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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
In a bare, level country it will be necessary to construct limber pits.. 
This would be done by the infantry escort, who in addition should run 
a line of shelter trenches between the gun-pits. 
The horses would be disposed as shown in Fig. 2; where the 
Fig-. 2.—Limbek-Pit. 
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limber is backed on to the parapet, the wheel horses remain hooked in, 
the centre unhooked and held heads to the front on either side of the 
limber, by the leading driver on near side and centre driver on off 
side. The leading driver will also hold his riding horse, head to the rear. 
The off-lead is held in the same manner by the centre driver. The 
leading driver will also hold the officer's or staff-serjeant's horse, while 
the marker will hold his own and No. l's horses outside of the off-lead 
and centre horses. The whole of the drivers, horses, &c., will thus be 
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