Militarie instructions for the cavallrie: or Rules and directions for the service of horse : collected out of divers forrain authors, ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied according to the present practice of the Lowe-Countrey warres.
Alternate Title(s):
Militarie instructions for the cavallrie
Published / Created:
[Cambridge] : Printed by the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, MDCXXXII [1632]
Physical Description:
[10], 108 p., 16 leaves of plates (7 folded) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The most renowned of early English works on cavalry."--Cf. Cockle.
Contents:
Pt. I. Of levying of men. Of souldiers in generall. Of souldiers in particular -- Pt. II. Of marching -- Pt. III. Of encamping -- Part IIII [sic]. Of embattelling.
Subject Terms:
Recruiting and enlistment -- Early works to 1800. | Cavalry drill and tactics -- Early works to 1800. | Marching -- Early works to 1800. | Military art and science -- Early works to 1800. | Alsope, Nalsome -- Bookseller. | Eliot, Wm. Granville -- Bookplate. | Harkness, J. G. -- Autograph. | Harkness, A. E. H. -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings. | Engravings.
Contributors:
Dalen, Cornelius van, engraver. | Buck, Thomas, printer. | Daniel, Roger, printer.