Rules and Regulations for the Formation, Exercise and Movements of the Militia of Lower-Canada (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 edition. Excerpt: ...finlhc When an officer, is marching Ob the pivot pivotflank, flank, he is to be answerable for distance and covering; these circumslancesaloue must en.. gage his whole attention; he can only occasion ally give a glance of his eye towards his platoon, whith must dress to him of course, and without any particular direction. When platoons in column are each to countermarch on its own ground, the officer, when his platoon faces, goes to that flank, which is to become the pivot flank-, conducts his platoon in. file, and closes its leader to the serjeant, who has remained to mark the pivot, halts, fronts, and dresss it square;. be then places himself where the serjeant stood.-When the battalion marches in line, officers then become individuals equally attentive as the soldier;. nor can officers then be attentive to any thing but to the coredness of iheirown. personal inarch; every operation then depends on the word from live commanding officer, who moves, halls, and dresses the battalions.-.-i, . Whenever the battalion is in line, officers give I '. Do commands, except in firings. 4A ftie. When the pl foonsof a column file seperately to a flank, the officer condncts the head, and' when he arrives within SO paces of the new po. $ ioo4u which be is to form, he detaches his. Countermarch of platoons. In line. ftonl ou au flanc--Si il est au flanc qui fait la conversion, il la conduira.-Si il est au flanc fixe il avance deux ou trois pas, pour voir a ce que son peloton fasse vite sa conversion d'tm pas alonge, pour qu'il puisse a tems donner le mot, i halle, cela f.tit il se placera. au flaue (Ve pivot, p'nur ne plus avoir l' il sur sun peloton, mais fixant les yeux sur l'officier du peloton qui le precede, il donnera...