Tike Quincunx Artificially Confidtrccl \ 1 



right order, and leaving the paffages 

 bare, defeated the mifchief intended by 

 the Elephants. Out of this figure were 

 made too remarkable forms of Battle,the 

 Ctwetts and Forceps^ or the flieare and 

 wedge battles , each made of half a 

 T(ho?nbu* 9 and but differenced by pofi- 

 tion. The wedge invented to break or 

 work into a body, tticftrceps to environ 

 and defeat the power thereof, compo- 

 fed out of the felefteft Souldiery and 

 difpofed into the form of an V, where 

 in receiving the wedge, it inclofed it on 

 both (ides* After this form the famous 

 d 2{a&t ordered his battle againft the 

 TratuQi and by this figure the tdlmans 

 were enclofcd, and cut in peeces. 



The Rhombus or Lozenge figure fo vi- 

 fible in this order, was al fo a remarkable 

 form of battle in the Grecian* Cavalry, c 

 obferved by the rtf/tltans^ and Pbitif 1*8. 

 King of Macedon^ and frequently by the 

 Parthians, As being moft ready to turn 

 every way, and beft to be commanded, 

 as having its duftors? or Commanders at 

 each Angle* 



The LMteedonianPbtLnx ( a longtime 



thought invincible ) confiftedofa long 



1 1 fquare. 



