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tlie word, remaining companiei, to the r'l^ht a'jout face, tiiey 

 face accordingly. On that of, two paces to the right tuhcel, 

 march, each covering ferjsant (leps out two wheeling paces 

 on the circumference of the ciicle, and wh'jn the men wheel 

 up to liim, he halts them in a low tone of voice. The cap- 

 tain drcfT.'s the company. The battalion now flands in 

 echellon, with its lear ra:-.ks in front, che captains having 

 (Iiifteil to the inner flinks of their fcveral companies, and 

 their covering fcrjeants to the outfide flanks. 



Thi: ballii'.ion ivill nia'ch in echellon, and form line on the 

 left company^ mv.rch. The companies march with their rear 

 ranks in front. The captain of the company next to the 

 formed one, gives the word left Jhott'ders fir-zuard, and then 

 having difengiigcd himftlt from his divifion, the moment his 

 leading flank man of his (now) front rank touches the flank 

 of the company that is already fonned, he will give the 

 v/orJ, halt front, drefs back, on which his company fronts, 

 and, without hurry, drefles back on him ?.r.d the formed 

 part of the line, he cor/ecling them on the move ciftant given 

 point, the camp colour on the rigjit, which having done, 

 he goes to his poft, the right of his company. Every other 

 captain does the fame, till the line is formed. It is then pa- 

 rallel to its original line of formation, bat more retired by 

 the length of feven con-.panies, fupnollng that three wheeled 

 into tlie oblique ahgnnient. The battalion is now to the 

 general's left. It is to be obferved, that thegreale.1 aftivity 

 mutt be ufcd by each captain in this drefiing, otherwife the 

 point of appr.i v.-i!l not be ready for the next company, and 

 the dirtant point will be obfcured; whereaj it muft be le.'t 

 open and diilinft, fo that the direftion of the line may run 

 at the diftance of one file from the given object of drelT- 

 jng. 



To follow the plan as laid down in the rules and regula- 

 tions, the battaHon (liould now go to the right about, retire 

 fifty or fixty paces, ^and then halt, front. 



Sixth Manoeuvre. — Counter-march, folid fqnare, and 

 tiiange of pofilion. 



On the word, battalion, by companies on the left lachiuards 

 tuhcel, quick march, the battalion breaks into open column of 

 companies, the right in front. The colonel then gives the 

 word, the column ivill change its front by the counter-march of 

 companies to the right, companies, right f tec. At this word, the 

 v/hcle face to the riglit. Each c:iptain will immediately 

 quit the pivot, and place himfelf on the right of his com- 

 pany, and his covering fcrjcant will advance to the fpot 

 which he has quitted, and face to the riglit about. At the 

 word, right counter-march, quiet march, the whole move. 

 Each captain wheels fhort round to the right, and proceed-, 

 followed by his files of men, till he has placed his pivot front 

 rank man clc.fe to his ferjeant, who remains immoveable. 

 Each captain inftantly gives the words, halt, front, dnfs, to 

 his company, fo as to have it fquared, and doled to the 

 right, wliich is now the pivot flank. The captain replaces 

 his ferjtiant, who falls back behind the rear rank. The 

 column now Hands faced to its former rear, with the left 

 in front. 



Cohimn march. The column marches thirty or forty 

 paces. At the word column luill clofe to the front, the lead- 

 ing company immediately halts, and the remaining com- 

 panies each halt within one pace of the company in its front. 

 Captains mult be very careful to hah drtfs their companies 

 correflly, as this is preparatory to forming the folid fquare. 

 Obfeive, that the column may be clofed at the option of the 

 chief, either in this manner, or by the head divifion con- 

 tinuing its march, and the rear ones being ordered to march 

 ^uic^k ir.to clofe column, and Cucceflively to rcfumethe ordi- 

 nary march. 



BAT 



Formfl'Jfqiiare. All the companies compofing the front 

 half of the column, i.e. the left wing, take one pace for- 

 ward, except the light infantry, which ftands faft. The 

 two lai'l companies clofe np one and two paces to the com- 

 pany before them. At the word, fiiblvi/ions, one pace to the 

 right and lefi, marc'), the whole comp-.'.niesmake an interval 

 of two paces in the centre, by their (ubdivifions takino- each 

 one pace to the flanks. Two captains, with their ferjcants, 

 place themfelves on each of the front and rear intervals. 

 Tv.'o captains, with their ferjeants, alfo tnke poll in each 

 of the increafed intervals in the centre of the fides. A' fer- 

 jeant takfs the place of each flank front rank man of the 

 firft divifion, and of each flank rear rank man of the laft divi- 

 fion. All the other officers, ferjeants, the four difplaced men, 

 drummers, &c. aflemble behind the centre of the companies 

 which are to form the flank faces. 



N. B. The remainder of this manoeuvre cannot be cor- 

 rectly performed, unlefs each company confifls of at leajl 

 twelve files, formed thre'e deep. 



Four files, outivards, face. The two rear companies fa?e 

 to the r-ght about, and four files en each flank of all the 

 companies, except the grenadiers and light infantry, face 

 outwards, the whole lining with the flanks of the front com- 

 panies, and drefiing in ranks from front to rear. On the 

 word quid: viarch, the fifth file from each flank of all the 

 companies, except the firil and lait, followed by the fror.t 

 rank man of the fixth file, move up to right and left, 

 a.id refpectivtly fill up the interval between their own and 

 the preceding divifio.i. The remainder of the men of the 

 fide divifions arrange themfelves to their right and left, 

 forming clofe in the rear of their own divifions refpcftivelv. 

 The whole thus ftand faced outwards, and formed at leaft 

 four deep, with two officers and their ferjeants in the middle 

 of each face to command. The captains may fill the inter- 

 vals as follows: The grenadier and firit company in the rear 

 face ; the light infantry and eighth com.pany in the fi-ont 

 face ; fecond and third in the nght face ; fourth and fifth in 

 the left face ; each covered by his ferjeant. All the other 

 officers, as well as ferjeants, difplaced men, the colours, &c. 

 are in the void fpace in the centre behind their companies ; 

 and the files of the captains in the faces may be compleated. 

 by ferjeants, &c. from the interior, in fuch manner as the 

 chief may direft. The mounted officers pafs into the centre 

 of the fquare by the rear face. AVliatever is the itrength of 

 the companies which compofe the flank fides, tlie whole of 

 them will face outwards, except their four centre files, 

 which are always rcfervcd for filling up the intervals. 



Prepare for firing. The two firll ranks all round kneel, 

 and flope their bayonets. The two next ranks fire flar.ding, 

 and the others, if any, remain in referve. The file coverers 

 behind each captain in the fides give back, and enable the 

 captains to ftand in the third rank. They are replaced by- 

 their ferjeants, who, with the ferjeants in the angle, flope 

 forv/ard their pikes, at the fam.e time that the men flope 

 their bayonets. The colonel tlien gives the word commence 

 independent firing, and, on the clofe of the preparative, the 

 two ftanding ranks commence file firing from the rirrht of 

 each face. Th's ceafes on the beat of the general, and the 

 colonel gives the word, inceling ranks, prefcnt, f,rc. If 

 ordered, the kneeling ranks may load again without rifin<r 

 up. Otherwife they immediately recover their feet after 

 firing, and the word prime and load is given. 



When the colonel fees it p-oper to reduce the fquare, he 

 gives the words form clofe column. The files that faced out- 

 ward, come to their proper front. Thofc in the intervals, 

 i. c. the fifth file, and front rank man of the fixth, face 

 about. At the word quick m,irch, the front conipaiy takes 

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