Sword Exercise, and Movements, for Cavalry

acroſs the body Affault againſt infantry antagoniſt attack and defence back plate bending the elbow blade round Bridle-arm protect bridle-hand bringing the blade carry the blade clofe cloſed confift cut II diagonal line diftended diſtance Divifion of Movements dreffing drill practice drop the point edge directed executed exerciſe expofed fame inftant fecond fhoulder fide protect finger joints firft firſt fix cuts flank Fleugelman floped fweep fword-arm fword-hand GUARD againſt hand hilt horfe's head horfes horſe inwards laft laſt motion leffons Left parry Left Protect left ſhoulder mode motion in cut muft muſt neceffary obferved occafions offenfive oppofite paufe perfon performed perpendicular pofi poſition Prepare to guard purpoſe rear rank rein back requifite retiring the Blade Right give point right protect right ſhoulder ſhould Slope fwords ſpeed ſquadron ſweep ſword thoſe three Motions Thruft Turn the back turning the wrift uſe wheel word march WORDS OF COMMAND wriſt