Great Britain. Army -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics
{ 1. On the command RIGHT--WHEEL, the
{ battalion, excepting the leading company,
{ will make a partial turn to the outer flank,
{ the front rank of the leading company will
{ glance towards the inner flank on which they
{ will wheel, the second in command
{ superintending on the inner flank and the
{ adjutant regulating the pace on the outer
{ flank; the outer flank will direct, but when
{ companies are of unequal strength they will
CHANGE { retain the same relative positions they held
DIRECTION { before the wheel. Each man will move round
RIGHT. { on the circumference of a circle of which
RIGHT--WHEEL. { the inner squad commander of the leading
{ company is the centre. The adjutant in
{ regulating the pace must watch the squad
{ commander of the outer flank of the rear
{ company, who will continue to march at a
{ full pace throughout the wheel, and on whose
{ movement the march of every man in the
{ quarter column should be made to depend.
{ When the battalion has circled round to the
{ required angle, the command FORWARD will be
{ given. This may be preceded by MARK--TIME
{ should all the companies not be in their
{ correct positions.
2. A quarter column moving in fours will wheel as in 1, the leading
fours of each company wheeling in the same manner as the leading
company in 1, the sections of fours in rear making a partial turn
outwards and following round after the leading fours, the leading squad
commanders changing to the inner flank if not there already.
=96.= _A battalion at the halt opening to column from quarter
column._
{ 1. On the caution ADVANCE IN COLUMN, the
{ leading company will be moved off by its
{ commander, who will give the command _By the
{ Left, Quick--March_; the other companies
ADVANCE IN { will follow in succession at company
COLUMN. { distance by order of their commanders, and
{ will conform to the movements of the leading
{ company. Unless otherwise ordered column
{ will move and dress by the left.
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