=3. The Method of Instruction= 7 Value of examples 8 Applicatory method 10 Advantages and disadvantages 10 Arrangement of the subject matter 12 =4. Drill Regulations= 13 Instructions for campaign 15 Regulations and the science of combat 15 =THE FORMAL TACTICS OF INFANTRY.= =I. ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT= 19 =1. The Importance and Employment of Infantry= 19 Relative strength as compared to other arms 19 Élite infantry. Guards 21 Jägers and riflemen 22 Mountain infantry 23 Machine guns 24 Mounted infantry 25 Patrols and scouting detachments 27 Cyclists 28 Snowshoe runners 30 =2. The Tactical Unit= 32 =3. Organization= 34 The company 34 Peace and war strength 35 The battalion 36 The regiment 37 The brigade 37 =4. Intrenching Tool Equipment= 38 =5. The Load of the Infantryman= 39 Comparison of the loads carried by infantrymen in various armies 40 =II. THE FORMATIONS= 41 =1. The Issue of Orders= 41 Trumpet signals 41 =2. The Purpose of Formations. Comparison Between Line and Column= 42 Assembly and route formations 42 Maneuver and combat formations 43 Napoleonic columns 44 Comparison between line and column 44 The origin of column tactics 44