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1 2| fought outside the regular ranks, and apart from the heavy
2 2| to this, to combat in the ranks with the staff (as arms)
3 2| cannot be done in the inner ranks, because the nature of the
4 2| organization)) is to press its ranks continually closer together,
5 2| inconvenient, than for the ranks to spread further apart,
6 2| with which they opened the ranks of the enemy and maintained
7 2| pikes low, penetrated the (ranks of the) Spanish infantry;
8 2| return to the order (of the ranks) except with difficulty,
9 2| horses removed from the ranks, as they were more adept
10 2| combat, to march, to maintain ranks; for without this discipline,
11 2| maintain (discipline in) their ranks in every kind and place
12 2| knowing how to maintain ranks well, so that neither the
13 2| courageous, but because the ranks are well disciplined; for
14 2| to know how to maintain ranks. To do this, it is necessary
15 2| be arranged into eighty ranks (files), with five per file.
16 2| the soldiers to maintain ranks. But let us come and put
17 2| they turn by the flank, the ranks which turn go outside their
18 2| quickly enter them (the ranks) without difficulty. But
19 2| know how to maintain their ranks, know their places, return
20 2| action with them, stay in the ranks with them, for when they
21 2| temperament to maintain their ranks straight and firm, and it
22 2| not quickly reform their ranks. But today, they do not
23 3| the Romans arranged the ranks in their armies. None the
24 3| the army in solid and deep ranks, (and) behind them were
25 3| Princeps, but placed with their ranks more open: and behind these
26 3| placed the Triari, and with ranks so sparse, as to be able,
27 3| armed, who were not in these ranks, but were situated at the
28 3| through the open spaces in the ranks of the Princeps, and, together
29 3| although these had many ranks and Leaders within them,
30 3| Phalanxes were (made up) of ranks, and supposing they had
31 3| enemy, only the first six ranks of all of them were able
32 3| successively all at once the ranks behind restored the deficiencies
33 3| those in front, so that the ranks were always remained complete,
34 3| that each company have five ranks of pikes (pikemen) in front,
35 3| disadvantage, after every three ranks of pikemen place one of
36 3| infantry so arranged in ranks, that coming to battle with
37 3| able to reform the first ranks from those behind according
38 3| they are compelled to break ranks and retire, they can enter
39 3| be most assured, for the ranks of pikemen that gird you
40 3| increasing or extending the ranks, according as the place
41 3| detach themselves from the ranks of the infantry. You see
42 3| hidden themselves among the ranks of the shields (swordsmen),
43 3| that, when fighting, the ranks are so straitened, that
44 3| either the second or third ranks, that our first line was
45 3| their arms and break the ranks, so that it appears to them
46 3| fear of it either break ranks or by their person give
47 3| armed, and as much as its ranks are more serrated and more
48 3| the artillery between the ranks, especially those that are
49 3| to keep them outside the ranks where they can be operated
50 3| and divide them into three ranks, the Vanguard, the Company (
51 3| in your Army, have five ranks of pikemen at the head,
52 3| I have told you that six ranks were employed in the Phalanxes
53 3| to the fifth. The other ranks are useless to inflict injury;
54 3| serve to replace the first ranks, as we have said, and serve
55 3| reinforcements for those (first) five ranks. If, therefore, five of
56 3| therefore, five of their ranks can control cavalry, why
57 3| control them, to whom five ranks behind them are also not
58 3| the others do? And if the ranks of extraordinary pikemen
59 3| which I place in the last ranks of the army, from which
60 3| were placed in the last ranks, because you will see that
61 3| two companies in the last ranks, which comprise nine-hundred
62 3| when they are changed, the ranks are either compressed or
63 3| added to this, that the five ranks of pikemen who are in front,
64 3| receive them.~LUIGI: The ranks of the extraordinary pikemen,
65 3| to remain firm in their ranks, and inflict injury on the
66 3| rear, so that doubling the ranks, they should come to retire
67 3| manner serves to keep the ranks firmer and have them understand
68 4| the enemy, but extend your ranks, because in rough and difficult
69 4| avail yourself of (all) your ranks. Hence it happened that
70 4| and retire into the rear ranks of the Army. This causes
71 4| both armies fought, and the ranks in the center, being distant
72 4| order to disorganize the ranks of the enemy, have commanded
73 4| begun it, retire among the ranks; and when the Armies afterwards
74 4| the Astati retire into the ranks of the Principi, but divided
75 4| therefore, you must have ranks in the rear which will receive
76 4| resisted by the density of the ranks, or they were received within
77 4| ground behind the first ranks, by which the chariots,
78 4| wedge in order to open your ranks? if you proceed with yours
79 5| enter quickly between the ranks of the shield-bearers (swordsmen),
80 5| assaulted, doubling the ranks in each one, and distributing
81 5| leave their arms in those ranks that are closest to them,
82 5| again and return to their ranks.~ZANOBI: Who would carry
83 5| enemy, has tightened his ranks, and given the enemy the
84 7| ancients organized their ranks, how they dressed, and how
85 7| idleness, hand out military ranks at his will, express contempt
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