Abstract of infantry tactics : including exercises and manoeuvres of light-infantry and riflemen : for use of militia of . he manoeuvre is completed, the colonel will command. Guides— The line may be formed by the same means to the left, the battal-ion advancing by the right of companies. In this case, each captain willlie space between the head of his own company and that ofmy on hi left, is to be occupied by his own men, instead of thoseof that company, as in the other case. The right guide will halt on theline facing to its left, and the captain will spring to the left to al
Abstract of infantry tactics : including exercises and manoeuvres of light-infantry and riflemen : for use of militia of . he manoeuvre is completed, the colonel will command. Guides— The line may be formed by the same means to the left, the battal-ion advancing by the right of companies. In this case, each captain willlie space between the head of his own company and that ofmy on hi left, is to be occupied by his own men, instead of thoseof that company, as in the other case. The right guide will halt on theline facing to its left, and the captain will spring to the left to align. 1801. Ik like manner, the new line (at any angle in advance of the orig-inal line) maj be formed on the same principles, when advancing by theleft or centre of companies. Faced to the Hear of the 3farch, retiring. 1802. The. battalion, retiring by the right of companies, will form linefaced to their (then) rear, and parallel to the original front. On arrivingwhere the new line is to be formed, the colonel will command, 1, Battalion,rear into line. -. March. ISO ^ Plate XXVII. Light-Infantry and Rifle.— LIGHT-INFANTRY AND RIFLE.—BATTALION. 127 1803. At the second command, the leading file of the front rank of eachcompany will face to the left-about; the covering sergeant will step quicklyin his front, face to the left, and touch the breast of the former with hisright elbow ; each captain will assume his post on the right to alignhis company, and each rear rank man of the right file will spring to tholeft-about, covering his file-leader, and facing to the new front: the re-maining files of each company will run by the shortest space to their places. in the new line, cross that line, face to the left-about, each in his properrank, and quickly align by the right; the second sergeant of the leftcompany will cover on the line of guides, conforming to what has beenprescribed ; each captain, seeing ihe aligi^ment of his company complete,will command, Front
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