Great Britain. Army -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics
„ 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
„ „ 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
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