Rifle and infantry tactics . self, first tailing the step from the bat-talion. 707. As soon as the color-company shall have re-turned into line, the front rank of the color-guardwill again move out six paces in front of the battal-ion, and take the step from the major; the latter willimmediately place himself twenty or thirty paces infront of the color-bearer, and face to the colonelplaced behind the centre of the battalion, who willestablish him on the perpendicular; and, as soon ashe shall be assured on it, the color-bearer will instant-ly take two points on the ground between himself andthe
Rifle and infantry tactics . self, first tailing the step from the bat-talion. 707. As soon as the color-company shall have re-turned into line, the front rank of the color-guardwill again move out six paces in front of the battal-ion, and take the step from the major; the latter willimmediately place himself twenty or thirty paces infront of the color-bearer, and face to the colonelplaced behind the centre of the battalion, who willestablish him on the perpendicular; and, as soon ashe shall be assured on it, the color-bearer will instant-ly take two points on the ground between himself andthe major. 708. It is prescribed, as a general rule, that thecompanies of the right wing ought to execute themovement of passing obstacles by the left flank, andthe reverse for the companies of the other wing; butif the obstacle cover at once several companies of thecentre, each will file into column behind that, still inline, and of the same wing, which may be the nearestto it. -/J9. mmy-:^^. i -mmm^^ik^mmmmmmmmm— ^m. nil ^X. JHIB b. 1 SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION—PART V. 159 Article pass a defile, in retreat, by the right (or left) flank. 709. When a battalion, retiring in line, shall en-count»^r a d;file which it must pass, the colonel willhalt the battalion, and face it to the front. 710. It will be supposed that the defile is in rear ofthe left flank, ami that its width is sufficient to givepassage to a column by platoon; the colonel willplace a marker fifteen or twenty paces in rear of thefile closers at the point anuiud which the subdivisionswill have to change direction in order to enter thedefile; he wall then command: To the rear, by the right flank, pass the defile. 711. The captain of the first company will imme-diately command: 1. First company, right—Face. 2. March (ordouble quick—March). 712. At the command march, the first companywill commence the movement; the first file willwheel to the right, march to the rear till it shallhave passed four paces bey
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