Military Instructors Manual

by J. P. Cole; Oliver Schoonmaker

Halts:

• First hour, 15 minutes' rest. Each successive hour, a 10-minute rest.
• Weather conditions create exceptions to above rule.

Marches in Peace:

1. Changing station.
2. Practice.

In War:

1. Concentration.
2. In presence of enemy.
3. Forced marches.
4. Night marches.

Convoys (on Land):

• Those trains by which supplies are forwarded to an army from depots, etc., in the rear—also trains bringing supplies collected by requisition.

Security Furnished by an Escort:

1. Advance guard.
2. Main body.
3. Flank guard when necessary.
4. Rear guard.