15. General officers and colonels, in successive order according to rank and seniority. 16. Equerries and attendants upon Foreign Princes. 17. Staff officers of general officers present. 18. Royal carriages. 19. Detachment of cavalry. GUARDS. =201.= GENERAL RULES. 1. When guards turn out they will fall in with sloped arms, When the guard is commanded by an officer, he will be three paces in front of the centre of guard, other officers will take post as in line; when by a non-commissioned officer, he will fall in on the right of the guard. 2. The officer carrying the Colour, when present, will march in the centre of the guard. Guards, including reliefs, rounds and patrols, will march with sloped arms and bayonets fixed. In wet weather arms will be carried at the _Secure_. Sentries are to patrol with arms at the _Slope_. 3. Guards will not turn out after retreat or before reveille, except at tattoo, on the approach of a body of troops, in cases of alarm, or to receive grand or visiting rounds, nor will they during this period pay any compliments, except to grand rounds, to whom they will present arms. 4. Sentries will not present arms to any officer or armed party (except grand rounds) after sunset; but as long as they can discern an officer, they will come to their front on his approach, and stand steady with the rifle at the slope till he has passed. 5. Sentries in their sentry boxes will salute by coming smartly to attention. 6. The honours and salutes paid by guards and sentries are detailed in the King’s Regulations. Parties marching with arms at the secure, and parties with side arms, will pay and return compliments as unarmed parties. 7. All guards will turn out at the commencement of _Reveille_, _Retreat_, and Tattoo sounding, the commanders will then carefully inspect them for further instructions, _see_ K.R. =259–272=. =202.= _Relieving or posting a guard._ 1. When the ground admits, a new guard will advance in line towards the front of the old guard, and will be drawn up when possible fifteen paces in front, or when not possible, six paces from the left of the old guard. 2. As soon as this is completed, the old guard will present arms, and the new guard will return the salute. 3. Both guards will in like successive manner slope arms, order arms, and stand at ease.