Chapter II: Part II: The Training of the Company

59. Preliminary remarks 67

DRILL.

60. General rules 72

61. Inspection and telling off 75

62. The formation of fours 76

63. Changing ranks 76

64. A company column forming company 76

65. Marching in line 77

66. A company in line forming to the right or left 78

67. A company in line, or moving to a flank in fours, forming
company column 78

68. When marching, fours or file, forming up into line 80

69. A column changing direction 80

70. Movements in line (or lines) of sections 80

71. Drill in single rank 81

72. Fire action 82

73. When dispersed, re-assembling 83

74. Dismissing 83

75. Inspection in close order drill 83

SKIRMISHING.

76. General remarks 84

ATTACK PRACTICE.

77. General rules 85

78. Position of the commanders 88

79. Casualties 88

80. Instructions for commanders 88

81. Duty of the skirmisher 89

82. Defence practice 90

83. Reconnaissance practice 91

84. Retirements 91

85. Meeting an attack by cavalry 92

86. Scouting 93

87. Duties of scouts 93

88. Training of 94

89. The inspection in skirmishing 95

90. Shelter trench exercise 95