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NOTE.  This and the following pages are numbered in the same series with the Explanations, &c. of the first volume.

 

 

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PLATE XV.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in line of battle, breaking to the front, to the right, by company, into column.

(No. 845, and following.)

The battalion having wheeled to the right, the colonel has thrown himself twenty paces from the left flank abreast with the colour-company.

The lieutenant colonel and major have also thrown themselves on the same flank, abreast with the leading and rearmost companies respectively, and six paces from the flank.

FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion breaking to the front, to the right, to march towards the left.

(No. 853.)

The blank parallelograms mark the battalion broken into column.

The leading company has marched forward twice the extent of its front.

The lieutenant colonel has placed two markers (d and h) respectively, abreast with the first and second companies.

The parallelograms shaded by small lines, represent the column in march, which turns around the two markers (d and h,)

The lieutenant colonel, as soon as the leading guide has turned, indicates to him the direction he ought to take.  This officer then places himself

 

 

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abreast with the leading company in order to direct the column.

The colonel holds himself near the two markers, to superintend the execution of the movement.

FIGURES 3, 4.

Represents a battalion in line of battle breaking to the rear, by the right, into column by company.

(No. 854, and following.)

Figure 3 represents the battalion which has faced to the right: the three (or two) right files have broken to the rear.

Each captain has placed himself opposite to the left file of the company next to his own on the right, so as to rest his breast lightly against the left arm of the front rank man of that file.

Figure 4 represents the battalion formed into column.

Each company has marched perpendicularly to the rear, and has been halted at the moment its last file wheeled.

The company having halted, its captain has faced it to the front, and has aligned it by the left.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XVI.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion ploying itself into column, closed in mass by division, in rear of the first division.

No. 871, and following.)

The first division has stood fast, the others have faced to the right, and broken their leading files to the rear.  The second division, wheeling by file to the right, has gained the space of six (or five) paces which separates its guide from the guide of the first; it has then directed its march parallelly to that division.  The chief of this division has conducted it to the left flank of the column; arrived at this point, he has halted in his own person, and seen his division file past.

Each of the other divisions has marched diagonally towards its point of entrance into the column; arrived at six paces from that point, the head of the division has inclined to the left and has directed itself parallelly to the division which preceded it; its chief has halted on the flank of the column, and seen his division file past.

The second and third divisions have already taken their positions in the column; the fourth has nearly taken its.

The lieutenant colonel has assured the positions of the guides, by placing himself successively in rear of each.

B represents the movement ended; the lieutenant colonel and major have placed themselves

 

 

 

 

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on the directing flank of the column, the former abreast with the first division, and the latter abreast with the fourth.

 

 

FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion ploying itself into column, closed in mass by division, in front of the right division.

(No. 882 and following.)

The first division has stood fast; all the other divisions have faced to the right and broken their leading files to the front.

The second division, wheeling by file to the left, has gained the space of six (or five) paces which separates the its guide from the guide of the first, and has directed its march parallelly to that division; its chief has conducted this division to the point at which it halted.

Each of the other divisions has marched diagonally towards its point of entrance into the column; arrived at six paces from that point, the head of the division has inclined to the right, and directed itself parallelly to the division which preceded it.

At the successive halts of divisions, the guide of each has faced to the rear, and placed himself correctly on the direction of the guides already established; the lieutenant colonel has assured the positions of those guides, by placing himself successively in rear of each.

The second division has already taken its position in the column, the third has nearly taken its, and the fourth is in march.

 

 

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FIGURE 3.

Represents a battalion ploying itself into column, closed in mass by division, on the third, right in front.

(No. 893.)

The third division has stood fast; the first and second have faced to the left, and broken their leading files to the front; the fourth has faced to the right, and broken its leading files to the rear.

The second and fourth divisions have each gained in wheeling by file to the right, the space of six (or five) paces which separates its guide from the guide of the third; the first division has marched diagonally towards its point of entrance into the column.

The guide of the first and second divisions, have faced to the rear, in order to place themselves on the direction; the lieutenant colonel has assured them on it, and the movement ended, he has thrown himself on the left flank of the column abreast with the leading division; the major has assured the guide of the fourth division on the direction, and has thrown himself on the left flank of the column abreast with this division.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XVII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column by company, at full distance, right in front, prepared to march.

(No. 902 and following.)

The colonel has indicated to the guide of the leading company the point (g) on which he is to direct his march.  This guide has immediately faced to the point (g) and taken, in the straight line, passing from himself to that point, an intermediate one (o), afterwards a second (p), a little before arriving at the point (o), and so on.

The lieutenant colonel is placed on the flank of the column, abreast with the leading company, and the major abreast with the last.

 

FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion in column by company, at full distance, right in front, which is in march, and to which the colonel has given a new point of direction, but little removed from that on which the column had marched.

(No. 935 and following.)

The leading guide has directed himself on the point (g), and each of the other guides has followed in the same direction, marching exactly in the trace of the guide who immediately preceded him.

The leading company having arrived at (d), the colonel has given to its guide a new point of direction (e), not far from the first; the guide has immediately faced to this point, and is directing

 

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himself upon it; the company has conformed itself, by degrees, to the movement of its guide.

The guide of each of the other companies continued to follow the old direction up to the point (d); there, he changed the direction of his shoulders, and has followed the trace of the preceding guide.

The first four companies are on the new direction; the others yet follow the old.

 

FIGURE 3.

Represents a company of eighteen files, supposed to be at the head of a column marching in the route step, which has diminished front by platoon and by file, to seven files.

(No. 738, and No. 944, and following.)

Each chief of platoon is on its left flank in the front rank; his guide covers him in the rear rank; the ranks, as well as the files, broken to the rear, have opened out to the distance of twenty-eight inches..

 

FIGURE 4.

Represents the same company which has reduced the front of each platoon to five men abreast, not including its chief.

(No. 739, and No. 947.)

The platoons which had seven files abreast before breaking off new files, have taken the cadenced pace; the ranks, as well as the files broken to the rear, have closed up.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XVIII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column by company, right in front, arriving before the line on which it is intended to from line of battle, and prolonging its march on that line by means of the general guides.

(No. 914, and following.)

The colonel, in advance, has caused two markers to be placed, the first (h) on the line of battle, to indicate the point at which the general guides ought to change direction, and the second marker (d) four paces beyond, at the point where the subdivisions ought to turn to the left.

The right general guide and colour-bearer, have entered on the new direction; the guide of the leading company holds himself abreast with the right general guide, and the colour-bearer marches abreast with the colour-company.  The last two companies have not yet entered on the new direction.

The colonel is placed on the flank, outside of the general guides, to see that the column holds itself at about the distance of four paces within these guides.

The lieutenant colonel marches abreast with the leading company, and sees that the right general guide and colour-bearer march exactly on the point of direction taken in their front, and on the intermediate point.

 

 

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FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion in column by company, right in front, arriving behind the line of battle, and prolonging itself on that line by means of the general guides,

(No. 923, and following.)

The colonel has caused to be placed on the line of battle, a marker (h) at the point where the general guides ought to begin to prolong that line, and another (d) at the point where the subdivisions ought to commence wheeling.

The point (d) is at company distance and four paces more, form the line of battle, in order that the companies, after having wheeled, may find themselves four paces from that line.

The right general guide and colour-bearer are on the new direction; the last two companies have not yet arrived on that point (d).

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XIX.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column, at full distance, in march, and changing direction to the side of the guide.

(No. 973, and following.)

The colonel has caused to be placed in advance, a marker at the point of change.

The lieutenant colonel has indicated to the guide of the leading company, the direction to be pursued after turning.

 

FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion in column, at full distance, in march, and changing direction to the side opposite to the guide.

(No. 973, and following.)

 

FIGURE 3.

Represents a battalion in column, at full distance closing in mass on the rearmost company.

 (No. 1001, and following.)

All the companies, except the rearmost one, have faced about; the guides have remained in the front rank, become the rear; the captains have thrown themselves two paces outside of the left flank, become the right; the companies have then been put in march; each has closed on that next in its front, and on arriving at the prescribed distance, it has been halted, faced about and aligned by the left.  The guides have remained faced to the rear, in order to place themselves correctly on the direction.

 

 

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The lieutenant colonel, before the beginning of the movement, had thrown himself behind the rearmost company on the prolongation of the guides of the column, for the purpose of assuring on that direction, the guides of subdivisions as they successively halted.

A represents the column before the movement had commenced.

B represents the commencement; the last four companies have closed in mass, and the first four are in march to close also.

C represents the movement ended.

 

FIGURE 4.

Represents a battalion in column by company, closed in mass, taking distances on the leading company

 (No. 1068, and following.)

The colonel has caused to be placed on the outside of the flank of the column, in the direction he had wished to give to the guides, two markers (d and h), the first abreast with the leading company, and the second at company distance in rear of the first.

The left general guide has thrown himself to the rear on the prolongation of the two markers, and has placed himself a little beyond the point to which the rear of the column ought to extend.

All the companies, except the headmost one, have faced about; the guides have remained in the front ranks, become the rear; the captains have thrown themselves two paces outside of the left flank of the column.

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take their distances; the headmost guide has directed himself on the left general guide.

Each company, on taking its distance, has been halted, faced to the front and aligned by the left.  The lieutenant colonel has successively assured the positions of the guides, placing himself, for the purpose, in rear of each.

A represents the column before the movement had commenced.

B represents the commencement; the first five companies have already taken their distances; the last three are yet in march.

C represents the movement ended.

 

 

 

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PLATE XX.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column, at half distance, right in front, executing a change of direction to the right.

 (No. 1014.)

The guide on the marching flank, takes steps of twenty-eight inches; the arc of the circle which he describes has, for its radius, once and a half the extent of the front of the company.

The guide who is the pivot of the wheel, takes steps of fourteen inches in order to clear the wheeling point.

A represents the commencement of the movement; the last four companies are yet on the old direction.

B represents the movement more advanced, each of the first three companies is in a square with the new direction, and the next five are executing the movement.

 

FIGURE 2,3.

Represents a column, by division, closed in mass, right in front, executing a change of direction to the right, by the front of subdivisions.

(No. 1015, and following.)

The leading subdivision has executed this movement as if it were in a column at half distance; the arc of the circle which its guide has described has, for its radius, a line equal to the fronts of three companies.  In other divisions,

 

 

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each guide has advanced a little the left shoulder, obliquing a little to the left and lengthening a little the step, till he found himself exactly covering the guide next in his front, and then he follows in his trace, preserving the prescribed distance of six (or five) paces, (according as the formation may be in three or two ranks) which ought to separate the guides.

The men have conformed to the movement of the marching flank; they have advanced a little the left shoulder, and have gained so much the less ground to the front, as they were more or less near to the pivot.

The guide, who is the pivot, has conformed himself to the movement of the division, and has gained so much ground to the front as was necessary to preserve between his division and the preceding one, the same distance of six (or five) paces.

The lieutenant colonel, placed at the side of the leading guide, has directed the march of the latter,

The major, from the rear of the guides, has seen that they have conformed themselves insensibly to the movement of the leading guide.

The lines (m o), in figure 2, indicate the alignment of the first division, pending the wheel; its centre bends a little to the rear as in a wheel at half distance.

 

In FIGURE 3

A represents the battalion beginning the wheel.

B the battalion executing the movement; and.

C the battalion when the wheel is ended; the

 

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first division already marches in a square with the new direction.

 

FIGURE 4.

Represents a battalion in column, by division, closed in mass, right in front, executing a change of direction, from a halt, by the flanks of subdivisions.

(No. 1035, and following.)

A represents the battalion at a halt;

B the battalion after having changed direction by the right flank.

The lieutenant colonel has placed two markers (d h) on the new direction, (d) opposite to the right guide of the first division, and (h) a little less than division distance from (d).

The battalion has faced to the right; each chief of division has placed himself on the left of its right guide.

The battalion has filed into the new direction; the first division directed itself a little in rear of the markers (d h.)  The chief of this division has not followed its movement, but has seen it file past, and has halted it at the moment that its left file arrived opposite to the marker (d.)

Each of the other divisions has conformed itself to the movement of the preceding division, and has preserved the distance of three paces from the latter.  Each chief has himself halted on arriving opposite to the left guide of the first, seen his division file past, and has halted and aligned it by the left.

The lieutenant colonel, placed in front of the left guides, and facing to them, has assured them

 

 

 

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on the direction as the divisions were successively halted.

C represents the battalion after having  changed direction by the left flank, the movement having been executed as in B; but the chiefs have conducted their divisions to the halting points, instead of seeing them file past.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXI.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column, by division, closed in mass, right in front, executing the countermarch.

(No. 1081, and following.)

The odd numbered divisions have faced to the tight, the even to the left, and the headmost files of all have broken to the rear.

All the guides have faced about.

The odd divisions have wheeled around their right guides; the even, around the left guides, and each has so directed itself as to arrive behind its opposite guide, when is has been halted and aligned by the right; to this end, the chief of each odd division, after having it, has shifted promptly to its right.

The lieutenant colonel has faced to the guides for the purpose of rectifying their direction.  This object accomplished, he has thrown himself abreast with the leading division (the fourth or fifth) and the major has thrown himself abreast with the rearmost (the first) subdivision.

A represents the commencement of the movement.  The divisions have faced to the right or left, and the three headmost files, of each, have broken to the rear.

B represents the movement in progress; the headmost files, after having wheeled around the right or left guide, are directing themselves on the new alignment.

C represents the movement ended.

 

 

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FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion, in column by company, closed in mass, right in front, forming divisions

(No. 1092, and following.)

A represents the beginning of the movement; the guides of the right companies have marked these companies; the left companies have faced to the left, marched straight forward, and their captains, who have seen them file past, have halted them as soon as they were entirely unmasked.  The left companies have faced to the front, and only wait (in order to dress forward on the alignment of the right companies) till their left guides have correctly established themselves on that alignment.

B represents the movement ended; the colonel has ordered the guides to their posts, the respective senior captains (placed two paces before the centres of divisions) have taken command of the divisions, and the junior captains of the divisions have placed themselves in their respective intervals.

 

FIGURE 3.

Represents a column at full distance, which executes the same movement.

(No. 1103, and following.)

C represents the preparation for the movement; the guides of the right companies have marked these companies opposite to their respective right and left files; the left companies have faced to the left; their captains have thrown themselves to the side of their left guides.

 

 

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B represents the movement begun; the left companies have marched straight forward, and as soon as unmasked, they have been halted, faced to the front, and have advanced towards the alignment of the right companies; arrived on a line just in rear of the right companies, the left companies have again been halted, and only wait till their left guides are established on that alignment in order to be dressed forward.

A represents the movement ended.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents the manner of determining the line of battle between two given points.

(No. 1119, and following.)

The two points give, being the tree C to the left, and the steeple D to the right, two mounted officers (m and n) have set off from the two points (x and z) to find the intermediate points between C and D.  To this end, they have executed a wheel, the tree C having served as the pivot.  Pending the movement, (n) has taken care to hold himself constantly  aligned on (m) and the tree C.  The officer (m) has, at the same time, observed the movement of (n), and the instant the latter masked his view of the steeple D, (m) has, by signal, caused (n) to halt.

FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion in column, by company, at full distance, right in front, forming itself on the right into line of battle.

(No. 1145, and following, and No. 1165.)

The colonel has caused the lieutenant colonel to place two markers (h, d) on the direction which he wishes to give the line: the first is at the point of appui, the second at the a little less than company distance from the first, and both are faced to the right.

The column, which followed the direction E D, has taken the guide to the right, before arriving opposite to the point where the right ought to

 

 

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rest in line of battle.  The right guide has immediately followed a direction (J F) parallel to that line.  The leading company, having arrived opposite to the right marker (h), turned to the right, in order to approach the line; the other companies have continued to march forward, and each has turned to the right as it successively arrived opposite to the left of the preceding company already on the line.

The colonel has followed up the movement along the front, holding himself opposite to the company in the act of turning, for the purpose of approaching the line of battle.

The lieutenant colonel assures the guides on that line as they successively arrive upon it.

 

FIGURE 3.

Represents a battalion in column, by company, at full distance, right in front, forming itself forward into line of battle.

(No. 1170, and following.)

The column arriving behind the right of the line of battle, has been halted at company distance within that line.

The colonel has caused the lieutenant colonel to place two markers (h and d) on the direction which he wishes to give to the line of battle- the first marker, at the point of appui, the second, at a little less than company distance from the first, and both faced to the right.

The leading company has been conducted forward, and established against the markers.

The other companies have been broken from

 

 

 

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the column by a wheel to the left, and then marched straight forward, taking the guide to the right. The guide of the company next to the head, has marched straight forward; each of the other guides has followed the file immediately in his front, form the moment the wheel was ended. Each company turns to the right as soon as it arrives opposite to the left of the preceding one, in order to bring itself up parallely with the line of battle.

The first five companies are established on that line; the sixth (from the right) has been halted when the breasts of its front rank were on a line with the backs of the rear rank of the fifth, and its captain waits till its last files are in line, in order to align it.

The colonel. passing along the front, follows up the movement, holding himself opposite to the company which, for the purpose of approaching the line of battle, is in the act of turning.

The lieutenant colonel assures the positions of the guides as they successively come upon that line.

 

FIGURE 4.

Represents a battalion, in column by company, at full distance, forming itself, faced to the rear, into line of battle.

(No. 1188,and following.)

The column, arriving before the right of the line of battle, has been halted at company distance.

The colonel has caused the lieutenant colonel to place two markers, (d h) in the direction which he wishes to give to the line.

 

 

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The leading company has faced to the right and directed itself towards the marker (d) so as to leave him to its left; it next wheeled by file to the left, around this marker, and directed itself a little in rear of the one (h) placed at the point of appui, and thus executed a countermarch.

The following companies have also faced to the right, and directed themselves, diagonally, each towards the point at which it had to cross the line.  To this end, the left guide of each of these companies detached himself in advance, for the purpose of marking that point, and each company has formed itself on the line of battle by the same means as the first.

The colonel follows up the movement, holding himself opposite to the company which last crossed the line of battle.

The lieutenant colonel assures the guides as they successively arrive upon that line.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXIII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column by division, closed in mass, right in front, deploying itself on its first division.

(No. 1218, and following.)

On the direction which he wishes to give to the line of battle, the colonel has caused the lieutenant colonel to establish two markers (h d), distant from each other a little less than the front of a division.

The colonel has directed the column so as to cause it to arrive perpendicularly behind the markers, and has halted it at three paces from the latter.

The column being halted, the left general guide has thrown himself a little beyond the point where the left of the battalion in line ought to rest, and has correctly placed himself on the prolongation of the markers established before the first division.  In the mean time, the lieutenant colonel has placed, before this division, a third marker (i) opposite to one of the three left files of the right company.

The first division has been conducted forward against the markers, and aligned by the left; the second (the nearest to the line of battle) has been directed parallelly to that line, and each of the others has regulated itself on the one which preceded it.

 

 

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The chief of the second has seen it file past, and has halted it when its right file was up with him; he then caused the division to face to the front, and aligned it by the right.

The chiefs of the other divisions have followed the movement; each has, himself, halted, (in order to see his division file past) as soon as he had cleared the left file of the division which ought to be on the right of his own, and the moment his division unmasked itself, he halted it, faced it to the front, caused it to approach the line of battle, halted it again, three paces within that line, and aligned it by the right.

The colonel follows up the movement opposite to the division which is coming up on the line of battle.

The lieutenant colonel assures the positions of the guides as they successively arrive on that line.

A represents the preparation for the movement.

B represents the movement advanced.  The first two divisions are on the line; the third, which has just been halted, with its front rank on a line just behind the rear rank of the second, only waits till its guides are correctly established, in order to dress forward on the line, and the fourth division still marches by the flank.

C represents the movement ended.

 

 

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FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion in column by division, closed in mass, right in front, deploying itself on the rearmost (fourth or fifth) division.

(No. 1239, and following.)

The colonel has caused two markers to be placed before the headmost division, and the right general guide has immediately thrown himself on the alignment of the markers a little beyond the point where the right of the battalion ought to rest.  The lieutenant colonel has placed before the headmost division a third marker opposite to one of the three right files of its left company.

The first three divisions have faced to the right; the first has directed itself three paces within the right general guide, and the two others have regulated themselves on the first.

The fourth (or fifth) division as soon as unmasked, has put itself in march, taking the guide to the left, in order to bring itself against the markers; it has been halted at three paces within the line, and then aligned by the left.

The chief of the third has not followed the movement of his division; he has seen it file past, has halted it when the last file was up with him; he then caused it to face to the front; as soon as unmasked, he has marched it towards the line of battle, halted it a three paces from that line and then aligned it by the left.

The lieutenant colonel has assured the positions of the guides of the first three divisions as they successively threw themselves on the line of battle.

 

 

 

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D represents the commencement of the movement.  The fourth and third divisions are established on the line of battle; the second only waits to be unmasked, and the first still marches by the flank.

E represents the movement ended.

 

FIGURE 3.

Represents a battalion in column by division, closed in mass, right in front, deploying itself on the third  division.

(No. 1255, and following.)

Markers have been placed before the headmost division.

The two general guides have thrown themselves on the alignment of the markers, a little beyond the points at which the right and left of the battalion, respectively, ought to rest.  The lieutenant colonel has placed a third marker opposite to one of the three right files of the left company.

The second, as also the first division, has faced to the right; the fourth has faced to the left.  The first division has directed itself three paces within the right general guide; the second has regulated itself on the first, and the fourth has directed itself parallelly with the line of battle.

The third division, as soon as unmasked, has taken the guide to the left, and advanced towards the line of battle; at three paces within this line, it has been halted and aligned by the left.

The second, as also the first division, has been halted when its left file had passed the

 

 

 

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right of the division which, in line of battle, finds itself to the left; it was then aligned by the left.

The fourth division has been halted when its right file has cleared the left of the third division; it then (taking the guide to the right) advanced towards the line of battle, and was aligned by the right.

The lieutenant colonel has assured, on the line, the guides of the right divisions, and the major those of the fourth division.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXIV.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a directing battalion prepared to advance in line of battle.

(No. 1277, and following.)

The colonel has thrown himself about forty paces in rear of the colour-file, and has established himself correctly on its prolongation.

The lieutenant colonel has thrown himself a like distance in front of the same file and has been, by signal of the colonel's sword, established on the perpendicular.

The colonel has then thrown himself twenty paces farther to the rear, in order to establish, on the prolongation of the lieutenant colonel and the colour-bearer, two markers- the first (h) at twenty-five paces from the rear rank, and the second (d) a like distance from the first.

A staff officer (m), whom the colonel has previously designated to superintend the successive replacing of the markers, has thrown himself on their prolongation, twenty paces in rear of the second (d.)

The colour-bearer, as soon as the lieutenant colonel had been established on the perpendicular, has taken point on the ground, and then advanced six paces with the two corporals of his rank; the lieutenant colonel having assured him on the perpendicular, has placed himself in front of the battalion, twelve of fifteen paces to the right of the captain of the colour-company.

 

 

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The major has taken post six or eight paces from the left of the colour-rank, and on the same alignment.

The general guides have advanced six paces in front of the respective right and left files of the battalion.

The colonel has placed himself thirty paces behind the centre of the battalion, but so as not to mask the line of markers.

 

FIGURE 2.

Represents the same battalion in march.

(No. 1287, and following.)

The lieutenant colonel, fifteen paces from the right of the colour-company (the fourth) maintains, on the basis of the alignment, the captains of the fourth and fifth companies.

The battalion having gained ground to the front, a third marker (i) has been placed behind the first two and on the same line, and the marker (h) is passing to his new position behind the marker (i).

The staff officer, charged with replacing the markers, has followed their movement.

FIGURE 3.

Represents the same battalion which has been halted and which is to be aligned.

(No. 1335, and following, and No. 1344.)

B represents the line traced by a parallel alignment.

The colonel has thrown himself before the right of the battalion and has assured the right general guide and the colour-bearer on the direction.

 

 

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The left general guide then placed himself on their prolongation and then has been assured by the major.

D C represent the line traced by an oblique alignment.

The colour-bearer and the general guides were first established on the new alignment, and as this cuts the line of battle at E, the two left companies have been thrown back; the right guides of the right wing, and the left guides of the other, have then been brought upon the line.

All those guides have faced to the colour, and each has placed himself at company distance from the guide next in his front.  The guides of the right wing, have aligned themselves on the colour-bearer and the right general guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXV.

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FIGURE 1,2,3.

Represent a subordinate battalion, which, having taken a false direction, has thrown itself to the right, and which is then re-established on the true direction.

(No. 1308, and following, No. 1315, and Nos. 1327-9.)

The colour-bearer, instead of following the direction (o p) perpendicular to the line of battle, having advanced the left shoulder, has followed a false direction, (c h).  The companies of the right wing have been obliged to shorten step to maintain themselves on the basis of alignment, and their files crowd each other, whilst, in the other wing, the companies cannot sufficiently lengthen the pace to keep in line with the colour-bearer, and their files become disunited.  The interval which separates this battalion from the directing one is extended.

The colonel, wishing to re-establish his battalion on the true direction, has thrown himself to the point (v) behind the colour-file, and has established the major (a) on the direction (v n) parallel to that pursued by the directing battalion.  The major has established the colour-bearer on that direction, by causing him to incline to the left till he covers the corporal of his file.

The lieutenant colonel, by degrees, re-establishes the basis of alignment, perpendicularly to that direction, to which the companies conform themselves, and the battalion, arrived at

 

 

 

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(s z), finds itself on an alignment parallel to that of the directing battalion.  The colonel then causes it to oblique to the left in order to re-establish its proper interval.

Arrived at (x z), the battalion finds its interval re-established; but it is in rear of the directing battalion; the colonel then causes it to take the direct quick march until it arrives on the alignment.

The figures represent the directing battalion on the left, and to the right, a neighbouring battalion.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXVI.

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FIGURE 1,2,3.

Represent a battalion advancing in line of battle, and encountering obstacles which cover the third and the left companies.

 (No. 1374, and following.)

The third company has faced to the left, in marching; it has quickened the step, and marched by the flank in rear of the fourth; after covering the latter, it has followed the fourth company, in the quickened pace, until at wheeling distance; then it has taken the step of the battalion.

The moment that the third company faced to the left, the left guide of the second threw himself on the left flank of his company, for the purpose of maintaining between that flank and the captain of the fourth, the interval necessary for the return of the third into line.

The left, or eighth company, has faced to the right, in marching, and has marched by the flank to company distance in rear of the seventh.

At the moment the eighth company faced to the right, the left general guide threw himself in front of the left file of the seventh.

Figure 1 represents the movement commenced; the third company has faced to the left, and the eighth to the right, in order to march behind the fourth and seventh companies, respectively. Figure 2 represents the movement ended; the

 

 

 

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third and eighth companies march at company distance behind the fourth and seventh.

 

FIGURE 3,4.

Represent a battalion advancing in line of battle; the third and eighth companies, after executing the passage of obstacles, return into line.

(No. 1380, and following.)

The third company has broken by a wheel to the right, and has marched diagonally forward towards the battalion; when its guide arrived opposite to the captain of the fourth company, it turned to the left, to bring itself parallely to its place in line of battle.

The company has quickened the step to execute this movement and taken the pace of the battalion only after arriving in line.

The eighth company has been brought into line in like manner; but it broke by a wheel to the left, and has turned to the right when its guide arrived opposite to the left file of the seventh.

Figure 3 represents the movement commenced; the third and eighth companies have finished the wheel.

Figure 4 represents the movement nearly completed; the two companies have turned- the one to the left, the pother to the right, for the purpose of bringing themselves parallely into line, to effect which they have only a few paces to take.

 

 

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FIGURE 5.

Represent a battalion marching in line of battle, the colour-company having executed the passage of an obstacle. (Nos. 1393-4.)

The colour-company has faced to the left, marched by the flank in rear of the fifth, and follows it at company distance.

At the moment of facing to the left, the major threw himself six paces in front of the captain of the fifth company, to give the step and direction to the battalion.

The captain of the fifth company marches exactly in the trace of the major; the left guide of the third has thrown himself on the left of his company, for the purpose of maintaining the necessary interval for the return, into line, of the fourth company.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXVII.

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FIGURE 1,2,3.

Represent a battalion marching in line of battle, and encountering an obstacle which covers the three companies of the right.

 (No. 1384, and following, and No. 1388, and following.)

Figure 1 represents the three companies of the right which have faced to the left, in marching, and then march, quickening the step, into column behind the fourth company.

The third company having covered the fourth, and at full distance, has taken the step of the battalion, and marches behind the fourth; the second company has commenced the parallel movement into column, behind the third, and the first yet marches diagonally by the flank, inclining towards the head of the column.

The moment the companies faced to the left, the right general guide placed himself as a file closer behind the first.

In figures 2 and 3, the three companies are seen returning into line, after having passed the obstacle.  These companies have broken, by a wheel to the right, on fixed pivots, on the principle of forming forward, into line of battle; they have next marched straight forward at the commands of their respective captains.

The third company has already entered into line, the second has just turned to the left and the first yet marches diagonally to the front.

 

 

 

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FIGURE 4,5.

Represent a battalion marching in line of battle, and encountering an obstacle which covers the three centre companies.

 (No. 1395.)

The fourth company has faced to the right in marching, and has marched by the flank behind the third.

At the instant this company faced to the right, the colour-rank returned into line, and the major threw himself six paces in front of the left of the third company for the purpose of giving the step and direction to the battalion.

The left guide of the third company has thrown himself on the left of the front rank, and marches in the trace of the major.

The fifth and sixth companies have faced to the left in marching, and, by the flank, have marched into column behind the seventh company; the right guide of the latter has thrown himself on the right of its front rank, to preserve, in marching, the interval necessary for the return of the three companies into line.

Figure 4 represents the commencement of the movement; the designated companies have faced outwards, in marching, and broken to the rear.

Figure 5 represents the movement ended; the companies march in column behind the third and seventh respectively.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXVIII.

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FIGURE 1,2,3.

Represent a battalion marching in line of battle, and changing direction to the right.

(No. 1348, and following.)

A B represent the battalion marching in line of battle;

C B represent the battalion changing direction.

The major has thrown himself in front of the colour-bearer, facing him, and directs the his march.

The colour-bearer, taking steps of fourteen inches, and insensibly advancing the left shoulder, directs himself circularly to the right.

The right general guide only turns in his place; the left general guide takes the full step, and both conform the direction of their shoulders to that of the colour-bearer.

The corporal in the centre of the battalion, taking steps of fourteen inches, and insensibly advancing the left shoulder, wheels to the right; the battalion conforms itself to the movement of the centre; the captain of the right company only turns in his place, and the captain of the left takes the full pace.

The colonel, behind the centre, directs the general movement; he observes the march of the wings, in order to cause the arc, described by the centre of the battalion, to be enlarged or diminished as may be necessary to prevent the files from opening and crowding.

 

 

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The lieutenant colonel occupies himself with the same cares, and sees that the base-companies conform themselves to the movement of the three corporals in the centre of the battalion.

 

FIGURE 2.

Represents the same battalion which, after having changed direction, marches straight forward.

(No. 1356, and following.)

D E represent the battalion before the change of direction;

F E after the change; and

G H at the moment of taking the direct march, before the colour-bearer is assured on the direction.

The battalion arrived at F E, having finished its wheel, the colonel has caused it to take the direct march, and, at the same time, has thrown himself thirty paces behind the colour-file, on the perpendicular (m o;) the major has thrown himself to a like distance in front, and has been assured on the perpendicular by the colonel; the colour-bearer immediately directed himself on the major, and the corporal, in the centre of the battalion, conformed himself to his movement.

The lieutenant colonel has established the basis of alignment perpendicularly to the direction followed by the colour-bearer, and the battalion immediately conformed itself to that basis.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXIX.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in line of battle, executing a  change of front, forward on the right company

 (No. 1431, and following.)

The colonel has caused two markers (h d) to be placed on the new direction before the position to be occupied by the right company.  The captain of this company has wheeled it to the right on the fixed pivot, and aligned it by the right on the markers.

The other companies have broken by a wheel to the right and have marched towards the new line of battle.

The guide of the company next to the right has marched straight forward; when arrived opposite to the left file of the right company, it turned to the right, was halted at three paces from the line of battle, and then aligned by the right.

The guide of each succeeding company has followed the file of the preceding company, being behind which he found himself at the end of the wheel, and, when this company began to turn to the right, the guide continued to march straight forward: the company has established itself on the line of battle by the same means as the second (the one next to the right.)

The colonel has followed up the movement, holding himself abreast with the company about to turn.

 

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The lieutenant colonel has assured the guides on the line of battle as they successively came upon it.

The first six companies are established on the line of battle; the seventh has been halted when its right guide was at three paces from that line; its captain only waits for all its files to form on the guide, in order to dress the company forward on the line of battle, and the eighth is yet in march.

FIGURE 2.

Represents a battalion in line of battle, executing a  change of front to the rear, on the right company

 (No. 1438, and following.)

The whole battalion has been faced about; the right company, by a wheel to the left on the halted pivot, has passed the new line of battle, been halted, again faced about, and then aligned by the right against the two markers (h d) whom the colonel had caused to be established.

The captain of each of the other companies has placed himself behind the centre of his company, which has broken by a wheel to the left in order to march to its place in the line of battle.

The guide of the second company, in the order of formation, has marched straight forward, and, when arrived opposite to the left file of the right company, his company turned to the left, and passed the line of battle; being three paces beyond that line, this company was halted, faced about, and aligned by the right.

The guide of each succeeding company has

 

 

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followed the file of the preceding company behind which he found himself at the end of the wheel, and, when this company began to turn to the left, the guide continued to march straight forward: the company has been established on the line of battle by the same means as the second.

The first six companies are established; the seventh has been halted when its right guide was three paces beyond the line of battle; its captain only waits for all its files to form on the guide, in order to face the company about, and the eighth is yet in march.

FIGURE 3.

Represents a battalion in line of battle, executing an oblique change of front, forward, on the right company

 (No. 1453.)

This movement is executed in the manner of a perpendicular change of front; but the companies do not turn to bring themselves on the line of battle, and when arrived at three paces from that line, they are halted and aligned by the right.

The first six companies are established on the line of battle; the seventh has been halted at three paces from that line, and is ready to be dressed forward upon it; the eighth company is yet in march.

 

 

 

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PLATE XXX.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion passing a defile in rear of the left flank.

(No. 1397, and following.)

The right company has faced to the right, and put itself in march by wheeling by file to the right perpendicularly to the rear.  After having passed four paces beyond the file-closers, it again wheeled by file to the right, and directed itself parallelly to the line of battle.  The next, or second company, has executed, in its turn, the same movement, and put itself in march in time to follow closely the first; the third has followed the movement of the second company, and so of the others.

As soon as the second company found itself on the same direction with the first, the latter formed by platoon into line; the leading guide directed himself towards the point around which he has to turn in order to enter the defile; the second company has formed in its turn, by platoon into line, as soon as the third was on the same direction with itself, and so of the other companies.

The first three companies are already formed by platoon into line; the fourth follows them, marching by the flank; the fifth has put itself in movement, and the greater number of its files are already on the new direction.

The three left companies are still at a halt.

 

 

 

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FIGURE 2.

Represents the termination of the same movement.

(No. 1397, and following.)

The first three companies, after having passed the defile, have turned to the left in order to prolong themselves in a direction parallel to the old line of battle.

The fourth, on coming out of the defile, has formed company, and is ready to turn in order to enter the new direction.

The platoons of the fifth company are ready to re-unite.

The sixth company marches by platoon in the defile; the seventh is finishing the formation by platoon into line, and the eighth only waits, to execute this movement, till all its files are in the new direction.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXI.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion ploying itself into double column, at company distance, in rear of the two centre companies.

(No. 1456, and following.)

 

Every captain, except the fourth and fifth, has thrown himself before the centre of his company; the fourth and fifth companies have stood fast.

The three right companies have faced to the left; the three, or two, left files of each have broken to the rear.

The three left companies have faced to the right, and the three or two files of each have broken to the rear.

The third and sixth companies, wheeling by file to the left and right respectively, have placed themselves at company-distance in rear of the fourth and fifth companies; the third and sixth were then halted by their respective captains when the heads of the two companies arrived opposite to the centre of the column; they have next been caused to face to the front; the chief of the division has then aligned it by the right and placed himself two paces before its centre.

The other companies have marched diagonally by the flank towards the points of entrance into the column, and have placed themselves parallelly behind the companies already established.

 

 

 

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The lieutenant colonel has assured the right guide of each division on the direction, and then placed himself on the right flank of the column abreast with the first division; the major threw himself on the left flank of the same division at the beginning of the movement.

 

FIGURE 2.

 

Represents a battalion ployed into double column, which deploys on the first division, after having closed in mass.

(No. 1469, and following.)

 

The colonel has caused the lieutenant colonel to place two markers before the right and left files respectively of the first division, and a third on the same alignment opposite to one of the three left files of its right company.

The lieutenant colonel next placed himself on the line, a little beyond the point where the left of the sixth ought to rest.

The right companies have faced to the right, the left companies to the left.  As soon as the third and sixth were unmasked, they were halted by their respective captains, and aligned- the third by the left, and the sixth by the right.

The other companies have been halted as soon as unmasked; their captains then marched them towards the line of battle, halted them three paces within that line, and aligned them by the left and right.

The lieutenant colonel has assured the guides

 

 

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of the right wing on the line, and the major those of the left wing.

 
 

FIGURE 3.

Represents a battalion ployed into double column, at company distance, forming itself into line of battle faced to the right.

(No. 1474, and following.)

 

The four right companies have put themselves in march, taking the guide to the right, and each has turned to form itself on the right, into line of battle, as soon as it passed the left file of the preceding company.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion in column by division, right in front, which has closed to company-distance on the first division, in order to form square.

 (No. 1481, and following.)

 

The second division has closed on the first to company distance; this distance is taken from the rear rank of the first; the other divisions have closed in the customary manner; the file-closers of the fourth, as soon as it halted, have passed around, before the front rank, opposite to their places in line of battle, and have faced to the head of the column.

The music have thrown themselves behind the inner platoons of second division.

As soon as the second division closed, the colour-bearer fell back on the alignment of then file-closers, and was replaced by the next corporal of his file.

The pioneers have placed themselves behind the colour-bearer.

FIGURE 2.

Represents the same battalion, formed in square.

 (No. 1485, and following.)

The lieutenant colonel and major, placed in front of the leading guides, have assured the direction of the other guides on those of the fourth division who have stood fast.

 

 

 

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The first division has stood fast; its chief has thrown himself four paces in rear of its centre.

The companies of the second and third divisions have formed themselves to the right and left into line of battle; the colour and the pioneers have followed the movement of the fourth company.

The fourth division has closed up to form square, and then faced by the rear rank.

 

FIGURE 3,4.

Represents a battalion which has re-formed column for the purpose of marching in advance.

(No. 1508, and following.)

 

The first front has marched forward a space equal to half its front.

The lateral fronts have faced to the left and right, and each company has wheeled by file to the left and right for the purpose of re-forming divisions.

The second division, having been aligned, the music immediately closed upon it.

The fourth front has faced about; but its file-closers remained before the front rank.

Figure 3 shows the beginning of the movement;

Figure 4, its termination.

FIGURE 5.

Represents the same battalion which, after having re-formed column, has faced by the rear rank in order to march in retreat.

(No. 1516-7.)

 

The file-closers of the first division have remained before its rear rank.

 

 

 

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The lieutenant colonel and major have thrown themselves abreast with the fourth division.

The music, after having faced about, have closed upon the third division.

 

FIGURE 6.

Represents the same battalion which has re-formed square.

(No. 1518.)

The fourth division has stood fast; the companies of the second and third division have formed themselves to the right and left into line of battle.

The music have thrown themselves a few paces forward, opposite to the centres of the lateral faces, and the first division has closed up to form square.

The second, third, and fourth divisions are faced by the rear rank; the first by the front rank.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXIII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a company, formed in three ranks, deploying itself as skirmishers forward on its left file, so as to occupy a line equal to the front of a battalion.

(No. 1583, and following.)

 

A B represent the company advanced a few paces in front of the battalion for the purpose of making the necessary dispositions for deploying.  The first and second lieutenants have thrown themselves on the right and left flanks of the company respectively; the third sergeant has thrown himself two paces before its centre in order to take his place in the interval between the two platoons, and the third lieutenant is behind the centre of the rear rank which has to remain as the reserve.

C D E represent the commencement of the movement; the left guide directs himself on the point where the left of the company, when deployed, ought to rest; the first file, counting from the left, marches by his side.  The other files, advancing the left shoulder, and taking the double quick step, march diagonally to the front in order to gain the interval of ten paces to the right; as they successively get this interval, each marches on the same alignment with the left guide.

The first and second lieutenants who have thrown themselves behind the centres of their respective platoons, as soon as they were able to pass, direct their movement.

 

 

 

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The reserve (R) has not followed the movement of the first two ranks; the third lieutenant has formed it into two ranks.  The fourth sergeant and other file-closers, as well as the second bugler or drummer, have remained with this reserve.

F G H represent the deployment nearly ended.

I J represent the deployment completed; all the files march on the same alignment, each preserving its interval by the left.

The reserve (S) put itself in march as soon as it had its distance of one hundred and forty paces, and has followed the movement of the line.

K L represent the line formed; at the moment it was halted the centre rank man of each file threw himself two paces to the left of his front rank man.

The three sergeants have posted themselves ten paces behind the right, the centre and the left of the line.

The first and second lieutenants are at about twenty-five paces behind the centres of their platoons.  Each has with him an escort of two men.

The captain is about seventy paces behind the centre of the line.  He has with him the first bugler or drummer, and an escort of two or three men.

The reserve (V) has been halted at a hundred and forty paces behind the centre of the line.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXIV.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a company, formed in three ranks, deploying itself as skirmishers, by the flank, on its center file. (No. 1605, and following.)

 

A B represent the commencement of the movement.

The front and centre ranks of the right platoon have faced to the left; the guide of each platoon has placed himself by the side of its leading front rank man to conduct him, and the captain has indicated to each the direction he ought to follow.

The first and second lieutenants have thrown themselves in front of their respective platoons- the first abreast with his left, and the second abreast with his right file.  The third sergeant has thrown himself into the interval between the two platoons in the front rank.

These dispositions being made, the deployment has commenced; the right file of the second platoon, on which the movement is made, has faced to the front; the other files have put themselves in march, and each halts and faces to the front, as it successively takes its interval from the file next towards the centre.  Two files in each platoon are already deployed; the remaining files continue to march.  The first and second lieutenants follow up the movement in their respective platoons abreast with the files which deploy.

 

 

 

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C D represent the deployment ended; the reserve (R ) formed of the rear rank, I as faced about, and marches towards the point at which it ought to be established.

FIGURE 2.

Represents a company, deployed as skirmishers, rallying on its reserve, and forming the circle to resist cavalry. (No. 1677, and following.)

 

A B represent the line of skirmishers.

The captain has thrown himself on the reserve, and commenced the formation of the circle (C,) by throwing back a little the flank files.

The platoons of skirmishers, running in, form, as the men arrive, to the right and left on the reserve, without regard to height, facing outwards, and complete the circle; the officers and sergeants have directed the formation, and afterwards have placed themselves within the circle.

D represents the company after having reduced the circle; it is formed into column by platoon to march in retreat.

E represents the same company which, being again threatened by cavalry, has halted and reformed the circle.

The moment the company halted, the rear platoon faced to the rear, and then the circle was formed by throwing back the outer files of the two platoons.

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXV.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a company, deployed as skirmishers which extends intervals from a halt, in order, by extending itself to the left, to occupy, singly, a line which had been occupied by two companies.

 (No. 1617 and 1621.)

A B is the line occupied by the two companies; the right company, which has to occupy it alone, has faced to the left to extend intervals in that direction, and the files of the left company retire, to assemble on their reserve, in proportion as those of the right company advance.

C D represent the movement ended; the line is occupied by the right company alone.

 

FIGURE 2,3.

Represent a company, deployed as skirmishers which closes intervals, from a halt, on the right.

(No. 1624-8.)

A second company of skirmishers has been brought on the line C D, previously occupied by a single company; the old company has closed on its right.

The new company has been marched towards the portion of the line to be occupied by it, deployed forward, and halted at twenty paces from that line.  Then the old company began to close intervals towards the right, and the files of the new company throw themselves on the line as they are successively unmasked by those of the old.

 

 

 

 

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The reserve of the old company has placed itself behind the left of this company, and the reserve of the new company has come to post itself on the left of the old reserve.

FOGURE 2 represents the movement commenced; half of the second company is already on the line.

FIGURE 3 represents the movement ended; the two companies are in line, and their reserves united.

Note.  In the figures of this plate, the skirmishers of the two companies are represented by different signs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXVI.

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FIGURE 1,2.

Represent a company, deployed as skirmishers, which

is relieved by another company.

 (No. 1629, and following.)

 

The captain of the new company has caused it to deploy in time so as to finish the moment at the line E F, twenty paces from the line of battle.  The files of this company have been so directed as to find  themselves opposite to the intervals of the old company  on the line C D.  The new company has crossed the line, and been halted at AB twenty paces beyond.

The reserve of this company has placed itself, at the same time, a few paces to the right of that of the old company,

As soon as the new company was established on the line, the old began to assemble on its reserve, which, to this end, has re-formed itself in a single rank.

FIGURE 1 represents the movement when the new company arrives at twenty paces in rear of the line of battle.

FIGURE 2  represents the new company  established on the line, and the files of the old are in march to assemble on their reserve.

Note.  On the figures of this plate, the skirmishers of the two companies are represented by different signs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXVII.

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FIGURE 1.

Represents a battalion, deploying the five companies from the left, as skirmishers on the right of the sixth company, holding the three companies of the right in reserve.

(No. 1691, and following.)

 C D represent the battalion before the commencement of the movement.

The colonel, after having determined the direction of the line of battle, has caused to be placed on that line a marker (h) at the point where the right of the sixth company ought to rest.

The sixth and fifth companies, before deploying, have marched eight paces to the front.

The fourth company has faced to the right; the seventh and eighth to the left.

The major, who commands the three companies held in reserve, has faced them about, marched them thirty paces to the rear, and then ployed them into column by company, at half distance, in front of the third company.

The sixth and fifth companies have deployed forward- the sixth on its right file, and the fifth on its left file.  The right guide of the sixth directed himself on the marker (h) previously placed on the line of battle, and the left guide of the fifth on a point five paces farther to the right.

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parallelly to the line of battle; the fourth has taken its interval of one hundred paces, counting from the left of the fifth, and, facing to the left in marching, on taking that interval, it then marched eight paces to the front, and deployed itself forward on its left file.

The seventh and eighth companies have, each, taken a like interval counting from the left file of the company next on the right, and, on taking that interval, each faced to the right in marching, advanced eight paces to the front, and deployed itself on its right file.

The lieutenant colonel and adjutant have passed along the front of the line to aid the companies in aligning themselves.

The company-reserves have been established behind the line; that of the sixth at one hundred and forty paces from the right of its skirmishers.

Those of the fourth and fifth are united opposite to the interval between their skirmishers, but thirty paces nearer the line than that of the sixth.

The major has marched the battalion-reserve about three hundred and seventy paces behind the centre of the line, and has so disposed it that its fire cannot injure the company-reserves.

The colonel (b), after giving a general superintendence to the deployment, has, on its

 

 

 

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termination, thrown himself about a hundred and eighty paces behind the centre of the line.

The lieutenant colonel (a) and the adjutant (a) have placed themselves near the colonel.

A B represent the line of skirmishers.

 

 

 

 

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PLATE XXXVIII.

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FIGURES 1,2.

Represents the rallying of a battalion, deployed as skirmishers

(No. 1710, and following.)

The companies deployed as skirmishers on the line A B rally in squares on their respective reserves.

Each reserve has formed the first front of its square; the skirmishers, as they successively arrive, first complete the side fronts, and then form the fourth.

The officers direct this formation.

The battalion-reserve has formed a square.

Figure 2 represents the small squares re-formed into columns and directing themselves towards the battalion-reserve.

END OF VOLUME II.

 

 

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