NIGHT DEFENSE OF A POSITION
218.—Precautions against attack.
Attack should be guarded against by accumulating obstacles and the defense further prepared by previous reconnoitering of the best ground for counter-attacks.
219.—Receive with violent fire and immediate counterattacks.
The enemy's charge should be met with a violent fire at the shortest possible range, followed immediately by counter-attacks with the bayonet, especially on the flanks.