Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ... Article Third. To halt the battalion, marching in line of battle, and to align it. 635. The battalion, marching in the line of battle, when the colonel shall wish to halt it, he will command: 1. Battalion. 2. Halt. 636. At the second command, the battalion will halt; the color-rank and the general guides will remain in front; but if the colonel should not wish immediately to resume the advance in line, nor to give a general alignment, he will command: Color and general guides--Posts. 637. At this command, the color-rank and general guides will retake their places in line of battle, the captains in the left wing will shift to the right of their companies. 638. If the colonel should then judge it necessary to rectify the alignment, he will command: Captains, rectify the alignment. 639. The captains will immediately cast an eye towards the centre, align themselves accurately, on the basis of the alignment, which the lieutenant colonel will see well directed, and then promptly dress their respective companies. The lieutenant colonel will admonish such captains as may not be accurately on the alignment by the command: Captain of (such) company, or captains of (such) companies, move up or fall back* 640. But when the colonel shall wish to give the battalion a general alignment, either parallel or oblique, instead of rectifying it as above, he will move some paces outside of one of the general guides (the right will here be supposed) and caution the right general guide and the color-bearer to face him, and then establish them by signal of the sword, on the direction which he may wish to give to the battalion. As soon as they shall be correctly established, the left general guide will place himself on their direction, and be assured in his...
