Chapter IV: Part IV: Infantry in Attack and Defence

124. General principles 123

125. Position and duties of leaders in action 125

126. Fire action 126

127. Fire discipline 127

128. Ranges 128

THE ATTACK.

NATURE OF AN OFFENSIVE ACTION.

129. Distribution of infantry in the attack 128

130. Preliminary measures 129

131. Issue of orders 130

132. Duties of the several bodies 131

133. Infantry formations in regard to fire 133

134. Fire 133

135. Co-operation between artillery and infantry in the attack 135

136. The decisive attack 136

137. The assault 137

138. Rallying and redistribution 138

139. Holding attacks 138

140. Feints 139

141. Flank attacks 139

142. Surprises 140

143. Local flanking fire 140

144. Formations 140

145. Frontage 141

146. Distances 142

147. Intervals 143

148. Direction and pace 143

149. Machine guns 144

THE COMPANY IN ATTACK.

150. General rules 145

THE BATTALION IN ATTACK.

151. General rules 148

152. Orders 149

153. Distribution of the companies in the decisive attack 150

154. The firing line and supports 151

155. The reserve 151

156. Holding attack 152

157. Instruction 153

THE BRIGADE IN ATTACK.

158. General rules 153

THE DIVISION IN ATTACK.

159. General rules 154

THE DEFENCE.

160. Distribution of infantry for defence 155

161. Occupation of the position 156

162. Entrenching a position 157

163. Fire 158

164. Machine guns 158

165. Position of the reserves 159

166. Duties of officers commanding reserves 159

167. Local counter attacks 160

168. Decisive counter attacks 160

THE COMPANY IN DEFENCE.

169. General rules 162

170. Duties of the subalterns, section and squad leaders 162

171. Duties of the company leader 163

THE BATTALION IN DEFENCE.

172. General rules 163

173. Duties of the commanding officer 164

THE BRIGADE AND DIVISION IN DEFENCE.

174. General rules 164

AMMUNITION AND ENTRENCHING TOOLS.

175. Supply and transport of ammunition in the field 165

176. Entrenching tools 169

PART V.

ANNUAL COURSE OF TRAINING.

177. Description of course 171

178. Detail of the course 172

179. Annual course of training of auxiliary forces 173

180. General rules 174

181. Company training 174

182. Battalion training 179

SPECIAL TRAINING OF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS.

183. Method of instruction 179