Infantry Tactics Volume 2; Comprising the School of the Soldier School of the Company Instruction for Skirmishers School of the Battalion Evolutions of the Brigade and Directions for Man Uvring the Division, and the Corps D'Armee (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...line of march; as soon as the division is on the new direction, its chief halts it, faces it to the front, and dresses it to the left. The second division forms six paces in rear of the first. The other divisions are conducted so as to form behind the second, and at half distance. The square is completed by the commands and means already prescribed. Column of Fount, against Cavalry. If a column marching by fours is threatened by cavalry, and has not time to form square, the colonel commands: Column against cavalry. The battalion halts. The front rank faces to the front, the rear rank to the rear. The fileclosers place themselves one pace from the rear rank. The ranks separate to admit the mounted officers, and surround them by small arcs. To Form Square, from a Doable Column of Fours. The colonel commands: 1. Form square. 2. March. At the first command, the captain of the first company commands: First company, by file right. The captain of the tenth company commands: Tenth company, by file left. The captain of the fifth company commands: 1. Fifth company. 2. Front. 3. Bight--Face. 4. By file left. The captain of the sixth company, commands: 1. Sixth company. 2. Front. 3. Left--Face. 4. By file right. The captains of the second, third, fourth, seventh, eighth, and ninth companies command: (Such) company, forward. At the command, March, the companies that move forward will advance company distance. The flanks of the 2d and 3d sides are followed by the companies that file. At the moment the square is formed, the colonel commands: 3. Halt. Such companies as are by the flank, will be faced to the front by their captains. The mounted officers, etc., will enter the square at the nearest captain's interval, the files stepping aside for the moment to allow them to p...