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ttiree paces behind the fourth battalion company, covered by 

 their ferieants. Staff officers do not march paft. 



The officers, when within Cx paces of the general, prepare 

 to falute, by recovering their fwords. They drop them 

 when in a line with the ^cnsral, and recover them when ten 

 paces from him, bringing -them afterwards to the port, with- 

 eiit in the leatt altering the rate of march, or impeding the 

 front ranks of their companies. The commanding officer, 

 when he has falated at the head of the column, places him- 

 icll near the general, and remains there till the rear has 

 marched paft. The drummers give a roll each, when the 

 officers of their own companies falute. The officers com- 

 manding companies will, each fucceflively, when he has 

 pafled the general by thirty pacts, give the wovds rciir ranis, 

 taic clofs orihr, and will immediately fhift to the left, the 

 proper pivot. Officers bring their fwords to the advance, 

 and each individual of the company refumes the poll which 

 be held when the column was full put in motion. 



When the third wheel is completed by all the compa- 

 nies, acd the leading company is near to where the left of 

 the batialion i\ood in its original pofition, the colonel gives 

 the word hah. The whole halt, and the mufic ceafes. 

 At the words fiippurt arms — qii'ut march, the whole nwrch 

 ofl in quick time. No mufic. The column makes three 

 feveral wheels ; viz. at the point where the left of the batta- 

 lion firft Hood, at the point where the firil wheel was made, 

 andjull before the third wheel commences, the colonel gives 

 the word carry anus. 



When the ihird wheel is completed, which paffes the 

 column on the line of paffing the general, the mufic begins 

 to play. The leading officer of each company fhifts to its 

 right, by its rear, giving the word eyes right, and when he 

 L.1S paffed the general thirty paces, he will rtfurae his proper 

 pivot flank, giving the word eyes left. The fupernumerary 

 officers and lerjeauts march in a rank, in the rear of the 

 feveral companies, at one pace from the rear rank ; and 

 officers' fwords are carried fteadily againft the right 

 (houlder. The colonel, lieutenant-colonel, major, and 

 adjutant, are in the fame places as in marching paft in 

 O'.dinary time ; as alfo drummers, pioneers, and mufic. 

 In marching paft in quick time, no compliment is paid by 

 officers. 



When the head of the column approaches to tlie left of 

 the ground on which it oiiginally ftood, the mufic will ceafe. 

 The colonel gives the word halt, and, after a paufe, march. 

 The men carry their arms, and the column takes up the 

 ordinary msrch, for the purpofe of moving on an aligimient. 

 When at the point on the left of the alignment, each officer 

 gives the words halt, left wheel, halt drefs, march. It is 

 fcarce neceffary to obferve, that thefe words are repeated at 

 every v/heeling point. The column prolongs the alignment, 

 till arrived at tlie point where its head or right is to be placed, 

 »!Z. where it originally ftood. The colonel then gives the 

 word halt. Pivots are corre£led, if necetfary, but fliould be 

 done inftantly, and if poffible, ought to be avoided, as no- 

 thing can more clearly point oat how badly difciplined, and 

 how inattentive the commanding officers of companies muft 

 be, when this operation is neceffary to be done in the face of 

 the general. On the word, companies, to the left, ivheel 

 vito line, pioneers and mufic go to their pofts behind the 

 centre, officers move to the front of their companies, and 

 at the word qu'ich march, the battalion wheels up again into 

 line. 



When the line is formed, the colonel then cautions the 

 battahon, that it will perform ihe manual and platoon exer- 

 cile._ He immediately goes to the rear, and the major, ad- 

 vancing to the front of tUe batulion, givesthe commands 



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rear ranh tale open orihr, march — order armi^iinfix hayoneft 

 ~Jl:oulJer arms — officers tale pofl in the rear. The officer* 

 recover their fwords, and face to the right. On the word 

 march, they, as well as the colours. Sec. march through the 

 feveral intervals occupied by the ferjeants, thiee paces beyond 

 the rear rank. At the word front, they face about, and 

 bring their fwords to the port. The colonel, lieutenant- 

 colonel, adjutant, pioneers, mufic, fujiernumerary ferjeants, 

 drummers, and fifers, are at their pofts in the rear, as when 

 the battalion is formed at clofe order, where they remain per- 

 fedly fteady. 



The major proceeds with the manual as direftedby regu« 

 lation, obferving only the front rank comes down to the 

 lail pofition of the charge bayonet, the others remaining 

 ported. The ferjeants who preferve in the front rank the 

 places of the platoon officers, remain there fteady during the 

 whole of the manual, except that they charge their pikes at 

 the fame time as the bayonets. When the manual is over, 

 the major gives the words rear ranks take clofe order, march, 

 on which officers, ferjeant;, colours, and every other indivi- 

 dual, take their places as when the battalion is at clofe order. 

 The major then gives the worA platoon exerc'ifc, and proceeds 

 with it, according to regulation. When finifiied, the major 

 goes to his poft, the colonel comes into the front, and gives 

 the word lijith cartridge — prime and load. The corps is now 

 rcidy to commence the ordered movements. The flugel 

 man ftands oppofite the centre of the battalion, with his front 

 to the general, and goes through the motions as direfted for 

 the manual exercife, &c. Of courfe he is not to per- 

 form any of what are called the flugel motions. 



Method of performing the EtCHTEEN Makoevi'RES. 



First Manoeuvre. Clnfe Column on a Rear Droi/ion. 



The colonel gives the word the battalion 'will form clofe 

 column of companies, in rear of the grenadiers. Remaining com- 

 panies — right, face. All the companies, except the grena- 

 diers, face to the right. The captains and their covering 

 ferjeants poft themfelves at the head of their files, ready to 

 lead. Two or three leading files of each company difengage 

 a little to the right. The captain of the grenadier company, 

 with his covering ferjeant, fiiifts to the left of his company, 

 the pivot flank. The colonel then gives the word quick, 

 march. All the companies, except the grenadiers, ilep off 

 at once, and move on in file till they come near the com- 

 pany to be formed on, when the ferjeants who were leading, 

 the files ifep brifl<ly forward to mark the fituation of their 

 companies in the perpendicular of the front of the column. 

 The covering ferjeant of the firft company halts one pace in 

 the rear of the covering ferjeant of tlie grenadier company, 

 carefully covering him, and ftanduig perfeftly fquare in his 

 own perfon. His own captain alfo halts clofe to him, and 

 allows his company to move on in the rear of the ferjeant, 

 taking care that the right hand, or leading file of the com- 

 pany, does not pafs beyond, but mark time when it comes 

 up to the right hand file of the grenadiers. Asfoon, there- 

 fore, as the captain fees that the left hand file of his com- 

 pany is in with his covering ferjeant, he inftantly gives the 

 word halt, front, eyes left ; and having drtlfed his company- 

 corredtly on his covering ferjeant, he gives the word e\esy 

 front, takes his proper poft, which his ferjeant had kept for 

 him, who immediately covers him, while the captain himfelf 

 correftly covers the captain and covering ferjeant of the 

 grenadier company. In this manner each fucceeding com- 

 pany proceeds till the column is completely formed. The. 

 colours precede the fifth company, and remain on its reverfe 

 flank, covered by their ferjeants. 



The clofe column being now formed, with the right in 

 front, the colonel gives the word, form column of grand 



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