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and battalion commanders. The sentinels over the colors, and at the tents of the battalion 

 commanders, stand at an order ; those over the arms and at the colonel's tent/at a shoulder. 



Men from the elite companies are posted over the colors. 



In camp the arms of all the guards are stacked. 



All the sentinels stand in front of the block on which their knapsacks are placed. If there 

 is no block the knapsack is laid on the ground, one pace in rear of the sentinel. In all cases 

 the knapsack flap is upwards, the top towards the sentinel, and the straps rolled on top. In 

 each regiment, and also in each separate battalion, the field guard is senior to the others, which 

 are subordinate to it in all things. In regiments encamped with deployed front the different 

 field guards are senior by turns. 



If there is more than one regiment in camp, then one of the field guards is designated in turn 

 as senior, and is called the "senior redant." 



The field guards of separate battalions are never detailed as senior redant. 



In encampments the following rules are observed with regard to the detail of men for guard 

 duty : 



1. In a regiment the men are detailed from all the battalions ; and in the battalions from all 

 the companies. 



2. Each guard consists of men of the same battalion, except in the camp guards of 4-battalion 

 regiments, which are from two of the battalions. 



3. In deployed camps each battalion supplies its own field guard. 



4. Field and camp guards are commanded by officers ; quarter guards by sergeants. The 

 senior officers on guard are with the field guards ; with the senior redant there are two officers. 



5. There is a drummer with every field and camp guard ; if there are any riflemen on guard, 

 then a horn player is detailed ; when any of the grenadiers or carbineers are on guard, a fifer 

 is also detailed. At the senior redant there are one drummer, one fifer, and one horn player ; 

 if any riflemen are present there are two horn players. 



At the guards the drums are laid on the ground ; the horns on the left side of the knapsack 

 block of the sentinel at the guard tent. If both drummers and horn players are present, the 

 horns are laid on the drums. 



The regulations give minutely the strength of the various guards in all cases ; in this extract 

 a few examples will be given. 



GUARDS IN A DEEP CAMP OF A SINGLE BATTALION. 



(a.) The field guard : 1 officer, 2 sergeants, 1 musician, 30 privates. 

 The following sentinels are jiosted : 



At the guard tent 1 



In the chain, 4 pairs of sentinels 8 



9 men in each relief. 



For 3 reliefs 27 



Corporals for posting reliefs 2 



Private as orderly 1 



Total 30 



One of the sergeants makes the necessary reports. 



(6.) The camp guard : 1 officer, 2 sergeants, 1 musician, 24 privates. 



