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British soldiers were taught not to aim, but merely to point the piece towards the target the British soldier was a poor marksman. Actually, he did not "aim" his musket but merely "pointed" it at the enemy. The British manual of arms did not even include the command "Aim!" Its inaccuracy was reflected in the British manual of arms. The Board of Ordnance was a British government body. Established in the Tudor period, it had its headquarters in the Tower of London.Its primary responsibilities were 'to act as custodian of the lands, depots and forts required for the defence of the realm and its overseas possessions, and as the supplier of munitions and equipment to both the Army and the Navy'. History and Evolution of Musket Drill Manuals Their manuals reflected the need to keep the weapon at arms William Windham of Norfolk County England in 1759 and the newer British "Exercise Manual as ordered by His Majesty, in 1764." The New England region preferred Thomas The British Soldier in 1774. The drill manual that was used by both the British army and the colonial militias in New England was the 1764 Manual Exercise. The following links go to a transcription of the full 35 count drill used for training, and two videos demonstrating first, just the The Manual Exercise of 1764 . Probably the most famous drill manual of the period in as much as it was the drill of choice of many American units before von Steuben's Regulations and it was the established drill of the British forces in America throughout the war. We offer this work in two editions. a. The 2d Platoon should retreat ten paces and come into line with the 1st platoon. The platoon sho