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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 edition. Excerpt: ... I TABLE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS. Chap.. Page I. Of those who have written on Tactics, and the Art Military. Of the Nature of this Work, and the great Utility of the Science which it embraces.... 1 II. Of the Division of Forces into distinct Classes.... 6 III. On the Frame and Constitution of a Phalanx 23 IV. Of the Decuria or File; and the Number of Men of which it consists 25 V. On the Order of the Lochos, Decuria, or File.... 28 VI. On the Junction of Files.. 32 VII. Of the Phalanx, its Length, Depth, 8$c... 34 VIII. Of the Number of Infantry and Cavalry 37 IX. Concerning the Names of the divisional Parts, and the Officers of a Phalanx 46 X. Concerning the Rank of the Officers in a Phalanx, according to the known Valour of each Individual 54 XI. On the Distances between Man and Man in the open, the close, and the compact Order 58 XII. On the Shields and Pikes of the Phalanx 62 XIII. On the Description of Men qualified for File-leaders.. 65 h- Chap. Page XXVII. On the Mode ofexecuting the different Countermarches 112 XXVIII. Of Doubling, either by Rank Or File 114 XXIX. Of the Transverse, the Even, and the Oblique Phalanx.. 117 XXX. Of the Meaning of several Terms.... 1 ig XXXI. On the Wheeling of a Battalion to the Right or Left, and vice versa.................. 121 XXXII. Of Densation, or closing the Phalanx, in the Right or the Left Wing, or in the Centre; and of restoring it to its first Order............. 124 XXXIII. On the Uses of the different Evolutions 126 XXXIV. On Signals, whether by Voice, Sound of Trumpet, or otherwise 128 XXXV. Of Marching in various Forms .. 129 XXXVI. Of Paragogi, or Deduction 132 XXXVII. Of the Pfialanx called Antistomus 134 XXXVIII. On the Phalanx Amphistomus 136 XXXIX. Of the Diphalangia...