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FOR THE FORMlllfeNS, FIELD-EXERCISE, .A •A 115' V3f a AND ■?**^ O V E M E N T S, O P THE MUiriA OF LOWER-CANADA, / ;♦ » 1 IN TWO PARTS. ■I- ... . « ,n \ 1 QUEBEC: Printed by orde^f His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor^ »nd soldHby J. Nellson, no. 3, Mountain-street^ • ' W " ' 4 ' 18 4, , ;. ■ .^! t • 1 I \t?' H^ ■! ; #=-.••■ '^.■ M"^ _..,..K-- iff •!,• i- » W"«... ' .lU." \ "atoafclJiw..,-^, .V,. J.4....... - «"»--*« / / i / / The manual exercife is not that part of military in- ftruftion which is of the greateft importance : it has there- fore been made as fimple, as fhort and as ealy ^ pofliblej bift the greateft attention muft be given to the march- ing, which is the fundamental and eflential part of mili- tary inftruiTiion ; becaufe it is only by this means that a body of men is capable of manoeuvring and real adtion. It muft be confidered as applicable to two objedls ; that of manoeuvring only, and the column of route ; the lirft requires prccifion and unlfon of movement, the fe- cond is not fo much fubjeft to thefe requilites. Ihe prefpnt regulations contain no manoeuvres, but merely the elements of which manoeuvres are afterwards to be formed ; this being all that is neceflary for the prefent. 4- '- \ DEFI- •»•'jth if there arc 10 Pla- toons) from right to left; the grenadiers and light otn- panies act as companies of the battalion. 8i'J7io/!s, Each fub-divifior. is commonly divided into twr, StrlionSf fo as to form four Seclions in the company, when the platoon it not ftrong enough, it may be divided in- to three Seclio'u ; a Si'JJioti Ihould never be lefs than five tiles. Rig/.yf and hft luings. That part of the battalion pofted on the right of the centre (where the colours are placed} is called the right tvi/ig j that on the left of the centre, the /tfi wing. Right and left centre phitoon. The platoon which is pla- ced next on the right of the centre of the battalion, is named the right centre platoon \ that on the left of the centre, the left centre platoon. All thefe denominations of the ranks, tiles, platoons, &c. &c. are preferved, whether the battalion is faced to the front or the rear. Covering. In a mlUtary fenfe, an individual is faid to cover another by being placed directly behind him. Filing. % .IHI i pi ll .ll. " i * l *l. ■• # / f ) Fi/ing. A platoon (or company) is Ca.]il to mifch hy file!, when the phtoon, being formed in line, fates, cither to the right or to the left, and lo inarch in any dirci^tion ; in this mode of marching, there is but one file in front. Wheeling by files. A file may wheel its head to either flank, each file making its feparate wheel without altering its time of march, and each file will wheel as the lead- ing one has done, at the place where the leading one wheeled. Pivot. In column, when the right of the battalion is in front, the left is the Pivot tiank ; and when the left of the battalion is in front, the right is the pivot flank ; the pivot files of men, in marching in column, remain clofe to their pivot olKcers, and preferve the true dirtance. Pivot of the reverse funk \ Is the man on the oppofite flank to the Pivot •, it is on him that the Platoon dres- ies in wheeling, and he drciTcs on the Pivot. Captaiiiy commaiulitig a platoon. Is the ofHcer having the command of the platoon. Wheelinz- A divifion nvheels when one flank of it ftand- ing faft, or being moveable only in a fmall degree, all the reft of the divilion moves round, either backward or for- ward describing portions of concentric circles, like a gate upon its hinges. Cotititer-marchitig. A divifion Coimter-marcheSy when it marches in fuch a manner as to bring its front to its for- mer rear, and its proper right to its former left. Facing. A man fjces to the right or to the lefff when he turns to the right hand, or to the left hand. Fall in. Is a word of command for every Militia man to take his proper place in the ranks. Drejfwg in alignement. The alignement is the line upon which the battalion fo.rms, or marches when in column » or < .'.tr!'" . 'ft* " . C ^iyiiL 1 * - ' - ■ i ^ iiw t fcf ' .:.V .Tr»— > wtr ^ > mm m T * rch h^ filer, 1, cither to rcftion i in front. i to eitlicr )ut altering s the IcaJ- cading one battalion is ;n the left ^ivot flank ; in, remain ue dirtancc. he oppofitf; latoon drei- • having the of it ftand- rrce, all the »rard or for- ike a gate !•/, when it to its for- tt. t i ', when he ;^ Militia man e line upon column» n or or the line to which tlie battalion is to march or to form ; to ali^Ui' a Jivilion is tu form it in an ii/i^uiiMtnt. J)ij/iiisj\l. A won! of command for every man in break otY and proceed to his cpiarteri. Sizi/ii^. To Jize (I (Ik'i/iyii is to place tlie men wlio coinpiisc it according to their li/e, or height, in a parti- cular order. /?r/v(' ,i/iiJ file. The ]>arallel rows in which troops are dis[><)i"ed in a divifion, from front to rear, are calleil ranks. Tile /lies are the parallel rows in which loldiers are placed from one ll.mk of a divilion to the other. Sdpt'rnnmcnvx Rank. The iilc of this rank, which is of great i'.nportance, particularly to young troops, is to keep lip the other ranks in their places. Coliinvi. A battalion i;i /// coluiiitiy when the divifions that coiiipole it, Lire ranged not in line, bur liand the one di- rectly behind the other, paralled to each other. Cloft' ccliimn. AVhen the divifions are clofe to each other (that is not more than one pace afuuder,) it is called a clofe iolumn. D(floy'iH(r. A column is faid to deploy^ (from the French word (It'plojiK,) when the divi lions that compofe it, unfold or open out, and then form a line upon fome one of thole divifions. Dctd'ling', moving tip. A divifion marching in line if obliged to diminilh the extent of its front, may double to the right or left •, and when the part that doubled, returns to its original pofition, it is faid to move up. Bafe line. The line formed by the firft platoon that enters into an alignemcnt is termed the Bafe line. Pint of appiii .- Point of formation. When troops arc to form in a i}:raight line, two points mull be previoufly alVertained. One the pnnt of appui, the point at which oae liank of the body to be formed is to be placed, the B other I I ir^ ' \ 10 other, the poi/it of fjrmaikn^ (called alfo the point of dres- iln^, and the point of view) which is beyond tlie otl-.cr ft;ink of that body, and on which its front rank is direc- ted. Vivrf fJiinhy and reverse Jlatik of a cohr.r.i:. For tlie purpoie of forming correct lines ; the lianks of a column are dillingiiilhed by the names of the ph'A-fldtik and the reverse jLiuh y the piv;t jianh of a column is that Hank which whe wiieeled up to, p^eferves the di\ilioiis of the line in their proper order. Reverse fr.tik. The flank of a column that is not the pivot, is called the reverse funk. Echell'ju. When the diviiions of a Battalion, or larger body, are placed (like the fteps of a flight of ftairs) pa- rallel to each other, but tJae one not dire(flly behind the otiier, as in column, they form an EcheiLn coluiiui, or as it is oftene" called, limply an Echelljii. Drill. Is the inftru61;ion and forming of men to mili- tary exerciie and movements, Flugal-man. The Fliigal-ninn^ is the perfon who marks the time. He is always placed in front of the battalion, a little to the right that he may be better feon by the whole of the men. Camp Colcursy Camp Cclour men. The Camp dLwrx are fmall colours wliich are uled to mark out the ground ou which truoDS are to exerciie, or tlic directions in which they are to form or nrarch. The Camp colour-men, are at^tive and intelligent men appointed to place the colours according to the direction of the proper Oiilcer. Close order; Is when the ranks are placed at one pace or thirty inches diltant the one from the other. At ope^i order the diftance between tlie ranks is two paces. % I . ; TART 11 nt of dres- tlie otbicr k is direc- PART L For tlie a column k and the that Hank oiis ok the is not the , or larger ftairs) pa- )ehiiui the •7,7/7, or as ;n to miii- lo marks lattalioii, a by the i/v/.Tx iire roimd 0!i 11 which men, are le colours one pace iier. :s is two Drill of a Platoon without Arms. TART Formation of the Militia, Trir. fundamental formation of the Militia will be in two ranks : The men ihould, however, be perfeftly fa- miliar with the manner of forming in three ranks, as pointed out in another part of thefe rej^ulations. Each man mull be placed in the ranks, io that when he ftands in the proper polition of a Soldier, his elbows flightly touch the elbows of his right and left hand men ; but by no means lb as to impede the free movement of the arms. The ranks mull: be in clofe order that is, the heels of the rear rank men, muft be placed on a line one pace or thirty inches from the line of the heels of the men in the front rank ; and every man in tlie-.^- rear rank, mull: exaftlv cover the man in his front.' Theie dillances and polition? must be invariably maintained in all fituations, where it is not otherwife ordered. Formation of a Company or Platoon^ two deep Jizcd according to tfje height of the men, iSui'POsiNG the number of Militia men to be fixtv, the fnialUHl: man is to be placed at the jniint intended to be the centre of the line, the next in fize, at his left, the next at his right, and fo on, alternately. By this method the tallell: men will be placed on the iianks j the company is afterwards to be divided into four fections and '2 fub-di villous. The following caiit'nn is then to be given, •■■' The fifteen men on the right Hank, and the fifteen on " the left will form the liril: rank." At the word, to the I'r^'-t aid Ift vnvardsy the feJlions of the right and B 2 left iv V2 PAR T I. M. loft finnks face to the centre ; aiul at the wt^rd mnir/:, thfl two fcctions in the centre inarch two llops to the rear, and the ioiftlons on the right nnd leit Hanks march forward till they meet; at the weds, /!,///,/>-•,/;/, thty fVop and face to the front. The woriis of command /■; t/:r lig/.'f and lift iftivards, vinrch^ halt, fy^nt, mull: tlien be given. When the movement is exocnted, the tallefl: i on will be placed in the lirli rank. 'I'hc Captain is to like poft at the rigiu of the hril rank, the Enlign at the lelt, and both are to 1k' covered by a Serjeant ; tho Lieutenant and the other Serjeant will make a third or fupernumerary rank three feet in ihe rear of the leconri rank. The Corporals or the moll intclligcpt men, mail: be placcil in the firft rank, to th.e right and left of each fub-divilion. In the ahfence of the C)flicers, the Serjeants take their place, and the Corporals the place oi the Serjeants. If the platoon is to join others, tjie Enfign and his covering Serjeant, leave the llank and retire to the third, or fupernumerary rank -, the Lieutenant taking poft on the right, and the £n(ign on the left, and the Serjeants between them. OlRcers and Serjeants of the Supernumerary rank arc in tkc rear of their refpeclive companies; when the battalion is halted, or inarching in line, they are three paces from the rear rank. In open column, they are within one pace of the rear rank. In dole column, they go on the flank of their divifion which is nut the pivot. The following is perhaps the cafieil: method of fix- ing a company ; having an exadt ii7e roll of ft, (that is a roll or lift in which the names of the men follow according to their fize. When the Company is to take Open Onur from Close Order, Rear Rdiiit^ takrn '.pen Order. At this command, flank men on the right and left of the rear ranks, ftep b^ck to mark the gi-onnd on which each rank res- pec^ivelv is to halt, ;".nd drefs at open dis' tance ; they face to the right, and ftand covered ; every other individual remains re.idv to mj\c. At :;=:-i-3EaBBE ^TSJ? "Sasii" PLATOON—// llh:vt Arm , . 13 V^^ nuircht X\\^- the rcMr, h forward iVnp and the ny-/:/ be given. 1 on will pofr at the id l)oth are 1 the other rank, three Corporals n the tirll: n. In the place, and Kc platoon n; Serjeant, jrnumcrary t, and the I them, rank arc in e battalion paces from 1 one pace the llank lod of fiz- f tt, (that the men iter from the right bnck to rank res- open dis' and ftand remains Mard', <} At this command, the Hank men froT\t, and the rear ranks fall back one and two paces, each drelling by tin- right, the in- The Ojjlcers Itant it arrives on its ground, the fitliccrs iv'ill take pnj} face to the right, murching through the /e- in the rcrr. vcral intervals occupied by the Serjeants ; Marc'\ and when three ]vacrs beyond the rear Front. rank, they halt, and then receive the word ^front. The inftru«5tor will, in the rommencoment, caufe the ranks lo be op^-ncd to the diltance of three or fnur feet, for the greater facility of examining the pciiitio:i of every Militia man. 'J'he OlTicers of the Platoon may be permitted to le i\ e their ranks to aflill in the inftru6Hon of the men, when airernbled folelv for excrcife ; but thcv muft ftill obfer\ ;• with the llriiSteft attention, that the general polition be nr^t deranged. Manner of InStruBing. The fcver.ll heads of inftruction for the IMilltia are ti^ be attended to, and followed, in the manner and order hci".- fet forth. It requires in the inrtructors to whon* this duty is intrulted, and who are to be anfwerable for the execution of it, the moft unremitting perit^verance and accurr.tc? knowledge of the part each has to teach, and a clear anui^>i. < .^^ .^ J j^^. ^^j^j^ ^^^^ j^.^-^ . .^,j^j jj^g proper unconftrained pofuion of a ibldier immedi- ately relumed. When ftanding at eafe for any confiderablo time in cold weather, the men may be permitted, by command, to move their limbs ; but without quitting their ground, fo that upon the word Attention^ no one ihall have mate- rially loft his dreHIng in the Une. I body to tli^ p(>iiticn of a clofed — The turned out, It (iO degrees. ftiiF, the llat »e th'.'.Hi ; the ■etch.c;. — 'i'he belly rather II ir conftraint •, \'n that the t of the feet ; Ithe right nor Irrc, the right lit hx inches, Ivei'jht of the loft knee a together be- Inldcrs to be Iheid to the without con- hands are to Eyes to the Right, Eyes Right, r On the words. Eyes to the Right, glance the eyes to the right, with the flightefl turn pollible of the head. At the words Eyes left. J Eyes to the left, caft the eyes in like man- j ner to the left. On the words, Eyes to Eyes front. the Eront., the look, and head, are to be di- rectly to the front, the habitual pofition of the foldier. Thcfe motions are only ufeful on the wheeling of di- viiions, or when dielling is ordered after a halt ; and par- ticular attention muft be paid in the leveral turnings of the eyes, to prevent the foldier from moving his body, which ihould be preferved perfectly Iquare to the front. The Facings. In going through the facings, the left heel never quits the ground ; the body muft rather incline forward, and the knees be kept ftraight. To the Right f^ ate. 1st. Place the hollow of the right foot fmartly againft the left heel, keeping the flioulders fquare to the front. i.'d. Raise the toes, and turn to \ ^on both heels. right 1st. <. «I I Hi TART I. 1 ■fh }i t 1st. Place the right heel iigainii the hol- IcAv of the left foot, keeping the Ihoulders To //v /if^ ^ lojiiare to the front. Jhw. \ 2c,l. Raise the toes, and turn to the left \^on both heels. 1st. Place the ball of the right toe againll the left Iitel, keeping the ihoulders i'quare to the front. 7w*,''f RU'hl ^ '-d. Raife the toes, and turn to the right hi'. about on both heels. ;kl. Bring the right foot liiiartly back in a line witli the left. 1st. Place the right heel againfl: the ball j of the left foot, keeping the Ihoulders Iquare I to the front. To fhi hft ^ 2d. Raiie the toes, and turn to the left ahout Jdce, about on both heels. Sd. liring up the right fuiartly in a line with the Itft. The grcateft precilion nuifl: be obferved in thcfc fairings, for if they are not exat^tly executed, a body of men, af- ter being properly drelled, will lofc their tirelling, on evc- rv t'mall movement ol facing. Jilarib. Pofition in Marching. In marching the foldier mnH: maintain, as much as polllble, the position of the iH)dy as dirciited. He mull be well ba- b.nccd on his limbs. Ills arn.s and hands, without iVitrnels, mull: be kept fteady by b.is lides, and not fulFercd to vibrate. He muft not be allowed to floop forward, ilill lels to loan b:uk. His body mult i)e kept hjuare to the front, and thrown rath.er more for- v\-:ird in marching than when halted, that it may arcompany the movement of the Icg ami thigh, vvliich movement nuiil ipring from the h.mnch. The ham mult bo ftretch- ed, hut witluHU uitlening the knee. The toe t 1 1 ► ■ t 6 . ; i tinw > "-- i t i r r . - i » i > mm •mfr PL A' rOON— mthut Arms. 17 linft the hol- tho Ihouldcrs n to the left ;iit toe againll julJcrs i'quare n to the right lartly back in ainft the ball julders Iqiiare 1 to the left rtlv in a line thcfc facings, y of men, af- iling, on evc- nd: maintain, ition of the he well ba- s and hands, fteady by his te. He mult ml, IHU lei's e kept Iquare er more for- altcd, that it t of the leg nuilt fpring ft be ftretch- knec. The toe I ■U. toe a little pointed, and kept near the grjtind, fb that the flioe foles may not be vifible to a perfon in front. The head to be kept well up, ftraight to the front, and the eyes not fuffvired to be call: down. The foot, without being drawn back^ muit be placed fiat on the ground. Ordin.i'-y Stcp» The Icagth of e.uh r>ace, from heel, to heel, is 30 in- ches, and tile learnor i.uu- be taught to take T.j of thefe fteps in a minute, without tottering, and with perfect fheadinefs. The ordinary tl:ep being the pace on all occafions what- ever, unlefs greater celerity be particularly ordered, the learner muft be carefully trained, and thoroughly iullruc- ted in this moft elFential part of his duty, and perfectly made to underftand, that he is to maintain it for a long pe- riod of time together, both in line and in column, and \\ rough as well as fmooth ground, which he nray be required to march over. This is the flowelt llep which is taught, and is alio applied in all movements of pa- ride. T:he Halt, Halt. r On the word Halt, let the rear foot be J brought upon a line with the advanced one, j fb as to finilh the ftep which was taking l^when the command was given. N. B. The wortls ?Liit iv/hyI, — Halt front, — Halt drefsy are each to be confidcred as oile word of command, and BO paufe made betwixt the paits of their execution. Oblique Step. When the learner has artpiired the re- gular length and cadence of the ordinary pace, he is tn be taught the oblique ftcp. At C the I ■.«»*x~»j ,:^i i i' * ) IS Obliqit.' — Mcinh. gives Ivoiit P A W T I. th'J WMi-Js, 7". //'.• A'/? Oblique — May::h^ with- out altoriii'^ liis ijcriba.il Iquaronels «t poll- tiori, \\v. will, wlica he is to IKmi with his loft fuDt, point and carry it forward 1<) in- i:hi s i.i the dian;fninl lint.', to the left, wliith \hoiit I:) inches to tiie iide, and a- 1;> iiicl'.es to the front. On the word ./■•r5, lie will hrintr his riglit foot bO inches foruard, io th.it the right heel be placed V,» inrhes tln-ectiy before the left one. In tliis Duiltion he wiii jv.uife, and on the word /'.r'/, roTitiPMe to march, as before directed, 'v,' ach .inri.ig liis Icrt foot 19 inches, paus- iii'^ at each Ucp till conlirmed in his pofi- tion ■, it b^'ing eirentially neceffiry to take the groiuell care tlint his liioulders be pre- icrved iquare to the front. From the com- bination of tliefe two movements, the ge- neral obliquity gained will amount to an angle of about L'.'5 degrees. "When the learner is habituated to the lengths and direc- tions of the hep, --.e mull be made to con- tinih iliJi r.i.irch*, withoi-t puillng, with hrm- ni'L:, an ! in the CKii-iue of the ordinary V M/. icps 111 the mmute. D>?js. DfrJ/iiii^ liW-S'l halted. DrefliiiL'- i". to lie tandit ecruallv bv tlio lefc as by the riglit. On the word DnJ.sy each individual will r:^ft his eves to the point to wh;c(\ he is ordered to drefs, with the Imallelt turn pollibic of the head, but prel'erving tlie ilioulders and Ixnly fquare to their front. The whole peri()n of the man muft move as may be neccfiary, and beiuling backward or forward is not to be l)erni;!ted. He nuiil take Ihovt quick fteps, •^ thereby gradually and exactly to gain his pohtiiMi, and on no account be futf'ercd to attempt it bv anv iiuUUn or violent altera- tion, which muk inf.iliibly derange whate- ver PL ATOOX — « 'lih:ut A, m. 19 ''nri:,\ wltU- ;l"s oi poll- en with his vMrd 1!) iii- IflL, which Je, and a- In the word bO inches s placed 1 '.> c. In tliis I the word >re directed, nches, paus- in his pofi- iry to take Jers be pre- n the coni- ts, the ge- aint to an When the s and dircc- latle to con- , with firm- ij ordinary •V ■A ver is hevond him. d Tlie faces of t!\e men, f.et, the h and not their breads or Uet, of drolTini;. Each man is to be able jiilt to dilllnr;uilh the lower j^art of t!ie tace uf ^the il'cond man beyond him. In drciTing, the eyes uf the men are always tm-ncd to the officer, wluj gi\es the word 7^;.'.;-•, 6V(^'', Su/>. (_ihe ufual pace of 30 inches will be tak.i:. This flop is ncreflary marching in line, when .my \\\,:- t\ular battalion is advanced, and has to wait for the (.oai- ing up of others. , 'f Stepping Short. Steh Skri. On the word, Sh-p S/.Kft, the foot ad- vancing will finilh its pace, and afteiwaid,s J each learner will ficp as far as the ball of j his trc, and no farther, until the word Ordinary Stepy be given, when the uliial [_pace of 30 inches is to be taken. This rtep is ufefnl when a momentary retardment of elth T battalion in line, or of a divition in cohurui, fludl be required. CrJi/iury Sup. u Changhig the Feet. To change the feet in marching, the ad- vancing foot completes its pace, the ball _,. _ „ .' of the other is brought up quickly to the .:a..^L tc .< y^qqX of the advanced, one, wliich ir.ftantly j makes another ftep forward, ib thu the l^cadence may not be loft. This may be required of an individual, who is ilcpping with a diticrcnt foot from the reft of his divifton , in duiju^ which he will in faCi lake two lucceflive fteps with the iame foot. I •: [f w \% The Side or Closhig Step, Tiie fide or clofing ftep is performed from the halt in ordinary tiii c, by the following comuiands : Cl.'e i: the Right — March. I. 'I: tj the Left— March. Life to th^ p In cioling to the right, on the word Rr/hr, I Marcl'i t'Vtb u:e turned to the right, and e.;ch I ii-JiJ'i^^*^<^^^^BNiBi''^^^*^ ri.A'lOON— ;r;V/f.;./ ylnm. 21 Lit r- imuig 0\V1!1, ; o.:l V .afv' \v;tli f! ji'': ^'/(^N L* tik '>i:. .:iry r-- the tuai- the Ir.iU dy to the iriftantly thit the is Ttcpplnj^ in uuini^ With th'^ the halt in the \vord right, and c.ch .\hi>\h. Jfalt. e foot ad- 1 attenvartl,-; 3 ho hall uf '■» the word -■' the iil'ual 1. rdinciit of lumn, fliall -. Step b.icky Atarch, ng, the ad- 1 Halt. o:Kh man carries his right foot ahoiit 15 in- ches iliroiJtly to his ri^ht (or if the files art; clijled, to his nei^hbotir's left foot), and in'l.intly brings up his left foot, till the heel touches his right heel : he then paufes lb ui I to perform this movement in ordinary time, and proceeds to take the next Aep in the lame manner •, the whole with perfect prc- ci.'ion of time, Ihouldcrs kept ftjiure, knees not l)cnt, and in the true line on which the body is formed. — At the word Halt., the whole halt, turn their eyes to the front, and are perfectly Iteady. Back Siep, " The hack Jlep is performed in the ordi- nary time and length of pace, from the halt, on the command Step Back — Marck, the men muft be taught to move ilraight to the rear, preferving the fhoulders f«juarc to tlie front, and the body eretSt. — On the wo'-d Halty the foot in front muft by brought back iquare with the other. A few puces only of the back l\cp can be neces- iry at a time, The ^{ck Step, ^uick March I p The cadence of the ordinary pace having become perfectly habitual to the men, they are now to be taught to march at quick time, which is 108 Iteps in the minute, each of 30 inches, making 270 feet in 3 minute. The command ^ticky Alarch, being given with a paufe between them j the word ^tick, is to be confidered as a caution, and the whole to remain perfectly ftill and fteady *, on the word Marchy they ftcp off with the left feet, keeping tlie bo- dy in the iame pofture, and the Ihoulders fquare w i T, / A/ ir i n jf '22 I' A R r I. I fquiirc to the front ; the foot to be litttil ^ (>il' the gruimil, that it may clear any floncs, or other impediments in tiie way, and to be thrown forward, and placed linn -, the wliule of tlie I'ule to touch the gronnil, \\\\d not the heel alone j the knees are not to be bent, neither are they to be flitrencd, Ii) iis to oecalion fatigue or conllraint. Tho arms to hang with eafe down the outlldc of the thigii, a very finall motion to prevent conllraint may be permitted ; but not to luing out, and theieby oecalion the Icail turn, or movement of the fliouldtr, the head is to be kept to tlie front, tiie budy well lip, and the utmoft iteadinefs to be [)ref'ervcd. This i:; the pate to l\e ufcd in all Fi/i/igs of di\ifions from hne into cohunn, or from colunm into lint ; .md by battalion cohunn of manauvre, when independently chang- ing polition. It may occafionally be uled in the column of march of fmall bodies, when the route is finooth, and nt> obftacles occur ; but in the march in line of a coii- Hderablc body it is not to be required ; and very I'cldom in a column of manauvre ; otherwife fatigue mult arile to the men, and more time will be loft by hurry and in- accuracy, than is attempted to be gained by quicknels. The word A[an/.\ given fingly, at all times denotes that ordinary time is to be taken, when the qi/icL Diarch is meant that word will precede the other. 'J he wortl Alnrrh marks the beginning of movements from the Halt .- but is not given when the body is in previous motion. The Richest Step. The quickeft Step, or wheeling march is IL'O fteps of SO inches each, or bOO feet in the minute, the directions fdready given for the march in quick time relate equally to the march in quickeic time. Pi. I MMr IS wbith vibrate the required times of march in a minute, Ihould be ulcd to corre(^l; uncertainty of move- ment, the lengths of the Plummets will be as follows : One for ordinary time, 75 vibrations in a minute, the length, iiliS M«M mmfP to be Wi'wd r uny ftoncs, V, ami to be firm i the t;r()iinil, ;\ud are not to ftitleiuil, io Iraiin. Vho 10 outlulo of I to pievctit but !iot to iotv the Icart louldtr, tlif? It, the bu(1y Jincfs to be of (li\ifioiis im ; .nul by lently clvang- the coliinm linootli, aii'l le of a toil- er y feldom in inill arilc to irry and in- icknei's. mcs denotes (ji/ilI: iiLuch 'J he Avord \w the ILiU : notion. TT.ATOON'— /;'///''./// A> mr. ^•i L'O Aeps of le directions ;late equally of march in IV of movc- is lollows : minute, the lengfh, I -' Icn^'th, 2-t inches and 9'> hiindredtlx parts of an indi ; oiv- for ()nick time, lOH vibrati i'h in a minute, tlie lenj;th 1- inches, '.\ l\nnth'edtl\ pi-rts of ,ui ituh, and one tor *|UK:k;- ell or wheeling time, 1*20 viltrations in a minute, tlie letnxth to He ;> inclies, and H tenilis uf an inch, 'We two lirit are mnO: recpiilite. A niur(|'iet hall liivpended by a Itrinj; not liable to lb-ote!i will atnWor the purpoie, if the clirlerem lenijths are marl^ed o.i this ilring, one plumiiu * will In* ful1i( lent. 'i'lie ground on which tlie men march fliouM !■>■ diviiletl by bricks, or ibine otl\or \ilible marks into ],"() or '200 pares of liO inches earh, on tliele marki tlie Platoon fliould mardi in regulated time, botli flow and (juick, until it habitually marches with corretlnels. C/y'r Order, Rt'/n- Rank.., f* The r.mks clofe vithin one pace, march- tiikt clofr ir,t' one and two pates atid then halting. Ordfiy I The oflicers move rotmd the tlanks of thf Mdiih. ^couipany in their refpective polls. Mavi I'hig to the Frojit and Rear, "^rhe pi Ua<:)n or divition, is to be particu- larly well drefled ; files correct ; heads kept up ; the rear ranks covering exactly, and each individual to have his juft attitude and portion before the platoon is ordered to move. — The march will be made by the right or left flank, and a proper trained man Ciuticn. will therefore conducHt. — The word Plutj.n, or lyivifian, may be given as a caution j and Miiir/.\ -i, at the word March, each man fteps forward a full pace. — The men rnufb not turn their heads to the hand to which they are drei- hng, as a turning of the ihoulders would undoubtedly follow. — Their elbows mull be kept Heady, without conftrainf, if they are opened from the body, the next man mull be prefTed upon; if they are cloied, tlicre a- rltc'^ // .> ^ 24. TART I. rllt'S an i nproper diftanre v.lilcli muu be tilled up; cither c.ife waviiijr on the march vill take place, and mufl therefore be ?.- voided, 'ruruing to the right or left, or ah.out, in march, is n-jt t > be at firll pra<^lire(l: but Fijlf, Ffon*, "1 the platoon is to hj!t,fr,iit, by command, and Mui\h. [_t!ie!i iiurri-h. Changing from crdhuoy Xo qu'ik thiir, and fiom qfiic^: tc» cvdiHnry time, niufi always be preceded by a previous, but inlunt meous hall ; althoii^di this may not appear eflential for the movements of a platoon, diviilon, or battalion, it is abfolutely fo for thole of a larger body, and is thereforG required in linaU ones. On many occafions whore a body great or finall, after a movement to the rear, or in tile, is immediately to re- iiime its proper front; ini'tead of the vords to halt, and f ice about, the word /•./// fr-jtif, as one command will be given, when v: is inftanily to fvice to its proper front in line. Nor in geiKral ilioulcl tliere bo any fenfible pauft- between the halt trout (fany body; and it is .ifre.- front- ing, that the dreiru'r, if ueccllafy, is ordered to take place. March. T, the— fare. \ rile M.nrlii/i>r, c The piatoon mull: firft fuce, and then b-? inttrui'^letl to cover each other eKaftly in rie, ti) tl'.nt the head cf tlie man immedi- ately before, may conceal the heads of all the others in bis front. — Tl\e flrirteft ob- fcrvance of all the rules for marching is p:r- tindarly re'^elTary in marching by files, V hich is firit to be taught at the ordinal^ flfne, anil afterwards in quick time. On tlie w(;rd Alairh, the whole are im- metliately to ftep oft'together, gaining at tlie very firft ftep 30 inches, and lb continuing each tlep without increaling the diftance betwixt each man, every man locking or placing his advanced foot on the ground, before the fpot from whence his preceding man had taken up his, — no looking down, nor lean- iwSBSbescaii VLATOON—indout Anns. '2n Ji muft he the march cfore be ?.- )r a ■"•out, in •adlllcd: but. iimanJ, and o;n qriir^: to ixvlous, but car eflential battalion, it is thereforG ■ fmall, aftef itely to re- to halt, and ^nJ will be )er front in nfible pauiV- s ,ifrer fronr- ;o take place. uid then b*? e:4aftly in lan immedi- \eads of all \r\ftcit ob- \itig is p •!•- g by filtis, le ofdinars te. ole are im- lining at the linuing each mce betwixt placing h'.s before the IT man had 1, nor lean- ing backward is to be fuffercd, on any pretence whatever, — the leader is to be di- rected to march ftraight forward to fome dii- tant objeft given him for that purpofe, and the men made to cover one another during the march, with the mofi: fcrupulous exadl- nefs, — great attention murt be paid to pre- vent them from marching with their knees bent, which they will be very apt to do at firft, from an apprehenfion of treading upon _the heeLs of thofe before them. The platojii, when marching in file, muft be Accuftoin- ed to wheel its head to either tlank; each file following fuccedively, without lofing, or increafing diftance. — On this occalion, each file makes its feparate wheel on a pivot move- able in a very fmall degree, but without altering its march, or the eyes of the rear ranks being turned from their front rank. — The front rank men, whether, they are pivot men, or not, muft keep up to their diftance, and the wheeling men muft take a very extended ftep, and lofe no time in moving on. Countermarch by Files. The platoon, when it is to countermarch, muft always be conlidered as a divilion of a battalion in column; the in- ftructor of the drill will therefore, previous to his giving the caution to countermarch, fignify whether the right or left is fuppoi'ed to be in front, that the commander of tlie plat.)on, and his covering ferjeant, may be placed on the pivot llank before fuch caution is given, as it is an in- variable rule in the countermarch of the divifion of a co- lumn by files, that the facings be made from the Hank, then the pivot one, to the one which is to become fuch. On the word to the right, or left, FACE. FACE, the platoon faces, the commander of it immediately goes to the other flank, and his covering ferjeant advancing to the fpot which he has quitted, faces to the right Q3.TICK about. — At the word qyicK march, the M/*RCH, whole, except the ferjeant coverer, ftep oft' together, the platoon officer wheeling D Ihort I ^ 2C PART I. «} fliort round the rear rank, (viz: to hi'; rip^hf, if he has fliifted to the right of the platoon; or to his left, if he be on the left of it); and proceeds, followed by the platoon in file, till he has condodted his pivot front rank man clofe to his forjeant, who has remained im- Halt, Frotitf moveable, he then gives the words //.///, Drefs. Front y and Dnf^y fquares, and cloies his pla- toon on his ferjeant, and then replaces him. All countermarches by files necefllirily tend to an cxten- fion of tlie files; unity of ftep is therefore abiblutely indiC- penfable, and the greateli: care muil: be taken that the wheel of each file be made dole, quick, and at an increal'cd length of ftep of the wheeling man, fo as not to retard or lengthen out the march of the whole. Companies, or their divifions, when brought up in fde to a new line are not to iV.md in that pofition, till the men cover eacli other nuiuitely; hut the inftant the leading man is at his point, they will receive the word Halty fronts and 111 that lltuatlon dole in, and drefs correctly. HALT, FRONT, CAUTiON. MARCH. FRONT FORM PLA- TOON. Forming to the Front from File, The platoon when marching in file may form to its front, either in iecTtions, I'ub-di- vifions, or in platoon. — The right Hank be- ing iuppofed to lead, on the word, halt, FRONT, the platoon Inftantly halts, and faces to its left: the caution is then given, bt • SUCTIONS, SUB-DIVISIONS, or I LA TOON, ON 1 THE LETT BACKWARD WHkiT., and at the I word MARCH, the wheel ordered is made. But in iituations where it may have been neccfTary to order an extenlion of files (fuch as will fometimes occur in marching through ■^ the ftrects of a town) a body thus moving, in order to avoid incorreft diftances between the divifions, may form to the front in the following manner, either by platoon, fub- divifions, or fections. — On the word to the FRONT FORM plaioon; the front rank man of the leading fiio alone halts, is inflantly cover- VhATOON-^iriihout Arms. 27 his rif:h«-) he pbtooir, of it); and 1 in file, till rank man maincil iin- rords //reccdine fec- lep tr;: ether portion of mpleted, the (a pwiile of e) ai.d then -li'tccn ftcps ne. ff heeling into Line from Open Column of Sub^ divijions. The platoon being in open column of fub-divifions, marching at the ordinary ftep HALT. on the alignement, receives the word halt, from the inllru^itor of the drill -, both di- vifions inflantly halt, and the inftriiftor fees that the leaders of the diviiions are correct on the line in which they have moved •, he then gives the word (Cuppoling the right of the platoon to be in fr >nt) byfub- rHfTWHEEL diviiions 'lo the lep r whi.ei, into LINE; iNio LINE. on wnich the commander of the platoon goes to the center of his fub-divifion, the two pivot men f;ice to their left exa£k- ly fqiiare with the alignement, and a ferjeant runs out and places himfelf inaline with them, xj fo as to mark the precife point at which the right Hank of the leading fub-divifion is X.0 halt, when it fhall have completed its MARCH. wheel. — At the word march, the whole wheel up in quickeft time ; during the wheel, the commander of the platoon, turn* ing towards his men, inclines to the wheel- H^ilt drcfs. ing Hank, and gives the word HuU drejsy at the moment the wheel of the divilion is completing ; the commander of the platoon, if neceii'iry, corrects the internal drelling of the platoon on the iericant and pi\oi men \ this drefiing muil be quickly made, and when done, the commander of the pla- Esci front. toon gives word /iyrj- fronts in a moderate tone of voice, and takes poll: in line. In all wheels of the diviiions of a column that are to he made on a halted pivot in order to form line, the Hank man of the front rank on the hand wheeled to, is iuch pivot, not the officer who may be on that llank, ana whole bufinefs is to coniorm to it. All wheelings by fub-divifions, or fecHons, from line into column, or from column into line, arc performed on the word given by the commander of a battaliot^ when thv i^'hole of the battalion is at the fame inftant fo to wheel; or on ^i 4 I. .;. J *.:--*., a« FART I. oa the word given by the commander of the company, when, companies (ingly, or fucceifively, fo wheel : they art" Hot to be repeated by the leaders of its divifions. Jncreafing and diminifiwig the Front of an Open Column halted^ Incretiftig. 'The pl.itoon flanding in open column of liib-divilion, (^fuppDJe the right in front) re- ceives from the iullrudtor of the drill a cau- tion to FORM I'l.AiooN — The commander of FORM ft.ATOON. Jil<('»- S:i!)-r/i- infioM, left j^. Mar eh. i^arward. the platoon turniiig round inilantly orders ^ Riiir Siib-divifion^ left Oblique. — }^r.'ick Alaycb. When it has obliqued lb as to open its right flank, he gives the word boyivaid; and on its arriving in a line with the firll divilion, he orders, //,///, Drefs, and takes poll on the [_left, the pivot flank of the platoon. • WORM SfB- DIVISIONS. left ^uh-di- vi/icu, in- iViiiJs face. }0. March, Unity J'r, !//, Lcf'l Drcfs. Dnv'niijlj'uig. On the cautionary command from the in- ftructor of the drill to form sub-divisions, the i'erjeants coverers falls back to mark the point where tlie left llauk of the fub-diviiion is to be placed. — The commander of the pla- toon advancing one flep, orders Left fub-di- . vifrAi, inivards face, and inilantly on facing, I the three leading hies diiengage to the rear. At the Avord ^/ick March, the file palTes round, and behind the i'erjeant, and at the proper iultant receives the words, Halt,l'ro7it, Left ])nfs. — The commander of the platoon is now on the left Hank of the fiirft fub-di- __virion, and his ferjeant on that of the fecond. It is to be obierved as a general rule in ditninifhing the frotit of a coKumn, by the douWing of flib-divifions or fec- rinn'; ('\vht'th('r the d-liimn, be halted or in motion) that the fnU-diviiion, or f'rctio!i, on thcre-verfe flank, is the one be- hind which the other fidvdiy-.nn;!'; or ffkHous, double. — 'ihusj when the riglit is in fi.Mit, the doubling will be in the PLATOON— /F/VA^.v/ /Jrmu f^) company^ : they ar« an Of en :olumii of front) re- Irill a cau- imander of itly orders 'itk Mai-cb. en its right and on its [ivilion, he 3ll on the )on. • cm the in- -DIVISIONS, -) mark the ub-diviiion of the pla- Leftfub-iii- ou facing, the rear, file paiTes ,ind at the ialt^ Frctit, he platoon irft fub-di- he fecond. iihing the ns or fec- k) that the e one be- double. — vill be in the- ': ♦.he rear of the right divifmn; nnd vice versa, when the left is in front; by which means, the coluni.i is at all times ir a fituatinn to form line to the tlank, with its diviilons in their natural order, by funply wheeling up on the pivot flanks. And in increafing the front of a column, the rear fiib-divilions, or fe/•/ Riirht (or left) Shmldirs flr^c.ini, on which SlymlJers the pivot man, without altering either thL» t\r'ward. time or length of his pace, coi:tinues his march on the circumference of the lelTer cir- cle, and tracing out a confiderahle arch, on the principle of drelling, gradually brings round his rank to the direction required, without oblij^ing the other llank, which is dofcribing the circumference of a larger circle, to too great hurry : — and he him- felf carefully prcierving the rate of march, without the leaft alteration of iK^p or time, will begin to circle in his own perAm from the old ir.to the new direltion, ib as not to make an abiupt wheel, or tlvat cither flank fliall be llulonary; the refl of his divjfion on tl'.c principle of dreliing will conform to the direction he Is giving tlieni: when this Forivard. is effefted, he will give the wartl Forivard. The leader of the fecond fub-divition, when he arrives at the ground on which the firlt began to wheel, \\-ill in this manner follow the ex.ict track of the firrt, always prefcrv- ing his proi.cr diltance from him. This without the conlcraint of formal wheels, n column, when not confined on its Hanks, may be conducted in all kinds of winding and changeable dircftion.;: for if the changes be made gradual and circling, and that the pivot leaders of divijions purfue their proper path at the fame uniform equal pace, the true diftances of divilions will be preferved, which is the great regulating object on this oc- cafion, and to which every other confideratioa muft give way. To whichever hand the wheel is made on a moveable pivot, it is made within, and cuts of the angle formed by the interfetStion of the old and ucw direftions. In -^-.^:^.-.i(Marov- VLXTOO^—int/jsut Arms. ,33 In wheelina; in column of march on a fixed pivot, the outward rile, whether o!ficer or men, is the one wheeled on. PLATOON, OM yoor center To THE iVht'cling on the Center of a Platoon, The platoon muft be accuftomed to wheel upon its cen- ter, half backward, half forward, and to be pliable into c- very ihape, which circumiVances can require of itj but al- ways in order, and by a decided command. The Words of Command are, ^ ■right, "1 I WHEEL, RIGHT ABOUT, [ LEFT ABOUT, J When the wheel to be made is to the right, or right about, the right half platoon is the one to wheel backward, and the left, forward — The reverfe will take place, when the wheel is to be made to the left, or to the left about. — On the word march, the whole move together in the quickcft time, regulat- ing by the two flank men, who, during the wheel, preferve themfelves in a line with the platoon; as foon as the required degree of wheel is performed, the commander of the pla- toon gives the word Halt^ ^''^fh and inftant- ly fquares it from that flank on which he himfelf is to take poll. MARCH. J Halt, Di-efsy lucre afmg and dirniynjhin^ the Front of an Open Column on the March* Increajing. The platoon marching at the ordinary time in open column of fub-divillons (fuppofe the right in front), receives from the inftruftor FORM PLA- of the drill the cautionary command, form TOON. platoon; the commander of the platoon Left Ohilqtip, inflantly turning round gives the words Left E Oblique I at p A n T I. 'J'licl: iiiar ry lUC- \}iiuk March: o;i \s\\ ica ll 10 roar r ■■KViira. «j rub-divition oblitiuos to tlu: left, aiul as looii as its rigiu tiaiik is open, ren-ivos tho word, h-.rivihd — W^K'H it gots uu to the llric i'lib- ilivilion (wlvlcli has continued to march, witlt tho utnioft llcaiUnol's, at tlio ordinary pace}, the commantler of the platoon |m\os tho (Jrdinars. word Ui tii/i:i)-\, and takes oolt on tlie p'.v,)C tlank, towards whicli ho \\.\s been nuivinj.^. p Wlion tlic inurucbir of tlio drill gives the [CUM sen- I CHition to i-ohm si.'B-diaisions, tlie c om- 1)1 V 1 .^h y nvander n\ tiie piaror.n -..Jvancing one itep, M. J: ■yr-IViTi.. i v,ir.oi'';;tolv orders, /,,// Sub-divifrJiy Ai,;i\ 'liiiic; tli:s it does uniil the right one, which continues its niarcii ireadily at tiio ordinary I pace, h.;s cleared its ll.mk, he then orders '^ii'ick ',bl'';i:e,-t^ thelefi lidi-divilion, }:ljii,k ■.hli/ju.., ami when I \\v |v.rLci\es th.it it lias donbled properly liohiiut tho right one, he gives the word l'':r- ivdKi'y on which it tikes np the culinary march, and h)ilows at its <.\\\i: diihince of wheelin;.:, he hiiv.i'olt bci.ig then placed on the pivot tiank of t!io idli-clivilion, and his 1or;eaiit on t!\at ot liu- leconil. The fame dircci ions that applv to i'lcrealing or diminilli- liig by I'ub-divifions, apply eipially by lections, which mdi- vidiraliv repeat the iame o}. orations. Increaiing aiidrcdiking the hour ot icoliiinn, i; an o]if r- at'.on that will trocpicnily o. cur in the in.ich of lari:c bodirs; and it is of tho ui iUoil iinporfani e tirat it be i>ertornied with exaclners. ITio ir.MruJor ot ti)e ii;ul i.uilt tin n fore bo p.Tiiciilar'y artemive, rha.r the tr;',nr,ti'in troni ot^o litiiation to the otlier be made as tpiick as poitible; tliat the loaiiing diviiion contimics its march rit tho regular time and tcPi^th of pace, and the e\;!ci: dijiaiices between thetlivinons bo ac- curately prei'er\etl. — iJiiiing tho (-poration, the ranks nuift be clofed, and llie greatell altorition reiniired from each in- dividual. //I wh( nati bo I vot the m. ]Vbcciuig J'oriodrd I'y Sub dkijioiis from Line. CAUiioN. p On the ciuticn DY slo-divisions, -i o -w.y^ Kli.ll C llie roar 1(1 as ioDii he word, lii-rt: iii!>- •irch, \vit!\ iry p.KC;, !'i\L'S x\\c tlif piv.Jt in(ivln;.r. 1 gives the the cnni- one itL",), '/;;/, A I nil: )ne, which L' orihnary len orders ami when .1 properly word I'jr- ' culinary liitan -e of pla:ed on n, and his diininidi- Ivliicli iiuli- i^ an o]ipr- rt' hodii's ; Ijn'rhiriuevl |i< n fore be |o litiiation he leaiiin^ |i:;d lcn;,th lions be ac- [anks nuifi: 1 ea^h in- w Li/ie. I o 11 ; I- K II. lie S Vl.AlOOK— I! 'i/hf/f Amu. ;3.i < M \KCII. //.(// Dnfs. \'\'',\vy \\ur\ I,, the coinninuler of the pli- t ion j)l.i( OS liinit'elf one [)a(:e in front ot tlie center ot the ri^jht liih-divilion, at the liune time the men on llie riglit of the front rank (-feath fiib-divilion face to the rij^'ht. p At the worti march, each ilih-divilion Ik'ps oiF in wheelin;^ time. — The commander of tiie platoon turnin!^ towards tlie men of the leadiii'^r luh-divilion, and inclininjj; to its left (the prc;)er pivot Hank) j^ives the word y/,///, Di-ip, for l;utli lub-divillons, as his wheeling man is taking the lall (lep that fniilhestlic wlieel fi[uare; and inltantly polls himlelt on the le.t, the pi\oc Hank — The I'erjeant covercr, during the wheel, goes <{ round by the re,;r, and takes poll on the pivot flank ot the (econd fub-divirio!!. — It is to be obferved, that the commander of the jilatoon invariably takes poll with the leading riih-divilloir, therefore, when the platoon wlieels by ilib-divillons to the left, the commander of the platoon moves out to the center of the left lub-divi(ion, antl diirin^:; the wheel inclines towards the I right, nwv/ hetome the proper pivot llank [_of the Jiib-divifion. The pr.pir pivot flank in column, is that which, when whcclecl up to, prelerscs the divilions of the line in the natural order, antl to their proper front ; the other may he called the imYifc flank. In column, divilions cover and drefs to the proper pi- vot Tiank ; to the left, when the right is in front ; and to the right, wheti the left is in front. JVbcclirig backwards by Sub -dhifions from Line. ^" f' 1^ CAUTION. The platoon will alio break into open column of fiib-diviiions by wheeling back- wards. — When the right is intended to be in front •, at the caution by sib-divisions ON THE I. r. FT, BACKWARD WfU.F.I, the Comr mandcr of the platoon moves out brilkly and E '1 places ! iw it'"' % fl ^ 2« PART I. J^lARC'.l. rLi!t JreJ's. places himfelf in front of the center of the rij^'lit tiib-divifion. — The man on tlio left ot the front rank of each fub-clivili()n at the fame time faces to the right. — On the word MARCH, each lub-diviHon wheels backward in ijuickert time, drefluip by the outward whcfl- ing man ; thole neareft the pivot man mak- ing their fteps extremely Ihort, a.id thofe towards the wheeling man encrenling them as they are placed nearer to him. — 'The mn in this wheel murt not bend forward, nor be luiTored to look down j but by (nftirg their eyes to the wheeling tlank, prderve li;e drelling of the rank. — During the wheel, the commander of the platoon turns to- wards his men, inclining at the fan^e liino to the left, or pivot tlank, and on com- pleting the wheel, gives the word Halt dnfr, to bvith divilionsj he and his covering fer- jeant, then places thcml'elves on the Ipft Liianks of their fub-divifions. It may be confidered as a rule almofl general (the rea- fons for which are given in the following part) that all wheels ci tlie battalion, or line (when halted, and when the di- villons do not exceed 16 or IS fdes) into cohmm, fFiould be bukward.- — And all wheels from column into line, for- ward. -—'rjie only ncceirary exceptions leem to be in narrow ground wliL-re there is not room for fuch wheels. N. B. \Vlien the battalion is in column, by Platoons, wi^h its right in front, if it is intended to form by fulv diviiloiis, it is t!\e left of the Platoon that is command- ed "^or that purpofo, and which reforms the Platoon. It is the duty, of the Adjutant to afcertain the direc- t'' 11 in whicli all movements are made, and for this })ur- p :, he uv.ift have fome Camp colour-men instructed to line and poll themielves cjuickly on any given points. Open and Chfe Ordcr^ on the March,^ f The platoon, when moving to the front in Rair ra.'ilsy | ordinary time, receives the word Riar nifdsy tide R I a bi is m b( Pl ca L * fc' r of tlif -> left of I .It the he word kvvard in d \v he el- an nvak- ,-\d thofe ing them Ihe m.n .'ard, nor y caftirp prcfervr lie wheel, turns ro- Mv.c lime on com- Halt cinff, cring fer- the Igft (the rca- all wheels ■n the di- in, fl^iould line, for- in narrow Platoons, \n\ hy iub- :onimand- Platoon. he direc- this pur- |tru<5led to points. ^e front in liar nifihf VLATQO'N—Jrifkut Arms. 3r take oft" Ordir. take cpi'ti Onk)y on which the front rank con- tinues its march, witlinut altering tlie pace, and the center and rear ranks mark the time, viz: the center once, and Iteps off at tie I'econd ftcpj the rear fteping of on the ^ third pace. Rtnr r,7/ilsy f On the word Rear rnfiks., tahe dofe Order^ take chfe \ the center and rear ranks ftep nimhly up to Order. -( cloie order, and inilantly rerunic the pace, I at which the front rank lias continued to l_march. *H 9 From /u'<9 ranks forining into three Ranks, FORM TIIRliE nMP, RIGHT FACE tirelock be drawn back or attempted to be carried high, in that <: iie, one Ihoulder will he ad\ ,m- ceil, tlie other kept back, and the upper part of the body clii'toru'd, ami not placed hpLue witii reipe^l to the limbi. ■m'l Mutiuni Manual Exercise. c, ,'„!."„" 111. With the right Itand fei/e the firelock at the lower "^- <^"l" loop, juil: above tiie hvell. 'Jd. Bring it down turning the barrel inw,;*- Is, to the right fide, the butt within two ii;che<; of the grouitd •, (^the fire- lock is now at the liaHy a pofition in which it is carried when the foldier marches under a low gate, p.ilTage, ckc.) .'-{d. Drop the button the grouutl, ])l,irin'; the muz/.ic ART ngainltthe hollow tjf the right ihou! Hat upUii the fiing. tlie riudit hand At t. ' f r i % u ■11 % 40 r A 11 T ir. I f^ on-t'. I Motion. id Fix bty- At the worJ ^v, place t^e thumb of the right \\.\nd be- hind the barrel, taking a ^(<"ipe of the' iireloclc; At the word ba^orift's^ pu'h the tireioclc a little forward with the right hind, at the lane liau drawlnij out the bayonet wita the left hand, and lixing it on with the utm.'nt celerity. The inflant this is done, return to the order., as above des- cribed, and (land perfev^Uy fteady. 3d. Shoiil. lier .Vrns, ! Monon. At tlic worA fpoitlddr, tak;o a pripe of tlie firelock wit1i the riiHiit hand, as in fixinuj bayonets j and at the word nr>nsy throw the firelock with the right hand, in one mo- tion, and with as litlle appearance ot cfTort a;? p )ilible, in- to the polition firil described above, upon the left Ihoulder, the left hand catcliing the piece under tlie butt : The right hand muft be immediately withdrawn to its proper place on the right thigh. 1ft. Seize tlie firelock with the right hand under the but without mov- 4fh. Prffent Moti.n,? guard, turning the lock to the front ing the piece from the ihouldcr : 2d. Bring it to the p-jzc, feiziiig it wicli the left hand a little above the guard, the lingers extending along the lling, the left wrift upon the guartl, the lock AiU to the front, and the musket railed fo high that the point of the left thumb may be of equal heiglit with the eyes : f5d. Bring down the firelock, turning the barrel inwards and the fling to t'.ie front, with a quick motion as low as the right hand will atinfit widiout conftraint, drawing back the right foot at the lame infiint fo that the hol- low of it loav touch the tight heel. The firelock in this pofition is to be fupported in the left hand, anil kept perfci'iHy upright belore the middle of the bodv, which is to reil entirely on the left foot ; both knees to be flraight. N, 1). d'his is a parade motion ufed by foldiers to com- pliment orllcers of a certain rank. 5th. Shou'. «ler AriTii. X Motions. fith. Charge Biyo'i-t>. 7 Motions. I ft By a turn of the rig^^ wriil bring the firelock to its proper poution on the left Ihoulder, as described above, the left hanil grafping tlie butt. 2d. Quit the right hand, bringing it briskly down to its place on the right thigh. 1ft; At one motion throw the firelock from the fiioulder acrofs ?L\TOO^—ffjh Anns. 41 ,incl Iv- At the v'itli the let wicu celeritN'. lOve Jl'S- ■ick wItK le word one mo- ilible, in- IhouKlor, riic right place on nder the out mov- left hand along the i to the int of the 1 inwards as low as drawing the hol- |k in this ind kept which is ftraight. to com- lelock to td above, Ivn to its Iflioulder acrois .tcrols tlio hixiy to the pirt. — h this pofition the lock is tnrnjJ U) tiie truut, and .it the height of the breall, the nvr//.le ilantinqj upwards \o that tlie barrel may crols op- peiite the pi iiit of the left Ihuulder, with the butt pro- pi)rtiona'')!y dc'[)re!red ; the right h.and grafps the fniall of tlie biJir, and the left htjlds the piece at the fwell, clofe to tiie lower pipe, the thun"ih-> of both hands pointing tnw.i.ds the muzzle. ( i'lie center and rear ranks remain at the p yf.) 'Jd. (To be perfor.'-ned by the front rank only) Make an half face to the riglit and bring down the firelock to nearly an horizontal pofition, with the muzzle inclining a little upwards, and the right wrill relling againll the hol- low of the right thigh jult below the hip. N. B. The iiril motion of the charge is the portion which the loldier will, either from Ihoulder or after liring, take, in order to advance on an enemy wl\om it is intended to at- tack with iixed bayonets : and the word of command for that purpoie is " prepare ij chnr'^e.'" The fecond polition of the charge is that which the front rank takes when ar- rived at a few yards diitance only from the body to be attacked. The firll motion of the chiUye is alio that whiqh fcntries are to take when challenging any perlbns whO'"ap- proach their ports. '^^^• ■ 111. Face to the front, and throw up the piece into its poiition on the shoulder by a turn of the rig!u wrift, in- ibunly gralping the butt with the left hand. 2d. Q'lit the hrelock briskly witl\ t!\e right hand, bring- ing it to its proper place by the right lide. 7th. Shoul- der Ann J 1 MoCiont. For the cafe of the foUiiers, they are often permitted to ftipp,yt nr/iis, which is done at three motions, throwing the firil and fecond nearly into one. Ifi:. Seize the fmall part of the butt under the lock v/ith the right hand, bringing tiie butt in front of the groin and keeping the lock i'omewhat turned out. 2d. Bring the left arm under the cock. l?d. Bring back the right hand briskly to its proper place. In ciirr\!ii\T arms from the Ihpport, thele motions are revorfed. On the firft: motion the riglit hand feizes the Iniall oi the butt •, on the fecond the kn iiaad grafps the butt, ;and on the third the right hand is carried to its proper nlacr by the riglit iide. F In Siippoit Ar i. 3 II w 1 1 \ K ■ tl (tCf i J 42 P A R 1' v.. jf' ■■ In marching any dilhince, or in ft.mding at oal'c wlien arms are lupporteil, the men wrc alluwcd to brint; :!ic ri^lit hand .icrors the body to the rmall ot tlie butt, wlilc'a latter mud: in tliat cde be thrown ftill more f jrward ; tlie lino;erj of the left hand being uppcrmoft niuU be placed between the l)ody and the right elbow. The right hands are to bo initantly removed [hut the hrcloclc not ;dways c;irri,',i) when the ilivilion A/Z/.r, or is ordered to r.V,/.'.- l)\> the right. ^ijj'i^orted aruis aie allowed when halted or when in co- in, nn ; but in the man h in line, and when tlie clofe co- luum prepares to deploy, and ih.e open colunui to wheel into line, ariiib mud always to be canud^ ") \ Tlai d^lir manual cxorcife is to %c perLrnaeJ leaving throe lecondi bef.vccn each motion, except tliat of //.\vJ br.pfietSy in which a longer tin.e mult be given. Each /ep,arate W(;rd of ccnrunan*.! in the manual cxel*- ciie is to bo gi\cn hv the otlicor who commands the body pfadoriiiing it.— i'oriuerly the ;:reatell: part of the manual wai executed by h^nals. The loldiers Ihould be taught to perform tiic follow- ing motions in the nioll convenieiv. ap.d expeditious method. Is allowed for the relief of the fuldiers on a long march, and may be done (from thv' l]ioni»JL-r} by uioviiig f; I'w.inl tlie butt of the fnelock witii tb.e kfl hand, tre left el- bow bent, the guard about the lu'ight of tlie bread, the laiiting or r.iiied. musket reding upon t!ie leit iliduidcr fjpi'ig polition, with the nnr/./le [I'.ctty m a iiu;ch Si'ciirin,; A, ins. When th.c 'urelock is to be l.iiucii in wtt ws .Mtier, i*^:c. it may be done tb.us, fi-oiii the Ib.ji.lder: In. .'''ei/e the jiiece with the right hand under the guard : 'Jd. (iripe the pie;e almoh p.s high as the ivveil with tbe left hand upon the barrel ; I5d. Bring the lire'iuk tlo\\n under the .eft arm, the barrel downwards, the lock to be well fccurcd by the arm, the musket doping fo that the muz/de may be within a foot of the ground. Sci the ■/f Grounding jyj^y j,p done from the order thus: 1ft, Cicr/o piece with the right hand, as in fixing bayojiets, bur ke "p it perpendicular : 'id. Tiu-n the lock to the rear making an half face to the right : ^d. Step directly ior- \v ard '*\. lie nliL'tl t!ic ri^ht ■;ch latter e rirnier.i between are to be /(■(/) wlien ■liiht. :n in cn- clofe c:o- to wheel injjj throe d br.'joru'iSy nual cxel*- i the body lie nr.uuuil ie follow- s inethod. i;; nvar^h, g fVrw ,nil r left cl- (re.ilt, the nting or r.iiicd. ther, f:c. Scri/.e the (iripL' the lai'.d uj-ton the .eft fccuri'd by may be )ci70 the inets, bur the rear .'ClIv tur- ward i PLATOON—;/'//^ Ay,ns. 43 ward a mod.r.itc ]>ace with tlie left foot, and lay tlie iireU)rk on the t;rourul on a Hue Uraight to the front, the h)ck being upwards : 4th. fjiring iiji, bringing both feet to their former pohtion, and the hands down by each lide. Is done from the -pv.ddcr at two motions, as described Tr/i'ing in the order, 'i'o ihoulder from the trail is jierfornicd Arms, as from the order. To trail from the ordcr^ i'eize the fire- lock with the right hand at the lower loop, railing the piece from the groimd and letting it hang in the right hand in a llanting potition. Three firelocks of ii^t:\\ file) are piled by being placed piling (or ai floping upwards witii ihe butts on the ground, and the 't w^s tor- muzzles n--eeting at the toii, ilie ramrods locked in each n ?"'' \'^^'"' t r 1 > 1 • /• I i- 1 • Filing)armi Other, lo tliat tne three pieces may Itand urnuy ni a py- ramidical form. Tlio firelock being at tlie ordcr^ bayonets are unjixcd Returning and returned into tiie Icabbards on the command, " uiurn bayonets. bapnclsj' in the lame manner as they are fixed. Corporals marching with reliefs, or commanding de- Atlvandn^ tachments or divifions, have their arms advanced ; into Arms, whicli polition the firelock may be brought from t\\cJ]jMlder bv the (ollowiiig tkr ,Hc:'niis on the command Advance annsy 1 ft and 2d bring the piece to the/;5/'z(', as direfted in the fourth conniiand of the manual (tlie prefent.) ;5d, feizing the piece at the guard with the right hand bring it with , quick motion to tiie front of the right flioulder, and hold it at the guard, as low down as the arm will fall, the barrel turned to the rear, the firelock exaftly perpendi- cular, the left hand brought down to its pofition on the left thigh. The manual and platoon exercifes do not now make a regular part of a review, but are only performed when particularly called for by the reviewing General. F 2 n< h m, I ■*i ! 1 11 ,( ff ', 4i PAR T U. > I', tv »M CiM'ini.i"'! Kt;idy. 77;r Platoon Exercise. The firelock being at the fhouldcr, throw it briskly to the recover ; in which poiition it is held pcrjiLMulicular niiJ oppolitc the left fide of the face, the butt hein;T; tlol^' to the bread:, but not prcfled, the body ihait ai)d full to the front, and the bead erect. As foon :is the left hand fe ' es the firelock above the lock, raife the ri^ht elbow a little, placing the rhumb of that hand upon tlie c^ck, with the tinj^ers open on the pla^e of the lock ; then quickly cock the piece by drnpphi^- the; c.bovv, nnd forcing down the cock with the thuinb, and imnieuiatcly fei/t; the hnall of the butt with the ri^ht hand- id V:ik\-\. Slip the left hand alone the «;linc; rs"; far as ib.e II of the firelock, bringing the piece down to the Trcient, ftep- piii'f back about llx inclics to the rear Avith the right tuot, and lledfullly look along the barrel of the firelock. 3). Y'.rr. PuU the trigger firmly, remaining perfertly ftcady in that pofit'on, until the next wnrd of Command.* 4tli. Load. I. llring the firelock brisicly down to the priinii^.g pofi- tion. II. Half cock. i;t'i. H-tr, He I. Draw the Cartridge from the Pouch. Lirtndue. jj^ Bring it to the niuiith, holding it between the fore- finger and thumb, and bite oft" the top of the Cartritlj^e. otli Prime. I. Shake feme powder into the ])an. II. Shut the pan with the three lail fingers. III. Seize the fmall of the butt with the above three fingers. vth. C.ft aboo;. I. Face to the left on both heels, fo that the richt toe may point directly to the front, and the body be a "very little faced to the left, bringing at the lame time the fire- lock round to the left fide and railing it by a motion of the right hand, fo that the lock may be as high as, and nearly oppolitc to the left breaft., It fhould in this nio- mentary * 1"'.- S 1 ;>r iT'il b." mad" iVnfiol'', rhiton receivng tlie wvi.d of com- m-i', " KiKF.," h ■, *h »'(■ vtentiin, ini a 1 th" k'il of whii li In.' is p (ir ■cd, 1.1 t 1 ii? i-rn;M y d i;i p'vmi- j p- yet ' r:i\. n ri th' c it^v-its "t i.ii ini: L-t ; I I ',^liu h • O''' ill f;>,i' '•' i-ci-'a V' "o 'i.'|i.'i],fe hull to iijiilc on iht vv.na *"■ i'Rt.K.-. :," JKtr ..■.' cii [nii:t:. t.'.e ifig^jj . 4 y to the lar nnii .loti' lO full to ft hand elbow a ;k, with quickly rr iln\\-Tl \C '.IVjll fwo'i! of nt, ftvp- ght foot, k. Icady In ujig pofi- :hv fnro- !artrulrc- tlircc |lc;lit toe a \(:vy the fire- lotion of as, and [this mo- mentary of com- p lie 'ci), inr, K-t ; 11, c w>,ia PLATOOX— Jr;/y& .'/rw/. 4.5 mentary pontion be alinoft porpondicnlar (having the muz- zle only d liuail de^:ee bruiij^iit forward) and as foon as it is Itc'uJy there it muft inft.i ,ily be forced down with the left hand within two inches of the ground, the butt nearly oppoliie the leit heel, ami the firelock itfelf fome- wiv.U llo,>ed ;. id dircitly to tlie front. The right hand at the fame i.ilt.ini catclieb tlie muzzle in order to ftea- dy it. II. Shako the powder into the barrel, putting in after it the powder ami b-.ill. III. Seize the fp of tl\e vaii^j-od with the fore finger and thumb of the ri^^ht hand. I. Draw the ra'nrod half out with the finger and thumb, 8:h. Draw and Ici/.e it back-h;nided exactly in the middle. Ramrod>. II. Draw it entirely out, and turning it with the whole hand and arm extended from you, put it one inch into the barrel. I. Pufli the ramrod down, holding it as before, exap"n the pan by throwing Up the fteel with a ftrong motion of the right arm, turning the elbow in, and keeping the firelock fteady in the left hand. III. bring the right hand round to the pouch, and liraw out the cartridge. The reft as above described, ex- cept that in the quick locid'nig^ all the motions are to be performed with as much dispatch as poUlble ; the foldiers taking their time from the flugal man in front, for caffing over and Ihouldering cv/j. rosirroNS of each rank in the firings. The pofition of the front rank, when it fires ftand- ing, is that which has been e.vplained in the beginning of this lection. FRONT RANK KNEELING. ALiic :cady Bring the firelock briskly up to the recover, catching it in the left hand ; and without Hopping, fmk down with .|uick motion upon the right knee, keeping the left foot faft ; the butt cud of the firelock, at the iame moment, falling upon the ground : Then cock, and inftantly i'eize the cock and fteel together in the right hand, holding the piece firm in the left, about the middle of that part which is between the lock and the fwell of the ftock : the point of the left thumb to b',' clofe to the fwell and pointing up\v ardi. As the body is finking, the right knee is to be thrown fo f.r bn. k that the left leg may be right up and doAvn, the right toot a little turned out, the body ftraight, and the PLATOOX— //';//. Ar. le gToimd cuiumanJ )pc'n, yet ted ; but ;r iuiper- tliis corn- notion to ifht hand IS clench- that the l\ a ftrong in, and )uch, and ibed, ex- are to be c foldiers jr caftinii O yG.5. res ftand- aeginning [Itching it 3\vn with left foot moment, ntly feize Iding the rt \vhich. the point pointing thrown id down, light, and the the held ns much up, as when the musket is {honUIci%'d. 'I'he Hi-elock nnift be upri^Tht, and the butt about four i.iches to tire riglu of the inliJe of the loft ix>ot. As for the front rank ftanding. Pril nt. Pull tlic trigger as before direiflcd, and as foon as the Firt. piece is llred, Ipring up nimbly upon the left leg, keeping the body erect and the left foot fail:, and bringing the right heel to the hollou' of the left foot : At the fame inllant drop the lirelock to the priming polition (the height of the wailtband of the breeches) half cod, hamlU' cart- ridge, and go on with the loading motions as before des- cribed. CF.KTER RAXK. As for the front rank ftanding, except that on the in- Make rrs y ft ant of cocking the piece, ftep with the right foot a mo- derate pace to the right, and keep the left foot fait. As for the front rank Itanding. As for the front rank flauding, with this ditTerence hnly that the left foot is to be ilrawn up to tiie right Pr-f-rf. at one, (the hollow of the left foot to the right heel,) ... the fame time that the firelock is brought down to the frimin^ position (the height of the middle of the itomach.) The loading, &c. will be performed as before describetl, except that immediately after the lirelock is thrown up to the p^^'dder, the men iprintr to the left again and cover tlieir ille leaders, that is the front rank men of the files to which they rcspeclix vly belong. REAR RANK. Recover and cock as before direc^led for the front rank M-ikc rraJy ftanding, and as tlie firelock is brought to the recover, ftep briskly to the r ght a juU pace, at the fame time placing the left heel about fix inches before the point of the right foot : The body to be kept llraight and fquare to the front. As in explanation for the front rank ftanding. Prefent As for the front rank flanding, except that the left foot Firf. is to be drawn back to the right one, (the hollow of the loft f" .4 t 18 PAR T II. loft foot to tlie right heel, at the iame time th.it the I're- lock is hrougiit down to the priini/i^ pc/Jtic:!, (cI.jII- to tin.' breait Kir this rank.) Aftjr ih nilJi-riii.' the nun Iprir.;^ to t!ie left of tlieir resjJcvTtive hies ain and cover the Irout and center r.'.'u; iiic;» li ^ • % v I ft 'Tjcn, This firing is executed cither to the ri^ht or leh and hy 7.J Ria.iy, ^Q lame words of corainand as iir'n^ in ticut : ah that is necefTiry ib to nieiui>n whether the llrin^ i., to be to the ri'idit or Uft obliqi.'f. 34 To the The iirli rani; will point the firelock to th.e ri;^'ht, b.'n- Rigiitor jjj^pp jIj^. j^.fj 1^1, ^.p ^ jj,^[p inwards, without alterii;;^ the Lett O- r- ■ ,• , r ° bi:g . ift "Toon, The men muft be pLiced in tlie coinmon manner in ^11."^', two ranks. The man in the front rank and the one in ^'li Fire, the fecond, prefent ajij lire together, and everv i'le \\'.\\, do the fame, when the comniandir^g o!;,cer wiilich tlio firing to ceafe, he will caufe the drum to beat t'.iC genera!^ when every m.-.n will inllantlv bring liis p'ec^ ti) the port and half cock, and remain perfectly fteaviy n.inill the word ihonlder amis is given by the comnvandant : parti- cular care mnft b-"- taken that the men, in the hnrry, do not cock their firelocks infteaJ of brlng-ing them to the half cock. General obfeii'ations on Firi-rg. Firing fliould always be praotifed at fir ft without ear- tritlges ■I •»V V t tlic i'i-e- le to tlu> I'll Iprir.;^ r.'.nk iiic;i ofi and br : .ili tli.it to bv to pht, bcn- :ciiiig the ^t ffir>t n- it foot of an 1 iitile t his fire- twj r;;ii!.s .Ir proper AfiuT in K' o'.it.' in illics tliO t)eat t!iC L"L% to t'ue mill the n : parti- irrv, do in to the Aout car- tridges PLATOON— ^nvZ- yirms. tridges, and nftcrwan!'^ with blank cartridges, in order to loam the men to pri ne, load, and ram down, properly ami expedi- tion ;ly. In bringing the piece to the half cock, after firing witli powdj)-, the m^-n ihould always obferve whe- ther the linoke comes out of the touch hole : in that cafe, the charge is gone ot^-*; if not, they fliould ufe the pricker only and prime again. If any of the men on loading iho'ild perceive that the former charge had not gone o'X, which if fuch is the cafe, he cannot fail to do v.-hcn he rams down, he delcrves to be punilhed if he puts in a tiiird cliarge. After exerciling, the olFcer, mult always infpe^ft the pieces that they may difcover if fuch a fault has been comniiltcd. It is dangerous to pra6llfe firing ftanding, when the men are formed three deep ; particularly if the ground is not level and the men have their knapfacks on. When it is neccflary to fire formed in that manner, two ranks only ought to lire, and the fire of the third rank be kept in referve : when the battalion is formed two deep, it may even be fometlmes nccelFary for the iirft rank to tire kneelin'^. Exercise of tson'ComniiJjioncd OJjicers^ U/itb i' ire locks. When the men flioulder arms from the order, the fer- jeiiits v':opae to the n.^ivam-e, when the men come to the charge, the ferjeants at the firft motioa, come to the Pert ; the ferjeants in fr:nt raJih, come down with the men to the charge ; in the rear rank they remain at the Port ,- when the men are ord' red to JJxMidcry the .'brjeants throw their firelock at one motion to the advance, waiting for the fig:ral to (juit their left hands which are acrofs the body touching the firelock. The ferjeants go through the lame motions as the men at O'-ihr A-r.ns, Fix Baymets., Uffix B,rjonet! ; at every o- thcr wuid of command they remain at the Advufice. In- 49 \i m. P i .ou PART II. i In/irucllons for the Sword Sti/u/c, <^c» CARRIAGE OK THE SWOHO, AT CLOSE ORDER. Advance r Grnfp the Sword li^'htly by the hilt, in S words y 1 St i'f,rt Siuords, RecDver 2a. 3d. 4th. your right hand, on a level and cloi'e to your iiip bone, there let it relt, as the Ibldicr docs his firelock, cidlinp the blade into the hollow of your right ilioulder. C'.itrriiiiie of the Sirord, at Open Order. Grafp the iSword by the liilt in your right •<^ hand, in front of your hip bone, drop tl'.e h!.;(k', four indies from the point, in your kit hand, keeping the left elbow bent, and jilace your thumb along the blade upwards ; itring your right arm fomewhat forward, I lo as to allow the blade to remain in a tli- } ajrunal direction acrofs the chert, without ciultraint ; your left hand being oppolite I to, ;uid about three inches lower, than the Llcft Hioukler. Scdute of the Sivord, in four motions. ' Bring your Sword brifkly up, in a perpen- dicular dirct^Hon, the point upwards, and the Hat fide of the blade oppolite to the right eye, the (niard e\en with the right nipple, and the elbow dole to the bod\- ; tlie in- ftant the left hand (juits the blade, it muft be brifldy dropped to the left thigh, the thumb being kept flat upon the feam of the breeches, and the rel^ of the hand clofe <} to the thigh. Drop the blade, by briflcly ffretching your arms, fo as to bring vour right hand clofe to the right thigh, and remain fleadily in this polltion until the perlon you have fain- ted fhall have pafTed two paces at leaft. Bring your Sword brilkly up, as in the firft pofition. Sink it in a diagonal dirciftion acrofs the .cheit, as described at open order. At D I, tin tlu as *^ VL\TOOK—JV>fh Jrmr. 5\ R. ? hilt, in i'e to your le Ibldier e into the Order. your right drop the t, in your bent, and upwanls ; : forward, in in a cH- :, without T oppolite , than the WtlOflS. a pcrpon- s, and the the right ht nipple, ; tlie in- e, it muft ;high, the Ibam of land clofe ling your and clofe eadily in |ia\e ialu- lealt. a the firft crofs the At At the words of cninn^uvj, R,vir rink, t^lv ofi tl;e Sunjid l.tlutc j tiiey nianh inordinary time to the dilFerent iiutTvals in the liattalion, come to the right about, and by one motion brin ; tlieir Sworiis a-s in No. 1, ot the carriage of the Sword at dofo order. ^ Sali4ie of the Sword in Miirc/j///g. As in pofition, KO. 1, and 'i, taking care to bring the blade iu'> with the left f)ot, and to dr.ip it with the right, and keeping the riglit eye ileadily lixed towards the per- Ibn fainted. N. B. Whenever an ofTicer lliifts his pofuion, it midl invariably be done by palling in the rear of the divilioa (or company) i f! ")'J TART II. rOKMATION OF THs BATTAF.ION. Srre-'fh of n .. v • t /- II,'! bi'.uli- llic Battalion is I en Lompanics, i . » u . A Company commonly confifts of f 1 Crenrrtit Tj 4 8 Battilionj i 1 Li-ht. 3 OiTlccrs, li Seijonnr";, 4 C.(;r]-)orals, 1 DrumiiiCr, Privates. rrrrm- on Whcn the companies join, and the batt.ilion is formed, '" '•■''" "•''•there is to be no interval between any oi ti.ein, grciiadicr, light company, or other j hut every part of the front of the battalion ihould be equally ftrong. The Grenadier ard Light Infantry Com.panies arc to be completed \Mth proper men out of their rtfpcdtive bat- talions, and to be conftantly kept L. Each ( ompany which makes a part of the fame line, ;ind is to act in it, niufl be formed and arranged in the iamc manner. p.,fit'inr, rf The companics will draw up as follows from right to the omua i(;ft. — grenadiers •, — firll captain and major; — 4th. and .'th. u!?uo" ^"captain, ;5d a!id 6th. captain; 2d. captain and lieutenant- colonel ; — light company. — The colonel's company takes pL.ce according to the rank of its captain; — the four eldcrt c.iptains arc on the right of the grand diviilons; — ofllurs commanding companies or platoons, are all on the ri^ht ot the front rank of their refpective ones. Divifun?. The eiglM battalion companies will compofe four grand diviliuiis; eight companies or platoons, — lixtcen fub-divi- liiju';, — thirty-tv o rectio;.s, when lufficieiuly ilrong to be lb divided, ctherwiie twenty-four, for the purposes of inarch. — The battalion is alio divided into right and 'efl wings. — When the batt.ilion is very numerous, each ."om- pany will be divided into two platoons. — When tlic ten conijianicvs are with the battalion, t'lcv mav theP: for the purpolcs of ilring or deploying, be divided into live grand di\irrjr.3 from riidit to left. 1 The I ION. lron:-ditrj attilion, )fT!ccrs, erjeants, c;r]")orais, Irumiiier, rivaics. s formed, :;rc:iadicr, ant of the arc to be iti\e bat- hme lino, ;d in the right to and .'th. eutenant- takcs juv eld fit oflKt.TS 10 ri-nt Lir grnnd ub-divi- ig to be >oics of aiic 'efl :h. .-(..in- the ten for the ve grand The 1 Of the B A r T A L I O N. ^% The battalion companies will be numbered from the rii,'ht to the left, 1, 'i, 3, 4, :', (i, 7, 8. — The fub-divifi- ons will be niiinbered 1, "J. of each; — the fetftions will be numbered, 1, '2, 3, t. of each; the tiles of comanies will alfo be nnmbered 1, % \^^ 4, &c. — The grenadier and. light companies will be numbered feparately in the fame manner, and with the addition of thole diftiniStions. Thefe feveral appellations will be preferved, whether faced to front cr rear. The companies mufl be eqi'^l'::cJ in point of numbers, Comp:inies at all times when the battalion is fornied for held move-cquaiizcJ. ment ; and could the battalions of a line alio be equaliz- ed, the greatelf advantages would arife ; but though from the different ftreiigths of battalions this caimot take place, yet the hrlt requlitc always mult, and is indifpenlible. Rai:ks are at the diftance of one pace, except the fourth Formation or llipernumerary rank, which has three paces. of ^iv bat All the field officers and the adjutant are mounted. The commanding oiTicer is the only officer advanced in front, for the general purpofe of exercife when the bat- talion is fmgle; but in the march in line, and in the fir- ings, he is in the rear of the colours. The lieutenant-colonel is behind the colours, fix paces from the rear rank. The major and adjutant are fix paces in the rear of the third and fixth companies. One officer is on the right of the front rank of each company or platoon, and one on the left of the battalion^ all thel'e are covered in the rear rank by their refpective ferjeantsj and ihe remaining olHcers and ferjeants are in a fourth rank behind their their companies. — It is to be ob- ferved, that there are no coverers in the center rank to the ollicers or colours. The colours are placed between the fourth and fifth battalion companies, both in the front rank, and each co- vered talion at dole order. i I I I i i \ V. I' tufi I n.iiiic 3t' PART II, Tcred by a non-commifTioned officer, or fteady man in the rear rank. — One Icijtant is in the front rank betwixt the tohnirs-, lie is tovtrcJ by a fecontl lerjeant in the rear rank, and by a third in the lupernumerary rank. — The Ible buiincTs of thefe three ferjeants is, when the battahon moves in line, to advance and direct the march as here- ;dter mentioned. The place of the firll of thole ferjeants, when they do move out, is preferved by a named officer or lerjeant, who moves up from the I'upernumerary rank for that purpofe. Vfi of •thff The fourth rank is at three paces diftance when halt- ir.)Mt;h < I- gj^ Qj. niarching in hne. — When marching in column, it mull dole up to the diltance of the other ranks. — The cffbntial ul'e of the fourth rank is, to keep the others tloied up to tjie front during the attack, and to prevent nny break beginning in tiie rear 5 on this important fer- vice, too nniny ollicers and lion-commillloned officers can- not be employed. The pioneers are affemWed behind tlie center, formed two deep, and nine paces from the tiiird rank. Tlie iirummers of the eight battalion companies are affemblcd in two divillons, lix paces behind the third rank of their I'ecuud and ieventh companies. — The grenadier niid light company drummers and lifers are lix paces be- hind their refpeclive companies. The mullc are three paces behind the pioneers In a fin- gle r;iiik, and at all times, as well ;is the drunmicrs and pioneers, are formed at looie liles only, occupyinlting lerjeants always wheel to tlie proper front, and place theml'elves beliind the third file from the new pi- vot. There is no feparate colour referve ; the pioneers, mu- Colom re- de, &c. Ihllicieatly ftrengthen the center j but in the'^""* lirings the two Ides on each lide of the colours may be ordered to relerve their iire. The conftant order of the light company when formed Light com- in line, and united with the battalion, is at the fame dole ?*•'>• iiies as the battalion. Their extended order is an occa- lional exception. When the light company is detached, and the grena- Orenij;;r% dier company remains, it will be undivided on one liaiik of its battalion, whenever there are fevcral batta- lions in line : but when the battalion is fingle, it is per- mitted to be occalionallv divided on each flank. Attoitions of ihe Soldier, Qi'iCK TIME is in general confined to wheelings and Times of MLiNus, the other movements of the platoon or batta- '"*"**• lion are made in ordinary time. It is feldor. . that they will, or ought, to be required at quick time. All wiir.Ei.iNGS, forward or backward, are made quick. WhejUng. Eyes arc turned to the wheeling hand at the word March (and not before.) The wheeling liankman fteps out firm at a j)ace of thirty-three inches, till he receives his word Htdt ; it is the bulmefs of the reft of the rank to keep up to him. Eyes remain in all cafes to the wheeling hand, till a new order is given by the commanding of- ficer. H All Si ♦I >s ..»' i, 6H PART 11. 1/ 1*, { Filing-. All Filings are in;ule quick, clofe, and at the lork-flcp. Files are at no time to open out, on occallons of exercife, parade, or niiuioeuvre ; but they will often be i'o permitted and OKDi.Rr.D, when marcliing in the I'treets, or in coiv.- nion route marching, when the nu.n.h by divillous can- not fo conveniently take place. Pivot men. All Facings muif be accur;rtely made on the left heel. Pivot men niull cover carefuliy and exacp. f cxercill', pcn-nitteJ in coni- iotis tan- left heel, wheeling y to \vhat lietlier in on, when not alter , nor on j^ (.tlicer rccjLi'.re a anks, and nd body, Lxl to the J, and a ie a little n flionid e fecoiul ed, cai h i^lih(>iir'> It chiefly Tot to he lonelhy lis true linariou s much the ilrll len tlie A '/ill CCy colunui. that in- ; pivot iilino ; tij 59 GENERAL ATrENTIOXS. to the colours, if niarchinp; in battalion ; and in general to that point by which they are conducted. At the word //,///, tlie foot in the air tiiiiflu';; its flep, Hair. and the other is hroui^ht up to ir. K\cs remain directed to the juvot flank, if niarchinir in column ; to the colours, if in line ; or to the wheeling flank, if wheeling ; and in !:;encral, to tlie ])oint to which they were turned w hen in movement, untd a new order commands a new drelVmg. Whenever the word Drefs is given by platoon oflicers to their platoons, eyes are turned to the pivot, where the ollicer is, and from whence he corrects theni upon a diftant objecl. In marching in line, each man mull: preferve his body line, perfecllv fquare, and iuit feel the touch of his neighbour, who is nearer than himfelf, to the directing point ; and the rear ranks are to be well locked up, particularly when firing. In marching in battalion, or when halted, rear ranks will be locked up ; but in marching in column, they may in general be at one pace dittance ; the fteps are to be taken firm and marked. All alterations in airryi/ig, fupportiiig ,irmsy ^r. are done C'uriageof by the whole battalion at once, whether in hne or column,* '" ■ and not by the divilions of it feparately. The command- ing officer gives the word, ar.d not the platoon officers j and no Ibch change is at any time made, but in confe- quence of his com.nand ; the men therefore in all cafes, luht'i/y halt, march., drcfsy ivul poini iur the from rank leader to dole to after the coun- inio liiie. l.r iding I'ljl.on. (.'oinfer- n.arcli. GEN'ERAL AriENTIONS. 61 the tn.t^ fTuts the erves his ivhenevci [uit it.— ;n order, ink. At In the the front riglit, or ihe whcol c. A\ hen the pla- ank, nnd tticer rc- s behind ^ pivor. ns wheel rd iv/:n-!y )on, and s place, the rieht the con- platoon us right, its ri^ht mployed into co- nit, and nk is to ferjcant jead in )nies the liter the cour.~ countermarch is flnifhed, and his place is occupied by the i;tncer after dreilini; his divilion. When the plitoons from cokiinns. file in order to take a in File. i.'cw line, eitlijr to the front or rear; the ferjeant of each fuccenivclv, as it arrives within thirtv vard.. of that line (and no livmer,') rnJis oiit, takes dilVance, places him- {\:\l on it, and rcnrains a; a point to which his officer is to bring and cloi'e in the pivot Hank man of his platoon, and as a point which the oiTicer himfelf is afterwards to o' in:u cjluain . which is not the pivot one ; in 'inc, they arc in a fingle rank behind the center, twelve paces from tiio rear rank ; in paraiio, at open ranks, tlicy are between the colours ami the trcnt r.irtk. Mufic, ftc. Dnunmers, nnUic, pioneers, t4C. will take care not to impcile the nank movements of the dole column, nor its form ition into line, but will get into the rear of their res- pedtivr battalions as loon as they are disengaged from each other. Attention in PLitoon Officers, pi fitioti of "When the batt;ilion is formed in line, company or pla- putuon ot-j^Q^ officers are all on tlie right of their platoons. — In co- lumn, they are on the pivot fl.mk, unlefs particularly or- dered i!U(» tlie front of ^ach jilatoir), if a march for any ronllderable diflance is to be made. — "When on the pivot flanks, tlioy are anfwprable in their own perfons for dis- tances ami covering: When in front, their ferjeants, un- der their direction, prelerve the ordered difiance. Wheeling 111 wheeling from line to column, each moves out, and places himfelf one p.:cc before the center of his platoon ; each -turns towards his men during the wheel, and inclines to his pivot llai.k •, each gives his word Halt Drefsy when his wheeling man has juft completed his degree of wheel i each l'.|nares hi ; platoon, but without moving what was the ftanding ihmk \ each then places himfelf on the proper pivot Hank. After the wheel into column is compleated, no one is to caui'e his platoon to fhift, by way of covering on the nivf t tlank, unlefs fo ordered bv the comm.anding otTlcer, or that in tb.e courfc of marching a liraij^ht line is gradirally taken up. In wheeling from cohuv.n into line, each places himfelf one pace before the center of his platoon ; each turns to- wards his men during the wheel, and inclines towards the jiivot of his j/rocei!ing platoon; each gives his word Halt Dri'fsy when his wheeling man, on whom his eyes is fixed, is juft arrived at the next fl«nding pivot man ; each then from that next pivot man correct'^ the interior of his ]>la- ton upon Ids own pivot mail ; cacli then takes his place and rcnains fteadv on the right of his platoon. Whcf'ing If the column is in movcniv/nt, and platoons are fucccs- inciMnvi g^,p|^. xo ivlM-fl in>o a new diiection, each oHicer, to what- po...t. ever Wheeling into line. evci he If {\w ter Itep is t( to ficei M, whi •8 'Xt € GENERAL ATTENTIONS. (i.i n a fingle rear rank ; lie colours re not to n, nor its their rcs- from each M Y or pla- i. — In co- ularly or- li for any the pivot i for dis- eants, un- out, and platoon ; d inclines '/(, when f wheel ; t was the e proper mplcated, covering iip.andinsf ight line s himfelf turns to- arcls the >rd Halt is fixed, ith then liis ])la- ^is place ; fnrces- to what- ever On the pi ever hand he is to wheel, gives his word from the point he is then placed at, whether in front, or on the tianic. If on the wheeling liank, he conducts it. If he is on the itanding flank, he fleps out two or three paces, the bet- ter to fee that his platoon wheels quick, with a lengthy Itep, and ^hat he may time his word //.»// ; this done, he is to fall back to his place on the pivot flank, no longer to look to his platoon, but having his eye fixed on tlie of- ficer of the preceding platoon, he is to give his word Aftirrh at the inftant that oHiccr is taking the lalt flep whi'h eftablifhes the proper didanrc betwixt the platoons. When an officer is marching on the pivoc flank, he is to b;' anfwerable for diftancc and covering ; thefe circumfiian- ces alone muft folely engage his whole attention ; he can only occafionally give a glance of his eye towards his pla- toon, which muilt drefs to him of courfe, and wit.iout any particular direiTtion. When platoons in column are each to countermarch en Countpr. its own ground, the ot^lcer, when his phitoon fices, goes nuch ■; to that flank, which is to become the pivot flank, con- l""^""' '> dufts his platoon in file, and doles its leader to the fer- jeant, who has remained to mark the pivot, /v/Z/j", frontSy and drefles it fquare ; he then places himfelf where the flTJeant flood. When the battalion marches in line, officers then be- in li".... como individuals, equally attentive as the loldier ; nor can olhccrs then h^ attcntiv.* to any tiling but to the corretft- nei's of their own peri'onal march, every operation then de- pends on the word fron. the commanding officer, who Movr.s, HALTS, and dressf.s t!\e battalion. Whenever the battalion is in line, ofiicers give no commands, except in firings. When the platoons of a column file feparately to a flank, jn Wa. the officer condiit^ts the head, and when he arrives within thirty paces of the new pofition, in which he is to form, lie dot.itches his ferjeant to mark the point at which he is to place his pivot front rank man, either in filijig to front or rear ; the officer flops at that ferjeant, and balt^ fronts^ and drejjl's his platoon clofe to the ferjeant ; he then him- felf, after correcSting his platoon, replaces the ferjeant, who falls back to the rear rank. In filing, diftan^es and ilres- flng are taken from that hand to which by a face of the platoons, the whole would ftand fronted in column, and the ^\ ! •I, i i "ii i f %>_>% % ri' ' X M C4 PART II. /Ml' )» the line breaks into column towards the dire(nir.p; f>f>*in(. The leaders ot the thii d, fourth, £»cc platoons, tiom the dirrciing tlanlc, are nev'.-r to overpals the Itrai^jht line whii-h jt)ins the heads of the Jnlt i nd [econd, but ait*, if any thinji;, to be behind it, till they arri\c and halt ex- actly in the new line. In movcnKMits to the rear, dis- tances and dreliing are always taK.et» from the fame point to which they would be made if the movement was to the front, tliat is, from the left, in going to the ti'.w, h it Ihould be from ihu ri^ht, in gouij; to the front. l.fiiing of- ^^" t''*"' leading platoon orficer ot the column, much of ricsr. the precilion of march depends ; he inull lead at an equal, fteady pace j he muil lead on two objedts eitlit'r given ui him, or which he himi'elf takes up on every alteration of poiition J this demands his utmoll attention •, nor mul^ he allow it to be diverted by looking at his platoon, the care of whofe regularity depends on the other ofTicers, and non-commiihoned officers, belonging to it. The le- tond platoon officer iv.ult alf) be ihewn, and know the points on which the ilrlt lead^ ) he is always to keep that hrlt ofKcer and thofe points in a line, and thofe two ofli- cers, together with the placed mounted ofliccrs thus be- come a dircftion for the (ther j."'.vut ollicei" to cover. In marching in open cohimn, t!;c covering lerjennts are pla- ced behind the llcoiid iile from tlie plvut officers, that the officers mav the more correftly fuC and cover each other in column. ■When pi- In the column of marrh, after the word halt Is given, VDU maic;i. f^^J („^o J;, to niovc, and pivots particularly mull: reniain where they are then placed. In this lltuation, when or- dered to FORM, each platoon whuuls up to its adjoinmp pivot ; tiie whole will then, perhaps (as in the cale oi inarching on a road, along the different turnings of a height, &c. Sic.) be in a winding line, and muft not at- tempt to get into a flraight line, unlei's lb ordered by the commanding officer to nnfwer ibme particular cbjetSl. wheding When the platoon wheels backwakds, from line into kjciiwafds, column, the lltuation and buiinefs of the officer is the lame as when wheeling forwards. And he ha/ts and drt'JJe! from his pivot hank, which he gains during the wheel. In clofe CO. In clofe column, divilion officers are on the pivot iiank;;. In forming line, before the ilivifuns face, they are fhiftcd to the leading fl.mk, if netellary. The officer of each ffopS lumns CI r tioni the .lijjht liiK* but arc, halt cx- rcar, dis- nic point it was to f^.ir, it •ont. , iiuich of an equal, given lo oration of nor mull itoon, the r officers, The le- know the keep that two ofii- thus bc- ovt'i*. In are pla- ers, that ver e.ich 9 given, reniuiii when or- Acljuininp cale 01 ngs of a t not at- d by the a. ' line into is the nJ drejj'e: lec'l. ot iianks. e fhiftcd of each llups ( ; MN- EP. A L ATTr.N'l TONS. n.'ps in Ills n^vM p.-rfir', ulicn the clivifK'H n»nr.T to th,- fo.!i; >!;, ptMiit tl •n huufL-U" receives the word Ha!t^t-rit. 1 1c' allows lii, IbrjcMUt to proctv'd with tlic diviiion ; at the d.je ir.itant trivcs \.\\ft \su\A J Lilt, I'r.m, Di>i<', and as ibuU as tlic front "f his diviiion ij clear, the word Maub con- ilnctiniT it iiito line, lieforj tUe Llivifion arrives within t! reo or L".;.- pace- oi ils pr.>'.;;id, the oiT^it will have ft.'j'pod out ni-nbly to the l^ank of" the [>retedin;.^ divihon and will bo tlins ready to ;nve tfv.' w rd //„■//, i.) r'.., at ♦he inil.ml hi", iir.vard liank man i;,irs th'j precediiij^ di- viii'itj. The men d.'-cls by the fornud part of the line, and tiie olii.;(.-r orncts them on the known dillvit poiiit. I h' then redinK's Id, piatoon ]'I;'ce, v/hich has b^.-en pre- ferved by a (Irjeant. When the cio'e column, or part of it, forms line on a rear divi on, the otTicer of each, whv.n the one bohind him halts, fronts, will llep Mmbly round tj th.e rear (and without iuipcdiap his divifijn, ai- h'W his ferjcant to proceed), frjin tlience he can better judi.^e tlic proper moment ot driving his words //.v//, /V 'it, to his diviiion; he then places himfeif on its inward . luk, arid nm-cht'S ui) when his frn.-it i.; clear. The oiHccr of one of t\\c (.enter pL.toons is always in opon column lo nreferve diihn^e for the co':our fil^s. The colours vheel up into (oiinui, witii the leaJinji (.'.•nter nlito.;"., and piice rl\einib!ves b.diiiiil the third fiie of n-.en v: r.n its pivot ilauk ■, wheii the iii-e forms, they clofe in to \\\ It i'jnk. ^V hen oificers march in front of their divifions, th.cy mull: in their oun peribn:; Iceep (o cljfe to the preceditig ones, .'i not to hii.der the ('ank of their own divulon from preiei-vir^ its proper ditiance. "Wh.en tlio head of a column of .march changes its direction, and tliat inarchinc^ in an alignement is not in, qucilion, iiiifcad of makin- regular wheels on nxed points, the o.Iito." who condudh the leading diviiion will cfte'i be directed gradually to brin^ it rouad into the pv/ direc- tion, by tiie turn of the cut^sard fhoulder, n, '• r both his danks continue moveable ; but each liicceeding diviiion, without the formalii-v of comm md, or hah, docs the lamn thing, tlie whole attention relHng on ea^u pivot Hank, which at no rate mult encreafo its dMt re ; but during tl.i-i operation ])referve^ the fame equality of time and len^'th of ftep at which it was b;.loie moving. I On Coloui; vliijrii. c II '1,11 of f I •. ^-iC ' t - rj '; GLi I' A R r II. V! ).,(«, CI fe C : llllll J On all oi'cal-'jiis of i )rminir in iie. .iwier ins.! iij) fro'u ();.";i column, or in nio\;r. lolumi), or in ni.irchm up fro U,) fron\ hrrl- tlolc ni t'CilCllO:! Ik conducting olliccr movcj nimbly to his point (.I'ap; tlu' rai, omo aiK 1 f paci-S before the arrival ni h'n divifioii in tlie liiie, roin ihent fives his woi d to //,. and drrllls it. inltantiy Suirrnnine OlFicors and {orjeants of tlic sr!>i:k\'j.\iKRARY rank art- wlion the batta- rary in the rear ot tlieir reipecLivo conipaiii lion is halted, or ni.irelun'^ in line, th^-v are three p;-.c( from tlvi rejr ran n opd COi (jiie patJ ot the rear ran'c. I] 1 (■ P inin, they are within !e toluniii thev iio on the Ibi i'< or ti'.i'H' 'liviuon wliica ;s not th e vot. '] he grent attention lUuiii- niovemo'its is, that liles are cor- rect, ranks kt-yn up, and ma tr.at ;v. '•rtH't iii\ .■r i.i prelerved a- >;j.'i niontj the fokliers, circmnitaiKcs m y\ hich they greatly ;'s- filt ri\e [ilatoon ofiicer, who ha\iag t!ie important (ihjcas of d'ftnnce and covei in •; ot pixots to obierve, cannot in fuch lituation bv- givi:ii: minute direclionj to his platoon, without tollng ii^lit oi his more material duties. During the firings, tiie fuiicrnumerary rank, allifted by the pla- toon I'erjeants, are to keep the rear ranks well doled up to the front, and to prevent any break beginning in the rear. 'I'he Stafp (adjutant excepred'. inline are three par(>s belvnd the ninllc. In p.aMtie ;.' open rank-., ihcy are on tlie right of tb.e grenadier fi'onr rank. Aijutint It IS the particular buiinels of the Aojl'iANT at all times jivc-t point. ^^ al'certain the diredticjii on which the column is to move, or '.''1 which the formation of the l.ne is to be made. I-"nr this piirpofb he is mounted, otherwil'e he couKl not pro- perlv discliarge this important dii'^y-, -.ir.d he can be mucli adiried in it, hy ha\ing two or t.irce (.ainp colour ineu, or non-co;nmi:'ioiied oHlcers propcrlv trained to line tliem- telves tpiii kly with anytwogi\en points. li(> is to take care, that tiie point where the battalion incilmnn enter'; an alignemeiit, is alcertained to it. \Vh -ii it is moving in liiat alignemeiit, that two puints a head of the column ari' always preparetl. \Vhcn it wheels up into line, that a point beyond each ilmk in that line is ascertained. When the line is to be proloiigi'il, and has wheeled b.u kward bv di- vilions, th.il tWK puints in the ex.tct line of the pivots are rcadv for its m.irch. When the cljfe column is to forni in Tme, battalion I ^onal nu v/nich til dlvilionsi fb.ort, til th-eirmgJ line, whj the Adj Whe/ march, direcVioil nuniber the out divllion ving th before t \llioi. a which i before lie uive the' fr J ttank i| iival ot rear, tl are nva vonl \vard 1 Tl- plato Cc ted, iibk- to n poir V the ill ■7 \\hc<.-\. from cloTr i'«:^. tlu' in the line, I"-' inltamly Y rank ;in' tiie batta- lil-ee p;;c(N "'■e within tiiey jrooii vot. 'J-],eir t'^ are cor- x/crvcJ 1- Kreatly ;'s- ^'Ht ohjc'ts cannot in IS platOLi), lIrln^r n y the p!a- clo/ed up '"g in t!u' live |-.arn Echdion. inarch, the named ciivifion wheels its Sth file into the new direction. The other tlivifions v heel their 8t!i file half the number of paces as the iiamei! one. The tericant is on the outward Hank, the ollicer on the inward Hank of each Uiviiion. At the word Mari il, ihey move on, prefer- viiig their relative ihitance, aiul covering or jMvots ironi before them, anil jull before the inwani Hank of- each tli- \irh);: arrives at the outward Hank of its preceding one, which is already halted in line, its ollicer places himfelf before that Hank ; and when his ir,- ard man touches it, lie gives his word //;;//, I)rr/s up, if the movement is to the front, and tlrelTes his divillon on the diflant prepared ttank point, i"o that his divilion is Readied before the ar- rival ot the next one. When the change is made to the roar, the retiring part /li.-r.f about before the divilion wheels antl each ollicer gives the are made, proceeds as a!)o\e word h,i/f, fro/i/f t/ir/s /'.nk, to his divilion when its in- ward man touches the preceding formed one. Attentions of commanding OJiccrs of Battuiions. The battalion may be confulered to the line, what the j)laroon is to the batt.ilion. Loiiimanding and Field Ollicers are always to be inoun- riri.i o^ ted, and unleis they are active on horfeback, it is impos-cors muuir- fible for them to lee, to corredl:, to prevent milhikcs, or to mo\e with that dispatch which is necellary from one point to anoth.er. Whatever operation is to be performed by tlie whole of CommanJ , the battalion at once, is done upon the word fron\ the f t f I com- » »> i5 b'8 PART ir. •J !' int- '■(■ 1- j.uaii'. commanding officer, without any repetition bnn^pr.i:;* [>\'f!i of platoons rre in-ule at -.he iden- tic a! p"int where the leading plator-n wliveled j that all preicrvcJ, whether the ri,_iu or lell of the battalion liMd., — '[nar a colu: m of half pla- toons occupies no more rpa..e thui a cclurnn of whoie phitoo'.s, M/. jail iul'dcient to wheel uo into bitta'ion. When t'ne open co umn iTiarch'ng in an ahgne'ient i; to flr/fi ill a tlraijdit line, ami for that purpofe /;;t o.-i;;, line , t.ie platoons ri.To.; :i not \riv'\e •\) in to or the ';r ond ')'i \\hi'h thev i.hu.\ and do an/ I!) ipe, uatil thev re^-etve a further j:-~.-r^ eiiher t.i'on in h-'e ; or f.'-tl to ccner, a. id tli 'u lo fo. m ; to rotiiurie toe ~'.r.-(ii. file corimao.!'.', ■■ -idi^ei' alwnvs conchuMs the luvhi o^ h.is batt.dioo column to t'le point at \vhi''i it is to (■:!!■:■ a new li.ij- an 1 h,' i.ik-'s caro m time to tlipai.h a monnrc'l ofh- c • to .ifiertaiu that poiot. — When the jilatoons '(>;)fo' na, to the i;io/enie:.ti; of the w - o cl oi fr. Ci'iWiTj'l i ' i'iimtiff n it has ♦-le.idn:- .lie. iilicer :.s- iniciiJs \\^ }>oinr'^, nn. lie I he iden- thit ,iU thj ia!;ie ip to pl.u. ' i;..!iinl ri,ht or >f \vh<,ie .'ion. leut is to ; tilt- i:i- ["r-.-in rhc ot files :ri!e !:;.e, HT in a .o fi)rn:, nij':! ■■;) ■U'>. L' i'.l ihcr tn :i."'i ; or J if his .'• a new rc.l offi- ,/v./ up llO (ll'i>S- ivlicii ill le otlicr in(T n a: of t'le CENER/.L ATTENIIONS t39 r< '.rt:l.itinfj one, and fr.vii Ir t.^'v:\>, an.l rapidly rcp"ati his \v )!\o of fju/fy il'/.h,'', .'/,(•.•, cVc, and the Iraft del.iy ii' r., vatint; \ho wijrds /'';./. . r ./jr,/:, muit undoiibtcitly tlivirJcr the line in prop.jv.i ;U to tUat del.iy, for tiie whole ol a line ihoii.d .uvr. ■- -^r Hut, ar the iair.e inliaiit. Ill line, the roiTiniai..^'..L: omo.T is in rear of the colours, A"cn'otia fro.ii tiicnc'.', by iv.arked ( nuti^^ns, he makes hib battalion '* '""■" fu'^ out, or lh'(y Jh rty or I'lrii/h', as is necellary to prefervc its place in the gc:ieral line ; his great attention is to fee and prevent the i^e^^inniii^ i.t faults, and not wait till rhpy have had their cficit ; by w.irching and regul.iting bis advanced i'e'-jcant?, he heft reiinUies his batnilion •, tlie f'juartnefs of the inin.h, the co;npic'tiii'l"s of the liles, and the cqiiahty of HCj<, are tiie great objects he is to have in view. - The odier moimred otilcers arc behind the wi'^g";, and can alUrt much in preventing faults, and in Civ.recting them. Ail the battalions of a line muft ^(t// at the fame in-^f'T-i? if» ftaiu in con!'','q leiui! of th.it word, repciteJ by command- '"^ 'iiy-r officers, Vviiclbier they are correct or not in line. — 7'',/<7i half hait.ilion fron i:s own colour, and the men lookin;^ to it, will be im.iu Jiatcly drcifed on the colours of the next adjoining bati.ilio.i ; by this means a general continued line will be obtained, and at any rau\ a Itraight one between each two colours ; and if all the colours Ih'/i'd liave trn.v halud in om; line, the whole corps will be coinpioteiy formed in a ftraig!u line. — uiit if the /:.ilt 1 t'l.t abetter line niu'.'t be obtain- d.ic. t.\ ,? liurtalifHis will be brought '.acooo o;;iccrs will i[iiick iHit lilt w.'iv up J too much celerity IS not juiriy niaJj an ed, th»' colours of tnj iruo the ;.;e' e/al line ; I'h ^rraii^i- the.Tilehes, , , wri <.,> orilcred to the /-/;'>/, and til." men v/ill i;j .:n c.\!ui,.t be u;ed i,i completing iliis operation A lingle b.utalion, v. liun it lialts, is thus drelTed on its right or lelt center co.r.pany, and is ihere't«re in a ifraight line. — Two brtlaii^ns drcfs each from its center on each otiier's c )lour>-, tix ir outward wings conlorn^iing, jnd are therelore in a 'Ar.'.ight hoL'. — i'hree or more bat- t.i'ions dreis from t'e cc t.er of each on their next co- loir j and theref)re if aii the colours halt in a line, the line of the whole will be ilr u-^.u : if t!\ev are not in a line, the general line will not be I'traig'u (till a fp. rial co'.-rek^h'in i^ pii.ii'), Init no ilank will be thrown out of >\v: •'cneral d:reclion, When I .1 •| f t I? 70 P A 11 T If. A'l.l in ex W'f^n a bntt.ilion retires and h,ilt<, it ought nc^cr ifi remain in that ritiuitton, liut he immtJiately faced about, and drcill-d to t!ic> proper fmnt. interval . ^I'hc p;reatert fault that a battalion in Hne can nv.ike is increaiirig its interval; bad dielliuj,' may be remedied without danrel'ents a weak jtart to an enemy, and is not to l>e clofed, without a hazar- dous nionieinciit, and great operation of the line. Commandinp ofncers caiuiot take too nuich precaution to alcertain true p')ints in the line in which they are to form, before the arrival of their battalions in it. When a b.ittalion is exerciling iingly, a lonimandinjr offucr mav liave two ramp colour be.^rers behind each flank properlv trained, and ready to run out to that llank, to give points oi marching, forming, or dreiiing upon the true line. In d'Mug which, one tlank of the battalion is generally conlldered as in that line, and often both. Attenijon-. Words of command cannot be fpecilied for all the variety of circuirltances and iituacions that '" cur ; but conimanding odicers bi-ing th'Mnli.'l\es clear in what is to he done, ihonld bv diffru't and explicit ord'-rs, which th.ev cHvitie and adapt for the ocralion, lea.d their battalions through all the points of excdition with preciiion ; this will alwavs Iv* fiund the fhorteft path, nor on any account Ihould any operation, Wiovc efpecially tb.e correc^tion of an error or miifake (once a battalion is ailemblcd under arnis) be perforn^ed in a carelels or llovenlv manner, which will always be the cafe if the commander's orders are not jKiinteil, loud and fulTiciently exj-'lanalory. ' : fr CO- A battalion c'ofc column forms in line on its front i.- lielps cannot be expected or tlepended on, wiien the line '"^^ '^'^B '•'' is advancing on an enemy, wlien a corps is haralTeJ in its retreat, and when it is unlafe to lend out oliicers, 6cc. In iuch (ituations every thing will depend on the eye and judgment of conducHng oliicers, who mult preli'rve Inch ^direction of movenK'nt, and ieize iuch accidental points as prelent tlieiniclves, and lead to the objec^t which is to be accompliihed. In whatever fiiape a battalion is moving, the command-'^''" )!•'*!- ing officer is never to lofe fight of this gre.it principle, that,-. the battalion Ihoul (1 at no time cover more groiuKl th.m itscivtr liin ill iii> h^ pr'M'T proper extent when formed in line — Therefore if he is s 'undtli^n marching in line he mull take care that his files tlo not Ojien ; and if he is marching in colu:nn, hi-: great attention is I'XtCUt ol ItP front. /^ r- A R r 11. i<» 1^ is that ]\U dwlCinvs d'l not opfn. F. •!- this pitrpofc liii marcli muri be jiil't, aiiH t.oinjM'S t<.!v u !\c".'!;, quick, ixuA iW Uoiil)lii).^rs up, or back, \vh.ii.:i .rr;r {\:c c\V:\t. cf froni, iTinl't lit.' iiiaut.' io v; not to i.n,).'i.!.- [I'.; ^'."Mi-pjI in')veni..'M, ■> of the column or to ch.in^ ■ is tl v.ii ^ os. — Vv'hrn tht' frciit i:i to dimiiiiih, he m;ilt Ic tli.it t: • ^i "j ■>'.n ; divi'ion fl u ':- en:; us pace, .vd wlitii d; .iig v^xl t.cMi tl\;' Mther d vi- lion, th;U it ii>( li les \' cil ii]i, (|M'.ck, \':d c<'V(.'rs, rh'^rchy not ■.i!i;jt;J;ii.; tlic diVili.-n !j'.-.iri;l :t be iiiinXM'od, the muv \--; ' 'Kf. f c f.-o-it Mar run:; in jn i.iijn-- ■.t liii." i:'- WiVi".' [i ;"'v:,r oiiu 1 '.1 \'' 't li-':*, ;.- r.'v;,;,\. t': ■J '■■ V '_ nfr; :• .• iv- "I til. ir 1-.lfS i:- f. ■» t>L' entered '-.e.id onitrs. .1 '>r;v.-i;r !\':n;\inj r hj-jin to co\ ..-r iM ' to nivfi-Tvc !'s v';i it :•■? ).:\ t!iCii '>;iiN',v he rh't :> t^ diW.Ion d;)L"j it iV:iv:l< ai:d by I'Miij i«.' inar».iii.i'/ The cu'nm.in.liiv.^ u:I'. -.T xvmx re: ii'e."!, in tli? wirulinc; movement- ct the jA.// c'uinn of rurth — th:it the w. eel- iiijf dill.iiuos mi!':l h" juili th.-.t the plvv't-, arc to fal; w on the LX.*!t ir.\i\., w!uc!i the loridin^'- etc has tr:ir.ed out , that ih? nil ;le, when orciercd, h:i1t on the prcafe ground thcv tl'.e;! orciiuy ; and that -.vhcn thry v/hccl up ;ind for.7i> the line will \\i>\ then he a <.o;ui:';'.ed, ii;-,'. pr;)b:ii;iy an irre- jiTular curved one. — Ivit 'A a ft: , •M\:\ tvirnud iP)o;i, :;.j.ii the p...: -lad not: iooner, aid \\ljc:e a potted, dwos every pl.it' lOi, ;'v in the tme line, to in;: .!i .i \' true d. it rue : nor :n:i'i .•:;_.- .-.'v furniO'Hiie i, ei(.r I .'-e .' e "-v- a!:h')ii"!i the u .'.: ot t'i...- ri " c -irary, may open or v.i 1 the pivots on ;tee'.>'.'.nt oi lor ^ tiiof eiut (">; the liu move to tin- h..^nd \v!-e.ch (j,"r;es thciii i)?'i,;ia tii.' inic, and at?;ain io-!?nter it ".\'.e;i tlier e '.i •, a;i i i^r which piir- pofe -an ofTirer, or \v^ t-rorr.i-irfiii^iied o:ne(.M-, llion'd he placed where they :'re to re-c^uer i^ In mnrchino; j-i »-he alij^n.'incnt, the c^/nunan.lin:: n -z.}': i}"."i .1 Iri-quf^-uly place hhufrif in it, vvirh a flvee of t:ie tne lee whether !u» hlcs preserve ir, a"d r"rre^r them it iiece'Iary. As (.n-: tield oin.er ,it .; time mull; comivand the batt;i- lion, the others preleiit can i>rdv a.'t in aid <)r him, r^^r c m their llnntion in ail i aie; be arcertaiuei \ but ihould tliff commanding oireer n">t be at llie head of the open column (when it marches, and nartice.'arlv w!u'n ir halts) to cor- Te^\ if necelTary, the p'e )t3 in the fcr.eral line, :mot!\er field o:i eer, (r I'.e Icddm:^ t'JiciT, S a^ livid oihter is there, ;ne : An.l it ,111'.' iM .:er; :! ohihic'e ;:rc thrown , ,'e,(v {It');!.,' c.iwavs, ii nvnib'''t ,^1, 1 GT'VF.R \L A r ITATTONS. U A;ul iv tlicic, there, fliould iTiUaiJy .ittLMiJ to it, tli.it the whcolinjr up ni.i^' li )i '.)c dciavtd. If in the courfe of cxcrcJIe and iii- ftiiu'tii)!!, the Cvj.n.iiandiiiif ofliccr is ni)t b.'luiid the comer vlien t'le baitalion luarciies in line (ir lialts, another Hfld o 'i.:er froin tliat ikiiatiori can immediately ;;ive every proper aid iii movement, ur in hning as it oiiiilu when haUcd i a!i.i in every caie it miitr he evident in what mai.ner the co.nrnanding o'i'.cer can he allirted. When the hne is to breal-c and wheel into open column o( marcii, in aanoil all cales it is better done by wheeling ba.-^xc.inl then forward, tor the wheel is in this maniur made on the pivot llanhs ; and although di\ifions mav be UiK-qual, yet th.ele Hanks cover after the wheel, an advaii- tai'e whi^li is loit if the wheels are made f(;rward. VS'lien a battalion malces a retired echki.i.on, or part of an echellon of a conflderable line : the commanding olH- ' <,er mnft take great care to regulate his movements by th );'e of tiie one preceeding him, \\^.. that he preferves his parallelil'in ; his ordered diilance j his proper liank inter- val ; and when the leading echellons halt, and that he is to move up into line, tliat the outward Hank is nut thrown too forward (which without great attention will happen) nnd thereby perhaps be cxpoled to the enemies enrilade. Commanding o.'luers ot regiments, brigades, or larger Innlies, are moveable according to circun.itances, and flioiild by no means conhder tae cer.ter of lucli bodies as their g>'neral p^ilt in e\ercilc or movorneots, or expect by the exertion of one voice, from one nxed fituation, to com- mand and direct the -whole-, their prel'ence ii more fre~ cpiently reipaired near one or the other il uik ; in general t'u >' ih lald be at t!ie cnnductiiig pi'int of movement or fi,: ■n,:;'. )n, ,i:iJ to t.iat .nldiels their orders by voice or meiri^^e ; for if t'lat po'P.t is led, or placed in the direc- tion It ihould t.ke, tiiere is little danger of the parts of the body not prop.rlv and inrcellv.cly cmfonuing to it. Tlicre are muiv *itMali(Viis in tlie move.neats of great b xl.'. ■., wiiere coniTiands, tluit are not immediately to in- are ii )c gi\eii loud, but (piietly, to \Vhf.-!ing biv'i^vvita. Attrrt' 1119 o Eciiellon, !e a^cttag hi'Jv to wlii.i!e fii.K.tion the relt by the eve 1. (liiea the v* th en r-.r n ; as waen the liead of \v.\ open c(i'umn is or- ".s m iv move on, aad lucccliixelv Uo(^ in cloie cohiain ; anil on all oi-- cn.io:::. wiicre ';a;tsijni\ -.A a .,m- e body are to laarcii, or k" hah 1 I (» 74 P A 11 T II. ''^J\ h.ilt fucccnively, coinnKUuling ofllccrs oF rcpimonts flioiilii Iiiivc an attoiition to j^'ive their r(nnni.inJ.s in I'ucli manner ns not to produce an .ilterario!i in thole points that arc not meant to be int'iicncetl hy tliem at that inftant. ^Vhere a largo hmiy is marching in colunm or coUimn<;, thriUiijii narrow grotiml, anil when its parts are to be al- lcnu)leil beyond the clciil' in I'evcr.d lines, in a compact: jnaimer beliind each ottier, Inch parts are nm to begin to alVcnlile wlie i the leading one does, but tl;e head ot each line is furcellively lirit to (oire up to the ground on which it is t" iluul, and wlieii it thi.Tt' ha'rs, its proper follow- t.rs ^and \iot bi'h>re) mo\L' into !i;ie with it, and thereby do not iini>;do th.e bodies that are iiehiud them, which arc fill! in the deli!?, :..ul are to pirtorin the fame operation. I'rcci'ion of itka cmcnt depends altogether on the inltant circulation ot" conun -nils of- exetution, and that on the atten- tion of ofiicers to t!ie point thev mav be ex'pe(5l:ed to come from, unleis r'.c w'lo'ic (>t a hod.y, however large, is put in motion at the l.'.u'e inttaiu, a column will be extetided, and a line will be ill dreifed, and with f die intervals. Oii.cers niutt particularly attend to the ditlercnce be- tween changes of dhvction made by IThcel, and hy ShouUer forward. In the firll caie, one 'lank remains fixed, while the other is on the wheel ; in the tet ond rale, both Hanks continue in moticui. ^h'tuhur flrirard, applies to i fmall front, and to a rojumu of march, where the diange of di- rection is to b'-' m ule gradua'ly, without an alteration of the pace. In proportion t(j the front cf the body lb chjng- ing, inuit be the degree of i'weep made by both fjanks ; and in all cales the reverie tank conforms to the pace of the pivot liank., and in no cale can it be niade (liort and eady of the fuc- ceoding one. — This will allow fufficient time for the firfi: company to have again loaded, and fliculdered at the time the lalt company fires, and will eltablilh proper intervals between each. Ci. In firing by gram! divifjus, three paufes will be made betwixt the ///v of each divifion, and tiie make-ready of the liicceeding one. 7. In firing by Wings. — One wing will make ready tlie mftant the other is Ihoulderiug. — The commandin;: ofiicer of tlie bafalion fires the wings. S, In firing companies by h'lles. — Each company fires inJependant. — Wiieii the right file prelents, the next makes ready, and lb on. — After the firfi fire, each man as he loads comes to a recover, and the liles again fires without waiting for any otlier ; the rear rank men arc to have their eyes on their front rank meu, and be guided by, and pre- fcnt with them. 9. In general after the march in, and halt of the bat- talion, company, or platoon firing Ihould begin from the center, and not from the Hanks. — In other cafes, and in fuccefiive formations, it may begin from whatever divifion iu-ft arrives, and halts on the ground. % i S* K Fu tn\r \'-^ 1»M« •*''«"i»»«*P»"~~ :ii PART 11. V Objea l»tc. fiic. 1:. !ilc rif/z/g in I'tne, of 1ft. The ih'wi object of fire ag;iinft cnvniry, is to kPO',» tlicni at .1 (liltaiite, and to deter thcin from ihc ait.uk; as tlu'ir movcuiftits are rapid, a relei ve is alwnys kept lip.— iliii when lire conmiences againft infantry, it caii. -ei;, and that trie lo!dicr.s are loaded ^ith li.eir kr.ip- r.i.ks. (. lid. Where infantry arc pofted on hei;^hts tint are lo be defer ileil by the fire of nuis.]ne;ry ; the frc'nt lank will kneel, tnat one third of the lire that mav bo 'Mvcn fhoiild lu't be 1( ll, for otherwile the rem -rank, in Tmi li li- tuation, could not fiifHcicntly incline ineir pieces to raiie tlie fl(>pe. — As lold ers ^■^enerally prclc.it too iii^'h, and as lire is of the greateft eonfequence to troop'> that ;:re nn the d.ljiillve, ai d \v1m .ire pofted if pofiible oti con manding jiroiinds, the habitual mode of firing llitjidvi theitfiiehe r.ili'.er at a low level than a high one; and ilic lire .f the front ruik kncelirg, hcliig tlie molt e!tiiaiiun.s ao be- in;r the nuift raling, Ihouid not be difpenlcd ••viih^hen 11 can be lliloly and iiklully employed. 4th. "When infantry inarches in line to attack an eneirr, .iiid in adv.Uiiin^ m.ikes ufc of its fire ; it is pi rlu.ps better to lire the two llrft rank only ftandii.g, refervh'g the ;.d. than to mr.ke the front rr.nk krcel and to Mrc t:^e whob.' : li'.t volleys llre.l ;:i a co.'.iider.'li'c diitniue,. or on a retir- ing enemv, nuiy be gi\en by t'.ie liircc rr.nks, the fiont one kilt elir^:. .';tl:. A li''P I'nfr' d, or arrivinr; at a fixed lltnation, vill live hv \. . ■ <.■■'< r'vz L'-'* e;-.'li^' ti {' 'lire > v.iLh ba;t; ii( n indi. pcnd.:nt ; i);i;;1 Jncl'^^' Ir.'m tb e cc! no ( f li:cb. i\. t.cl I i'l rt of ench bii'tauon wii be rii; iiitn\;'"M; ab.r the llift fire; cai 'i ;ir. ar d t na- I), 111 i,itn\.'M; al.r t!ie Inlt lire; cai 'i pl::t(cn 1) ;ll r .:tiriK to lire as ioi)'i ns it is lOnded, i:v lej)' ni ;':.f .'..d .1 q';ick as it can, liil the latlaliou or line is oideied to ceale. ()\h. I'obind a par-'pel, he-l'^c, or ah!i,\tis, the tvn f rft rur.kj only can luc, uiiu luch mmg niay be jr/e J:y'^>'[ > 'A'- libcue t i FIRING IN LINE. 77 1: r ! IS to kfO|» vpys ktpt it caiiiuit ) be f .e Ci.tr.iy wli'i\ ciir .eir ki'.ip- Tt are lo CTU lank 1 r-i. ii li- m laii'e h, and as e on the maiidi;i2 rt ff.rt he e lire i.t us ao be- ilh " hen n eiien ]P, ps biitcr .' il^c- ;,d. whol'.' : 1 a itt'r- i out out' ion. vill ihd: li. crch — ?t'd (. 1 1 a- rn il ul ..:.t ;-a (Icieil to vo frft ;-/'.", i-ir- libcue li'H'rntc ami cool, the two men of the rime filo ahvavs ill in;; t'.'gctiier i it ni.'.y bL'i;;ii from the right or left of platoons, and (h)uld l)o t.iuclu in lituatlons adapted to it, not in ojKii i^rouiid.- — Should the parapet, hedi,'c, or abbatis be but little raifed, plafon lirliig may be tiled. This ni.)de of firing is very j;allinj; it well kept up •, it is fomc- tiines iifed on rejoicing days, when it gets the name of a Jt'i/e de jrjie. Tth. Oblique filing by battalions, is ailvantageous on ma- Qbiinue fii, ny i^c.iiio-'s; as \vl;eii it is proper or th.it lune does not inj. allow to give an oblupie direaion t(^ [)irt of a line, or that their lire in tins manoc; 1.M11 i)e t!'Vo\vii againl^ the opening of a deliic:, the ;,aiiks • >[ a column, or .igainlt cavalry or iniantry that direct their attack on ionie particular batta- lioji or portion of the line Mth. As long as the lire by battalions, half battalions, Ri-^juUnty or companies, can b kept up re::;;il.'r, it is highly advan-"' *i"i>i tageous and can be at any ti;i;e (topoed ; but fhould tile fiiinj; he allowed and once begun, unlels troops are exceed- i;ig cool and well discipiiiied, it v. ill be diilkult to make it finilh, and to muke them advance in order. 9th. When a line iialts at its points of iiring, no timg is to he lost in fcnipulous dreirmcr, and tlie nrinp- is inllant- ly to romment e. — iiut a line that halts and is not to fire, 0/ whju its li.-ing coares after the halt, may immediately be ordered to ilr-ls from colours to colours. lOth. The attention of the olTkers and non-commiffion- cd oificers of the rear to the locking up of the ranks in Iiring, cannot be too often repeated. I'iri'i'j at the Tl/'pv/, CI o The importance of a well diroi'T^ed fire is gcnerallv ark'i ''.viedged. To attain this eiTeniiai oiilci^t of military ii..t:uction, the following method ought to be frequently piac^til'ed: One or more targets mufi: be prepared for each detachment of men, each target mMl't be of five feet nine inches in Jicight and twenty one inches in breadth, it f]i n'd he painted acrofs, the middle with a colour that Will llrike the eye, about th.rte inches in breadth; the *«H«MMtiSi mmm PART II. tlic upper end oii^^ht alio to be painted in th>* miii- iwr. 'The i'H«n mull at firft [ire at ."() toiies dill.. , .'.en at loo, :md lalrly at I JO, At ,;(), and 100 toifes they vill aim at the Io\vct n;,.ik., at 1.30, they will aim at the upper; at lirll, t!\ey will lire fingly ; when tliey are able to lire with pre- ciiKii, rliey may be aceullomcd to tire at the word of ui,ninand. 'I'hey miiit be taught to plaee the butt of the lirelotk properly againtt the ihouldcr at the prei'ent, to iiii)port the b.'.rrel iK-adily with the Ivft .irm, and level expeditiously tl;e bre..ch of the barrel antl the light e\- iu'lly on the point at which they are to aim. The word Rclohit Anns, ought to be given often after the word I'ii'sciit^ tliat they may a'jquire a habit of levelling expe- ditiou.ilj' ui the objLAil. Particular care muft be taken that on the word ii/c, they draw the trigger iharply with- i>ut Itirin^T the head or altering in the iinalle'-t poliible drgroe the direction of the lirelock \ and to enable the in- itruc'^or to obferve this important point, they mud re- nr.iin at the prefent till the word lad. This cxercill' is to take place every year, after the Mili- t'a has been inlhau'ted in :,ring with blank cartridges. The OlFicers ought to pay particular attention to the fallowing remarks : " The end to tx' .-.ttained in tiring ii i; not to lire the greated: number of ihots in a given tune; but to make every Ihot cllectaal. '1 his is to be done, by li'.nnlitVinfr the manner in which the iiriu,'- is to be made, antl in r.iak'ng the men properly accpiaimed with the car- fvliig ,u ! luMiiiigs of tiie pieces ; and )i;ial!y to teath tliem ,'t wii.iL diicancc a reliance is to be phued on the t.re ot niuslM-trv, and hov/ to guide it properly with relpect lo i:u,' gro'iiid, circmr.dances, and the arms wf the enemy: in a word, when it ought to be laid aiide tor the charge oi tlie bayonet." ♦' It is at SO toiles that the fire of nuisketry begins t" !'..r.e a CMulidc.-.iblte edcct ; but the proper direction is <';iiy ti) '.)e aciiu:r«.\l by t!ie rept'atcd ule Oi target tiring ; t' ■-• l.!'-get ou^l'.t to be placed at diifcrent known dlltances, fi lurim'.-i on dclcending ground, in a hallow, on riling j':"u:id, ijn a lev'.'l, :[vA on an eumiiuence; aiid tlie men O" :t f l-f tliC lie ni.'rt'.criy t.i;niliar iu levL'Tling at the proper lion and . ii C'lvc^l uf his ru"j ac:.(.>rdi:ig to the iil'.iation mnii- . .en PAUADE OF A liA ITALION. and diuancc at wliith it is placed. There nrc, in tli.it fLrpc(Jt, proportions which oiij^ht to be conlidcrtnl as ax- ioms, and wliith n^ay be t.mght the men witl.out oxplain- ing the theory on which they are foiuided : tor inltancc, if a battalion of the oiiemy is at :UK) toiies dillant, in front, t!»e ;iim muit be about three feet hij;her tlian tin n- heads, ut 'iOn toif<'>5 a foot and a half above their heads, at IjO toill's nt their hats at 100 tciics at t!ie niidillc of tlie brdy •, :.t 50 toiles about the knees, but ne\er louei-." TJ4 Order for forming the Parade of a Jjattalio':, Tnr men havinjr aHembled at their ofliccrs quarters,'" are to march under the direction of an olVicer of eacit company, to the (Jcneral Parade, and the itrii^tcfl: fdencc is to be obl'ervcd ; at fifty yards of the pronnd upon whit n the Battalion is to be formed, t!ie officer will onier ilu? company to /;,///, carry arms, and march in ordinary time, to an allotted ftation m the Battalion ; he mnfl be \er. particular in talcing the diOnnce for Ids company in ojk-i^ cohiinn from the company in front of him; when lie liai j^ot his proper diftance, he gives the words of command, 9}\ler arfiis, jlatid at erne. "^rhe Captain or ofHcer commandina; fuch company wil! repair to the parade, for the purpnfe of minutely exa- juiining the arms, drel's and accoutrements of the men, C Attention. I Rear Ka/il, tale Open Order. Worils of Com- Alarch. maud giten by<{ Order arms. the Captain. H.mdle arms. Right face. ^ DraiX) Ratnrcds . As fi'on as the ramrod is drawn, each private v,'ill place It into the barrel, the round end of the ramro;t.-t that isvilible df the ii^tl;, iSi'. fee th.it ti.e ywA is l)r!i;ht and tleaii, and the toucii-h . ;e jiei tociiy clcir; it they flioukl obferve any diilt ai'oul tlie latter, or (hould fiis^jcit tliat the aperture is not clear tt) the chamber, they will either order the man to iile l;f. prieker, or ni.ii-:*- Idin blow down the barrel, after ha\in Shju/(L'r iirins. Or, ley arin<. Unfix ba\Ai:f. Butt t. tlu- frz'iK The olTivers will apply their h.ii' directed hiai ti* to t!''e tnudT-'in'cj wiiihl the nu'!i bh w down their har/e'si ft, is iIiodM in- variably be praculed behji"e the L''.itl.ui>'ii >i"es to cxcriiie with cartriduX", on thele oci..-.;i on;- toe aOuve n'.enti.'i ed words of teimniand will be ado[Ked, with the foiiOA;nj^ ones : OrJcr iirnis. J'x /vn./../..-. Sr'j!i/it'< r iiri/is, P^ri urn, J. The OtTi'or or Oilicers will continue their infpe^li)* of pans, lluits, or drivers. Sh,i//i/t'r (inii:. Older (i< II! I'. U/ij'ix bny.r.t, St/lfl(i nt ,,iyt'. The Officers infp.^Tt tho men's amintinition, and when the men have ihui tiieir pouches, tho oli.cer inipe(5is the- nieii'i I'ARADF. OK A I^A'I lALION'. I wlielher taLtJ to Cit.ir; u :)r (hoiilcJ her, they or ir.akf •d hiiU lu licll-'in'cj liflir;, '1 l."J infpt! (Ellon :\n';'•. MS, ,'«•'■ ill r.iMl nr.i'r ,uul properly t;\cd ; the prick- ■ •rs aiul hni'Ii s arc h.inr liciicath the hroail plato, cjpo- ' '.'.lly ar ir'tp";rioiis. Ri.jr R,i>/b, /rail unii:. Ti'it' i/.ic uT.lcr. ()i !:'r ,;,-w,. S:.:n I .!.' i\i ■':. After \.\\\A\ ho \\i;l Lave it to the dlreaicai ot t!,,> u'.nu I'lt >f. 15. A very cx.-riloiu praa:v.e ha^ lu-c;i a.IvjHeJ in ll);nj lle^'imeiits tr« alcert-ua the nii.cty o^ di.caiue^, on v.-\\\c\\ the tTLie hiniial!..! of a battalion wlioiiv viepent!-. I his is by froiniiiLT tlie [livor men .uid lu ircliin^^ tiicn one or two pi.;c. fuwarJ from their fL-ve. i! tlanks, aiul fuiM- t!ie.r. a/ahi to rij.lu or !oft ^as the caie nv.v be tlie .•\ii,'i; ant aiul Si-rJeaiU-rvhiior are tiurs enableii to io\-\\\ a iiiofr a ciir:\te iiri;;'\ci!; troni tlie t'\o cxtrciius u{ tlie rectihntar lu-aaf'on of ilicie important 'points; t.n wlmh the (iul'erent .ll\n,,'ns ■:'.(. wiil he atUched bv tr.e /.•,;. /o/' to tlie ri^ht or left. W hen the CVaiKViancimi.', ();]icer co:ne'> (,t. th.e pi:M.',', iie la-tlcrs the Atijntant to form the parade, ub.o lI- ^ t!v.' I jhowin^ words of con. maud, \i/. C. ,iu-ii:ii, .-L'tiiilio':. Ill / ' r^/V. ■•<•.,■, t.n, p'lJ. 'I'lve Odicers on all d -le- u!-,der amis ire to iiave rheu- I vM-ds drawn, vvi-'iou'. w.-.nin.r f,>r my words of com- oMiulfor ih iL .airpoic ; the v.^ ;nnu.:iv!in.| (>lh.er then -i\a ; the fi)Il(.win^j wnrds of ccMiiman.l. />v (,Jii/i:i:ji,.., h t,'.\- i ft ■;, '..■,! i/,.' ., i,t<.\ d/.r,/' Ri.ir Rii/!\y /,i':r cfu.'t oriii'r. ;1 /,/.■,/'. i he Com-nandn-- ; () licer orders the Adhitajit u> ^S.- i the l»"pM;is. N. 1). No c ) nidhivnrs jial', be;wc,,'n th.e (dncei', .u)J (..•oo,!,-.- the I'w (Vil, (ir oiiii'i \« lie. ■ :" adiula :t, e:-h - '." Hep or.s !i w'..- ; .^- ■.] c/! > :.• 1 !n the .', '.'iianl fiM,i •;.e O'h cr- ,ia!'i on (.' .a.i'. ■ of the c(M',,'in;i, •': it o-eti «••■ mmnfO" ■ > 'i^ * J^ 82 i) 1' A 11 r II. open order in from f>f the H.UtAlion, an.l by Imn ilolivcrctl to tlie M.ijor who will give them to tiie Colonel, or to the Lieutenant Coloilcl i The romnruKlinij; officer, will opfii the ranhs. A regiment i*;. lelJom liisniiired from :i parade, without going through the Manual exenii'e or lome niana'Uvres. As I'uun as the Manual excrciie is over. Mji-ih. ( iiiii'r III 1)1 1. L '■■/ix Ji,l\ Jh'.\ S' u 'Ji I .-n,iv,t Colonel advance dis- moimted to their pi. cos, the ? I.'ior on horieliack in hi;^ place, a Camp coiuuis is previuu.-.iy placed eighty or a hun- dred •-»«■«>" Iflivcrcil Diiel or ^Ji rough J" as the ' the of- lit." b.uti- li-'J with I' thein- tlic pa- He adju- I'r anus : , he will t as (ooi) rand pa- : it will ii-'s, will <--s, aiuJ \ill turn 1 're lent \Vhcn «l ope)) Ke dis- ni hi-? a huii- i!:ed RFVRW OK A IiA'n\VLION'. dreJ paces in front of the renter of the i5;ur i!ion, whi' h being tonlidered as tiie nation oJ tlie reviewing oii .er, i the point to work upon, and to which all tlie movenicnts are relative. In tliis dispofttion they await the arrival of the rc\lew- ing General, who, having prelenied hiiiifelf before tin- center at fifty or (Ixty pates d;lLince, is n-cei.C-l with a general lalute, the battalion prelents ar:ns, the Oficers I'aiute, arl the Muiic play, the Colours lalute thofe onlv w!u> froiu their rank are i.niitled To that hcrnjur; tiie Cie- neral *h,n moves towards the rig'it, and p.ilfes aione the reir without receiving any further ton. oliuieiu ; the ni.ric ceal'e upon his havitig returned to ttic r;^tu •! lak of tl\e battalion, and while he proceeds to plate himlelf in the front, the rear rank are tioled, and the Coii:'iel and Li, u- tenant Colonel will then mount on horlebatk in rear of the center. The Battalion in open column of companies is then put in motion, with the muiir anil pioneers at its head ; aiid points having been aiVertained by the adjutant for the exact and ieveral wheelings of the diviiiims, e. ah company wheels, fncceihvely on arriving at thoic- points ; their Right ranks in marching paft only four paces diltant from the caiDp colfMir, the l'un,)ol'ed lituation of the General. l^ich leade' of a lompany, when he lias adv.mced fix paces from the lecoiid wiu'ding point, changes (juickly by the rear to the right il.mk of his tompanv ; vhen pi wed, he gives the word's Eyes '^'(i,' /-'•'.- and i:pi)M arriving within filfy paces of the Gener.il of^f// rcjr ra/iLs, at wf.ijb. time the o!llcers, whether lupernuinerary or otherwd'e, move three paces in front ot their company, the captain on the right, the lieutenant on the left, and the enlign in the center. Covering ibrjeants move into the place cjuitted by the captain. In marching pafi the reviewing general, the colonel is at the head of the leading company, the major a little beliind on his left; the mulic fix paces before them in two ranks, the pioneers in two ranks, are fix paces before the malic, having a corporal at their head to lead, the ciriim- mers and lifers are on the left Hank of their relpectiv(> companies. The lieutenant-c. lonel is in the rear, with th'j adjutant on his le'r, but fomewhat behind ; the mulit begins to play immcdiutciy after the leading company has I. 'J made s t ■;, -' C/ .<•? 81. r A R T II. * ♦.. made tho fccoinl vhoel ; tlu" (ifilcers prepare to (..lute i'i\ p. ics iK'Kjrc t!ic (iciif.-,.l, ai,.l i-cc(;\ '.T tiK'ir JwM\l ; v!w.,i ten p,.iC's p.ill liiin ; thv c-(:;ri:r,.';,J.;:i'^'- i)|,',(.er ir,.\ ^,;^ l.ilui- cJ .,t \\'C l-.ead ot t!ie i>.;tt.iiiuii, pl.iCLS Linile'r i!(.ar tliL' CienoiMl and rL'inains tlicrc till the riar h.i.s n. iivhed pan, .lie d:',: ers t:().ii;r..;;ii.rin^r t();i. panic-; l...\i:'.j; d/j palt t'nv' I'.iiue I'll i:.t. by lliir.y p.i.es, v.il! caili tiu 1 1. iiiM. !v i lule Ms rear I" In '■<■., .\iul at r;i;-.iwiu' c.u'i i;;tlA!du!! r'Jir-.ics the jKilV v. huh he h.e'ul wlioii tlie lolir.:':;; .'. .is tii it ii; iiiction. ^^'lK•:l liie lead':;ig <(':ppa!'.y arrives i;(...r the hiiirth v>du..li.;.; p'UU!, t'.K' wlioie h.ilr, nude ev. :' •,, .Mid ihcv inareli (t lit ipi.ek l.ir.e \n :ii .'.mis Inppoiud , ,iiul iip.Jii .;rr;vi;i^ .:t the lixtli wduel, •..rii.s ar.- .igain crried, ,iiid havii'.;- \v!'.ec!ed the i/.'.ifie h,euin to i)l,iv. I he h.itl.ihcn now LLa'ches p.iil tlieCiiUeral in i;r.ieli lane, .md .it ..li.le or.h'r ; ih.e ( olo.Mel and iieiiten.int-e'). ItiiK'l, ^'v(■. ,\':l' ill the I.ene iitiia;'."'!^, andtl.e le.idinj; of- (iiers (d e.ieh cir.np.mv <.h.ij)^e t.) i:.s r.:_;i'l 1)\ the n..ir, ia the lame manner .uhI .it the hune tinic .is belure, hut do iMt l.d.uU". 'Idle Ian: riiihner.irv dhiji-is aiul hiie.iiu.s .Te ill the rear id eo.np.inies at one 'p.iee from the re.ir lank. \\d-.en tht" head oi tlie c nhiinn ,'.rrr. e:; i.i.m- t!ie li^lith vheerm^^ pcini, mu!ie ee..lt?s, it is h.dted m i/i'der to t.ike ui) the ordhn.iry i'tep r.iarcli, Awd u!'Cii ..r- rived at t!ie pn; i: wliere tlie li'dit it l!. ■ lv,;tt jlioii was nr'dn.dlv plaeedi, if is .I'^.wii h.ille^!, lliC mi;!ie .md pie- rcers gn to th.eir pol'is '.)eii:ndi th.'; ce.itir, ..nd the pivOts heii"';.,'' eorroefed, the 1 atLdion is \'ihi.'eh.'d i.il < In.. 'IV.e c,>r.i!V .:id.;:v.| (Mruer h r. i.v^^ then|^"\';M tl'.e c.; "Jon that t' e ^^i•ll,lI :a~:\ i'l.;t, i.;i ilxeriite Jli.av! It Iv i e- «"iir«.'d 1 will hi. ja'i i.a-eud, ^"es to tiie rear, :-:\\ '.'.m; m.ijur .rl . ...I', ill ; !■) the .h\)i'.r, ;'..\ s the uci'l- ol t()n!i^.,..r.d ; tl'.e (ilTuLi-:. .m.; I'lhi;:-- t.i'-.c tl.iir prat.-, in a h.ne \d'!-. the I'.i.e'.iiii:; eiM"'- i aii. i.; I'e vw > t' 'i, h.'lt.dien, ihiiolo- jul .,nJ !ientea,;n;-i I i.a.'.d ; e ii lie ' e. r il t.'u' iclo'rs, and ilie j.ui e' rs .":> iiaaii.'v' iime p. .its he\ond i.;e i e.n', ('■e iv.iiiie I in ee h> h.ed t'.eiri. d'lie in.iicr J 'cs ;l.t rear r.'; 1^ '■ irr t!' pi, f^on ( >,(. rcile, (h.e 1 lli^ ers .ui.l i.i'.if.s ili,.n ri I la.e tht.a" iil!i..t ■>:) ;ii the I'nr, .md the t >. r^ I'e Ivu-r lii.'ll.,., i I'.e !• .'ier ^Mies to hiis pelt in n ir ( J ;'e he^'n-i ecn,; ..;.v ;iii,' ihnd it li'e hat- I hill ee".r:i.s I i" (i.il T' mp.ndes', ..nd ilie ci'ii in.mihnj; M|'(ir ha^.i.;,' nrhaa 1 i>- 'prm.e and lu.'.d with t.iti.dge, ]:■• Ai'.is in I Ml' ie tl.e n.i ■. (.'ii.ent •, // ads „.g mu.'^ I T f? " !!>o IILA^IEV,' CV A li.VrrALION. fTuriL- of Com^juvil for a Rii-iew, ln>'/udiiiQ; the M.iiiiul diid Vlu'')j'i I'.xcrdjCy and the March. riu' Ranks bei.i;^ at Opoii Order, .iiul the Reviewing Cc- ncral ha', iiiij taken poU in the tVont, tlie followint;; words of Comniaiid are ;;i\en. *,* ill',:: w>- - iii.ir.A I 1 .'•.VITA' ■; ire ^ivni hv the C )intr> in ier of th^ i""!'!.)!! 11. — 1 '1 iU- niJik: , in Irj.u •'i nc j; v u bj tlie C(jiii!iiJ:iucr ut ihe t'oni- ;unv or I ) iv i^.i ii. Command in;; OlTi. er. Caution. i Word;, ot Command. I'kisini arms. SHOliDKR .AK.MS. \\h\K HANKS, TAKE AVords of Com- mand by (.)Ai- (ers of Com- [)anies. I I.OSI. OKDKi; M A K (■ 1 1 . CoMl'AMI-;, 0\ I'll! I I, r I ',! \ri:v. akds will I.I , MAlvC'l. March. ; lUf >!rrfs. ]ft wIiCLl. i //,/'/, /,// <7;'/vv/, I H.iii i/ri/}, iiuirrh. •..'d I //.;//, left nvhrcl. ! //.;,■( ./. ■./-!■, march, j I:\cs riyhf. Run- r,inl.'s, t,ihi '■pen order. Reiir rnfils, take el^.fe cnler. '■T^.i ttmmmv\r\ttr' ■'-- -- .a^ . — «,«.-~-i^'^idJl»ii^ ' 86 PART II. (' V , ^ommaiidinki Otli cer. Caution. | Words of Cfmmnnd. Words of Con\- mand by v iVi- cers of Com- pi'tiies. U Cid wheel , Half, lift 'i.'krl. Halt U1CK, MAUCH. 4th 5th 6th rth Carry arms. Halt. MARCH. Halt. Halt, left -U'hfef, Halt dr'fs, (fuicif, Halt, l,ft vhee!^ tl I.' , i/uici', 1/1,11 i/.\ 8lh Half, I, ft iHel, J Lilt ditfs, I'.aiih. Li. r T vhi;el in'To, I 1 N i; . ?!arch. Halt drefs. { I I.iK h !(■! tr (oir.iVi.iiu;i :, ii rcrnj any give all thelc \\(ri!s(' < ( r..;.:. t.d i tovlmi to the left is rcj^catcd at f\CTy aii^iC Tht -.^ .„ . -laE" l-J' t'i i REVIEW OF A BATTALION. 87 of Cdrii- d by ( ilj. of Com- es. i/s, tnarch. •ft tvhfe!^ ^fft vheef^. nx-hft'ty 1 hi. I' 'i.h:e!. ft ivh cK all thcib jH'atfci at The Commanding Oflicer. Caution. j Words of Command. Words of Com- mand by OiH- cers of Com- panies. Tiie Hattaiion will go through the Manual and Platoon Exerciic. (2) 'I'he OfUcers Will take poft in tho rear. The front rank ^nly charj.:;es bay- onets, the rear ranks port arms. Battalion, Rear hanks, i ake OPEN ORDKR, MARCH. Order arms, Unfix bayonets, Shoulder arms, Officers, to ihe RIfJH'l FACE, March. Front. Order arms. Fix Bayoneis, Shoulder arms, Present arms. Shoulder arms, Charge uayonets. Shoulder arms. Rear ranks, take CLOSE order, (3) march. Make ready, Present, Fire. WlIH CATRIDCE, 1'RIME and LOAD. (4) 'l^he ('-') The major is now in front of the ro^imcai, and pives the word of cummand —the colonel having taken poll HI the rear. (j) The olFicers having taken their pofts in front as at dole order. ( 1) The front rank in this cafe fires (landing, if it was ordered to fire kneeling it would he commanded, and this is given by the colonel who replaces Uie major, the battalion liavinij Uiouldered. ■WMMi I^^M|K*"U33V ^^r4T^*».4wir. iuw«yn~^f \ ijihiw fi« P A R 1 II. Cuiuin.iniling ( )ill^c'r. W orJs of Coi;i- iiMiul l)y Dlli- ccrs ot Coui- Caution. I Words of Coniniatul. | panic:' 'I'llL' li!:e will I lMAKi.il. nilvaiicc, ! IIai. i. i Fire two roiituls In cdiiiiiaiiic'sh-din llaiik:, to ccntiT. ' I Drui.u I '7"/-.'/, /(■, i : ^ "■■'•' ■> T'k- '.;,ii, will Ui ii r .\i!o^ r.i- Ac::, TL'tin-, ; M \iir;i, i !iu !■, i 1 irc t\\ I' ri)iiii(ls ' hvconip.Miicsfi-om 1 I ciucr to il.inlcs. Urui.i. ; I 'I'lU- iiiK- will T'Lmu:?. a.UaiUL'.. I I i \f r. '• /''/If. j ■\\ l'ri"|).iiL' I ir I'.'.i' C'^M '.u s cr. iNh: linii'. I'i.M)! ?> r I 1KI\ The liiir will i\I\:;(ii. a(lvaii(\', I ! Ai r. Fin.' a viilly lo , i\rA';i', ima;)-,-, iho troiit. ! Fki-ln r, ' FlKE. I I III \:r AM) ! '^\;). 'I he line will re- ' RiciiiAUoi ; !.\ih, tiro. i I\Iak( !i. Ham, I'kon ;•. The line will March. iiilvarue, ,1Ial 1, Fii-e; ¥ f ] REVIEW OF A BA'n^ALION. tl Commanding Officer. Caution. to th? from, and af- ter port arms, The line will advance, General Salute. I Words of Command. Make ready, PRESENT, FIRE. Half cock, arms, Shup pans, SHOUIDHR arms. Rkar ranks, take OPEN ORDER, MARCH. March, Halt. Present arms, Shoui.der arms. Rear ranks, take close order, MARCH. Words of Com- mand by OQl- cers of Com- panies. Moves out three paces in front. N. B. After the General Salute, arms arc aften\'ard.s iliouldered, rear ranks clofcd, and tlie battalion marchc.! back tj quarters. Five rr^s^ \ I The follo''Ji)i/7g orders ore to be Jlr icily at tew dcd too : Tlic officers of Miiitia mufl: be taupht to march in flow and quick lime, the Wheelings, the Manual and Platoon cxf.rciles, the Sword Sahite, and how to give the different words of Command in a full ftrong voice. R., CONTENTS. lly attcn^ o march in Manual and ow to give rong voice. Page General orUers concerning the regulations - - 3 Jntrw/uc'fiofi ----_____ __ 5 Dcjinitions and Explanatory (/bfervaticns - _ 7 PART I. DRILL or A rLATOON WITHOUT ARMS. General Formation oj the Militia - - - _ 11 Formation and ftzing cf a Platoo-i cr Company ibid. To take open order fr'jm cloj'e order - - _ 12 Manner cf injlrucling the Militia - - _ _ 13 Pofition of a Soldier -----__ . 14. Standing at eafe ibid. Eyes right or left ------ -1,5 The facings - - ibid. Pofttion in marching --- _ -___jg Thu ordinary JJep ----__ . >_17 Th'' ^-'"If T - - . ibid. The oblique Pp ibid. Drefjing luhen halted ----- __„18 Stepping out - - ------__ 19 Marking time ----- ____ ibid. Stepping fjjort - -_-_ -----'20 Changing the feet ibid„ The fide and clftng JJep -----_. ibid. The back flep .-_--,, ----21 The quick flep ibid. The quickefi flep and method of regulating theflepsl , by the Plummet c'*^^ Refuming clofe order ---- -___23 Marching to the front and rear - - _ _ ibid. File marching ---_-___ --24i Countermarching by files - - - _ _ -25 Forming to the front from fie - - _ _ . oq Forming from fie to either fank - - ^ - 27 Wheeling forward from the halt _ _ _ _ ib;d. Whet ling frcm the march -- -__ _ 28 Wheeling inti line from open column uf fub'divifiom 29 "1 IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) /. // ^^. ^^ .^ M/ A % '^ 1.0 I.I 1.25 1^ ii£ IIIIIM 1.8 14 i 1.6 <9 ^ y] ^% /i 5 '>> '/ M Photogiaphic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. M580 (716) 872-4503 ^ A /^ :\ 9>\. ^y% ^\ ■i ■■ * ' i I .■ K m C d N T E N T Si ■. . . . > ^^^* Itlcreitfutg and diminijinng the front of an open 7 qq * ioliortn halted -^--.----^ ' Marching on an aligneinent in opeti column ofl r,. fub'divifi.m - - - - " ■*•" ".-:..< r- In open column of fub-dix>}fions luheeltng inh u , ,^^ tiiw diriSlion, on a ' moveable piv^t - - " " 5 tVhedint on the center of a platoQn - - - - 33 increajing and dtmtmjhing the jront oj an open / •jujvi column on the march - - _ _ - - ^^ ^v ' JVheeling forward by fub-divifions from line ^^'^,'^4t Wheeling backward by fiib-divifom^ from lin^ •% . STj Opcjt and clofe order en the »uu\h - - - *36 From tioo ranks frniing into three ranks - - 37 Rallying ------- -__- ibid. PART II. DRILL or A platoon with arms. Pofition --30 Manual exercife and fnovements of the firelock ibid. "Xhe platoon exercife -- --_ - --44 Oblique firing -----t._- - -48 Exercife of r'.m'C^minijfom'd officers ivith firelocks 49 InJlruHiotis for the fword falute - - - - - 50 Sn-vonCfaluie in marching - - -.- - -- 51 Formation of the battalion. 5? When the buitalion talc's open order - - - - 55 When the battaitcn rcfuincs clofe order - - -^ 36 General attentions of the foldier - - . - - 57 .* Attenti ns of covering platoon ferjeants - - - 60 Attentions in platoon fijicers ------ . 62 Attentiotis of commanding officers of battalions - 67 Regulations in firing ------ __74 Firing in line --- ___-- __75 Firing at the target - - - - - -'- - 77 Parade of a battali.n - -_- - --^-79 Reiiieiu of a battali:n -------- 82 • Words of command fr the revieiu - - - 85 Orders to be obfcrved by all ofiicers. - - 90 . I '...-.c Page open 1 3^ - - 33 ■"?-ib.iii. ■ -^ •• f -...34 - '30 - - 37 . - ibid. i ARMS. • - 30 ock ibid. - 7. *4. - '- 4-8 ire/ocks 49 - - 50 - - 51 - - 55 - * 56 - - 57 .• ■ - 60 ■ - 62 fj - 67 - - 74 - - 75 - - 77 . . - - 79 - - 82 - 85 90