THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
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suggested, artillery ought to march as near the head of a column as 
possible—viz., the artillery of the advance guard of a detached division 
immediately after the leading battalion, that of the main body of the 
division, or of the main body of the advance guard of a corps, at the 
head of such main body collected under one joint command, allowing one 
battalion or regiment to precede it. 
Ee e The place of the reserve artillery on the march will depend 
artillery on on the order the corps may have to march in, either from the 
the march. nature of the country or from other circumstances. Thus, in 
an open country, the reserve cavalry probably will precede its main 
body, in order to be able readily to succour the advance guard if 
attacked by the enemy's cavalry. The reserve artillery in this case 
might be placed under its protection and follow it in the column. As 
a rule, however, the reserve artillery will march under the protection of 
the main body of the infantry, one regiment or brigade preceding it, and 
in some extreme cases immediately “ behind" the main body; never 
further back. But it has already been laid down that the divisional 
artillery of the main body should also march in rear of its first battalion. 
It must, however, give way to the reserve artillery if required, and 
march between the two brigades. It may be objected that the second 
infantry brigade will thus be thrown too far back ; but be it remembered 
that the reserve artillery has to prepare for the attack, and will require 
to be some time in action in order sufficiently to shake the enemy before 
its infantry can attack, and that the depth of the ten batteries will 
occupy in column without second line of wagons 3000 yds.—a distance 
that can be traversed by infantry in 30 minutes, to which add the time 
required for forming columns of attack, &c. &c., and it will give just 
sufficient time to enable these guns to make a strong impression on the 
enemy. Horse artillery attached to cavalry marches in a body in rear 
of the leading squadron of its main body. No battery is given to 
its advance guard, whose duties are rather to feel than to fight, and 
consequently it will avoid a serious collision with an enemy; but if 
drawn into one, the batteries in the above position will be near enough 
to render it timely aid. Their aim must then be, by coming into action 
early and in masses, to prepare for the cavalry attack. 
CLONMEL, 
March, 1871. 
Note. —The above rules are intended for the Prussian artillery, which is divided into regiments 
of four divisions—three of field artillery and one of horse artillery, each of the former being com¬ 
posed of two 6-pr. and two 4-pr. batteries, the latter of three 4-pr. batteries. Such a regiment of 
fifteen batteries, or ninety guns, is attached to each corps d’armte. 
