A breviary of military discipline, compos'd and published for the use of the militia. Containing explanations how to perform the postures of pikes and musquets; also the several facings, distances, doublings, wheelings, and the uses thereof. The manner of drawing up and forming battalions, the posts of the officers in line, and march, with directions for orders of battle, and various ways of firing on divers forms; also directions for passing bridges, or defiles with other usefull observations. Whereunto is added the exercise of the horse. By Captain Lieutenant John Darker, adjutant of the Westminster militia regiment

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• A breviary of military discipline, compos'd and published for the use of the militia. Containing explanations how to perform the postures of pikes and musquets; also the several facings, distances, doublings, wheelings, and the uses thereof. The manner of drawing up and forming battalions, the posts of the officers in line, and march, with directions for orders of battle, and various ways of firing on divers forms; also directions for passing bridges, or defiles with other usefull observations. Whereunto is added the exercise of the horse. By Captain Lieutenant John Darker, adjutant of the Westminster militia regiment
• Exercise of horse

People / Organizations

• John Darker (Author)
• Daniel Browne senior ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed and sold by D. Brown at the Swan without Temple-Bar, T. Fox in Westminster-Hall, and F. Sanders in the New Exchange, and most other booksellers, 1692.

Publication year

1692

ESTC No.

R3966

Grub Street ID

121535

Description

[18], 96 p. ; 8°.

Note

Below imprint, "Price bound one shilling". Variant: lacking this line

On pi verso: Let this Breviary be printed and practised by the militia of Middlesex, under my command. Bedford

Signatures: pi1 A-G]8.

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