Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker;James P. Cole
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page 71 of 491 (14%)
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Close column not extended in double time.
Major: _Column of squads, first company_ squads right (left). First Captain: Squads right. Rear Captains: Continue to march (if halted, forward). As each company reaches the point where the first company formed column of squads, the Captain commands: Squads right, March. Major: _Column right (left)._ First Captain: Right turn. Rear Captains: Continue to March (if halted, forward). Major: _March_. First Captain: When the marching flank of the company is one pace from the new line the Captain commands: Forward March. Rear Captains: Other companies march squarely up to the turning point and each changes direction at the Captain's command: Right turn, March, Forward, March. LINE OF COMPANIES OR CLOSE LINE OF COMPANIES. Major: _Battalion right (left)._ First Captain: Column right. |
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