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 1 1|        them in small and large (battle) orders, lodge them, and
 2 1|       one does well in offering battle to the enemy, all the other
 3 2|         enemy at the start of a battle. These were the important
 4 2|         these arms and order of battle to meet the enemy, who ((
 5 2|     with his sword and order of battle to meet him, and he has
 6 2|       in the front lines of the battle, or where I should fear
 7 2|         less, when they came to battle, he was routed; and he who
 8 2|       and he who writes of that battle blames those Catafratti,
 9 2|   according as the site (of the battle) was open or tight; for
10 2|        the infantry were led to battle. Although they were well
11 2|        to come hand to hand (in battle), every little advantage
12 2|        which it is commanded in battle; to know how to recognize
13 2|       as if it should engage in battle, placing the front lines,
14 2|      can see, show them how the battle is enkindled, where they
15 2|        have the desire for real battle. For a courageous army is
16 2|     army which is able to offer battle to the enemy, and hope to
17 3| engagement, how it faces a real battle, and how it can be trained
18 3|      change them by rotation in battle, which was practiced best
19 3|        therefore, enkindled the battle, and if they won ((which
20 3|       en masse, recommenced the battle; and if these were defeated,
21 3|    Legions when they engaged in battle with the Greek Phalanxes,
22 3|    light armed, to enkindle the battle, as they (the Romans did).
23 3|      their duty well before the battle closes in, for when they
24 3|  cavalry, and in enkindling the battle, lay open and attack the
25 3|      the infantry: but when the battle closes in, and they become
26 3|      would arrange the army for battle with these arms and with
27 3|     encampment than in waging a battle, and the other artillery
28 3|        in ranks, that coming to battle with the enemy, and resisting
29 3|    order, going to rekindle the battle with the adversary. Your
30 3| swordsmen), and having left the battle to the swordsmen, who, look
31 3|        so. Ventidius, coming to battle with the Parthians, the
32 3|        tells, that in coming to battle with the enemy, he was assaulted
33 3|     something useless, once the battle was started.~You have also
34 3|        in your army’s order for battle, created intervals of four
35 3|         would want to engage in battle?~FABRIZIO: Not in every
36 3|      once they have started the battle, have to retire among their
37 3|        FABRIZIO: When coming to battle, there have been various
38 4|    Captain have before going to battle, and if some accident should
39 4|   Whoever organizes an Army for battle, ought also to have regard
40 4|   weaker: then, when starting a battle, they cornered the stronger
41 4|         other, did not join (in battle), and thus the strongest
42 4|        the enemy: then when the battle is started, has his front
43 4|       have organized Armies for battle, the most praiseworthy have
44 4|     require it; whence when the battle was started, with the aid
45 4|      worry the enemy during the battle, something must be made
46 4|        of great value while the battle lasts, it happens that many
47 4| improvised in the middle of the battle, it is able to attack the
48 4|       very important, while the battle goes on, to plant voices
49 4|       and when they had come to battle, set fire to them, whence
50 4|     between them; then when the battle is started, retire through
51 4|         in them. If, during the battle, some accident befalls you
52 4|        flight, and return it to battle. And you have to make this
53 4|      things that happen after a battle, especially as they are
54 4|   hiding the injury received in battle; for, after he had fought
55 4|       account before going into battle: upon which I have to tell
56 4|          if an enemy offers you battle at a good hour of the morning,
57 4|     their enemy, have begun the battle at an hour near nightfall,
58 4|          selected that time for battle, and won: which Caesar did
59 4|    against leading an army into battle which is afraid, or distrustful
60 4|        to Fabius to attempt the battle, so that in order to dispel
61 4|       the soldiers obstinate in battle, not to permit them to send
62 5|      how to organize an army to battle another army which is seen
63 5|      either for marching or for battle. I do not want to stray
64 5|      other companies during the battle. And, therefore, it ought
65 6|        who bravely enkindle the battle, and those in the rear who
66 6|   marching formation to that of battle, it was necessary first
67 6|         they were organized for battle. But returning to our subject
68 6|     performed some great act in battle, and should not have done
69 6|        the enemy, to whoever in battle wounded or killed an enemy,
70 6|       keeps you healthy, and in battle it makes you victorious.
71 6|      troubles that can occur in battle; we have made it march,
72 6|   forces, so that intent on the battle, he gives the rest of your
73 6|        your quarters, and avoid battle as much as you can. Thus
74 6|     quickly sounded the call to battle, and commanded the other
75 6|       did not want to start the battle, went to attack the Macedonians
76 7|         after having engaged in battle, after having stood guard,
77 7|       to organize your army for battle, and in whatever way you
78 7|   second and by the third. In a battle, never use a company for
79 7|        soldiers, when coming to battle with the enemy, to kneel