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