109. A quarter column or column deploying into line.

Deployments will be made on the leading company of a battalion.

DEPLOY TO THE LEFT. REMAINDER, FORMFOURS, LEFT, QUICK—MARCH. 1. To a flank.—The company of formation will stand fast.
The remaining companies will form foursand move by the shortest line to the spotwhere their inner flank will rest. Each willthen move parallel to the alignment, and whenopposite to its place in line will be halted andturned to the right.

2. To both flanks.—The deployment will be made on the principle above described. The command will be DEPLOY OUTWARDS, ONE COMPANY (or TWO, or MORE COMPANIES) TO THE RIGHT, REMAINDER FORM FOURS, OUTWARDS. QUICK—MARCH. The company or companies, next in succession from the front, will move to the named flank.

3. In an oblique direction.—On the battalion commander’s caution, QUARTER (HALF or THREE QUARTERS) RIGHT preceding the caution in 1 or 2, the Company of Formation Will Be Formed on the required alignment by its commander in accordance with the instructions of the commanding officer. The deployment will then be carried out as already described.

4. On the March.—A battalion may be ordered to deploy while advancing towards an intended alignment, on the command as in 1, 2, or 3, the leading company being halted and, if necessary, formed in the required direction by its commander when the remainder have formed fours and turned towards their position in line.

A battalion moving in column or quarter column to a flank in fours may deploy in the direction towards which it is moving. On the caution, FACING RIGHT, DEPLOY, the company on the right will be halted by its commander and turned to its right, the remaining companies will continue to move forward and will deploy into line as in 1. This movement may also be performed in an oblique direction as in 3.

5. To ensure the alignment being kept clear, companies will be formed or halted four paces in rear of it.

110. Marching in line.

THE BATTALION WILL ADVANCE. QUICK—MARCH.1. On the caution THE BATTALION WILL ADVANCE, the second in command will select points for the left squad commander of the right centre company to march on. The remaining companies will march by their inner flanks.
BATTALION—HALT.