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Taken from Lloyd's Blewe ROF _Drillbook_ based on Thomas
Callaway's "Manual of The Compleat Militiaman,
Armes, Equipment & Drill of the St. Maries Citty Militia",
as modified by Bill Craig, Acting CO of Lloyds
| Contents | Order & Advance | Shoulder & Port | Charge your Pike | Charge to Horse & Recover | Lay Down Pike, Handle, Recover | Secure & Trail | Salute |
These are the orders as described in the following chapter:
Order your pike
Advance your pike
Shoulder your pike
Port your pike ( from "advance" )
Charge your pike ( return to "advance" or "shoulder" )
Order your pike to close order ( from "order" )
Charge to horse and draw your sword
Recover your pike and put up your sword ( retire to "order" )
Lay down your pike
Handle your pike
Recover your pike ( to "advance" or "order )
Secure your pike ( from "advance" )
Trail your pike ( from "advance" or "secure" )
Defend to the rear
Salute ( from "advance" or "shoulder" )
Phase I for all pikemen
Phase 2 for officers and all others at close quarters
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