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tlie oppofite flank. Faults to be avoided, and generally 

 committed in drcffing, ai-e, paffing the line ; the head foi- 

 ward, and body kept back; flioulders not iquare ; or the 

 head turned too much. 



Two or more men being moved forward, or' backward, a 

 given number of paces, and placed in the new line and direc- 

 tion, the following commands will be given : l.^j' the right 

 (or lift') foriLrard-dfi-fi ; 2. on the right [or left) bach-war d- 

 drcfs. The drefTnig once accompliihed, eyes front will be 

 given, that heads maybe replaced, and remain i'quare to the 

 front. No rank, or body, ever (hould be dreffed, without 

 the officer on its flank determining a line on which to form it, 

 and for that purpofe taking as his objcft the dillant flank 

 man, or a point beyond him, or a man purpofely thrown out. 

 DrcfTmg mull then be made gradually, and progrefTivcly, 

 from the fixed point, tovrards the dillant flank one ; and each 

 man fucceiiively, but quickly, muft be brought up into the 

 true line, fo as to become a new point, from whence the in- 

 ftruiflor proceeds in the corrcclion of the others ; and him- 

 felf, while tlius occupied, mull take care, that his perfon, 

 at lead his eyes, be in the true line, which he is then 

 giving. 



X. Stepping out. The fquad marches, as already dire£led, 

 in ordinary time. On the woxA^flcp out, the recruit mull be 

 taught to lengthen his flep to 33 inches, by leaning forward 

 a little, but without altering the cadence. This ftep is 

 iiecelFary, when a temporaiy exertion in line, and to the 

 front, is required ; or when the rear divifions of a column are 

 to move up in line with the leading ones, and is applied both 

 to ordinary and quick time. 



XI. Alarh time. On this word, the foot then advancing 

 completes its pace. The cadence is then continued, without 

 gaining any ground, but alternately throwing out the foot, 

 and bringing it back fquare with the other. At the word, 

 ordinary time, or forward, the ufual pace of 30 inches will be 

 taken. This ftep is neceffary marching in line, when any 

 particular battalion is advanced, and has to wait for the 

 coming up of others. 



XII. Stepping fiort. On the word, Jlepjlwrt, the foot ad- 

 vancing will fini(h its pace, and afterwards each recruit will 

 ftep as far as the ball of his toe, and no farther, until the 

 ■woxA, forward, be given, when the ufual pace is to be taken. 

 This ftep is ufeful when a momentaiy retardment either of a 

 battalion in line, or of a divifion in column, is required. 



XIII. Changing the Feet. To perform this in marching, 

 the advancing foot completes its pace, and the ball of the 

 ■other is brought up quickly to the lieel of the advanced one, 

 vhich inftantly makes another ftep forward, fo that the ca- 

 dence may not be loft. This is required of an individual who 

 may be ftcpping with a difterent foot from the reil of his 

 divifion ; in doing which, he will, in fact, take two fuccelEve 

 fteps with the fame foot. 



XIV. Side, or clofirg Step. This is performed from the halt 

 in ordinary time, at the following command; Clofe to your 

 right, or left (a caution) — March ! On the latter word, eyes 

 are turned to the right, and each man carries his right foot 

 about 12 inches direftly to his right ; or, if the files arc clofed, 

 to his neighbour's left foot, and inllantly brings up his left 

 foot, till the heel touches his right heel ; he then paufes, fo 

 as to perfor.m this movement in ordinary time, and proceeds 

 to take the next ftep in the fame manner : the whole with 

 perfect precifion of time, flioulders kept fquare, knees not 

 bent, and in the true line on which the body is formed. At 

 the word hah, the whole halt, turn their eyes to the front, 

 and are perfeftly fteady. 



XV. Back Step. This is performed in the ordinary time 

 and length of pace, froir. the halt, on the command^^ hack 



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March! The recruit muft be taught to move ftralght 



to the rear, preferving hij {houlders fquare to the front, and 

 his body creft. On the word halt, the foot in front muft 

 be brought back fquare with the other. A few paces only 

 of the back flep can be neceffary at a time. 



XVI. Quick Step. The cadence of the ordinary ftep harinj 

 become perfedly habitual to the recruits, they- are now to be 

 taught to march the quick time, which is 108 fteps in the 

 minute, each of 30 inches, making 270 feet in a minute. 

 The word of command, Qiiick — March! is given with a 

 paufe between them. The word Quick, is to be confidered 

 as a caution, and the whole to remain perfeclly ftill and 

 ftead}'. On the word March ! the recruits ftep off with 

 the left foot, keeping the body in the fame poftnre, and the 

 fhoulders fquare to the front. The foot to be lifted from 

 the ground, that it may clear any ftonts, or other impedi- 

 ments in the way, and to be thrown forward, and placed 

 firm. The whole of the fole to touch the ground, and not 

 the heel alone. The knees are not to be bent, neither are 

 they to be ftiffcned, fo as to occafion fatigue or conftraint. 

 The arms to hang with eafe along the outfideof the thigh ; 

 a fmall motion to prevent reflraint may be permitted, but not 

 to fwing out, and thereby occafion the leafl turn, or move- 

 ment of the flionlder. The head is to be kept to the front ; 

 the body well up, and tlie utmoft fteadinefs to be preferved. 

 This is the pace to be ufed in all filings of divifions from 

 line into column, or from column into line ; and by batta- 

 lion columns of manccuvre, when independently changing 

 pofition. It may occafionally be ufed in the column of 

 march of fmall bodies, when the route is fmooth, and no 

 obftacles occur ; but in the march in line of a coniidcrable 

 body it cannot prudently be required, nor often in a column 

 of manoeuvres. Fatigue will otherwife arife te the foldier, 

 and more time be loll in hurry and inaccuracy tlian is at- 

 tempted to be gained by quicknefs. 



N. B. The word March given fmgly, at all times denotes 

 that ordinary time is to be obfervtd. When the quick march 

 is meant, that word will precede the other. The word 

 March marks the commencement of movements from the 

 halt ; but is not given when the corps is in previous mo- 

 tion. 



XVII. ^tickefl Step. The quickeft time, or wheeling 

 march, is 120 fteps of 30 inches each, or 300 feet, in the 

 minute. The direclions already given for the march in 

 quick time are equally applicable to the march in quickeft 

 time. This is adapted chiefly to the purpofe of wheeling, 

 and is the rate at which all bodies accomplifli their wheels ; 

 the outward file ftepping 33 inches, whether the movement 

 is from line into column, into column during the march, or 

 from column into line. In this time alfo divilions fliould 

 double and move up, when paffing obftacles in line, or when 

 in column of march it becomes neceffary to increafe or di- 

 rainifh the front. 



Three or four recruits in rank, with intervals of twelve 

 inches between them, Ihould be practifed in the various 

 fteps, that they may acquire a firmnefs and independence of 

 movement. Many different times of march would only per- 

 plex the foldier : the three already mentioned n-ufl fuilice. 

 Plummets, which vibrate the required times of march in a 

 minute, are of great utility, and can alone prevent or correct 

 uncertainty of movement. They mull be in the poflelTion 

 of, and occafionally referred to, by each inftrudlor of a fquad. 

 The feveral lengths of plummets fwinging the times oi the 

 different marches in a minute, are as follows.: 



Ordinary time, 75 fteps in a minute, 24 inch. 96 huad. 



Quick do. loS do. - 12 3 



Quickeft do. 120 do. - 9 80 



A mufket 



