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1 1| legion, and of the other three, one was selected by the
2 1| quality of the men, selecting three hundred for each legion:
3 2| which ((as you know)) is three armlengths long, and has
4 2| axe. Among them they have three Scoppettieri (Exploders,
5 2| them, and killed all but three thousand, who, seeing themselves
6 2| little later)) I should have three thousand infantry with shields
7 2| miles distant, rivers two or three days (journey) apart from
8 2| This training consisted of three parts. The first, to harden
9 2| encamping. These are the three principal actions which
10 2| and wrestling. And these three qualities are almost necessary
11 2| into the ground so that three arm-lengths remained (above
12 2| the heavily armed include three hundred with shields and
13 2| Companies, therefore, come to three thousand shield bearers;
14 2| pikemen, I would assign three Constables, ten Centurions,
15 2| composed of ten Companies, of three thousand shield bearers,
16 2| that these can be formed in three ways: the first and most
17 2| and occupies the places of three shield-bearers: twenty of
18 2| shield-bearers, who total to three hundred. It should therefore
19 2| each) on the left side, and three shield-bearers on the right:
20 2| him, in each of which are three shield-bearers on the left
21 2| Centurion, and two to every three Heads of Ten, for they would
22 2| would have not less than three hundred effective cavalry
23 3| divided each Legion into three parts, namely, the Astati,
24 3| of reforming themselves three times is almost impossible
25 3| that fortune abandon you three times, and that the enemy
26 3| virtu that he overcomes you three times. The Greeks, with
27 3| Macedonian Phalanxes, and three thousand swords and shield,
28 3| disadvantage, after every three ranks of pikemen place one
29 3| note that ordinarily in all three of the principal activities
30 3| discussion of all these three activities will show you.
31 3| they divided a Legion into three lines, and how one line
32 3| Companies I would place three others, distant in a straight
33 3| in the middle. Thus these three would come to occupy in
34 3| this one would have thirty three. Behind these I would place
35 3| straight line behind the three, and distant from those
36 3| and distant from those three forty arm lengths, and I
37 3| them behind the ends of the three, so that the space between
38 3| creating a hundred forty three files of seven per file,
39 3| proper) places: and, of the three Constables, I would put
40 3| although they give their Armies three names, and divide them into
41 3| names, and divide them into three ranks, the Vanguard, the
42 3| lengths to the third rank, three to the fourth, and one and
43 3| each side the center with three, and the rear with two;
44 3| retire among the second three, and afterwards, the eight
45 3| which exists between the three or the two: there also remains
46 3| these Heads, there are the three Constables (in command)
47 4| these attacks were made in three ways. It was resisted by
48 5| distant from each other three arm lengths; these would
49 5| company in the front, and the three approach them at forty arm
50 5| each side. If he comes from three or four sides, it needs
51 5| enemy could assault you from three or four sides with large
52 5| forces of an enemy, who has three times the organized forces
53 5| conceal his forces, withdrew three cohorts from every Legion,
54 6| six thousand infantry and three hundred cavalry effective
55 6| that I have quartered the three hundred cavalry of each
56 6| come to be quartered in three rows of quarters per area
57 6| quarters, I would quarter three hundred infantry, assigning
58 6| six arm lengths wide and three deep, which spaces they
59 6| captain’s trumpet was sounded three times: at the first sound
60 6| one thousand five hundred three (1503) were routed on the
61 7| to you, and not less than three arm lengths wide, to make
62 7| fortress was divided into three parts, and each part separated
63 7| addition, food for two or three days, and a shovel? Should
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