. Rifle and infantry tactics, rev. and improved. columnready to form square, the skirmishers will be formed into close column byplatoon, in rear of the centre of the third division, and at the command,*Form square—March, they will move forward and close on the buglers. 167. .When skirmishers have been rallied by platoon or section behind thewings of a battalion, and it be wished to deploy them again to the tront, theywill be marched by the flank towards the intervals on the wings, and be thendeployed so as to cover the front of the battalion. 168. When platoons or sections, phced in the interi
. Rifle and infantry tactics, rev. and improved. columnready to form square, the skirmishers will be formed into close column byplatoon, in rear of the centre of the third division, and at the command,*Form square—March, they will move forward and close on the buglers. 167. .When skirmishers have been rallied by platoon or section behind thewings of a battalion, and it be wished to deploy them again to the tront, theywill be marched by the flank towards the intervals on the wings, and be thendeployed so as to cover the front of the battalion. 168. When platoons or sections, phced in the interior of squares or col-umns, are to be deployed, they will be marched out by the flanks, and thenthrown forward, as is prescribed, No. 157; as soon as they shall have un-masked the column or square, they will be deployed, the one on the right, theother on the left file. The assembly. 169. A company deployed as skirmishers will be assembled when there isno longer danger of its being disturbed ; the assembly will be made habituallyin quick :
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