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THE MILITARY TRAINING OF FIELD ARTILLERY. 
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PRECIS BY 
MAJOR H. A. LAMBART, R.A. 
(Continued from No. 11, Vol. XXTI). 
Instruction in Maneuvre.—General Principles. 
Exercises in manceuvre may be divided into two parts, viz., simple exercises, 
z.e. drill movements, and exercises connected with fire action. 
The former, directed to instruction in drill, may be regarded as regulation exer- 
cises, such as are included in sub-division, section, battery and brigade-division 
drill. The latter consist of movements connected with forming “ fighting ” 
formations from “ order of march ” formations, and the solution of tactical pro- 
blems with reference to ground, &c. As regards drill, the more clearly and simply 
the duties of the different grades of commanders are laid down, the easier will be 
the instruction of all ranks. 
As described in former chapters, this simplification is best arrived at by the 
principle that every commander, from the brigade-division commander down to 
Nos. 1, is the guide of his command, which moves as it were independently, 
directing itself and dressing by him. As each unit, sub-division, section and 
battery completes its instruction as such, it is ready to be worked into the one 
above it; the only individual who requires fresh instruction being the commander. 
Thus when we pass from the smallest drill unit, the sub-division, to the largest 
ones, we merely bring together a number of instructions of individuals in each of 
which the instruction is reduced to that of the commander of the next smaller 
unit, 
From what has been said we may deduce these principles on which to base the 
instruction of artillery, viz. :— 
(i.) A sharp line of distinction between drill and manceuvre. 
(i.) A broad use of individual instruction and personal responsibility. 
(i.) Alternation of simple drills with combined manewvre. 
(iv.) Practical examples, i.e., tactical problems, &c. 
The mancuvring of bodies of artillery, if the instruction is based on these 
principles, becomes very simple since the whole attention of commanders of sub- 
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