Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army: of the United States 1917. To be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and TrainingUnited States. War Department
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Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army: of the United States 1917. To be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training
United States. War Department
United States. Army -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Salutes:
Hand, 14
Rifle, 14
Saber, 15
Sentinels, 16
Saluting, 13
Rules governing, 15
Scales on maps, 324
Soda solution for cleaning rifle, 26
Soldier, school of:
Duties of instructor, 57
Eyes right or left, 61
Facings, 61
Instruction without arms, 58
Manual of arms, 30
Position of the soldier on attention, 59
Rifle salute, 71
Salute with the hand, 14
Salute with saber, 16
Steps and marchings, 61
Back step, 64
Change step, 65
Quick time, 62
Side step, 63
The half step, 63
To halt, 64
To march by the flank, 64
To march to the rear, 64
To mark time, 63
The bayonet, 75
The inspection, 72
The rests, 70
To dismiss the squad, 72
Solutions for cleaning rifle, 26
Squad, school of:
Alignments, 146
Instruction, 74
Kneeling and lying down, 74
Loadings and firings, 95
Observation, 102
The assembly, 172
The oblique march, 158
The use of cover, 101
To cease firing, 100
To deploy as skirmishers, 169
To fire at will, 99
To fire by clip, 99
To fire by volley, 98
To form squad, 142
To load, 96
To set the sight, 98
To stack and take arms, 73
To suspend firing, 99
To take intervals and distance, 65
To unload, 97
Steps and marchings, 61
Subsistence. (_See_ Rations.)
Surplus kit, 32
Swabbing solution for cleaning rifle, 26
Target practice:
Advice to riflemen, 241
Aiming rifle, 235
Battle sight, 236
Calling the shot, 240
Coordination, 241
Firing positions, 238
Preliminary training in markmanship, 233
Sight adjustment, 233
Table of sight corrections, 235
Targets, 244
The course in small-arms firing, 243
Trigger squeeze, 237
Targets, 244
Tent Pitching, Manual of:
Conical wall tent, 177
Folding tents, 178
Pitch all type Army tents (except shelter and conical wall tents), 176
Striking tents, 178
Trigger squeeze, 237
Two-arm semaphore code, 231
Uniforms, 27
Care of, 27
Disposing of, 27
Dress, 28
Full dress, 28
How worn, 28
Service, 28
Use of cover, 101
Visual signaling (_see_ Signals):
In general, 328
Flag, 329
Vocabulary--English-French, 391
[Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected.
Hyphenation and accentuation have been standardised, all other
inconsistencies are as in the original. The author's spelling has been
maintained.
Bold text is marked with =.]
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