500 
MINUTES OF PEOCEEDINGS OF 
Umpires were appointed to give their opinions, to decide questions 
as to who were beaten on occasions of collision, and to prevent troops 
crossing bridges over railways and canals after they had been blown up 
or destroyed, until sufficient time, as in their opinion, had elapsed 
for their repair. 
General order. Thursuay, 14tli.—The officer commanding defending force having 
got information of the position and estimated strength of the enemy’s 
advanced corps, breaks up his camp at Chobham, and advancing to Chobham 
Eidges, threatens its communications, throwing out cavalry to Frimley, Tarn- 
borough, and across the canal to Pirbright. 
The enemy (the 2nd Division) ascertaining this move by his scouts, falls back 
across the Basingstoke Canal, and takes up a position near Caesar’s Camp, sending 
information of the advance of defending force to the main body, which moves to 
his support, and encamps at Frensham. 
Friday, 15th.—The enemy’s advance corps continues its retreat, and effects a 
junction with its main body near Frensham. 
The defending force continues to advance, and encamps at Pirbright, throwing 
out advanced posts to occupy the commanding ridge of the Hog’s Back. 
Saturday, 16th.—The opposing forces being now in contact, the general opera¬ 
tions will commence. 
By command, 
C. E. EGEETON, 
Major-General, 
Deputy Adjutant-General. 
The encampments of these corps up to this time had been made upon 
no fixed principles of offence or defence, but solely with the view of afford¬ 
ing the greatest facilities for water and transport, and if you except a raid 
made by the cavalry of the 2nd Corps upon the outposts of the 1st 
Corps, before war was declared, near to Bagshot, peace reigned every¬ 
where. In conformity with the programme, the 2nd Corps retired to 
Frensham Great Pond on the 15th, and the 1st Corps advanced to 
Pirbright Common, the latter holding the line of the Hog^s Back with 
his outposts, which consisted of cavalry and weak picquets of infantry. 
The 3rd Corps threw out videttes as far as the high ground overlooking 
Crooksbury Hill and Puttenham Common. 
Head-Quaeteks Aemt Cokps, 
Aldershot, 15th September, 1871. 
Continuation of General Sketch of Manoeuvres . 
General order. Saturday, 16th.—It is assumed that on the morning of Saturday, 
the 16th, the 1st Division (defending force) having failed in intercept¬ 
ing the enemy’s advanced corps (2nd Division), and preventing its junction with the 
main body, has occupied a strong defensive position on the Hog’s Back, his right 
being in the direction of Hungry Hill. 
The division has been reinforced during the night by three batteries of artillery, 
and his right will for the day consist of a skeleton force of cavalry and infantry, 
representing 2000 men. 
The 2nd and 3rd Divisions have effected their junction, and finding themselves in 
