Chapter III: Preface: To Second Edition

Since the above was written, the issue of new or amended Manuals of Training has necessitated a revision of the book, which is now presented in a form agreeable to the four-company organisation.

The Empire is now confronted by those circumstances to which allusion was made in the Preface.

E. K.

_September, 1914._

CONTENTS

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS—

I.—The Intention of the Book 1

II.—Making the Best of their Companies
to Train the Modern
Man for the Modern Battle 4

III.—The Standard of Training
assumed to have already
been acquired and its application
to further Exercises 9

IV.—Ground for Training—Its Use
and Influence—Palliation of
the Lack of a Training
Ground 11

V.—Company Organisation—Moral
and the Personality
of the Commander 16

VI.—Discipline—Moral and Means
of Supervision 22

VII.—Organisation by Files and its
Effect on Moral—Cohesion 27

VIII.—Method of Training 31

IX.—As to Scouts and Working
Dress 37

EXERCISES

I.—Individual Advance in Extended
Order 38

II.—Retirement by Pairs 48

III.—Individual Training in Use of
Fire and Fire Discipline 52

IV.—The Assault 60

V.—The Section and Platoon in
Attack 64

VI.—The Section and Platoon in
Retirement 74

VII.—The Section and Platoon in
Independent Attack 78

VIII.—The Platoon as Advanced and
Flank Guard 84

IX.—Preliminary for the Attack by
the Company in Battalion 89

X.—The Company in Attack with
the Battalion under Artillery
Fire 93

XI.—The Company in Attack with
the Battalion under Rifle
Fire 97

XII.—The Company in Attack Acting
Alone 105

XIII.—The Company in Retirement 107

XIV.—Outposts 112

XV.—Defence 142

XVI.—Hasty Expedients 163

XVII.—Night Operations 171

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A SCHEME OF COMPANY TRAINING 181

REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS.

I.T., 128 (3) = Infantry Training, 1914,