"Corporal D, you will take the eight men of your squad and form a detached post on Engineer Hill (qk').
"Corporal E, take your squad and form a detached post on Hill 880 west of Merritt Hill (rl').
"If attacked hold your front. Each support and detached post will entrench.
"Send messages to me at right support."
The outpost moves out, each support and detached post separately, without throwing out covering patrols, because the advance guard is now holding the front. There is no reserve.
Required, 3. What does Sergeant A do now?
Required, 4. What does Sergeant B do as soon as he reaches Pope Hill?
(Note: During the remainder of the afternoon one man up in a tree on Grant Avenue will be the only observing post necessary for this support. At night an outguard would be placed on Grant Avenue with continuous patrols along the front, because the open ground furnishes easy approach to the enemy. A post of four men might also be placed on the bridge over Corral Creek (um').)
Required, 5. The location of supports and the main body of detached post on Engineer Hill.
Required, 6. What patrolling would be done from the left support?