C O N T E N T S

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I.	Soldiers to be formed in a Company	59
II.	Sizing of a Company	59
III.	Soldiers to know their Places	60
IV.	Formation and Telling-off of a Company	60
V.	Supernumerary Rank	60
VI.	Establishment of a Company	61
VII.	Relative Proportion of Paces to Files	61
VIII.	Application of Squad Drill	61
IX.	Companies to be drilled as if with the Battalion	62
X.	Companies to be exercised by their own Officers	62
XI.	Companies to be exercised on Rough Ground	62
XII.	Derangements to be quickly remedied	62
XIII.	Assembling on Coverers	63
XIV.	Marching on Points and judging Distance	63
XV.	Officers to be drilled as Privates	63
XVI.	Officers to be perfectly instructed in their Duty	64
XVII.	Examination of Young Officers	64
XVIII.	Squad Drill for Officers	64
XIX.	General Rules	64
	A COMPANY IN LINE AND COLUMN.
SECTIONS
1.	Formation of a Company in Line	69
2.	Formation of a Company in Column	71
3.	Marching to the Front and Rear	72
	WHEELING FROM THE HALT.
4.	A Company Wheeling, from the Halt, from Column into Line	72
5.	A Company Wheeling, from the Halt, from Line into Column	74
6.	A Company Wheeling any given Number of Paces, on either Flank, from the Halt	75
7.	A Company Wheeling on the Centre from the Halt	76
8.	Wheeling backward by Sub-division or Sections from Line	80
9.	An Open Column of Sub-divisions or Sections Wheeling into Line	82
	WHEELING ON A MOVING PIVOT.
10.	Wheeling from Column into Line, and from Line into Column	83
11.	Columns changing direction	85
12.	A Company in Line advancing from a Flank in Open Column of Sub-divisions or Sections	85
	MISCELLANEOUS MOVEMENTS AND FORMATIONS.
13.	Marching past in Slow and Quick Time	86
14.	The Echellon March of Sub-divisions or Sections	91
15.	Marching on an Alignment in Open Column of Sub-divisions	92
16.	A Company in Column of Sub-divisions or Sections forming to the Reverse Flank	93
17.	A Company marching in Files or Fours, forming to the Front, to either Flank, or to the Right or Left about	94
18.	The Diagonal March	97
19.	File Marching and Wheeling in File	97
20.	The Formation of Fours	97
21.	A Company formed in Fours, closing on the Flank, or on the Centre and re-forming Two Deep	98
22.	The Side or Closing Step	98
23.	Counter-marching	99
	INCREASING AND DIMINISHING THE FRONT OF COLUMNS.
24.	A Company diminishing Front by forming Sub-divisions from the Halt	100
25.	A Company diminishing Front by forming Sub-divisions on the March	102
26.	Sub-divisions diminishing Front by forming Sections	102
27.	Sections increasing Front by forming Sub-divisions from the Halt	103
28.	Sections increasing Front by forming Sub-divisions on the March	104
29.	Sub-divisions and Sections increasing Front by forming Company	105
30.	Diminishing and increasing Front by breaking off Files, and bringing them again to the Front	105
31.	Diminishing and increasing Front by breaking into Fours, or Files, and re-forming Sections, Sub-divisions, or Company	106
	SQUARES.
32.	Forming Close Column of Sections and Company Square	106
33.	Forming Rallying Squares	111
	PROVING AND DISMISSING.
34.	Proving a Company	113
35.	Dismissing a Company	115

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I.	Names of Parts of the Rifle	116
II.	Formation of Squad	116
III.	Instructor to have Rifle	116
IV.	The Rifle to be used with care	116
V.	How to carry the Rifle	116
SECTIONS	MANUAL EXERCISES.
1.	Manual Exercise with the Long Rifle, in Single Rank Positions for Long Rifle By Numbers I. The Shoulder II. The Secure III. The Shoulder from the Secure IV. The Order V. Fixing Bayonets VI. The Shoulder from the Order VII. The Present VIII. The Shoulder from the Present IX. The Port X. The Charge XI. The Shoulder from the Charge XII. The Advance XIII. The Order from the Advance XIV. The Advance from the Order XV. The Shoulder from the Advance XVI. The Support XVII. The Shoulder from the Support XVIII. The Slope XIX. The Shoulder from the Slope XX. The Order XXI. Unfixing Bayonets XXII. The Trail XXIII. The Shoulder from the Trail XXIV. The Trail from the Shoulder XXV. The Advance from the Trail XXVI. The Trail from the Advance XXVII. The Order from the Trail XXVIII. Ground Arms XXIX. Take up Arms Judging the Time Motions of the Rifle performed on the March The Short Trail Stepping off at the Shoulder Charging Turning on the March	121
2.	The Manual Exercise with the Short Rifle, in Single Rank	141
3.	The Manual Exercise for the Long and Short Rifle, in Two Ranks, and Piling Arms	156
	PLATOON EXERCISES.
4.	The Platoon Exercise for the Long and Short Rifle	158
5.	To Fire and Re-load Kneeling	177
6.	Platoon Exercise and Firing in Two Ranks	182
	EXERCISES FOR SERJEANTS.
7.	Rifle Exercises for Serjeants	184
	REVIEW EXERCISE.
8.	Review Exercise	186
	FIRING.
9.	Modes of Firing	188
	INSPECTING.
10.	Manner of Inspecting a Company on Parade	197
	BAYONET EXERCISES.
11.	Bayonet or Sword Bayonet Exercise	199

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I.	Application of Squad and Company Drill	218
II.	Battalions to move as component Parts of a Brigade	218
III.	Words of Command	219
IV.	Mounted Officers	219
V.	Giving Points	219
VI.	Alignment and Points of Formation	220
VII.	Degrees of March	221
VIII.	Bayonets to be fixed	221
IX.	Covering Serjeants	221
X.	Order of Companies to be changed	221
XI.	Inversion of Companies	222
XII.	A Battalion dispersed, re-assembling	222
XIII.	Colour Party	222
	A BATTALION ON PARADE.
SECTIONS
1.	Formation of a Battalion on Parade in Open Column, Right in Front	222
2.	Wheeling into Line from Open Column	227
	FORMATION AND MOVEMENTS OF A BATTALION IN LINE.
	GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
NOS.
I.	Formation of Lines	229
II.	Marching in Line	229
III.	Passing over Inequalities of Ground	229
IV.	Retiring in Line	229
V.	Flank Base Points and Coverers	230
VI.	Central Base Points	230
VII.	Points to be kept clear	230
VIII.	Closing to correct Distances	231
	FORMATION AND MOVEMENTS.
SECTIONS
3.	Formation of the Battalion in Line	231
4.	A Battalion in Line taking Open Order and resuming Close Order	232
5.	Advancing and Retiring in Line	236
6.	Charging in Line	237
7.	Dressing a Battalion in Line	238
8.	Advancing and Retiring by Wings	239
9.	A Battalion in Line passing Obstacles	241
10.	Battalions in Line relieving each other	245
	COLUMN MOVEMENTS.
	GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
NOS.
I.	Use and Advantage of Columns	246
II.	Formation of Columns	247
III.	Depth of Columns	247
IV.	Application of Single Columns	247
V.	Application of Double Columns	248
VI.	Application of the Quarter Distance Column	248
VII.	Application of the Close Column	248
	MOVEMENTS.
SECTIONS
11.	Formation of a Battalion in Open Column	249
12.	Forming Close or Quarter Distance Column from any more Open Column	249
13.	A Close or Quarter Distance Column opening from the Front, Rear, or from any named Company	251
14.	Columns increasing and diminishing their Front, and passing Obstacles	254
15.	An open Column changing Direction, and marching on an Alignment, or moving into an Alignment by the Flank March of Fours	256
16.	A Column at Close or Quarter Distance Wheeling on a fixed or moveable Pivot	261
17.	A Close or Quarter Distance Column taking Ground to a Flank wheeling to the Right or Left	264
18.	A Close or Quarter Distance Column changing Front to the Rear, by the Wheel of Sub-divisions round the Centre	264
19.	Columns countermarching by Files and by Ranks	268
20.	Changing the Order of a Column by successive March of the Rear companies to the Front	268
21.	Changing the Order of an Open, Half, or Quarter Distance Column , formed upon a Road, where the space does not admit of the Flank Movement	271
22.	Columns taking Ground to a Flank, by the Echellon March of Sections	273
23.	Columns taking Ground to a Flank	273
24.	Columns when taking Ground to a Flank by Fours, closing to less Distance or opening to greater Distance from any named Company	274
25.	Application of the Flank March of Columns by fours	275
	FORMATIONS OF COLUMNS FROM LINE.
26.	A line Wheeling back into Open Column from the Halt	277
27.	A line Wheeling into Open Column on the March	279
28.	A Battalion moving in Open Column from either Flank along the Rear	279
29.	A Battalion formed in Line advancing from a Flank in Open Column of Companies, Sub-divisions, or Sections	281
30.	A Battalion in Line advancing in Double Column of Companies, Sub-divisions, or Sections	282
31.	A Battalion formed in Line retiring over a Bridge or through a Defile, or Retreating from a Flank or from both Flanks in Rear of the Centre	287
32.	A Battalion in Line forming Open, Quarter Distance, or Close Column	293
	FORMATION OF LINE FROM COLUMN.
33.	Forming Line to the Front from Open Column on any named Company	299
34.	An Open Column forming Line in inverted Order	303
35.	A Battalion in Open Column forming Line to the Reverse Flank	303
36.	Forming Line to the Front from Double Column	307
37.	A Battalion in Double Column forming Line to the Right or Left	311
	DEPLOYMENTS.
38.	A Battalion in Close or Quarter Distance Column deploying into Line on the leading Company	315
39.	A Battalion in Close or Quarter Distance Column deploying into Line on the Rear Company	319
40.	A Battalion in Close or Quarter Distance Column Right or Left in Front deploying on a Central Company	323
41.	A Battalion in Close or Quarter Distance Column deploying in Inverted Order	324
42	A Battalion in Double Column deploying	324
43.	A Battalion in Line changing Front by intermediate Formation of Open Column on any named Company	327
	FORMATION OF SQUARES
	GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
NOS.
I.	Use of Squares	330
II.	The Four Deep Square	330
III.	The Two Deep Square	330
IV.	Solid Square	330
	FORMATIONS.
SECTIONS
44.	A Battalion in Column forming Square	333
45.	A Battalion in Double Column forming Square	337
46.	A Square preparing for Cavalry	338
47.	A Battalion in Square re-forming Column or Double Column	338
48.	A Battalion in Line forming Square	339
49.	A Battalion forming Company Squares	339
50.	A Close Column forming Square	340
51.	A Square marching in any Direction	340
52.	A Battalion forming Square Two Deep, and re-forming Column	341
	MOVEMENTS AND CHANGES OF FRONT IN ECHELLON. GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
NOS.
I.	Echellons	341
II.	Direct Echellon	342
III.	Use of Direct Echellon	342
IV.	Oblique Echellon	342
V.	Use of Oblique Echellon	343
VI.	Companies or Parts of Companies in Echellon to be parallel to each other	343
VII.	Taking Ground to the Rear in Echellon	344
VIII.	Wheeling on Fixed and Moveable Pivots	344
	MOVEMENTS AND CHANGES OF FRONT IN ECHELLON.
SECTIONS.
53.	A Battalion Wheeling forward by companies from Line into Echellon	344
54.	A Battalion in Echellon of Companies wheeling back into Line parallel to that from which it has formed	349
55.	A Battalion in Echellon, halted, forming Line in a Direction oblique to that from which it was wheeled into Echellon	349
56.	A Battalion in Line changing Front on a Flank Company by throwing forward the rest of the Battalion	357
57.	A Battalion in Line changing Front on a Flank Company by throwing back the rest of the Battalion	359
58.	A Battalion in Line changing Front on a Centre Company or on the two Centre Companies by advancing one Wing and retiring the other	363
59.	A Battalion in Line advancing or retiring in Direct Echellon of Companies from either Flank	366
60.	Re-forming Line from Direct Echellon	369
61.	A Battalion in Direct Echellon forming Line in an Oblique Direction	371
62.	Exceptional Combinations of Manoeuvres	371

NOS.
I.	Object of Light Infantry Movements	373
II.	All Regiments to be instructed in Light Infantry Movements	373
III.	Division of Light Troops	373
IV.	Relative Strength of Skirmishers, Supports, and Reserves	374
V.	Relative Duties of Skirmishers, Supports, and Reserves	374
VI.	Relative Distances	375
VII.	Cover	375
VIII.	Time of Movement	376
IX.	Points of Direction	376
X.	How Arms are carried	376
XI.	Officers and Connecting Links	377
XII.	Words of Command and Bugle Sounds	377
	LIGHT INFANTRY MOVEMENTS OF A COMPANY
1.	Extending	381
2.	Closing	383
3.	Squares	384
4.	Advancing in Skirmishing Order	385
5.	Retiring in Skirmish Order	385
6.	Passing Obstacles in Skirmishing Order	385
7.	Inclining to a Flank	386
8.	Skirmishers changing Front or Direction	387
9.	Firing in Skirmishing Order	388
	MOVEMENTS OF A BATTALION.
10.	A Battalion extending in Skirmishing Order from Quarter Distance Column	392
11.	A Battalion in Quarter Distance Column extending to a Flank	396
12.	A Battalion in Quarter Distance Column extending, Half its Companies Skirmishing, Half in Support	399
13.	A Battalion extending in Skirmishing Order from Line	400
14.	Relieving Skirmishers	406
15.	Reinforcing, or Extending a Line of Skirmishers to a Flank	408
16.	The Alarm, or Look out for Cavalry	409
17.	Closing on Supports	410
18.	Closing on the Reserve	416
19.	Flanking Parties	420
20.	Passing a Bridge or Short Defile in contact with an Enemy	425
	ADVANCED AND REAR GUARDS.
21.	Advanced Guards	426
22.	Formation of Rear Guards	435
	PIQUETS.
23.	Piquets and their Sentries	437

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I.	Application of Battalion Movements	446
II.	Divisions of an Army	446
III.	Formations in Line	447
IV.	Columns in Line	447
V.	Formation of Open Column	447
VI.	Mass of Columns	447
VII.	Points of Formation	447
VIII.	Commands	451
IX.	Echellon Formations	453
X.	Advance and Retreat of alternate Bodies	455
XI.	Inversion of the Order of a Brigade or Division	455
XII.	Movements to be covered by Light Infantry	456
XIII.	Bayonets to be fixed.	456
	BRIGADE MOVEMENTS OF CONTIGUOUS COLUMNS AND COLUMNS IN MASS.
SECTIONS
1.	A Brigade in Mass of Columns at Close or Quarter Distance, wheeling into Line of Columns	459
2.	A Brigade in Line of contiguous Close or Quarter Distance Columns wheeling into Mass	459
3.	A Brigade in Mass of Battalion Columns at Close or Quarter Distance, deploying into Line of contiguous Battalion Columns	460
4.	A Brigade in Line of contiguous Battalion Columns at Close or Quarter Distance forming Mass upon any named Battalion	462
5.	A Brigade in Line of contiguous Close or Quarter Distance Columns changing Front	464
	MOVEMENTS IN LINE OR LINE OF COLUMNS.
6.	Naming the Regulating Battalion	472
7.	A Brigade advancing or retiring in Line	472
8.	A Brigade advancing or retiring in Line of contiguous Columns	473
9.	A Brigade advancing or retiring in Line of Quarter Distance Columns at deploying Distance	474
10.	A Brigade formed in Line of Double Columns at deploying Distance, Advancing or Retiring	475
11.	A Brigade in Line advancing in Open Columns from the Flanks of Battalions, or in Double Columns from the Centres of Battalions.	476
12.	A Brigade retiring in Open Columns of Companies from the one Flank of Battalions in rear of the other, or from both Flanks of Battalions in rear of their Centres.	476
	MOVEMENTS OF A BRIGADE IN DOUBLE COLUMN.
13.	A Brigade advancing in double Column of Companies from the Centre, or retiring by Companies from both Flanks in rear of the Centre	477
14.	A Brigade in double Column of Companies forming Line to the Front or to a Flank	479
	ADVANCING OR RETIRING IN COLUMN.
15.	A Brigade advancing in open Column of Companies from either Flank, or retiring by Companies from one Flank in rear of the other	483
	CHANGES OF FRONT AND POSITION.
16.	A Brigade in Line changing Front on a named Company of a named Battalion	483
17.	A Brigade changing Position on detached Points	487
	DEPLOYMENTS.
18.	A Brigade in Line of contiguous Columns, at Close or Quarter Distance, deploying into Line	488
19.	A Brigade in Mass of Battalion Columns opening out to deploying Distance on detached Points, deploying into Line	491
	THE FLANK MARCH IN FOURS.
20.	The General Application of the Flank March in Fours to the Advance of a Brigade	492
	SQUARES.
21.	A Brigade forming Squares	493
	MOVEMENTS OF DIVISIONS OR LARGER BODIES.
22.	Application of Brigade Drill to Divisions or large Bodies	493

	SECOND LINES. GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
NOS.
I.	Formation	494
II.	Regulating Column	494
III.	Distance	494
IV.	Movements	494
V.	Relieving Front Line	494
	MOVEMENTS.
SECTIONS
23.	Two Lines changing Front on the Flank of the First Line	497
24.	Two Lines changing Front upon a central Point of the First Line	498
	POSITION OF ARTILLERY.
25.	Position of a Battery of Artillery when moving with a Brigade	498

	INSPECTIONS OR REVIEWS.
SECTIONS		PAGE
1.	Inspection or Review of a Battalion	502
2.	Review of Two or more Battalions	506
	ROUTE MARCHING.
3.	The Order of March	512
4.	Places of Officers	513
5.	Marching off, Marching at Ease, and passing Words of Command	513
6.	Halting when on the March	513
7.	Defiling, and increasing and diminishing Front	514
8.	Regulations concerning Stragglers	516
9.	Hurry and Stepping out to be prevented	517
	SINGLE RANK AND SKELETON DRILL.
10.	Battalion Drill in Single Rank	518
11.	Skeleton Drill	518
	GUARDS.
12.	Guard mounting and trooping the Colour	519
13.	Relieving Guard	527
14.	Marching Reliefs	529
15.	Relieving or Posting Sentries	529
16.	Sentries paying Compliments	530
17.	Sentries Challenging	531
18.	Instruction of Recruits as Sentries	532
19.	Guards Turning out	532
	FUNERALS.
20.	Directions for Funeral Parties	533

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I.	Instruction of the Recruit	1
II.	Duration of Drills, &c	1
III.	Mutual Instruction	2
IV.	Division of a Battalion into Drill Classes	2
V.	Words of Command	3
	RECRUIT OR SQUAD DRILL WITHOUT ARMS. GENERAL DIRECTIONS.
I.	System	4
II.	Formation of Squads	4
	SQUAD DRILL, WITH INTERVALS.
SECTIONS
1.	Position of the Soldier	7
2.	Standing at Ease	8
3.	Dressing a Squad with Intervals	9
4.	Extension Motions	10
5.	Saluting	13
6.	Facings	14
	MARCHING.
7.	Length of Step	18
8.	Cadence	19
9.	The Drum, Plummet, and Pace Stick	19
10.	Position in Marching	20
11.	Balance Step	21
12.	Slow Step	24
13.	The Halt	24
14.	Stepping out	25
15.	Stepping short	25
16.	Marking Time in the Slow Cadence	25
17.	Stepping back in Slow Time	26
18.	Changing Feet	26
19.	The Quick Step	26
20.	The Double March	27
21.	The Side or Closing Step	28
22.	Turning when on the March	29
	SQUAD DRILL IN SINGLE RANK
23.	Pivot and Reverse Flanks	30
24.	Formation of the Squad in Single Rank	30
25.	Dressing when Halted	31
26.	Marching to the Front and Rear	33
27.	Wheeling of a Single Rank from the Halt	34
28.	Changing Direction by the Wheel of a Single Rank on a Moveable Pivot	36
29.	The Diagonal March	36
30.	Marching as in File	40
31.	Wheeling as in File	41
32.	Men, marching as in File, forming Squad	42
33.	The Side or Closing Step	43
	SQUAD DRILL, WITH ARMS, IN SINGLE RANK
34.	Manual and Platoon Exercises and Modes of Firing	44
35.	Marching with Arms in Single Rank	44
	SQUAD DRILL, WITH ARMS, IN TWO RANKS
36.	Formation of Squad in Two Ranks	45
37.	Dressing	45
38.	Marching to the Front and Rear	45
39.	Taking Open Order	46
40.	Manual and Platoon Exercises and the different Modes of Firing	47
41.	Wheeling	48
42.	The Diagonal March	49
43.	File Marching, Wheeling in File, and Files forming Squad	49
44.	The Formation of Fours	50
45.	Fours Wheeling and forming Squad	55
46.	A Squad formed in Fours closing on a Flank, or on the Centre, and Re-forming Two Deep	55
47.	Breaking off Files	56
48.	Dismissing a Squad	58