Guide to the examinations for promotion of regimental officers in the infantry |
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Seite 214 - Year, with Intervals between the Periods of Solitary Confinement of not less Duration than such Periods of Solitary Confinement...
Seite 3 - The Regulations for the Army in regard to the pay and messing of the troops, the supply of clothing and necessaries, and all details regarding the mode of carrying the various articles of the soldier's kit, arms, accoutrements, and ammunition.
Seite 78 - That the line of sight should be taken along 'the centre of the notch of the back-sight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at.
Seite 6 - The duties of regimental orderly officers, of officers commanding guards, and of subaltern officers of guards under officers of superior rank ; and the mode of marching reliefs and posting sentries.
Seite 105 - Persons employed in hospitals and ambulances, comprising the staff for superintendence, medical service, administration, transport of wounded, as well as chaplains, shall participate in the benefit of neutrality, while so employed, and so long as there remain any wounded to bring in or to succor.
Seite 106 - Any wounded man entertained and taken care of in a house shall be considered as a protection thereto. Any inhabitant who shall have entertained wounded men in his house shall be exempted from the quartering of troops, as well as from a part of the contributions of war which may be imposed.
Seite 105 - I. Ambulances and military hospitals shall be acknowledged to be neuter, and, as such, shall be protected and respected by belligerents so long as any sick or wounded may be therein. Such neutrality shall cease if the ambulances or hospitals should be held by a military force.
Seite 68 - The officer commanding the reserve should also keep his men under cover when practicable ; but, as the reserve is not immediately under fire, his attention should principally be directed to the selection of positions favourable to the relief and assistance of the skirmishers and supports, with proper regard to the protection of the main body.
Seite 31 - To change feet in marching, the advancing foot will complete its pace, and the ball of the rear foot will be brought up quickly to the heel of the advanced one, which will instantly make another step forward, so that the cadence will not be lost, in fact two successive steps will be taken with the same foot. This may be required when any part of a battalion, or a single soldier, is stepping with a different foot from the rest.
Seite 87 - The head of an advanced guard must never enter a defile, or hollow- way, without previously occupying the heights on either side by flanking parties. When the heights are thus crowned, the...