Note 156 — THE FORMAL TACTICS OF INFANTRY. (continued 3)
Walter Krueger translation
At Beaumont the 9th Company of the 27th Infantry, after a long advance at double time, encountered the flank of a hostile battalion. The men became excited, raised the leaves of their rear sights, and opened rapid fire, which had no effect whatever, as the range was only 200 paces. Geschichte des Regiments, Nr. 27, p. 95.