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The left trooper of the leading element of the column as the 

 base of the deployment advances at the gait of march (par. 

 337-a) unless the leader indicates otherwise (pars. 337-/, 

 405)., the other troopers of the leading element deploying as 

 indicated in par. 408. The remaining troopers move obliquely 

 to the right front at a gallop and extend the line in similar 

 manner, tlie order of the successive elements being the same, 

 from left to right in line, as it formerly was from head to rear 

 in the column. 



The possibility of the inversion of troopers in the fours as 

 a result of forming foragers from column of twos or troopers 

 should be kept in mind. No such inversion can occur in move- 

 ments executed from column of fours. The movement de- 

 scribed in this paragraph is one of those referred to in par. 

 468-/7. (Fig. 41.) 



4i0. Being in disorder, to form foragers: 



Foragers may be formed from any condition of dispersion 

 or disorder by methods similar to those indicated in pars. 408 

 and 409. At the command : 1. Foragers, 2. MARCH, the troop- 

 ers nearest the leader ride toward him at a gallop. The leader 

 indicates the guide (par. 373), who follows the leader; the 

 other troopers, moving at a gallop, take position, with the 

 proper interval, on the right and left of the guide, without 

 regard to order. 



Line of fc^ragers from a condition of disorder may also be 

 formed by first rallying the squad (par. 416) and then forming 

 foragers. 



Dismounted, skirmishers may similarly be formed. 



411. Being deployed as foragers, to inarch to a flank: 1. By 

 the right (left) flank, 2. MARCH. 



Each trooper turns 90° to the right and marches in the new 

 direction (par. 389). A column of troopers at 4 feet distance 

 results. The line of foragers may be resumed by again march- 

 ing to the flank by the use of corresponding commands and 

 methods. 



Gaits are regulated as in par. 337-ci. 



Dismounted, each trooper moves as in par. 81. If at a halt, 

 the movement of the foragers by the flank is executed by the 

 same commands as when marching. 



412. Being deployed as foragers, to march to the rear: 1. To 

 the rear. 2. MARCH. 



