Rifle and infantry tactics . i ^ y ^ H H Y ^4 - , y. ,. > - H -: .?-. ._ __P T H V-. SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION—PART III. 67 Article EicnTiL To change^ direction in column closed in To change direction in marching. 288. A cohimn by divisiou, closed in mass, being inmarch, will change direction by the front of subdivi-sions. 289. Whether the change be made to the reverse,or to the pivot flank, it will always be executed onthe principles of wheeling in mnrchiug; to this end,the colonel will first cause the battalion totake theguide on the flank opposite to the intended change ofdirecti
Rifle and infantry tactics . i ^ y ^ H H Y ^4 - , y. ,. > - H -: .?-. ._ __P T H V-. SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION—PART III. 67 Article EicnTiL To change^ direction in column closed in To change direction in marching. 288. A cohimn by divisiou, closed in mass, being inmarch, will change direction by the front of subdivi-sions. 289. Whether the change be made to the reverse,or to the pivot flank, it will always be executed onthe principles of wheeling in mnrchiug; to this end,the colonel will first cause the battalion totake theguide on the flank opposite to the intended change ofdirection, if it be not already on that flank. 290. A column by division, closed in mass, right infront, having to change direction to the right, thecolonel, after having caused a marker to be placed atthe point where the change ought to commence, willcommand: 1. Battalion, right wheel. 2. MARCH. 291. At the command march, the leading divisionwill wheel as if it were part of a column at halfdistance. 292. The instant that this division commences thewheel, all the others will, at once, co
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