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Philip of Macedonia understanding how his men feared the Scithian Souldiours, placed behinde his armie, certaine of his moste trustie horsemen, and gave commission to theim, that thei should kill whom so ever fledde: wherfore, his men mindyng rather to die faightyng, then fliyng, overcame.

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

And above all thyng thou oughtest to take hede, not to conducte the armie to faight when it feareth, or when in any wise it mistrusteth of the victorie: for that the greatest signe to lose, is thei beleve not to be able to winne: and therfore in this case, thou oughtest to avoide the faightyng of the fielde, either with doyng as

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

Sertorius faightyng a battaile in Spaine, slue one, whom signified unto hym the death of one of his capitaines, for feare that tellyng the very same to other, he should make theim afraied.

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

A policie of greate importaunce, while a battaile is a faightyng; How horsemen maie bee disordered; How the turke gave the Sophie an overthrowe; How the Spaniardes overcame the armie of Amilcare; How to traine the enemie, to his destruccion; A policie of Tullo Hostilio and

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

Mules, and other beastes unprofitable for the warre, but in soche wise ordained, that thei semed men of armes, and he commaunded, that thei should appere upon a hill, while he were a faightyng with the

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

Cannot the faightyng of the battaile be otherwise avoided, then in devidyng the armie in sunderie partes and placyng the men in tounes?

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

[Sidenote: The descripcion of a battaile that is a faightyng.]

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

I have noted also in the faightyng of your fielde, how your horsemen were repulced of the enemies horsemen: for whiche cause thei retired to the extraordinaire Pikes: whereby grewe, that with the aide of theim, thei withstode, and drave the enemies backe?

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

If any perceive hymself to bee inferiour of horse, he maie besides the waies that are alredie shewed, place behinde his horsemen a battaile of Pikes, and in faightyng take order, that thei give waie to the Pikes, and he shall remain alwaies superiour.

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

[Sidenote: The battailes when thei are a faightyng, doe throng together.]

Machiavelli, Volume I Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498