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CHAPTER 1,

Regarding the definition or description of camp measurement.

SUMMARY OF THIS 1ST CHAPTER.

The nature of camp measurement shall be explained in this 1st Chapter through 11 parts.
The 1st part concerns lodging in general, according to the form of the Roman Camp. The other subsequent parts concern the sections of the Camp that shall be described here, namely:
The 2nd part regarding the form of a company of infantry original: "vendel voetvolc" — a "vendel" was a standard infantry unit of the period, usually consisting of several hundred men under a single banner..
The 3rd regarding the form of a regiment of infantry.
The 4th regarding the form of a troop of cavalry original: "vaen Ruyters" — "vaen" (vane or cornet) refers to a company-sized unit of horsemen..
The 5th regarding the form of a regiment of cavalry.
The 6th regarding the form of the quarters of His Princely Grace This refers to Prince Maurice of Orange (1567–1625), the Stadtholder and commander-in-chief, for whom Stevin served as a primary advisor..
The 7th regarding the form of the quarters of the General of Artillery.
The 8th regarding the form of the quarters of the Officials original: "Amptlien" — civilian or administrative staff who were lodged together within the camp. who are lodged together in this Camp.
The 9th regarding the form of the quarters of the wagons.
The 10th regarding the form of the market.
The 11th regarding the form of the Camp as a whole.

PART 1.

Regarding lodging in general, with the form of the Roman Camp.

* Camp-measurement original Latin: "Castrametatio." To first explain the reason why this lodging in the field is called Camp-measurement original Dutch: "Leghermeting", it should be known that it proceeds through a division of the lodgings with precise measurement in all parts of the Camp, for which reason the Romans not inappropriately named it * Castrametatio Latin for the art of designing and laying out a military camp., that is, Camp-measurement, such that I (following them in this) shall keep to that name. Now, to come to the description of its properties, it should be known above all that although various people devise various arrangements, one better than the other, there is nonetheless something common to which one ought to pay attention and strive for, according to the opinion of those experienced in war: Xenophon describes this same thing with brief words, recounting the manner of camp lodging used by Cyrus, the sense of which is as follows: namely, that the Commander-in-Chief, in order to be equally close to all parts, ought to lodge in the middle of the Camp, having near him the Officials who are not fighting men, as well as the war gear, provisions,