Drill Regulations for Light Artillery, United States ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1896 - 554 страници |
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advance alignment artillery battalion caisson corporal cannoneers captain commands Captain repeated changes direction chief of caissons chiefs of platoons chiefs of sections close column of files column of platoons column of sections command halt command march dismount distance dress Exercise facing feet fire flank Form in Battery Form Line four yards front into line front rank gait gallop ground guard Guide right guidon gunner handspike horse batteries horse's inches infantry instructor commands interval lead driver leading carriage leading platoon leading section left hand left or right legs limber major commands mands mounted movement is executed moves forward noncommissioned officer numbers oblique pair pass piece pivot position rear rank recruits reins repeated by chiefs repeats the command resume reviewing officer right foot right hand right or left saber saddle salutes sergeant side squad strap subdivision surcingle takes post tery three yards tion trot trumpeters walk yards in rear
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Страница 9 - Heels on the same line and as near each other as the conformation of the man permits.
Страница 84 - ... third and fourth fingers back of the grip; at the same time hook up the scabbard with the thumb and first two fingers of the left hand, thumb through the upper ring, fingers supporting it; drop the left hand by the side. This is the position of carry saber dismounted.
Страница 85 - At the command saber drop the point to the rear and pass the blade across and along the left arm; turn the head slightly to the left, fixing...
Страница 488 - ... as also the vessels used in watering and feeding, and his saddle and bit, have been three or four times thoroughly washed with a 5 per cent solution of carbolic acid or a 1 to 1,000 solution of corrosive sublimate; all parts to which it has been applied should be thoroughly scrubbed with hot water to remove the poisonous salt.
Страница 84 - At the command draw unhook the saber with the thumb and first two fingers of the left hand, thumb on the end of the hook, fingers lifting the upper ring; grasp the scabbard with the left hand at the upper band, bring the hilt a little forward, seize, the grip with the right hand, and draw the blade 6 inches out of the scabbard, pressing the scabbard against the thigh with the left hand.
Страница 498 - ... united. The morning gun is fired at the first note of reveille, or, if marches be played before reveille, it is fired at the commencement of the first march. The evening gun is fired at the last note of retreat.
Страница 6 - There are two kinds of commands: The preparatory command, such as forward, indicates the movement that is to be executed.
Страница 370 - When the rank of the reviewing officer entitles him to the honor, each regimental...
Страница 152 - The stirrups should support the feet and the weight of the legs only and be of such length that when the legs are in proper position, the feet out of the stirrups, the treads will be on a level with the lower part of the inner ankle bone. The length depends somewhat on the formation of the man ; a man with a thick, heavy thigh requires a shorter stirrup than a man with a thin, flat one. For long distances at the gallop and trot a shorter stirrup is required than at a walk.
Страница 19 - Being in march : 1. Change step, 2. MARCH. At the command march, given as the right foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the left foot; plant the toe of the right foot near the heel of the left and step off with the left foot.