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  1 1|          gangs, calling themselves companies, and went about levying
  2 2|   subdivided into small Battaglia (Companies), and organized according
  3 2|      divide our Battalion into ten Companies, and compose it of six thousand
  4 2|    ordinary) Veliti: the whole ten Companies, therefore, come to three
  5 2|           would be composed of ten Companies, of three thousand shield
  6 2|         methods for organizing the Companies and the armies, you will
  7 2|          the second. Each of these Companies, therefore, can by themselves
  8 2|          reassemble quickly, these Companies then can easily ((as I have
  9 2|          to do together with other Companies in operating as a reasonably (
 10 2|           to practice them so with Companies and by mock attacks, that
 11 2|      without this training, as the Companies are different as in a complete
 12 2|     mentioned the means with which Companies are trained, you have discussed
 13 2|         told you that one of these Companies ought to consist of four
 14 2|          put together one of those Companies.~I say that these can be
 15 2|           in holding them in these Companies, to train them thoroughly,
 16 2|         coming together with other companies, it may be recognized by
 17 2|           place to place, that the companies not situated in front, not
 18 2|           the front, and when such companies in such cases have the space
 19 2|        comes and the time for the (companies) to move from the flanks
 20 2|          enable them to form these companies into an army, and that this
 21 2|          when, together with other companies, it comes to an engagement,
 22 2|          methods for arranging the companies, proposed by me, I will
 23 2|            also have many forms of companies, among which they form one
 24 2|          the enemy. But since such companies are good in fighting by
 25 2|   intention is to show how several companies united together combat with
 26 2|          training the men in these companies, but ((if I remember well))
 27 2|        that in addition to the ten companies in a Battalion, you add
 28 2|           in the formations of the companies, as the others; for I would
 29 2|          more than of the ordinary companies, in all the particular actions,
 30 2|       train their own men in these companies so that they know how to
 31 2|       would you want each of these companies to have?~FABRIZIO: The first
 32 2|     assigned by you in each of the companies are necessary: none the
 33 2|     arrange the cavalry with these companies, and how many, how captained,
 34 2|        often be assembled when the companies are assembled, and caused
 35 3|     divided the Battalion into ten Companies, as the Romans (divided)
 36 3|         easily penetrate the enemy companies on foot, and the enemy at
 37 3|     Battalion, and that it has ten companies, and what Leaders there
 38 3|          it appears to me that ten Companies of a Battalion should be
 39 3|     arranged in this way. The five companies should be placed one alongside
 40 3|            wide. Behind these five Companies I would place three others,
 41 3|           would place the last two companies, also in a straight line
 42 3|          arm lengths. All of these companies arranged thusly would therefore
 43 3|          along the flanks of these companies on the left side, distant
 44 3|           entire length of the ten companies arranged as I have previously
 45 3|           would leave around their companies, who would occupy those
 46 3|          act to minister to those (companies) unless I had already placed
 47 3|          first and second order of companies, or rather at the head,
 48 3|         the last of the first five companies and the extraordinary pikemen,
 49 3|        arrangements, and where ten companies are placed on the left side,
 50 3|            and retire behind their companies. You see with what fury
 51 3|            the passage free to the companies. No other mention of it
 52 3|           have told you that these companies either when going out or
 53 3|           that if they place their companies on the flanks next to each
 54 3|            by the flank of the two companies which I place in the last
 55 3|          in the disposition of the companies you form the front with
 56 3|           example) have placed two companies in the last ranks, which
 57 3|            to fight with two fresh companies, but with the entire Battalion.
 58 3|        answer me this. If the five companies retire among the second
 59 3|           which exists between the companies and the extraordinary pikemen,
 60 3|           whatever other space the companies have when they are in the
 61 3|         have to retire among their companies in the rear (tail) of the
 62 3|           can, as they do not have companies behind them with wide intervals
 63 3|       fight them when he faces the companies to retire, they are able
 64 3|          the flank since the first companies had retired: but if they
 65 3|           are taught to keep their companies in this order: and because
 66 3|            Constables and Heads of companies to be (made by) small drums
 67 4|       forth from the flanks of the companies, and disorganized and routed
 68 5|      lengths, and would place five companies in each flank in a file
 69 5|            would place another ten companies, five on each side, arranging
 70 5|      twelve arm lengths, and these companies placed alongside each other
 71 5|          would be between the four companies placed on the front of the
 72 5|            space be left among the companies placed in the rear parts;
 73 5|        side, I would see that five companies are placed in front, and
 74 5|            would see that the five companies in the rear should have
 75 5|             formed) in a square of companies, at the heads of which the
 76 5|           around him. And as these companies so arranged all march in
 77 5|           are not guarded by other companies during the battle. And,
 78 5|           considered that the five companies in front protect all the
 79 5|         pikemen in front. The five companies behind protect all the sides,
 80 5| demonstrate in its place. The five companies on the right flank protect
 81 5|         therefore in arranging the companies, the pikemen ought to be
 82 5|           methods of arranging the companies. I would divide the artillery,
 83 5|        forty arms lengths from the companies. And no matter how you arrange
 84 5|           Army to the other. These companies, without artillery and cavalry,
 85 5|            has ((as you know)) ten companies and a general Head, I would
 86 5|     Battalion place its first five companies in the front, the other
 87 5|          the front. The first five companies of the second Battalion
 88 5|            among the flanks of the companies to strengthen them: and
 89 5|      themselves at the rear of the companies. The plaza, therefore, remains
 90 5|         their places, and the five companies that I placed in the rear
 91 5|         weaken it. But as the five companies in the back have their pikemen
 92 5|       ought to be soldiers of your companies, or other lowly people assigned
 93 6|         and I have divided them by companies, by arms, and names. You
 94 6|            being divided into four companies, two of your own forces
 95 6|   therefore, to quarter the twenty companies which constitute the two
 96 6|          the quarters of every two companies behind the quarters of the
 97 6|          quarter in each area four companies of infantry with the Constables
 98 6|         quarter on every side four companies (of infantry) with their
 99 6|           area the cavalry and the companies (of infantry) of the two
100 6|             in addition to the ten companies (of infantry), each has
101 6|            is necessary, since the companies and the artillery can be