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.

Title

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.

Author

Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.

Publication

London :: printed for J. Moxon, at the sign of Atlas in Warwick-Lane,

1692.

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Subject terms

Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.

Military art and science -- England -- Early works to 1800.

Fortification -- Early works to 1800.

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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A51540.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• To the Honourable CHRISTOPHER SEATON, Brother to the Right Honourable George Earl of Winton, &c. And my Worthy Friend.
• A CATALOGUE OF Globes, Celestial and Terrestrial Spheres, Maps, Sea-Plates, Mathe∣matical Instruments and Books, Made and Sold by J. Moxon, at the Sign of Atlas in Warwick-lane.
  • BOOKS.
• AN EPITOME Of the whole ART of WAR, &c.
  • Of Exercising.
    • Rules for the Exercise of the Fire-Lock.
    • Rules for the Exercise of the Pike.
    • The manner of the Exercise of the Pike and Musquet together.
    • Directions for the several Postures in exercising of the Musquet and Pike; and, first, of the Mus∣quet.
    • Directions for the several Postures in exercising of the PIKE.
    • PLATE I.
      • The manner of ordering any number of Soldiers into any Square Form of Battel.
      • To order any number of Men into a Battel of the Grand Front.
      • Any number of Men, with their distance in Rank and File, how to order them into a Square Battel of Ground.
      • The manner how to order the Square in time of Battel.
    • PLATE II.
    • PLATE III.
      • The Words of Command.
    • PLATE IV.
    • PLATE V.
      • Directions for Firing.
    • PLATE VI.
    • PLATE VII.
    • PLATE VIII.
    • PLATE IX.
  • OF FORTIFICATION.
    • Of general Maxims or Rules observed in Fortifications.
    • PLATE I.
      • Of Cazemates.
      • The Structure or Manner of making the Caze∣mates, according to M. Mallet:
    • PLATE II.
      • OBSERVATION.
    • PLATE III.
    • Plate IV.
    • How to Delineat any Fort, ac∣cording to the Proportions in these Tables.
    • Of the Italian Fortifications.
    • Of the French Fortifications.
    • Having now set down the several ways for laying down the Fundamental Ground-line, from the most conside∣rable Engeniers of this Age. I shall here show how to draw out Mechanically, in the Field, any Regular or Irregular Fortification, either from the Exterior or Interior Polygon, according to Count Pagan.
    • From a Square to a Pentagon.
    • Plate the 5th.
  • OF GUNNERY.
    • Of the Names of the Principal Members of a Piece of ORDNANCE.
    • How to know the different Fortification of a Piece of Ordnance.
    • How to know how much Powder is fit for Proof, and what for Service for any Piece of Ord∣nance.
    • To know what Bullet is fit to be used in any Piece of Ordnance.
    • Of the Qualification of an able Gunner, and ne∣cessary Operations before Shooting, and in Shooting.
    • How to Tertiate, Quadrate, and to Dispart a Piece of Ordnance.
    • To know how far any Piece of Ordnance will shoot, &c.
    • Of shooting in Mortar-Pieces.
    • To make Fuses for Bombs, &c.
  • The Exercise of the Foot-Grana∣deer's, and Explanation, begin∣ning with the Fire-Lock.
    • OBSERVATION.
    • Granadeers take heed to Exercise your Fire-Locks.
    • Take heed to make ready to give fire at three words of Command.
    • Take heed to make ready to Fire, and Deliver your Granades at three words of Command.
    • Take heed to make ready to use your Bayonets.
    • Take heed to make ready your Fire-locks again.