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Niccolò Machiavelli
On the Art of War

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1 2| hold between them that artillery, whenever the company has 2 2| flag there, but not the artillery, which is put either in 3 3| space I would place some artillery pieces, behind which would 4 3| requires. Ten cannon of the artillery of the Army suffice for 5 3| a battle, and the other artillery should all be rather often 6 3| apprehensive. Do you not hear the artillery? Ours has already fired, 7 3| assault the enemy, whose artillery has fired one time, and 8 3| adversary. Your see our artillery, which to make place for 9 3| why did you not let your artillery fire more than one time? 10 3| that you pointed the enemy artillery high, and arranged it so 11 3| since I have commenced on artillery, I want to bring up all 12 3| would be against the fury of artillery, for these are superior 13 3| that I did not have the artillery fire more than one time, 14 3| if you do not want the artillery to injure you, it is necessary 15 3| arrange, that after our artillery had fired, they should issue 16 3| cavalry to seize the enemy artillery. And therefore I did not 17 3| therefore I did not have my artillery fire again so as not to 18 3| because, to render the enemy artillery useless, there is no other 19 3| to do without firing the artillery, at which you may perhaps 20 3| than the smoke which the artillery makes when fired: I would 21 3| because of the reputation the artillery has)) I would put it in 22 3| that I aimed the shots of artillery in my own manner, making 23 3| comparison, that the heavy artillery does not penetrate the infantry 24 3| lies so low, and they (the artillery) are so difficult to fire, 25 3| the infantry and it (the artillery), impedes it. And as to 26 3| Army until the time the artillery has fired. It is true that 27 3| they injure the smaller artillery and the gunners more that 28 3| engagement even if terrified by artillery, but rather they punish 29 3| which are useful against the artillery. If you know this, I would 30 3| useless with respect to artillery, they ought also to shun 31 3| this system because of the artillery as the others brought which 32 3| not protect them from the artillery, it does every other injury 33 3| other things besides the artillery, from which they defend 34 3| have any regard for the artillery when we place ourselves 35 3| addition to this, if the enemy artillery does not frighten me when 36 3| him only with time with my artillery, so that he is able to redouble 37 3| conclude this, that the artillery, according to my opinion, 38 3| so much discoursed about artillery, and in sum, it seems to 39 3| to yours, and place his artillery well within those intervals, 40 3| which you would place the artillery, in a short time, they would 41 3| be so closed up that the artillery can no longer perform its 42 3| opportunity to capture your artillery, but to rout you. But you 43 3| is impossible to keep the artillery between the ranks, especially 44 3| mounted on carriages, for the artillery travel in one direction, 45 3| that fifty carriages of artillery would disrupt every Army. 46 3| together, should not impede the artillery, yet not be so open as to 47 3| the enemy, if it wants its artillery to be safe, must place it 48 3| engagement; to fire the artillery, and retire it; to have 49 3| when they should fire the artillery, when to move the extraordinary 50 4| case, with respect to the artillery, the higher place would 51 4| conveniently be harmed by the enemy artillery, without being able to undertake 52 4| but today, because of the artillery, could not be employed, 53 5| Battalion, also dividing the artillery and all the unarmed men, 54 5| companies. I would divide the artillery, and one part I would place 55 5| These companies, without artillery and cavalry, occupy two 56 5| nothing except (to have) the artillery in the flanks and the cavalry 57 5| cavalry, the Veliti, and the artillery are in the position assigned 58 5| one, and distributing the artillery, Veliti, and cavalry among 59 6| themselves.~I would dispose the artillery all along the embankments 60 6| And I would dispose the artillery along the ditches on the 61 6| since the companies and the artillery can be handled here, through 62 6| necessity. With respect to the artillery, on every side of the encampment, 63 6| circle ditch, from which the artillery should be able to batter 64 7| with respect to caves and artillery)) very weak. And, therefore, 65 7| exposed to the blows of the artillery; if they are made too low, 66 7| for it protects you from artillery and ladders, and does not 67 7| enclosure, which with the artillery, causes injury to anyone 68 7| descend into it. The heavy artillery which defends the city, 69 7| protects you. If he comes with artillery, he must first batter down 70 7| ditch, in safety, the enemy artillery kills you. The only remedy 71 7| placed under the fury of the artillery; so that in losing them, 72 7| parts of the fortress with artillery, and opened up part of a 73 7| such is the fury of the artillery, that he who relies on the 74 7| and this results in the artillery being able to demolish its 75 7| making the carriages of the artillery with the spokes of the wheels 76 7| forced (opened) and give his artillery an emplacement.~But let 77 7| things, today there is the artillery, which serves both attackers 78 7| breaks in the wall made by artillery ((as there is no remedy 79 7| necessary for you, while the artillery is battering, to dig a ditch


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