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A51540	An epitome of the whole art of war In two parts. The first of military discipline, containing the whole exercise of the pike and musquet, &c. with plain directions for the various postures. Also the drawing up of battalions, and way of forming them; with the art of doubling, wheeling, forming and drawing up an army into any figure. The way of conducting armies in hilly, woody or plain countries: of encampings, besiegings, giving of battle, &c. The second of fortification and gunnery, which shews the principles and practices of fortification, as now used, as well by the English, as several other European nations, (especially by Their Majesties army) at the late siege of Athlone, Galoway, Limerick, &c. ... Of casements, cittadels, crownworks, ravelins, &c. Of gunnery, ... morters, demy-cannon, &c. with the manner of batteries, &c. All illustrated and further explained by 18 copper-plates, curiously designed and engraven.	Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.; J. S., Capt. Military discipline.; J. S., Capt. Fortification and military discipline.	1692 (1692)	Wing M3002; ESTC R217907	42,745	122

in before Cast about to Charge you advance with your right leg turning your Musquet the barrel downwards bringing it to the left side a little backwards in your left hand keeping your right-foot-toe directly to the Front and your right heel over against the middle of the left foot ballancing your Musquet in the left hand the right hand joyned to the Muzzle which must be held directly to the front a foot from your body Handle your Charger Take it full in your hand and place it underneath your Musquet about an inch from the Muzzle Open it with your Teeth Bring it up to your mouth standing upright with your Head and not to bring your Head down to it Assoon as you have done this bring the Charger within an inch of the Muzzle underneath as before and cover the mouth of your Charger with the Ball of your Thumb Charge with Powder Put the Charge of powder into the barrel then hold your Charger again underneath your Musquet as before Draw forth your Scourer Now let fall your Charger and turn your hand your little-finger next the Muzzle and draw it at three motions being drawn dart it that is hold it level to the height of your Eye your Arm extended Shorten it to an inch Turn the great end of your Scowrer towards you and slip your hand till within an inch of the end letting it rest against your body a little below your right breast sloped all of a height Charge with Bullet Take the Bullet out of your mouth putting it into the barrel and then put the great end of the Scourer after it just into the Muzzle of the Piece and so stand till the next word of command Ram down Powder and Ball. Which is done by holding a handful of the Scowrer in your hand and your thumb on the top of it Withdraw your Scowrer Turn your hand your thumb and fore-finger towards the Muzzle and when your Scowrer is clear which is to be done at three motions dart again as before Shorten it to an handful Turn the small end of the Scowrer to your breast and slip your hand till within an handful of the end of it holding it to your body as before directed Return your Scowrer Re-place it in the Stock of your Musquet pressing it down with your thumb then alwaies remember to grasp the Muzzle of your Musquet with your right hand your thumb streight out upon the Scowrer keeping your Musquet clear from your side some half a foot the Muzzels all of a height directly to the front Poise your Musquet With your left hand bring up your Musquet before you and falling with your right leg even with your left grasp your Musquet under the Lock with your right hand and poise as before Shoulder your Musquet as formerly Poise as before Order Sink your right hand a little take hold of the Stock with your left hand upon the place where the Scowrer goes into the Stock then sinking that hand take hold of the Muzzle with your right hand and let the but-end sink to the ground close to the right foot the Lock outwards Lay down your Musquet Turn your Musquet with the Lock upwards and step forwards with your left leg and right hand and lay it upon the ground in a streight line Quit your Musquet Fall back with your left leg even to the right and stand up Handle your Musquet Step forwards with your left leg and lay your right hand near the Muzzle of your Musquet Order your Musquet Lift up the Muzzle of your Musquet and fall back with your left leg even to the right turning the Lock of your Musquet outwards by the middle of your foot Directions for the several Postures in exercising of the PIKE ADvance your Pikes With your right hand lift upright your Pike as high as you can well reach and take it with your left hand as low as you can and raise it till the but-end comes into the right hand then bring it between your breast and shoulder upright close to your thigh To the Front Lay your left hand on your Pike even with the top of your shoulder and bring the Pike streight upright before you with a quick motion drawing in your right heel to your left instep Charge Fall back with your right leg so that the heel of your left foot may be directly against the middle of your right foot Bring down your Pike extream quick with a jerk and charge Breast high your left Elbow under your Pike to support it yielding your body forwards and bending your left Knee with your feet at a convenient distance that you may stand strong always holding the But-end of your Pike in the Palm of your right hand and your left foot pointing in a strait line with your Pike To the Right four times Turn your left Toe to the right Bring up your right heel to your left Insteps and your Pike recovered straight before you with as quick a motion as in Charging Then having turned fall back with your right leg as before Charge as before To the right about Turn your left Toe to the right about bringing your right Heel as before and your Pike recovered charge before As you were You turn your left Toe to the left about bringing up your Pike recovered your left hand never to be higher than your Mouth and your right Heel as before and being turned you fall back with your Right Leg and Charge You must be sure always to bring your Pike streight up and not to swing it about for then 't will clatter against the other Pikes To the Left Four times To the Left about As you were Advance your Pikes Bringing up your Right Heel to your Left Instep and your Pike first before you you fall out with your Right Foot even with your Left and bring your Pike to your Shoulder Shoulder Lay your Left Hand on your Pike even with your Shoulder fall back with your Right Leg and put back your Right Arm as far as you well can holding your Pike half a Foot from your side then taking off your Left Hand bring up your Right Leg and lay your Pike on your Right Shoulder your Elbow close to your Body the butt-end half a Foot from the ground Charge to the Front Fall back with your Right Leg and put back your Right Arm as far as you can be sure to keep the Spear directly to the Reer and your Pike sloaped at the same heighth with the Spear as when it was Shouldered neither higher not lower Vide Charge Shoulder as you were You must now raise your Pike with both your Hands then leaving it with the Right Hand and turning the Head backwards with the Left take hold again with the Right as high as you can reach with ease bringing up your Right leg taking off your Left Hand from your Pike Shoulder as before Charge to the Right Bring your Pike up and turn the butt-end backwards by your

Center through the Intervals of the Pikes E and then divide them by half files One half File shall advance toward M and the other half File shall stand their ground behind the Pikes E. For the 304 Musquetiers that remain they shall make the two Files that surround the whole Body PLATE V. The way and manner of reducing a Battalion with a void space in the Center YOU begin with the Musquetiers which you command from the Center through the several fronts MPEQ which together with those that surrounded the Body you cause to rank and file themselves as they were As for the Pikes that form the Octogonal Body you give them the following words of Command 1. They that stand in the Angles to your Places O and R. resume their distances and make the same front at Q. The files V and I do the same in respect of P and the files LL observe the same order in regard of the Pikes ME. 2. The twelve files of the right wing and the twelve files of the left wing that doubled Front and Reer stand fast OQR VPT 3. March files of the wings that have received the word of command OQR and VPT move off and march forward Plate IV Fig 1. 5. The Files that marched toward the Center to their places the four small Squares NNNN return to the Front of M. and E. 6. The middle Files stand upon your Guard E. M. 7. The half File of the middle Files half a Turn to the Right M makes a Front towards the same Center 8. File-Leader of the middle Files half a Turn to the Right E makes a Front towards the same Center 9. March middle Files E and M move forward till they come upon the Front CDQ and PAB of the first Figure 10. File-Leader of those that marched half a Turn to the Right E returns to its first Front and the Battalion is reduced Directions for Firing 1. In keeping of Ground 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 or else thus Musketeers make ready all at which time the Musketeers are to be Cocked and Guarded and their Arms strait before them the Pikes Ported and when the Musketeers Present the Pikes are to be charged Then The five first Ranks Kneel The Reer 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 next Word of Command 2. For Fire gaining Ground the Command is First Rank and Musketeers make ready Halt Then Present and Fire Here they are to recover their Arms without any command and to file off to the Right and Left into the Reer When the first Rank presents the next Rank is to make ready without any Command and as the first Rank files off the next make good the Front and so the Battalion is to March again and every Rank to Fire in this order And when every Rank presents the Pikes are to charge without any command 3. Of Firing to the Front retreating The best way is to Fire 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 Musketeers who stand still till the Pikes make an even Front with them PLATE VI. The best Way and Method of Marching an Army in a Flat and Plain Country Plate V. A Regiment of 12 Companies Encamped Officer in Cheif Captains Saba●terns Souldiers Serjeants Muskets Pikes Profile for Trenches Profile for Redoubts All the Companies being drawn up they shall begin to March and must range themselves in Squadrons and Battalions to be afterwards embattel'd in the Ground marked out by the Marshal of the Camp or his Assistants The Marshal of the Camp ought in the first place to be exactly informed of the condition of the Country through which the Army is to march taking his Instructions from the general and particular Maps of the Country or from the Information of the Country People He shall draw up his Men in Battel-Array according as he thinks most convenient or as the General shall have given him Order If it be through a plain and open Country which is convenient for the Cavalry the Artillery and Waggons then let him extend the Wings of the Army and observe the following Order He shall divide his Army into three Bodies that in the middle must consist of three Thirds of the whole Infantry drawn up in great Bodies and Battalions each consisting of two or three Regiments Upon the Wings or Flank of this Infantry must be placed the great Artillery guarded by some Battalion of the Infantry Upon the Right and Left Wing of this middle Line shall the Cavalry march in little Squadrons each consisting of two Cornets The rest of the Infantry marching in little Bodies shall enclose between it and the Cavalry the Baggage and Ammunition of the Army with some Field Pieces as may be observed by the March represented in the Figure PLATE VII Of the March of an Army through an Enemies Country IF there be a Necessity to carry the War into the Enemies Country either to Besiege some place therein or else for the Relief of some place already besieged whether the Enemy be beaten in the Field or whether he still keep the Field to put new Supplies of Men and Provision into the Garrison or hinder Provision from being brought to the Enemies Camp Upon all these Occasions whether he encamp in the Field or Quarter in Villages the General must take care that the Commissary General of the Victuals and the Treasurers at War be diligent and faithful in their Charge in providing and furnishing the Army with Victuals If the Enemy has been routed and be not in a condition to recruit then you may march as in the preceeding Pages whether the Country be open or streighter Plate VI. Plate VIII The Cavalry must be placed upon the Wings in Front and in the Reer of the Bodies The Infantry must march in the middle and in a gross Battalion The Artillery upon one side guarded by some old Regiments as you see in the Plate PLATE VIII General Directions for Encamping an Army WHEN the Camp-Master General or Major-General hath read the Number of the Horse and Foot that are in the Army he must proportion and cast up what space of Ground will suffice to encamp them with all their Provision Carriages and so that neither for due Room the Soldiers be pestered nor by over large Spaces the Camp not sufficiently fortified This being of great Importance it will be requisite for him to understand well Arithmetick and Geometry and to have in readiness sundry Plats and Models and Forms of