Abstract of infantry tactics : including exercises and manoeuvres of light-infantry and riflemen : for use of militia of . prescribedabove; whether the platoons, alter breaking into column, arc placed onlines perpendicular to the line previously occupied by the company,and whether the guide, who has moved to the marching flank of his pla-toon, has left between nimself and the man on the right (or left) of thefront rank sufficient space to contain the platoon. 606. The platoons having broken, if the guide of the rear one do not ex-actly cover the guide who precedes him, he must not endeavor
Abstract of infantry tactics : including exercises and manoeuvres of light-infantry and riflemen : for use of militia of . prescribedabove; whether the platoons, alter breaking into column, arc placed onlines perpendicular to the line previously occupied by the company,and whether the guide, who has moved to the marching flank of his pla-toon, has left between nimself and the man on the right (or left) of thefront rank sufficient space to contain the platoon. 606. The platoons having broken, if the guide of the rear one do not ex-actly cover the guide who precedes him, he must not endeavor to placehimself on the direction till the column is put in march, unless the in-structor, V7ishing immediately to form line, should think proper to rectifythe direction of the guides, which would be effected as will he explainedin the fifth article of (bis lesson. 607. Tin- Instructer will observe,that (he man next to the pivot,who,onthe second command from the instructer,has faced to the right or left, gainsground a little .o the front in wheeling, so as to unmask the pivot. 61 Plate VI. ichool of the Company. Tig.
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