Infantry training, 1905

by Great Britain. War Office

Note.—To fire three volleys over the grave the following procedure will be adopted:—

When the men, after presenting arms, have sloped arms, the commander will give the following commands:—

Volleys—Load.	The men will act as in the Feu-de-joie.
Present.	As in the Feu-de-joie.
Fire.	Each man will at once press the trigger, and after a slight pause return to the position for loading.

This will be repeated until the volleys are completed, when the men will Unload as in Feu-de-joie.

INDEX.

• Ammunition, blank, [62]
• „    supply and transport of, in the field, [165]
• Annual course of training, auxiliary forces, [173]
• „   „  battalion, [179]
• „   „  company, [174]
• „   „  description of, [171]
• „   „  detail of, [172]
• „   „  general rules, [174]
• Assault, the, [137]
• Assembly, after dispersal, [65]
• Attack, the, [128]
• „  battalion in the holding, [152]
• „  by cavalry, meeting an, [92]
• „  „ or swordsmen, savage warfare, [119]
• „  company, general rules for, [145]
• „  co-operation between artillery and infantry in the, [135]
• „  decisive, [136]
• „  direction and pace in the, [143]
• „  distances in the, [142]
• „  distribution of companies in the decisive, [150]
• „    „    infantry in the, [128]
• „  duties of the several bodies in the, [131]
• „  feints in the, [139]
• „  fire in the, [133]
• „  firing-line and supports in the, [151]
• „  flank, [139]
• „  formations, [140]
• „  frontage in the, [141]
• Attack general rules for company in the, [145]
• „    „    battalion in the, [148]
• „    „    brigade in the, [153]
• „    „    division in the, [154]
• „  holding, [138]
• „  infantry formations in regard to fire in the, [133]
• „  instruction for the battalion in the, [153]
• „  intervals in the, [143]
• „  local flanking fire, [140]
• „  machine guns in the, [144]
• „  nature of an offensive action, [128]
• „  orders, issues of, [130]
• „   „  for battalion in the, [149]
• „  practice, [85]
• „  preliminary measures, [129]
• „  rallying and redistribution, [138]
• „  reserve, [151]
• „  surprises, [140]
• Attack and defence, fire action, [126]
• „    fire discipline, [127]
• „    general principles, [123]
• „    position and duties of leaders in action, [125]
• „    ranges, [128]
• Attention, position of, [31]
• Auxiliary Forces, annual course of training, [173]

• Battalion advancing in review order, [196]
• Battalion in the attack, [148]
• „     distribution of companies in the decisive, [150]
• „     firing-line and supports, [151]
• „     general rules, [148]
• „     holding attack, [152]
• „     instruction, [153]
• „     orders, [149]
• „     reserve, [151]
• Battalion in the defence, general rules, [163]
• Battalion in the defence, duties of the commanding officer, [164]
• Battalion drill, [98]
• „   battalion in quarter column, [101]
• „      „      „   opening to column, [104]
• „     „   column on the march closing to quarter column, [106]
• „     „    column or quarter column advancing, in fours, or vice versâ, [106]
• „     „    column changing direction, [108]
• Battalion formations, [100]
• „  general rules, [98]
• „  inspection of, [110]
• „  movements in quarter column, [103]
• „  movements in line or lines of company columns, [108]
• „  quarter column wheeling, [103]
• „  re-assembling, when dispersed, [109]
• Battalion drill, savage warfare, [113]
• „       „   battalion in line, [114]
• „       „       „   forming column or quarter column, [116]
• „   „  echelon movements from line, column or quarter column, [118]
• „   „ formations applicable to, [113]
• „   „ formation of squares, [120]
• „   „ general rules, [113]
• „   „ line advancing in column, [118]
• „   „ line changing position, from the halt, on a flank company, [116]
• „   „ line forming column to right or left, [117]
• „   „ line passing obstacles or moving over broken ground, [117]
• „   „ marching in line, [115]
• „   „ meeting attack by swordsmen, [119]
• „   „  quarter column or column deploying into line, [114]
• Battalion drill, savage warfare, quarter column on the march forming line to a flank, [118]
• Battalion marching past, [192]
• „  review of, [189]
• „  training, annual course, [179]
• Blank ammunition, [62]
• Brigade in the attack, general rules, [153]
• „  „ defence, general rules, [164]
• Brigade drill, [111]
• „  brigade wheeling from mass into line of battalions, [112]
• „  general rules, [111]
• „  marching in line of battalions either in column or quarter column, [113]
• „  mass deploying into line of battalions and vice versâ, [112]
• „  savage warfare, brigade in line advancing in columns or quarter columns, [122]
• „     „    brigade forming square, [122]
• „     „    deployments, [122]
• „     „    marching in line, [122]
• Brigade advancing in review order, [202]
• „  marching past, [199]
• „  review of a, [196]

• Calls, signals, &c., [57]
• Casualties, skirmishing, [88]
• Challenging, manner of, [211]
• Changing direction (squad drill), [45]
• „   „   and forming up (squad drill), [50]
• „   „   as in file (squad drill), [46]
• „  ranks (squad drill), [49]
• „   „ (company drill), [76]
• „  step (squad drill), [39]
• Colour, trooping the, [213]
• Colours, presentation of, [220]
• Colours, the [188]
• Command, words of, how to be given, [30]
• Commanders, position of, in skirmishing, [88]
• „    instructions for, in skirmishing, [88]
• Commanding officer, duties of, in defence, [164]
• Company in the attack, general rules, [145]
• „   „  defence, duties of subalterns, section and squad leaders, [162]
• „   „ defence, duties of company leader, [163]
• „   „   „  general rules, [162]
• Company drill, [72]
• „   column changing direction, [80]
• „   company column forming company, [76]
• „   company in line forming to right or left, [78]
• „    company in line, or moving to a flank in fours, forming company column, [78]
• „   dismissing, [83]
• „   drill in single rank, [81]
• „   fire action, [82]
• „   formation of fours, [76]
• „    forming up into line when marching, fours or file, [80]
• „   general rules, [72]
• „   inspection and telling off, [75]
• „   inspection in close order drill, [83]
• „   marching in line, [77]
• „   movements in line (or lines) of sections, [80]
• „   re-assembling when dispersed, [83]
• Company in line, saluting, [185]
• „   marching past, [185]
• „   sizing, [183]
• „   training, preliminary remarks, [67]
• Co-operation between artillery and infantry in the attack, [135]
• Counter attacks, decisive, [160]
• „   local, [160]
• Course of training, annual, auxiliary forces, [173]
• Course of training, annual, battalion, [179]
• „     „  company, [174]
• „     „  description of, [171]
• „     „  detail of, [172]
• „     „  general rules, [174]
• „    skirmishing, [54]
• Cover, use of, in skirmishing, [60]

• Defence, the, [155]
• „   decisive counter attacks, [160]
• „   distribution of infantry for, [155]
• „   duties of officers commanding reserves, [159]
• „   entrenching a position, [157]
• „   fire in, [158]
• „   local counter attacks, [160]
• „   machine guns in, [158]
• „   occupation of the position, [156]
• „   position of the reserves, [159]
• Defence, infantry in attack and. See [Attack] and [Defence].
• Defence, the. See [Company], [Battalion], [Brigade], [Division].
• Defence practice, skirmishing, [90]
• Defile, passage of, [53]
• Definitions, [16]
• Deployments, brigade drill, [122]
• Diagonal march, [49]
• Direction and pace in the attack, [143]
• Discipline, fire, [127]
• Dismissing, [53]
• Distances in the attack, [142]
• Distribution of companies in the decisive attack, [150]
• „   infantry in the attack, [128]
• Division in the attack, [154]
• „   defence, [164]
• Division drill, [111]
• Division, larger body than, marching past, [207]
• „     „     review of, [205]
• Division marching past, [204]
• „  review of, [202]
• Double march, the, [39]
• Dressing, when halted, [42]
• „  squad in two ranks, [48]
• „   „  with intervals, [32]
• Drill. See [Squad], [Company], [Battalion], &c.
• Duties of leaders in action, [125]
• „  officers commanding reserves, [159]
• „  scouts, [93]
• „  skirmishers, [89]
• „  subalterns, section and squad leaders, [162]
• „  the company leader, [163]
• „  the commanding officer, [164]
• „  the several bodies in the attack, [131]

• Echelon movements from line, column or quarter column, [118]
• Entrenching tools, [169]
• „   a position, [157]
• Extending and closing, method of, [56]