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332. To avoid repetition the detailed descriptions and ex- 

 planations of collective movements are, as a rule, based only 

 upon the execution of the mounted movements. > 



333. Gaits for mounted movements. — All mounted move- 

 ments not specially excepted may be executed at the trot or 

 gallop (par. 239). 



For the execution of a movement at the trot or gallop the 

 command trot or gallop precedes the command inarch unless 

 marching at the gait desired or unless it be otherwise pre- 

 scribed. When the indication for the trot or gallop is included 

 in the command for the movement it precedes the command 

 inarch; thus, 1. Forward, trot; 2. MARCH. 



334. When the troopers of any element (Def.) move at dif- 

 ferent gaits, if the gait of such element be referred to, the 

 gait of its base is to be understood. 



335. A gait is said to be correspondingly faster or corre- 

 spondingly slower than another gait when there is a difference 

 of one degree between the two (par. 2.39). 



336. In the rules included in pars. .333 to 3-37 the expression 

 "other elements" (Def.) means in each case elements of the 

 same kind as the base. 



337. (a) In movements from the halt the base moves at the 

 walk unless another gait be stated in the command or indi- 

 cated by the leader's movements. 



(h) In forming line to the front from colnmn the other ele- 

 ments (par. 336) take, without command, a correspondingly 

 faster gait tban the base. If gallop be commanded at any 

 time, it applies only to the other elements (/). The base 

 (leading element) habitually preserves the gait of march (a). 

 The leader controls the movements of the base according to 

 the object in view. He may diminish its pace or gait or halt 

 it to hasten the form.ation. A command to decrease the gait 

 or to halt, given during the execution of the movement, ap- 

 plies only to those elements tbnt have already completed the 

 movement. The leader habitually so controls the base that 

 elements in rear need not move faster than a maneuver gallop 

 in order to execute the movement. 



(c) Column to the front is formed from line on the base at 

 the gait of march (a) or at the gait ordered (e). The other 

 elements (par. 386) take or maintain a correspondingly 



