• Ammunition, blank, 62
•    „    supply and transport of, in the field, 165
• Annual course of training, auxiliary forces, 173
•   „   „  battalion, 179
•   „   „  company, 174
•   „   „  description of, 171
•   „   „  detail of, 172
•   „   „  general rules, 174
• Assault, the, 137
• Assembly, after dispersal, 65
• Attack, the, 128
•   „  battalion in the holding, 152
•   „  by cavalry, meeting an, 92
•    „  „ or swordsmen, savage warfare, 119
•   „  company, general rules for, 145
•   „  co-operation between artillery and infantry in the, 135
•   „  decisive, 136
•   „  direction and pace in the, 143
•   „  distances in the, 142
•   „  distribution of companies in the decisive, 150
•    „    „    infantry in the, 128
•   „  duties of the several bodies in the, 131
•   „  feints in the, 139
•   „  fire in the, 133
•   „  firing-line and supports in the, 151
•   „  flank, 139
•   „  formations, 140
•   „  frontage in the, 141
• Attack general rules for company in the, 145
•    „    „    battalion in the, 148
•    „    „    brigade in the, 153
•    „    „    division in the, 154
•   „  holding, 138
•   „  infantry formations in regard to fire in the, 133
•   „  instruction for the battalion in the, 153
•   „  intervals in the, 143
•   „  local flanking fire, 140
•   „  machine guns in the, 144
•   „  nature of an offensive action, 128
•   „  orders, issues of, 130
•   „   „  for battalion in the, 149
•   „  practice, 85
•   „  preliminary measures, 129
•   „  rallying and redistribution, 138
•   „  reserve, 151
•   „  surprises, 140
• Attack and defence, fire action, 126
•     „    fire discipline, 127
•     „    general principles, 123
•     „    position and duties of leaders in action, 125
•     „    ranges, 128
• Attention, position of, 31
• Auxiliary Forces, annual course of training, 173

• Battalion advancing in review order, 196
• Battalion in the attack, 148
•     „     distribution of companies in the decisive, 150
•     „     firing-line and supports, 151
•     „     general rules, 148
•     „     holding attack, 152
•     „     instruction, 153
•     „     orders, 149
•     „     reserve, 151
• Battalion in the defence, general rules, 163
• Battalion in the defence, duties of the commanding officer, 164
• Battalion drill, 98
•    „   battalion in quarter column, 101
•    „      „      „   opening to column, 104
•    „     „   column on the march closing to quarter column, 106
•    „     „    column or quarter column advancing, in fours, or vice versâ, 106
•    „     „    column changing direction, 108
• Battalion formations, 100
•   „  general rules, 98
•   „  inspection of, 110
•   „  movements in quarter column, 103
•   „  movements in line or lines of company columns, 108
•   „  quarter column wheeling, 103
•   „  re-assembling, when dispersed, 109
• Battalion drill, savage warfare, 113
•   „       „   battalion in line, 114
•   „       „       „   forming column or quarter column, 116
•   „   „  echelon movements from line, column or quarter column, 118
•   „   „ formations applicable to, 113
•   „   „ formation of squares, 120
•   „   „ general rules, 113
•   „   „ line advancing in column, 118
•   „   „ line changing position, from the halt, on a flank company, 116
•   „   „ line forming column to right or left, 117
•   „   „ line passing obstacles or moving over broken ground, 117
•   „   „ marching in line, 115
•   „   „ meeting attack by swordsmen, 119
•   „   „  quarter column or column deploying into line, 114
• Battalion drill, savage warfare, quarter column on the march forming line to a flank, 118
• Battalion marching past, 192
•   „  review of, 189
•   „  training, annual course, 179
• Blank ammunition, 62
• Brigade in the attack, general rules, 153
•   „  „ defence, general rules, 164
• Brigade drill, 111
•     „  brigade wheeling from mass into line of battalions, 112
•     „  general rules, 111
•     „   marching in line of battalions either in column or quarter column, 113
•     „   mass deploying into line of battalions and vice versâ, 112
•     „   savage warfare, brigade in line advancing in columns or quarter columns, 122
•     „     „    brigade forming square, 122
•     „     „    deployments, 122
•     „     „     marching in line, 122
• Brigade advancing in review order, 202
•   „  marching past, 199
•   „  review of a, 196

• Calls, signals, &c., 57
• Casualties, skirmishing, 88
• Challenging, manner of, 211
• Changing direction (squad drill), 45
•   „   „   and forming up (squad drill), 50
•   „   „   as in file (squad drill), 46
•   „  ranks (squad drill), 49
•   „   „ (company drill), 76
•   „  step (squad drill), 39
• Colour, trooping the, 213
• Colours, presentation of, 220
• Colours, the 188
• Command, words of, how to be given, 30
• Commanders, position of, in skirmishing, 88
•   „    instructions for, in skirmishing, 88
• Commanding officer, duties of, in defence, 164
• Company in the attack, general rules, 145
•   „   „  defence, duties of subalterns, section and squad leaders, 162
•   „   „ defence, duties of company leader, 163
•   „   „   „  general rules, 162
• Company drill, 72
•    „   column changing direction, 80
•    „   company column forming company, 76
•    „   company in line forming to right or left, 78
•    „    company in line, or moving to a flank in fours, forming company column, 78
•    „   dismissing, 83
•    „   drill in single rank, 81
•    „   fire action, 82
•    „   formation of fours, 76
•    „    forming up into line when marching, fours or file, 80
•    „   general rules, 72
•    „   inspection and telling off, 75
•    „   inspection in close order drill, 83
•    „   marching in line, 77
•    „   movements in line (or lines) of sections, 80
•    „   re-assembling when dispersed, 83
• Company in line, saluting, 185
•   „   marching past, 185
•   „   sizing, 183
•   „   training, preliminary remarks, 67
• Co-operation between artillery and infantry in the attack, 135
• Counter attacks, decisive, 160
•     „   local, 160
• Course of training, annual, auxiliary forces, 173
• Course of training, annual, battalion, 179
•     „     „  company, 174
•     „     „  description of, 171
•     „     „  detail of, 172
•     „     „  general rules, 174
•     „    skirmishing, 54
• Cover, use of, in skirmishing, 60

• Defence, the, 155
•    „   decisive counter attacks, 160
•    „   distribution of infantry for, 155
•    „   duties of officers commanding reserves, 159
•    „   entrenching a position, 157
•    „   fire in, 158
•    „   local counter attacks, 160
•    „   machine guns in, 158
•    „   occupation of the position, 156
•    „   position of the reserves, 159
• Defence, infantry in attack and. See Attack and Defence.
• Defence, the. See Company, Battalion, Brigade, Division.
• Defence practice, skirmishing, 90
• Defile, passage of, 53
• Definitions, 16
• Deployments, brigade drill, 122
• Diagonal march, 49
• Direction and pace in the attack, 143
• Discipline, fire, 127
• Dismissing, 53
• Distances in the attack, 142
• Distribution of companies in the decisive attack, 150
•    „   infantry in the attack, 128
• Division in the attack, 154
•    „   defence, 164
• Division drill, 111
• Division, larger body than, marching past, 207
•   „     „     review of, 205
• Division marching past, 204
•   „  review of, 202
• Double march, the, 39
• Dressing, when halted, 42
•   „  squad in two ranks, 48
•   „   „  with intervals, 32
• Drill. See Squad, Company, Battalion, &c.
• Duties of leaders in action, 125
•   „  officers commanding reserves, 159
•   „  scouts, 93
•   „  skirmishers, 89
•   „  subalterns, section and squad leaders, 162
•   „  the company leader, 163
•   „  the commanding officer, 164
•   „  the several bodies in the attack, 131

• Echelon movements from line, column or quarter column, 118
• Entrenching tools, 169
•    „   a position, 157
• Extending and closing, method of, 56

• Feints, 139
• Feu-de-joie, firing a, 221
• Fire in the attack, 133
•  „ in the defence, 158
•  „ action, company, 82
•  „  „  in attack and defence, 126
•  „ discipline in attack and defence, 127
•  „ effect, 63
• Flank attacks, 139
• Flanking fire, local, 140
• Formations applicable to savage warfare, 113
•   „   battalion drill, 100
•   „   in regard to fire, 133
•   „   in the attack, 140
•   „   to be practised, reviews, 188
• Formation of squares, 120
•   „   squads, 31
•   „    „  in single rank, 41
•   „    „  in two rank, 48
•   „   fours, squad, 50
•   „    „  company, 76
• Fours changing direction and forming squad, 53
• Frontage in the attack, 141
• Funerals, 223

• General principles, attack and defence, 123
• General remarks, skirmishing, 84
• General rules, annual course of training, 174
•    „   ceremonial, 181
•    „   attack practice, 85
•    „   battalion drill, 98
•    „   brigade and division drill, 111
•    „   company drill, 72
•    „   savage warfare, 113
•    „   skirmishing, 54
•    „   company in attack, 145
•    „   battalion  „ , 148
•    „   brigade  „ , 153
•    „   division  „ , 154
•    „   company in defence, 162
•    „   battalion  „ , 163
•    „   brigade and division in defence, 164
• Guards—
• General rules, 209;
• Guards of honour, 213;
• Relieving or posting, 210;
• Relieving and posting sentries, and marching reliefs, 210;
• Sentries challenging, 211;
• Trooping the Colour, 213;
• Turning out at night, 212;

• Halt, the, 37
• Holding attacks, 138
•   „  attack, battalion, 152

• Infantry formations in regard to fire, 133
• Inspection of skirmishers, 65
•   „  in skirmishing, 95
•   „  of, and telling off the company, 75
•   „  in close order drill, 83
•   „  of a battalion, 110
• Instruction of the recruit, method of, 29
•   „  for battalion in attack, 153
• Instructions for commanders in attack, 88
•     „   training of the recruit, 25
• Intervals in the attack, 143
•    „  skirmishing, 64
• Issue of orders, the attack, 130

• Length of pace and time in marching, 35
• Line advancing in column, 118
•  „ battalion in, 114
•  „ brigade marching in, 122
•  „ brigade advancing in columns or quarter columns, 122
•  „ changing front, 116
•  „ company forming to right or left, 78
•  „     „    company column, 78
•  „ forming column or quarter column, 116
•  „     „   to the right or left, 117
•  „ -firing and supports, 151
•  „ marching in, company, 77
•  „ marching in, 115
•  „ of sections, movements in, 80
•  „ of company columns, movements in, 108
•  „ of battalions, brigade wheeling from mass into, 112
•  „    „  mass deploying into, 112
•  „    „  marching in, 113
• Line passing obstacles or moving over broken ground, 117
•  „ quarter column or column deploying into, 114
• Local counter attacks, 160
•  „ flanking fire, 140

• Machine guns in the attack, 144
•   „    „  defence, 158
• March, double, 39
•   „  diagonal, 43
•   „   „  (two ranks), 49
•   „  turning on the, 40
• Marching as in file, 46
•   „   „  forming up into squad, 47
•   „  in squad and file, 49
• Marching past, company, 185
•    „   battalion, 192
•    „   brigade, 199
•    „   division, 204
•    „   larger body of troops than a division, 207
• Marching, position in, 36
•   „  quick, 37
•   „  squad, 42
•   „  with arms, 47
• Marking time, 38
• Method of extending and closing, 56
•   „  instruction, special training of non-commissioned officers, 179
•   „    „   of the recruit, 29
• Movements in line of sections, 80
•    „  quarter column, 103
•    „  line or lines of company columns, 108

• Non-commissioned officers, special training of, 179

• Obstacles, 53
• Occupation of a position, 156
• Orders, battalion in attack, 149
•   „  issue of, in the attack, 130
•   „  reporting and passing, 64

• Pace and time in marching, 35
• Passage of a defile, 53
• Passing orders, 64
• Plates, key to, 15
• Preliminary measures for the attack, 129
•    „   remarks, training of the recruit, 21
•    „    „   company training, 67
•    „   training, skirmishing, 55
• Presentation of Colours, 220

• Rallying and redistribution, 138
• Ranges, 128
• Reconnaissance practice, 91
• Recruit, method of instruction of, 29
•   „  training of the, 21
• Reinforcing, 64
• Relieving or posting a guard, 210
•   „  and posting sentries and marching reliefs, 210
• Remarks, general, on skirmishing, 84
•   „  preliminary, on the training of the recruit, 21
•   „    „    on company training, 67
• Reporting and passing orders, 64
• Reserve, the, 151
•   „  position of, in the defence, 159
•   „  duties of officers commanding the, 159
• Retirements, 91
• Review of a battalion, 189
•   „  of a brigade, 196
•   „  of a division, 202
•   „  of any larger body of troops than a division, 205
•   „  Royal, 208
•   „  order, battalion advancing in, 196
• Review order, brigade advancing in, 202
• Rules. See General Rules.

• Saluting, company in line, 185
• Savage warfare, formations applicable to—
• Battalion in line, 114
•   „  forming column or quarter column, 116
• Echelon movements from line, column or quarter column, 118
• Formation of squares, 120
• General rules, 113
• Line advancing in column, 118
•  „ changing front from the halt on a flank company, 116
•  „ forming column to the right or left, or vice versâ, 117
•  „ passing obstacles, or moving over broken ground, 117
• Marching in line, 115
• Meeting an attack by cavalry or swordsmen, 119
• Quarter column or column deploying into line, 114
•    „    on the march forming line to a flank, 118
• Section leaders, duties of, 162
• Sentries, relieving and posting, 210
•   „  challenging, 211
• Shelter trench exercise, 95
• Single rank, company drill, 81
• Skirmishing—
• Assembly after dispersal, 65
• Blank ammunition, 62
• Course of training, 54
• Cover, 60
• Fire effect, 63
• General rules, 54
• Inspection of skirmishers, 65
• Intervals, 64
• Method of extending and closing, 56
• Practical skirmishing, 59
• Preliminary training, 55
• Reinforcing, 64
• Reporting and passing orders, 64
• Signals, whistle blasts, calls, 57
• Company training—
• Casualties, 88
• Commanders, instructions for, 88
•    „   position of, 88
• Defence practice, 90
• General remarks, 84
•   „  rules, 85
• Meeting attack by cavalry, 92
• Reconnaissance practice, 91
• Retirements, 91
• Scouting, 93
• Scouts, duties of, 93
•  „  training of, 94
• Shelter trench exercise, 95
• Skirmishers, duties of, 89
• Skirmishing, inspection in, 95
• Squad drill—
• Method of instruction of the recruit, 29
• Words of command, 30
• With intervals—
• Dressing, 32
• Formation, 31
• Position of attention, 31
• Saluting, 34
• Standing at ease, 32
• Turnings, 33
• Marching—
• Changing step, 39
• Double march, 39
• Drum and pace stick, 36
• Halt, 37
• Length of pace and time, 35
• Marking time, 38
• Position in marching, 36
• Quick march, 37
• Side step, 40
• Stepping back, 38
•   „  short, 39
•   „  out, 37
• Turning on the march, 40
• Single rank—
• Changing direction, 45
•   „  as in file, 46
• Diagonal march, 43
• Dressing when halted, 42
• Formation, 41
• Marching as in file, forming up into squad, 47
•   „   „   46
•   „  in squad, 42
•   „  with arms, 47
• Turnings, 42
• In two ranks—
• Changing direction and forming up, 50
•   „  ranks, 49
• Diagonal march, 49
• Dismissing with or without arms, 53
• Dressing, 48
• Formation, 48
•   „  of fours, 50
• Fours changing direction and forming squad, 53
• Marching in squad and in file, 49
• Obstacles, 53
• Passage of a defile, 53
• Squad leaders, duties of, 162
• Square, brigade forming, 122
•   „  forming, 120
• Subalterns, duties of, company in defence, 162
• Surprises, 140
• Supply of ammunition in the field, 165
• Syllabus of training (recruit), 21

• Training, course of, skirmishing, 54
•   „  preliminary, skirmishing, 55
•   „  of scouts, 94
•   „  of non-commissioned officers, 179
•   „  annual course. See Annual Course.
•   „  recruits, 21
•   „  syllabus of recruits, 22
• Transport of ammunition in the field, 165
• Turnings. See Squad Drill.

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