acting either at open order or double open 

 order, as particular cases and situations may 

 require ; together with the destructive skill 

 of a rifleman acting a la debandade ; nay, 

 more, they shall act at such loose order, as 

 to imitate the subtle art of the Indian, who 

 endeavours always to steal away the life of 

 an enemy, without exposing himself to 

 danger. 



Thus the perfection and distinct powers 

 of three corps may be united in one, 



I am bold enough to assert that no such 

 corps has ever been produced in Europe, and 

 trust, that, with truth I may say, I am the 

 first officer, who has laid down a method, 

 by which a single coi^ps shall perform every 

 duty which three species of troops can perform, 

 namely, that of regular battalfon soldiers, 

 light-infantry, and irregular rifle marks- 

 men. 



Before I proceed to relate particulars, it 

 is absolutely necessary to remark, that 

 what I have above stated, cannot be per- 

 formed, unless a gun can be produced, 

 which can be loaded, by any battalion 

 soldier in the line, with cartridges and be 



