Rifle and infantry tactics . ybe less or more ground to be repassed to bring thecompanies in rear of the new direction. 650. When the colonel shall wish to give a generalalignment, and the color and general guides are noton the line, he will cause them to move out by thecommand: J. Color and general guides—On THE LiNE. 651. At this command, the color-bearer and thegeneral guides will place themselves on the line, con-forming to what is prescribed, No. 640. Article Fourth. Change of direction in marching in line of battle. 652. The battalion marching in line of battle,when the colonel shall wis
Rifle and infantry tactics . ybe less or more ground to be repassed to bring thecompanies in rear of the new direction. 650. When the colonel shall wish to give a generalalignment, and the color and general guides are noton the line, he will cause them to move out by thecommand: J. Color and general guides—On THE LiNE. 651. At this command, the color-bearer and thegeneral guides will place themselves on the line, con-forming to what is prescribed, No. 640. Article Fourth. Change of direction in marching in line of battle. 652. The battalion marching in line of battle,when the colonel shall wish it to change direction tothe right, he will command: ]. Change direction to the right. 2. March (or double quick—MARCH.) 653. At the command march, the movement willcommence; the color-rank will shorten the step tofourteen or seventeen inches,, and direct itself circu-larly to the right, taking care to advance the loftshoulder, but only insensibly; the major will placehimself before the color-bearer, facing him, and so. SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION-PART V. 147 direct his march that he may describe an arc of acircle neither too hirge nor too small; he will alsosee that the color-bearer takes steps, of fourteen orseventeen inches, according to the gait. 604. The right general guide will wheel on theright captain of the battalion as his pivot; the leftgeneral guide will circularly march in the step oftwenty-eight inches or thirty-three inches, accordingto the gait, and will align himself upon the color-bearer and the right general guide. 055. The corporal placed in the centre of the bat-talion, will take steps of fourteen or seventeeainches, and will wheel to the right by advancini; in-sensibly the left shoulder ; the battalion will conformitself to the movement of the centre; to this end, thecaptain of the color-company, and the captain of thenext to the left, will attentively regulate their march,as well as the direction of their shoulders, on thethree centre corporals. All the
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