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di'vif.ons. At this caution, all fupernumeraries, but not the 

 colours, go to the rear of the column, if not there ali-eady. 

 Left companies, Irft face. The left companies immediately 

 face, always to the pivot flank, and their captains take one 

 fide ftep to the right, fo as to be clear of their rank. At 

 the word march, the captain (lands fail, the ferjeants con- 

 duA the divilions, and the captain of each, when it has 

 cleared the Handing divifion, gives the word hall, front, 

 drifs. He then Iteps nimbly to the third file of the Handing 

 company, and from that gives the word march, hah, 

 drefs. The captains commanding the right companies are 

 now on the right of each grand divifion. The captains com- 

 manding the left companies move to the left flanks of the 

 grand divifion, their intervals being kept by their ferjeants. 

 The colonel now gives the word, the cohimn luiU clofe to the 

 front, march. All the divifions ftep off, except the front 

 one, and each, when within one pace of the divifion in its 

 front, gets the word halt, drefs, from the pivot captain of 

 each divifion. The clofe column of grand divifions is 

 now formed, and ready to deploy. The colours are with 

 their proper divifion in the column, and that divifion muit:, 

 of courfe, out-flank on the hand, not the pivot. To obviate 

 this inconvenience, fome regiments leave a fpace between the 

 third and fourth grand divifions, for the colours. 



The colonel then gives the word, the cohimn tuill tale 

 ground to the right, and on its march deploy on the rear 

 ^rand divifion. At this caution, a fcrjeant immediately 

 Heps out from the rear divifion, and places himftlf on the 

 pivot flank of the front erand divifion, following it in file. 

 When the rear grand divifion is hahed, this ftrjeant halts 

 alfo, and infiantly fronts, remaining perfeftly fteady to mark 

 the ground for the rear grand divifion to march up to. The 

 colonel gives the word right face, quick march, and when 

 the column, in obedience to thefe orders, has marched as 

 far as he fees necelLnry, generally twenty or thirty paces, he 

 gives the word rear grand divifion, halt, front, and when 

 he fees that the divifion immediately before the rear one has 

 cleared its front, he gives the word, fourth grand divi/ion, 

 halt, front. As foon as the rear divifion, which has halted 

 and fronted, finds its flank free by the halt, front, of the 

 divifion that was immediately before it, at that inftant the 

 captain on the left trive-^ it the word march. The grand 

 divifion marches fteadily till it places its pivot flank ; the left, 

 clofe to the ferjeant who had ftepped out to mark the ground 

 for it. It then receives the word halt, drefs, from the 

 captain on the Ift. He dreffes the grand divifion, from 

 the ftanding ferjeant (the point of appui) to the camp colour 

 (the point of formation) on the right. As foon as the 

 dreffing is fmiflied, he fnifts to the right of his company. 

 The rear grand divifion being drefled, the fourth is marched 

 ijp, and drelfcd on it, exactly as the rear one had drefled on 

 the ftanding ferjeant, and fo the third, fecond, and firft, 

 till all are in line. If the deployment be correftly made, the 

 firil grand divifion has only to ha!/, front, as it is already 

 in the true line. Much of the ex^ftnefs of this, and every 

 deployment of the fame kind, mu!l depend on the accuracy of 

 the mounted officer, who halts and fronts each grand divifion. 

 For this purpofe he mull be in the rear of the column. If he 

 is confufed, all will be deranged. Supernumerary officers and 

 ferjeants, drums, mufic, and pioneers, halt with their re- 

 fpciflive grand divifions, and as they are halted and dreffed, 

 take their proper Itations in the rear. The line is now 

 formed to the general's left. 



Obferve, when tlie column deploys on the rear divifion, it 

 faces from the pivot flank, which then becomes the follow- 

 ing one. 



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Second Manoeuvre. — Clofe Column on a Front Divifiov. 



The colonel gives the word, the battalion tvUl form chfe 

 column of companies in front of the right infantry : remain- 

 ing companies — left, face. The captains and their cover- 

 ing ferjeants port, themfelves at the head of their leading 

 files. Heads of files difengage. At the word, quid — 

 march, the covering fcrjeant of the eighth company Heps 

 brifl<ly forward till he comes in front of the light infantry 

 captain, and three paces from him he faces him. Then, be- 

 ing certain that he is in a true hne with him, he immediately 

 faces to the right about, and Hands perfeftly Heady, and 

 fquare to his front. The captain of the eighth company 

 leads on his company till he placeshis pivot man clofe to the 

 ferjeant. He then gives the word hall, front, drefs, re- 

 places his ferjeant (\vho immediately covers him), and 

 gives the word eyes front. In this manner, each fucceed- 

 iiig company proceeds, till the column is compleatly formed, 

 with the grenadiers in front. The colours move in rear of 

 the fifth company. 



The column of grand divifions is then formed, and clofed 

 up, exaflly as directed in the firH manoeuvre. 



The colonel then gives the words, the column ifill tale 

 ground to the left, and on its march deploy on the front grand 

 divifton, left, face— quick, march. When the column has 

 marched thirty or forty paces, or as many paces as the 

 colonel fees neceffar)', he gives fucceflively, and in due time, 

 to each grand divifion th.e words halt, front, till all are 

 halted, begining with the front divifion. The inward cap- 

 tain of each grand divifion (that is, the captain on the right,) 

 when it has halted and fronted, gives his words, drefs, 

 march, halt, drtfs, and the outv.-ard captain (the captain 

 on the left) remains on the flank of the divifion in the line, 

 till the fucceeding captain, having fo drefled his grand divi- 

 fion, comes to replace him. He then replaces his coverinn- 

 ferjeant on the right of his proper company. In this man- 

 ner, gi-and divifion after grand divifion comes up till the 

 whole are in line, and the- fupernumeraries alfo take their 

 places gradually in the rear. 



Obferve. — When the column deploys on a front divifion, 

 it faces to the pivot Hank, which then becomes the leadiiig 

 one. 



Third Manoeuvre. 

 facing to the Rear. 



The colonel gives the word, the battalion -u'ill form clofe 

 column on the right centre company, facing to the rear. Right 

 centre c.mpany, right, face. Right counter-march, quick 

 march. The captain at the head of his company, which 

 has faced immediately on receinng the order, turns Hiort in 

 file to his right hand, and leads his company t:ll he places 

 his front rank in line with the rear rank of the fifth and third 

 companies. He next gives the word halt, front, and then 

 drefs, from the right of his company, where he remains. 

 The colours and centre ferjeants counter-march with this 

 company. At the word remaining companies, out-'wards, 

 face, the companies on the right of the right centre ccm- 

 parfies face to the right, thofe on the left face to the le.'"t. 

 Captains and their covering ferjeants move to the heads of 

 files. On the word to the left counter-march — quick march, 

 the captains lead the fil- s; the whole Hep off at once. The 

 companies of the left wing, No. 5, 6, 7, 8, and light infantr)-, 

 file one after another in the front of the right centre com- 

 pany. The right wing, No. 3, 2, i, and grenadiers, file 

 one after another into the rear of the right centre company. 

 The ferjeants muH be very careful to follow the inltructions, 

 as in the firft and fecond manoeuvre. Each company, as it 

 co'mpleats its counter-maKh, receives the word, halt, front, 



dreft. 



-Clofe Column on a central Divifion, 



