CONTENTS

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List of Abbreviations ix
Introductory Remarks—
I.— The Intention of the Book 1
II.— Making the Best of their Companies to Train the Modern Man for the Modern Battle 4
III.— The Standard of Training assumed to have already been acquired and its application to further Exercises 9
IV.— Ground for Training—Its Use and Influence—Palliation of the Lack of a Training Ground 11
V.— Company Organisation—Moral and the Personality of the Commander 16
VI.— Discipline—Moral and Means of Supervision 22
VII.— Organisation by Files and its Effect on Moral—Cohesion 27
VIII.— Method of Training 31
IX.— As to Scouts and Working Dress 37
EXERCISES
I.— Individual Advance in Extended Order 38
II.— Retirement by Pairs 48
III.— Individual Training in Use of Fire and Fire Discipline 52
IV.— The Assault 60
V.— The Section and Platoon in Attack 64
VI.— The Section and Platoon in Retirement 74
VII.— The Section and Platoon in Independent Attack 78
VIII.— The Platoon as Advanced and Flank Guard 84
IX.— Preliminary for the Attack by the Company in Battalion 89
X.— The Company in Attack with the Battalion under Artillery Fire 93
XI.— The Company in Attack with the Battalion under Rifle Fire 97
XII.— The Company in Attack Acting Alone 105
XIII.— The Company in Retirement 107
XIV.— Outposts 112
XV.— Defence 142
XVI.— Hasty Expedients 163
XVII.— Night Operations 171
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A Scheme of Company Training 181

REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS.

I.T., 128 (3) = Infantry Training, 1914, Section 128, para. 3.
F.S.R. = Field Service Regulations, Part I. Operations, 1909 (Reprint 1912).
T. & M.R. = Training and Manœuvre Regulations, 1913.
M.F.E. = Manual of Field Engineering, 1911.