A Battalion in Quarter Column.
94. Movements in quarter column.
| THE BATTALION WILL ADVANCE. QUICK—MARCH. | 1. On the word MARCH the whole will stepoff together. The squad commander on thedirecting flank of the leading company (i.e., onthe left unless otherwise ordered) selecting points to march on. |
| RIGHT—INCLINE. | 2. The whole will act as in Squad Drill, S. 28.On the command LEFT—INCLINE the battalionwill resume its original direction. |
| FORM FOURS—RIGHT, NO. — WILL DIRECT. | 3. A flank company will be ordered to direct,the remainder being led by the leading squadcommanders on the flank nearer the company of direction. |
| The second in command will post himself onthe flank of the directing company in line withthe leading section of fours. |
95. A quarter column wheeling.
| CHANGE DIRECTION RIGHT. RIGHT—WHEEL. | 1. On the command RIGHT—WHEEL, the battalion, excepting the leading company, will make a partial turn to the outer flank, the front rank of the leading company will glance towards the inner flank on which they will wheel, the second in command superintending on the inner flank and the adjutant regulating the pace on the outer flank; the outer flank will direct, but when companies are of unequal strength they will retain the same relative positions they held before the wheel. Each man will move round on the circumference of a circle of which the inner squad commander of the leading company is the centre. The adjutant in regulating the pace must watch the squad commander of the outer flank of the rear company, who will continue to march at a full pace throughout the wheel, and on whose movement the march of every man in the quarter column should be made to depend. When the battalion has circled round to the required angle, the command FORWARD will be given. This may be preceded by MARK—TIME should all the companies not be in their correct positions. |
2. A quarter column moving in fours will wheel as in 1, the leading fours of each company wheeling in the same manner as the leading company in 1, the sections of fours in rear making a partial turn outwards and following round after the leading fours, the leading squad commanders changing to the inner flank if not there already.
96. A battalion at the halt opening to column from quarter column.
| ADVANCE IN COLUMN. | 1. On the caution ADVANCE IN COLUMN, the leading company will be moved off by its commander, who will give the command By the { Left, Quick—March; the other companies will follow in succession at company distance by order of their commanders, and will conform to the movements of the leading company. Unless otherwise ordered column will move and dress by the left. |
When halted in column the second in command will be four paces from the centre of the directing flank of the leading half-battalion; a third field officer, if present, will be four paces from the centre of the directing flank of the rear half battalion.