Rifle and infantry tactics . mmediately,and without further command ; the second and thirdfronts will face outwards; the captains of companieswill resume their places as in square. 862. In moving the square forward by the se-cond, third, or fourth fronts, the same rules will beobserved. 863. The battalion being formed into square, whenthe colonel shall wish to cause it to advance a greaterdistance than thirty paces, be will command: 1. Form column. 864. The chief of the first front will command:1. First division forward. 2. Guide left. 865. The commander of the fourth front will cau-tion it to
Rifle and infantry tactics . mmediately,and without further command ; the second and thirdfronts will face outwards; the captains of companieswill resume their places as in square. 862. In moving the square forward by the se-cond, third, or fourth fronts, the same rules will beobserved. 863. The battalion being formed into square, whenthe colonel shall wish to cause it to advance a greaterdistance than thirty paces, be will command: 1. Form column. 864. The chief of the first front will command:1. First division forward. 2. Guide left. 865. The commander of the fourth front will cau-tion it to stand fast; the commander of the secondfront will cause it to face to the left, and then com-mand. By company, hy file left. The commander ofthe third front will cause it to face to the right, andthen command, By company, by file right. At themoment the second and third fronts face to the leftand right, each captain will cause to break to therear the two leading files of his company. .^AT ccr ^^ „ L o>. W* xzim Fig. Yie^f SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION—PART V. 191 86Q. These dispositions being made, the colonelwill command: 3. March (or double rjuick—March). 867. At this command, the first front will marchforward; its chief will halt it when it shall have ad-vanced a space equal to half its front, and align it bythe left. 86d. The corresponding companies of the secondand third fronts will wheel by file to the left andright, and march to meet each othe> behind the cen-tre of the first division, and the moment they unite,the captain of each company will halt his companyand face it to the front. The division being re-form-ed, its chief will align it by the left. 869. The commander of the fourth front will causeit to face about: its file closers will remain beforethe front rank. 870. The column being thus ro-formed, the colonelmay put it in march by the commands and means pre-scribed. No. 164, and following ; the right guides willpreserve company distance exactly as the d
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