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Field exercise and evolutions of infantry - Page xxvi
by War office - 1859
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Field Exercise and Evolutions of the Army

Henry Torrens - History - 1824 - 388 pages
...faces of the men, and not their breasts or feet, are the line of dressing. Each man is to be able just to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him. In In dressing, the eyes of the men are always turned to the officer who gives the word Dress; and who...
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The theory of the infantry movements, by the author of 'The ..., Volume 1

Antonio baron Lopez Suasso Diaz de Fonseca - 1825 - 464 pages
...with the least turn possible of the head, each man, by glancing the eyes to the dressing side, is just to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him.* 4 34 The Prussians, in the correction of their alignements, look to the line formed by the shoulders...
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The theory of the infantry movements. [With] Explanation of the plates, Volume 1

Antonio baron Lopez Suasso Diaz de Fonseca - 1846 - 458 pages
...with the least turn possible of the head, each man, by glancing the eyes to the dressing side, is just to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him. 84 The dressing of a line may take place, both forwards and backwards, from the right, from the left,...
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The volunteers' handbook

War office - 1859 - 118 pages
...faces of the men, and not their breasts or feet, are the line of dressing. Each man is to be able just to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him. In dressing, the eyes of the men are to be turned to the officer who gives the word '' Dress " ; and who...
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Drill ... for the Corps of rifle volunteers

sir Daniel Lysons - 1860 - 108 pages
...line by moving till he is just able to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second volunteer beyond him ; in so doing, care must be taken that...shoulders are kept perfectly square, and the position of EYES-FRONT. f On the words EYES-FRONT, the eyes and I head are to be turned to the front, the ] arm...
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Drill ... for the Corps of rifle volunteers

sir Daniel Lysons - 1860 - 106 pages
...by moving till he is . just able to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second volunteer beyond him ; in so doing, care must be taken that...shoulders are kept perfectly square, and the position pf f~ On the words EYES-FRONT, the eyes and oJ nea< ^ are to be turned to the front, the 14 ' ~' '"...
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Drill ... for the Corps of rifle volunteers

sir Daniel Lysons - 1860 - 104 pages
...line by moving till he is just able to distinguish the lower part of the face, of the second volunteer beyond him ; in so doing, care must be taken that...steps, that his shoulders are kept perfectly square, aud the position of . the volunteer retained throughout. (_ volunteer resumed. Dressing by the left...
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Sinnott's Military catechism, adapted to the revised system of the 'Field ...

John Sinnott (adjutant, 47th regt.), William Dawes Malton - Infantry drill and tactics - 1860 - 244 pages
...rather drawn back, breast advanced, head erect, and the body inclined forward. A.—On each man being just able to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him, on that flank by which he is dressing. Q. 6.—On what depends the true principle of dressing ? Q....
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Sinnott's Military catechism, adapted to the revised system of the 'Field ...

John Sinnott (adjutant, 47th regt.), William Dawes Malton - Infantry drill and tactics - 1860 - 246 pages
...inclining forward. Q. 5.—On what depends the true principle of dressing ? A.—On each man being just able to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him, on that flank by which he is dressing. Q. 6.—Ought not the rear rank, at all times, to conform to...
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Sinnott's Military catechism, adapted to the revised system of the 'Field ...

John Sinnott (adjutant, 47th regt.), William Dawes Malton - Infantry drill and tactics - 1860 - 244 pages
...body inclined forward. Q. 5.—On what depends the true principle of dressing ? A.—On each man being just able to distinguish the lower part of the face of the second man beyond him, on that flank by which he is dressing. Q. g.—Ought the rear rank to conform to the dressing of the...
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