158 MANUAL POE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



If marching at the trot or gallop, the gait is ordinarily de- 

 creased ])rogressiveiy, the halt being executed from the walk 

 (par. 239). 



384. Being in line at a halt, to march backward: 1. Back- 

 ward, 2. MARCH. 



All the troopers rein back (par. 280), regulating on the 

 guide, who maintains his distance from the leader. The exe- 

 cution of the march backward as a coUcctice movement is 

 habitually limited to cases where the movement may be neces- 

 sary ; it is then executed for short distances only. It is not 

 executed at an increased gait. 



385. Being in line, to oblique and resume the original direc- 

 tion: 1. Troopers riglit (left) oblique, 2. MARCH. 



Executed ])y each trooper as in par. 230. During the 

 oblique march the right knee of each trooper should be just 



',' COMMAND: 

 I FORWARD. 2. MARCH. 





COMMAND: 

 '/ I.TROOPEIRS , 



RIGHT oblique:^: 

 Z.MARCH. 



Fig. 38, par. 385. 



In rear of the left knee of the trooper on his right ; the trooper 

 on the Hank toward which the oblique is made acts tempo- 

 rarily without special indication as directing guide (Def.) 

 of the squad. The line during the oblique march should be 



