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<J,efs, from its own captain; who is now on the pivot flank, 

 the right ; the left of the column being in front. 



At the word column, hft face. The column immediately 

 faces to the left, captains, &c. moving to the heads of 

 files to lead them. All the covering ferjeants ftand faft. 

 At the word, the left hand compames -wUl lead out, quick march, 

 the left, or alternate companies, that is. No. i, 3, 5, 7, and 

 the light infantry, march out in quick time, until their rear 

 has cleared the Handing companies about four or five paces. 

 The colonel then gives the command halt, the whole ivjll coun- 

 ter-march to the left, left comUer-ynarch, quick march. The whole, 

 except the covering Terjeants, who fa>.e to the right about, in- 

 ftantly counter-march. The right companies, viz. ti'.e grena- 

 diers, 2d, 4th, 6th, and 8th, counter-march on their own 

 ground exactly. The left companies, i. e. the i ft, 3d, 5th, 7th, 

 and light infantry, march on towards the column, until they 

 fill the intervals they had quitted, and are again in column in 

 their proper place. The captain of each company gives the 

 words, halt, front, drefs, as their companies finifli the counter- 

 march, which is compleated when the leading man of each 

 front rank arrives at his refpeftive ferjeant. When the 

 ■counter- march is finilhed, the column (lands with its right 

 in front, as in the firll: manceuvrc, and its centre oppolite 

 the general. 



The colonel gives the word, the column •will deploy on the 

 right centre company, remaining companies, outwards face. The 

 right centre company (lands fa(l. The companies on the 

 right of the right centre company, face to the right ; thofe 

 on the left of it, face to the left. At the word ijuich march, 

 the covering ferjeant of the right centre company Heps up 

 to the left flank of the grenadiers, and remains there. As 

 foon as the flanks of the right centre company are clear, its 

 captain gives it the word march, and when he arrives dole to 

 his covering ferjeant who occupies the exatl ground quitted 

 by the grenadier captain, he then, with great correclfiefs, 

 halts, and dnlfes his company on the ferjeant (the point of 

 appui) to the point of formation on the right, and then, 

 giving the word eyes front, Ihifts to his pott, the right of 

 his company. When the remaining companies are clear of 

 each other's flanks, they get the words halt, front, march, 

 from their own captains. The third company drefles from 

 the right of the riglic centre company, its point of appui, 

 to the diftant point of formation on the right. The other 

 companies of the right wing drcfs in the fame manner on the 

 {landing companies as they feverally come up into line. When 

 the fifth, or left centre company, has marched up to its point 

 of appui (the left flank of the right centre company), its 

 captain from that point dreffes his company to tlic point of 

 formation on the left. In this manner each company pro- 

 ceeds, till all are in line on their original ground, the centre 

 oppofite the general. 



Fourth IVIanoeuvR-E. — Change of Pvfuicn in open Co- 

 lumn. 



On the word ly companies on the left backivards, ivhecl, 

 left hand men of companies face inwards to their companies. 

 Captains ftep nimbly to the front of their divifions. The 

 ferjeant of the right company ftep- back, and remains to 

 mark the fpot where the wlieriing man of his company is to 

 reft when the quarter circle is compleated. The other com- 

 panies conform, to this, each ilaiiding perpendicular to the 

 bafe line on which its pivot is placed. At the word quick 

 march, all the companies v lieel back the quarter circle on 

 the principle already laid down. Captains halt, drefs, their 

 companies, and then giving the words mJ_/?w;/, remain on 

 the pivot flank of their companies. The battalion is now in 

 open column of companies, the right in ftont. 



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The colonel gives the word column march. The column 

 rnarches thirty or forty paces in ordinary tim.e. The adju- 

 tant, having been apprixtd by the commanding ofiiccr, that 

 the battalion is to change its dircclion to the left, and having 

 the fpot pointed out to him where the change is to com- 

 mence, and alfo the diredtion which tlie column is to take, 

 will immediately move forward, and place a camp colour at 

 the fpot where the leading company ia to wheel. lie wili 

 place a fecond colour as the point of diredlioa on which the 

 leading flank of the column is to move in the new alignment ; 

 and he will place a third camp colour, the point ot forma- 

 tion, oblique to the right of the column, covering exaftly the 

 other two colours, fo that a line drawn from the fecond colour 

 to the uril, and continued to tlie third, will be a right line, 

 which line v/ill be obhque to, and cut the original line on 

 which the column was marching at the point where the lead- 

 ing cnmp:;:iy began its wlieei, which point is on the new 

 alignment. Theie matters being ail quickly anar.gcd, when 

 the colonel I'ejs that the leading company is near the point 

 of wheeling, he will give the words 



The column will change its direclicn to the left. The captain 

 of the leading company, on the principle of the moveable 

 pivot, gives the words right Jh'julders forward, and when 

 th.e company has made the required wheel, he gives the 

 word forward, aiid keeps his eyes fixed on the diftant camp 

 colour, to which he fteadily marches. Each company as it 

 approaches the wheeling point (the firll camp colour), con- 

 forms exaftly to what has been done by the leading com- 

 pany. When the colonel lees as many companies wheeled 

 into the new diredlion as he judges to be fufficient, generally 

 three, he gives the word huh. The leading companies, and 

 fuch others as have already wheeled into the alignment, be- 

 ing now at their proper points, remain fo. 



The rear companies luill fJe into the ncvu alignment. Rear 

 companies, right, face. At this word, all the companies who 

 are fliU in the old direftion face to the right, i. e. to the 

 flank which conduifts to their place in the new line. Cap- 

 tains and their covering ferjeants (hift to the heads of files, 

 to lead them. At the word quick march, the ferjeants ftep 

 briflvly forward, to mark their points in the line where the 

 pivot flanks are to be placed. Each captain leads his com- 

 pany to his covering ferjeant, where he halts, and lets his 

 company pafs in rear of the ferjeant, till its left flank is in 

 with him, and he then gives the word, halt, front, drefs. 

 At the word, column, to the left wheel into line, quick march, 

 the ferjeant of the grenadiers moves quickly to the right, 

 and places himfelf in line with the pivots. The reft of the 

 covering ferjeants go as ufu.il to their right flanks, to keep 

 the place for their captains. When the wheel is com.pleated, 

 the captains give the word halt, drefs, from the file on their 

 right to the camp colour on the left, and immediately re- 

 place their covering ferjeants. 



Fifth Manoeuvre. — ll'ing thrown lack. 

 The colonel gives the follouing words of command ; flie 

 left company will wheel four paces backwards on its left. The 

 remaimng companies will go to the right about, and wheel two 

 paces to their right. The covering ferjeant of tlie left com- 

 pany, now on the circle, (leps to the rear, and on the eighth 

 file from the pivot marches the named number of paces, and 

 comes to the right about, lining himltif with the camp 

 colour, placed by the adjutant on the right, to maik the 

 new line, which is to be parallel to the original fine of fcruia- 

 tion. I'he command is then given, left company, four paces 

 on the left backwards luheel, quick 'march. The company's 

 ferjeant halts the company in a low tone of voice, and the 

 captain accurately drelTes it on the coloui to the right. At 



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