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EMPLOYMENT OF FIELD ARTILLERY, 
Distribution of the Batteries during a March. 
The artillery should be so placed in a column on the line of march, 
that it may be brought into action in the anticipated direction with as 
little delay as possible. 
In the case of an infantry division moving to the front, its advance- 
guard should be provided with a due proportion of artillery, which 
should march in rear of the leading battalion; while the remainder of 
the divisional artillery follows in rear of the leading regiment of the 
main body,* or even, under some circumstances, of the leading battalion. 
The whole divisional artillery may, however, at times, have to be 
attached to the vanguard. 
The corps artillery must be attached either to the leading division, 
or to that one with which its subsequent employment seems likely 
to become of advantage. 
In movements to the front it must march, as a rule, in rear of the 
leading brigade of the leading division, the whole of whose artillery in 
this case is available if required for the main body of the vanguard. 
The principles laid down here must, however, not be considered as 
binding, but merely as guides when neither the formation of the ground 
nor other circumstances demand their being deviated from. 
During retreats a strong force of artillery will be kept with the main 
body of the rear section of the rear-guard. 
On flank marches, or marches made in several columns, the object in 
view and the condition of the available roads must determine how the 
artillery is to be distributed. 
Under all circumstances, however, when distributing the guns, their 
safety must be ensured by avoiding positions which might expose them 
to the possibility of being called upon to come into action in self- 
defence. 
Attack. 
The main task for the artillery is, as heretofore, to support the 
advances of its own infantry. It should therefore not only break down 
the resistance of the infantry holding the objective point, and prevent it 
from making a stand behind any available cover, but also engage the 
enemy’s artillery, which will in most cases have to be partially silenced, 
before the guns are directed against his infantry, or the decisive attack 
attempted. 
To ensure this the entire artillery of the main body ought to be 
brought up at the very commencement of a battle, and all the guns 
brought into action at once. 
Before, however, artillery can be brought into action, a general idea 
of the relative positions must be obtained by engaging with the 
vanguard, or if necessary even with part of the main body, thus 
securing space sufficient for the artillery to deploy. 
An Austrian regiment consists of 5 battalions. 
