deliberate on some matter of consequence the President having opened it to the assembly asks their Opinions The youngest Captain begins and gives his and the rest in Order till it come to the President who pronounces last The Clark having set down the opinions of every one draws up the result conform to the pluralitie of Votes which he gives to be signed by the President and Captains If the Council be held to Judge a Criminal the Officers that are called to it should come fasting and having first heard Mass if they can Every one having taken his place and the Clark having read the Informations Reexamination Confrontation and Interrogatory The President causes the Criminal to be brought unto the Council where he makes him sit down on the Footstool questions him about all the Facts whereof he is accused and sends him back to Prison Then the Clark reads over the conclusions of the Major and every one Judges according to his Conscience and the Ordinances of the King The Sentence is framed conform to the plurality of Votes and is pronounced to the Criminal in the name of the Council of War When the Criminal is condemued to any Punishment the Provost Marshal causes the Sentence to be put in Execution and the Major calls together the Companies to be Present thereat Before a Soldier be delivered to the Executioner to be punished for any Crime that carries infamy with it he ought to be publickly degraded from his Arms by the Major The Council of War should never consist of fewer than seven Officers When there are not Captains enough to make up that number the Inferiour Officers are called even to the Serjeants The Charges of the Troops of the King's Houshold The Guards du Corps THe King hath four Troops of Horse-Guards commanded by four Captains who Quarterly serve and wait on his Majesty's Person There is in every Troop two Lieutenants two Ensigns and twelve Exempts One Major and two Aid Majors for all the four The Troops of the Guards du Corps are The Troop of the Duke of Noailles The Count Dayen his Son has the Reversion of it The Troop of the Marshal de Duras The Troop of the Marshal de Luxembourg The Troop of the Marshal de Lorge The Gendarms The Troops of Gendarms have for their Captains the King the Queen and the Princes whose name they bear one Captain Lieutenant one Sub-Lieutenant an Ensign a Guidon and two Quarter-Masters The Troops of the Gendarms are The King's Troop of Gendarms commanded by the Prince of Sowbise The Troop of the Scottish Gendarms commanded by the Marquess of Livourne The Queen's Troop of Gendarms commanded by the Marqness du Garo The Dolphin's Troop of Gendarms commanded by the Marquess de la Trousse The Troop of the Gendarms of Anjou commanded by the Marquess of Genlis Marshal de Camp The Troop of the Gendarms of Burgundy commanded by the Count of Broglia The Troop of the English Gendarms commanded by The Troop of the Gendarms of Flanders commanded by the Count of Marsin The Troop of the Gendarms of Monsieur commanded by the Marquess de la Roque The Light Horse-men The Troops of the Light Horsemen have for their Captains the King the Queen and the Princes whose name they bear a Captain-Lieutenant a Sub-Lieutenant a Cornet and two Quarter-Masters The Troops of the King's Light-Horse-men are The Troop of Light Horse-men of the King's Guard commanded by the Duke of Chevreuse The Queen's Troop of Light Horse-men commanded by Monsieur The Dolphin's Troop of Light Horse-men commanded by the Count of Mirainville The Troop of the Light Horsemen of Monsieur commanded by the Marquess of Valsemay The Musketteers The two Troops of Musketteers who fight sometimes on Foot and sometimes on Horse have the King for Captain a Captain-Lieutenant for each Company a Sub Lieutenant an Ensign a Cornet and six Quarter-Masters The Troops of Musketteers are The Troop of Gray Musketteers commanded by the Chevalier de Fourbin The Troop of Black Musketteers commanded by Monsieur de Louvel The Charges of the Light Horsemen THe Colonel General the Count of Auvergne The Master de Camp-General the Marquess de Renel The Commissary-General Monsieur de la Cordonniere and two Quarter Masters Every Regiment hath its Master de Camp a Major and an Aid-Major and every Troop hath its Captain a Lieutenant a Cornet and a Quarter-Master The Regiments which pass for Strangers have Lieutenant-Colonels The chief Regiments of Horse are The Colonel's Regiment The Master de Camp 's Regiment The Commissary's Regiment The King's Regiment of Cuirassiers The King's Regiment The Royal Regiment The Queen's Regiment The King's Regiment of Cravates The Royal Regiment of Rousillon The Dolphin's Regiment The Regiment of Monsieur the Duke of Orleans The Prince's Regiment The Regiment of Monsieur the Duke The Charges of the Dragoons THe General of the Dragoons the Marquess de Ranes In every Regiment there is a Colonel a Lieutenant-Colonel a Major an Aid-Major and there is no Troop without a Captain a Lieutenant a Sub Lieutenant a Cornet a Quarter-Master and two Serjeants The chief Regiments of Dragoons are The King's Regiment commanded by the Marquess of Tilladet The Royal Regiment commanded by the Marquess of Boufflers The