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To break into colum of half batteries to the front.

1. Attention.

2. On right half battery,front into column.

3. March.

ment, at the command of its chief, marches about thirty paces, wheels to the left, and takes its position in the column.

The third section executes the same movement in relation to the second. To break from the left to march to the right, is performed in the same

manner.

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4th. To break into Column of Sections, in Retreat. (Pl. XX.) The captain intending to execute this movement must first as in No. 4) form the battery in line in retreat, by the commands, 1. Attention. 2. Pieces and caissons-left-about.wheel. 3. March.* This being executed, the captain commands,

1. Attention. 2. On third section-in retreat-into column.
3. MARCH.

At the second command, the chiefs of the sections close the pieces on the caissons. When they are within twenty paces, the chief of the third

section orders,

Third section-in retreat-guide right;

and immediately the officer of the train orders,

Caissons-in retreat-guide right.

At the word MARCH, repeated by the same chiefs, the third section marches in retreat; the other sections arrange themselves successively in the column (as in No. 5) except that the command, Sections-right oblique, must be followed by the command, Caissons-right oblique, given by the officer of the train, who also immediately repeats the word MARCH.

The column may be formed in the same manner on the first section; but the left should be in front, in order to resume the order of battle to the front, by wheeling to the left-about.

ARTICLE THIRD.

Being in Line at a Halt, to break into Column by Half-Batteries.

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1st. To the Front.

2d. To the Right (or Left.)

3d. From the Right to march to the Left, and the Reverse.

4th. In Retreat.

1st. To break into Column of Half-Batteries to the Front. (Pl. XXI.) The captain commands,

1. Attention. 2. On right half-battery-front into column.
3. MARCH.

At the second command, the officer of the train orders,

Caissons-forward-trot-MARCH;

and the line of caissons closes on that of the pieces.

At the same command, the chief of the right half-battery orders,

Right half-battery-forward-guide left.

At the word MARCH, repeated by the chief of the right half-battery and which shall be given when the line of caissons has arrived within the length of a piece of the line of pieces, the right half-battery moves to the front, and the rest of the movement is executed as has been prescribed

* In horse-artillery, the squads wheel to the left-about.

In horse-artillery, the squads close up at the same time as the pieces.

for the same formation by sections, substituting the word half-battery for section.

The formation may be made in like manner on the left half-battery.

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2d. To break into Column of Half-Batterics to the Right. (Pl. XXII.) The captain commands,

1. Attention. 2. By half-batteries-right into column. 3. MARCH. At the second command, the line of caissons closes on that of the pieces The chiefs of half-batteries order,

Half-battery-right wheel;

and at the word MARCH, repeated by the chiefs of the half-batteries, the movement is executed in the same manner as has been prescribed for the formation of sections, substituting the word half-battery for section.

The formation in column of half-batteries to the left, is executed in the

same manner.

12. 3d. To break into Column of Half-Batteries from the Right, to march to the Left.

(Pl. XXIII.) The captain commands,

1. Attention. 2. Half-batteries-break from the right to march to the left. 3. MARCH.

At the second command, the line of caissons closes on the line of pieces. The chief of the right half-battery orders,

Right half-battery-forward-guide left.

At the word MARCH, repeated by the chief of the right half-battery, the movement is executed as has been prescribed for the same formation by sections, substituting the word half-battery for section.

To break from the left, to march to the right, is performed in like manner, and by similar words of command.

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4th. To break into Column of Half-Batteries, in Retreat. The captain intending to execute this movement must first (as in Nos. 4 and 9) bring the whole battery to the left-about. (Pl. XXIV.) This being accomplished, he commands,

1. Attention. 2. By half-batteries-in retreat—into column.
3. MARCH.

At the second command, the chiefs of half-batteries close the pieces on the caissons, and when they have arrived within the length of a piece, the chief of the right half-battery commands,

Half-battery-in retreat-guide right;

and the officer of the train immediately orders,

Caissons-in retreat-guide right.

At the word MARCH, repeated by the same chiefs, the movement is ex ecuted as has been prescribed for the same formation by sections, substituting the word half-battery for section.

14. If the battery be formed in retreat, either in line or in battery, and it be intended to break into column, the captain would first, by wheeling to the left-about, form line to the front, except in cases where he may wish to form a column in retreat.