APPENDIX F EVOLUTIONS REQUIRED AT THE INSPECTION OF A REGIMENT
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1759
The squadron was drawn up in three ranks at open order, i.e. with a distance equal to half the front of the squadron between ranks.
Each squadron was told off into half-ranks, one-third of ranks, and fours.
Officers take your posts of exercise.—The officers rode out from their posts till eight or ten paces in rear of the C.O., then turned about and faced their squadrons.
Half-ranks to the right; double your files.—The left half-ranks of each squadron reined back to the half-distance between ranks, and passaged to the right until the right half-ranks were covered.
Half-ranks that doubled; as you were.—The left half-ranks passaged to the left and rode back to their original places.
(The same manœuvre then executed to the left.)
Rear ranks to the right; double your front.—The rear ranks wheeled into column of half-ranks, then wheeled (as a column) to the left and came up, the leading half-rank on the right flank of the front, and the rear half-rank on the right flank of the centre rank.
Rear ranks that doubled; as you were.—The columns of half-ranks wheeled to the right, and countermarched to their original places.
(The same manœuvre then repeated to the left.)
By two divisions to right and left about, outward, march.—Each rank of each squadron divided in the centre, and wheeled, the right half-ranks to right about, and the left half-ranks to left about; whereby each squadron was formed into two divisions, with an interval between them, facing to the rear.
Wheel to the right and left about to your proper front.—The original formation resumed.
Centre rear ranks move up to your order.—“Order” allowed a distance equal to one-third of the squadron’s frontage between ranks.
By three divisions wheel to the right.—We should now give the word “Divisions, right wheel.”
To the right.
To the right about.
(Same manœuvre repeated to the left.)
Centre and rear ranks move forward to your close order.—Close order reduced the distance between ranks to the space required for four men to wheel abreast.
By fours wheel to the right about.
By fours wheel to the left about.
Officers take post in front of your squadrons.
Squadrons wheel to the right; march.
To the right.
To the right about.
The same then was repeated to the left; and the evolutions came to an end, the trumpets blowing a march till the inspecting officer was out of sight.
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