In marching, as well as in fighting, the flank guard is imperfect. On the march the main body is separated by a long distance from the advance guard, which, unaided, must engage the enemy for some time. The objective in attack is not definitely pointed out. They use their supports too quickly, and exhaust their strength to repel the enemy when the latter attempts a flanking movement. They do not recognise the necessity of continuing a fight until within reach of the bayonet. They avoid covered places, especially in mountainous country. They make frontal attacks without attempting turning movements. In defence they are at little pains to avail themselves of natural cover, and are content with trenches and empalements. When a retreat is ordered the main body of the infantry is first to retire, then all the guns, and finally the remainder of the infantry. They do not like night attacks or night marches. In an army of more than two divisions each division has a commander, so that there is no connection among the divisions, and the action of each is independent.” FINIS. A. C. FOWLER, Printer, Tenter Street, Moorfields, E.C. Transcriber’s Notes: 1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected silently. 2. Where hyphenation is in doubt, it has been retained as in the original. 3. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have been retained as in the original. 4. Where appropriate, the original spelling has been retained. 5. Italics are shown as _xxx_.