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other generals and the colonels ; they are at once followed by the designation of the gait and 

 the command, march. Down to the brigadier generals, inclusive, the general commands alone 

 are given ; the colonels give the special commands prescribed in the school of the regiment. 



In all cases the generals of brigade repeat the preparatory commands of the generals of their 

 divisions. 



If all the regiments of a brigade are to execute the same movement, the general of brigade 

 gives the preparatoiy commands for all of them. 



If different regiments of a brigade are to execute different movements, the general of brigade 

 gives the preparatory command for the movement of the 1st regiment only; the colonels of the 

 other regiments giving the requisite commands. 



Whenever the preparatory commands are to be repeated by all the generals and colonels, the 

 the general commanding raises his sabre; this signal is repeated simultaneously by all the 

 generals and colonels ; the commanders of divisions (2 squadrons) and squadrons at once give 

 the command, march. 



When a movement is to be executed by all the troops, the general preparatory commands are 

 repeated by all the subordinate commanders ; but when only a portion of the troops are to 

 execute the movement, the preparatory commands will be repeated only by the commanders of 

 that portion. 



Colonels will always preface the command, regiment, by the number of their regiments in the 

 division, or brigade, (if there is only a brigade present.) 



Generals of division will likewise preface the command, division, by the number of their 

 respective divisions ; but generals of brigade simply give the command, brigade, not prefacing 

 any number. 



If the troops are formed in one general column, or in a line of regimental columns, the com- 

 mands to draw and return sabres are given by the generals of division, and repeated by the 

 generals of brigade and the colonels ; the troops execute the order at the command of the latter. 

 If the regiments are deployed, or each formed into several columns in line, these commands are 

 repeated by all commanders, down to those of squadrons inclusive, and executed at the command 

 of the latter. When the number of troops is so great that the voice of the general commanding 

 cannot be heard by all, he sends his orders by aides de camp. In such cases the distant parts 

 should conform to the movements of those nearest the general commanding, that the movements 

 may be as simidtaneous as possible. The general will assure himself that the aides fully com- 

 prehend the order, so as to prevent errors and misunderstandings ; the aides should carry the 

 order with the utmost rapidity, and deliver it clearly and slowly, but they have no authority to 

 interfere with the execution. If they see that the order is not properly carried out, they should 

 remind the officer to whom it was delivered and return to the general as soon as it is executed ; 

 they report the fulfilment of the order, or the reason for its non-fulfilment. Trumpet signals 

 apply only to the first line, and are repeated only by the trumpeters of that line. All commands 

 to the second and other lines are given by the voice. The rules for the guidance of the principal 

 guides, as given in the school of the regiment, apply to the case of evolutions of the line. 



POSTS OF GENERALS, ETC. 



Plate 13 gives the positions of the generals of division, brigade, &c. When the regiments 

 are deployed, either in the order of review or of battle, the generals of division are at the distance 

 of ten platoon fronts in advance of the centres of their respective divisions ; the generals of 

 brigade eight platoon fronts in advance of the centres of their brigades. 



