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1 1| Attilio, who, when he was captain of the Roman armies in Africa,
2 1| who for the time should be Captain: otherwise it is difficult
3 1| true that I would arm them, captain them, train them, and organize
4 1| they enlisted as their captain (a foreigner), the Marquis
5 1| distrust), because a Sea captain, who is accustomed to combat
6 1| could more easily become a Captain on land where the combat
7 1| with men only, than a land Captain become a sea one. And my
8 2| Carmingnuola, who was his Captain at that time. This man with
9 2| army of which Lucullus was Captain, with (an army) of one hundred
10 2| impediments that horses have, the Captain who leads the infantry ought
11 2| and practical manner, the Captain retains his honor even though
12 2| and at a sign from the Captain, the cavalry to become as
13 2| bugle), and the voice of the Captain; to know when to stand,
14 2| ordinary Veliti, and one Captain for the whole Battalion
15 2| proper) places.~¶ And as a Captain arranges his army for the
16 2| ten men side by side. The Captain will be between the two
17 2| kept in this plaza, and the Captain and the flag there, but
18 3| behind which would be the Captain general of the entire Army,
19 3| and come by order of the Captain. And as I told you before,
20 3| went forth. You see the Captain who encourages them and
21 3| what silence, and how the Captain commands the men-at-arms
22 3| some always do die)) a good Captain and a good Army do not have
23 3| they can serve whoever the captain should judge should employ
24 3| commands of the general Captain. They must know, therefore,
25 3| may be commanded, and the Captain and the soldiers will more
26 3| place next to the general Captain of the Battalion; nor should
27 3| of the trumpet, once the Captain’s flag was raised, all of
28 3| want the one of the general Captain to have the emblem of the
29 3| recognize commands of the Captain by virtue of his (bugle)
30 3| trumpets next to the general Captain, as their sound is apt not
31 3| want, therefore, for the Captain to use the trumpets in indicating
32 3| sounds from those of the Captain. This is all that occurs
33 3| understand the commands of the Captain better: the first serves
34 4| what considerations ought a Captain have before going to battle,
35 4| part made to yield. When a Captain finds himself to have an
36 4| being aware of it. When a Captain wants to fight almost secure
37 4| the killed of the enemy Captain, or to have defeated some
38 4| where you have left your Captain, tell them, we have left
39 4| it. But when one loses, a Captain ought to see if something
40 4| are less apprehensive. A Captain ought, therefore, when he
41 4| you what considerations a Captain ought to take into account
42 4| to tell you first that a Captain never has to make an engagement,
43 4| as serious an error for a Captain not to fight, as it is to
44 4| important awareness that a Captain ought to have, is (to see)
45 4| it is important for the Captain to know the enemy, and who
46 4| routed him. Vercingetorix, a Captain of the Gauls, in order to
47 4| which an Army is ruined if a Captain does not know how or is
48 4| listen to the talk of the Captain, and the Captain to know
49 4| of the Captain, and the Captain to know how to talk to them.
50 4| and the love either of the Captain or of the Country. Confidence
51 4| and the knowledge of the Captain. Love of Country springs
52 4| from nature: that of the Captain from (his) virtu more than
53 5| heads of which the general Captain would remain with his men
54 5| inhabitants. Nor ought the Captain make other provisions against
55 5| often the commands of the Captain are not very well understood
56 5| hardships an army and a Captain avoid, and what great advantage
57 5| where the industry of the Captain and the virtu of the soldier
58 5| coming to you. Thus often a Captain when he sees in a place
59 5| therefore, when marching, a Captain ought to double his diligence,
60 5| discussion. If it happens that a Captain with his army is led (caught)
61 5| the army of Lucius. Some Captain, who has found himself assaulted
62 6| Organized. The industry of the Captain makes it organized: Arts
63 6| encamp, I would raise the Captain’s flag, and around it I
64 6| put the quarters of the Captain. And as I believe it prudent,
65 6| would run a line from the Captain’s flag, and would lead it
66 6| gate to the quarters of the Captain, which would be thirty arm
67 6| thirty (630) long ((since the Captain’s quarters would occupy
68 6| lengths)) and call this the Captain’s Way. I would then make
69 6| cross by the head of the Captain’s Way, and along the east
70 6| along the east side of the Captain’s quarters which would be
71 6| Way. The quarters of the Captain and these two roads having
72 6| right hand (side) of the Captain’s Way, and one on the left.
73 6| on the left side of the Captain’s Way, and thirty two on
74 6| would come to place the Captain’s Way in the center and
75 6| quarters situated on the Captain’s Way, and beginning with
76 6| which I would place the Captain’s Way. The two battalions
77 6| thirteen roads, counting the Captain’s Way and the Cross Way.~
78 6| middle of the quarters of the Captain to the east gate, there
79 6| from the quarters of the Captain to the south gate, the other
80 6| which the quarters of the Captain occupies, and forty five
81 6| the space occupied by the Captain’s quarters. Dividing the
82 6| would be on each side of the Captain forty quarters fifty arm
83 6| through the courtesy of the Captain. On the rear side of the
84 6| On the rear side of the Captain’s quarters, I would create
85 6| would have between them the Captain’s quarters and the eighty
86 6| road and opposite to the Captain’s quarters, I would create
87 6| location and length to the Captain’s Way, and I should call
88 6| the Plaza, opposite to the Captain’s quarters, and next to
89 6| of the quarters about the Captain, and especially those which
90 6| architects, who, as soon as the Captain has selected the site, know
91 6| have to know this, that no Captain encamps near the enemy,
92 6| except at the command of the Captain, if anyone from fear had
93 6| they have?~FABRIZIO: The captain’s trumpet was sounded three
94 6| besieged. And, therefore, the Captain must be very expert concerning
95 6| care of by doctors; for a captain has no remedy when he has
96 6| soldier ate except when the Captain did. Which, as to being
97 6| been a useful thing for a Captain who finds himself besieged
98 6| impeding his passage. A Captain ought, among all the other
99 6| mentioned, it is important to a Captain when sedition or discord
100 6| is the reputation of its Captain, which only results from
101 6| virtu. And the first thing a Captain is expected to do, is to
102 6| earthquake occurred, if the Captain fell while either mounting
103 6| been very effective for a Captain, when his army is in the
104 6| which, he is ruined: as a Captain had already done, who, when
105 6| imprudent or more perilous to a Captain than to wage war in winter,
106 6| is the end toward which a Captain must aim, for the engagement
107 7| in the plaza, so that the Captain should be able to see with (
108 7| this, sent Maximus, his Captain, to capture them. Pyrrhus,
109 7| desire to learn what parts a Captain ought to have. In this,
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