Marching Maneuvers For The Grenadier Company

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1 Marching Maneuvers For The Grenadier ompany HM 0th Regiment Of Foot ompany & latoon Evolutions February 00 orp avid Kinghorn His Majesty s Tenth Regiment of Foot Grenadier ompany aptain Richard E Amsterdam Officer ommanding

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3 reface In every British Regiment up to the 0th Foot had only one Battalion except for the 0th Foot (Royal Americans) that had two with each organized separately with a full Regimental complement. The appellation Battalion was in many respects, therefore, synonomous with the word Regiment with the latter being the administrative term, while the former was employed for exercise and commands. For example the caution command was given as Battalion rather than Regiment before a following command of execution. In the divisions of the Battalion in the field, some confusion may exist as many writers of the th century employed the same terms to denote different entities. However, in most cases, a Wing meant a division of half the Battalion on the field. That is, each had a left and a right wing. Two companies made up a Grand ivision, and counting only the hat-men or Battalion ompanies in these latter dividings, there were then four Grand ivisions per Battalion (the flank companies were an entity unto themselves). A ompany was often referred to as a ub-ivision, which simply meant a sub-dividing of the Grand ivision into two parts. The term ompany was also an administrative term. As well, a ompany might be referred to as a Firing latoon in the latoon exercises. When a ompany was divided, again it might make up two ub- ivisions, or these might be called latoons too, while a ection might refer to half a ub-ivision or a sectioning off of the ompany into three or four parts. For our purposes, when the Grenadier ompany is on the field, either as part of the Battalion or Brigaded with other Grenadier ompanies it may be referred to as a ub-ivision by the Brigade ommander and whenever possible it will be told off into two latoons. When anything is to be performed by half-companies they will be addressed by the term latoon. 0

4 losing Ranks Whilst from low March from latoon or ompany GRENAIER WI OE RANK. REAR RANK TAKE OE ITANE! This command is given as the left foot strikes the ground. The front rank marches in place for three steps raising high the knee (R--R). On the fourth step the front rank steps out.

5 Opening Ranks Whilst from low March from latoon or ompany ontents GRENAIER WI OEN RANK. REAR RANK TAKE OEN ITANE! This command is given as the left foot strikes the ground. The rear rank marches in place for three steps raising high the knee (R--R). On the fourth step the rear rank steps out. Forming the Grenadier ompany... Marching in a column of platoons... Forming column of platoons from company front... Forming company front from column of platoons by wheeling... Forming company front from column of platoons by inclining... 0 Advancing from the right by platoons... Advancing by files from the center... Forming front from a column of files (center)... Advancing by files from the right... Forming front from a column of files... Advanding from the right by Indian files... Forming front from Indian file... Extending to the left (right)... losing from extended files (right, left)... Extending from the center... 0 losing from extended files (center)... Firing by ranks whilst advancing)... Firing by ranks whilst retreating... treet firing by platoons (while advancing)... Advancing by companies from the right... Advancing by ub-ivisions from the right... Advancing by ub-ivisions from the right by wheeling to the left... Opening ranks whilst on the slow march... losing ranks whilst on the slow march...

6 Formation of the Grenadier ompany When the ompany falls-in, each man is to take his position in his proper place. eave a gap for missing men. On command the gaps will be filled by the appropriate men. Advancing by ub-ivisions from the Right by Wheeling to the eft (Brigade Formation) BRIGAE WI AVANE FROM THE RIGHT BY UB-IVIION BY WHEEING TO THE EFT. BY UB-IVIION FROM THE RIGHT AVANE! QUIK MARH! Right hand company marches forward and then wheels to the left, all other companies will wheel to the stand fast As soon as the first company passes the next company marches forward and then wheels to the left following the first company. # latoon # latoon IGHT INFANTRY OONE O Y GRENAIER ompany of two platoons; R&F each, Officers, erjeants and rummer GRENAIER # latoon # latoon IGHT INFANTRY OONE O Y aptain ieutenant erjeant orporal rivate rummer ompany of two platoons; 0 R&F each, Officers, erjeants and rummer IGHT INFANTRY GRENAIER OONE O Y

7 Advancing by ub-ivisions from the Right (Brigade Formation) Marching in a olumn of latoons BRIGAE WI AVANE FROM THE RIGHT BY UB-IVIION. BY UB-IVIION FROM THE RIGHT AVANE! QUIK MARH! All stand fast. Right hand company advances. All other companies will wheel to the right march forward and then wheel to the left as they reach the Grenadier s ground on order of their company commander. IGHT INFANTRY OONE O Y GRENAIER paces IGHT INFANTRY OONE O Y GRENAIER GRENAIER OONE O Y IGHT INFANTRY

8 Forming a olumn of latoons from a ompany GRENAIER WI WHEE TO THE RIGHT BY ATOON AN FORM OUMN OF ATOON BY ATOON RIGHT WHEE! QUIK MARH! Advancing by ompanies from the Right (Battalion Formation) BATTAION WI AVANE FROM THE RIGHT BY OMANIE. BY OMANIE FROM THE RIGHT AVANE! QUIK MARH! All stand fast. Grenadiers advance. All other companies will wheel to the right march forward and then wheel to the left as they reach the Grenadier s ground on order of their company commander. IGHT INFANTRY OONE O Y GRENAIER IGHT INFANTRY OONE O Y GRENAIER GRENAIER OONE O Y IGHT INFANTRY

9 treet Firing by latoons (while Advancing) GRENAIER WI REARE FOR TREET FIRING BY ATOON. # ATOON MAKE REAY! REENT! FIRE! # ATOON RIGHT & EFT TURN! QUIK MARH # ATOON QUIK MARH HAT MAKE REAY! REENT! FIRE! rank follows order. # latoon files turn outwards, come to recover and wheel down the line of battalion to the rear, about face and wheel into ranks at the rear. # latoon follows orders Forming a ompany (by Wheeling) from a olumn of latoons GRENAIER WI WHEE TO THE EFT BY ATOON AN FORM FRONT BY ATOON EFT WHEE! QUIK MARH! 0 0 0

10 Forming a ompany (by Inclining) from a olumn of latoons GRENAIER WI FORM FRONT TO THE EFT! QUIK MARH! # latoon stands fast. # latoon commander gives the order to Incline to the eft, Quick March! Halt! Firing by Ranks Whilst Retreating GRENAIER WI FIRE RETREATING BY RANK. FRONT RANK MAKE REAY! REENT! FIRE! The Rank fires and comes to recover, faces about and retires behind the Rear Rank, fronts then primes and loads. At the same time the new Rank primes and loads and commences firing. Repeat until ordered to cease fire

11 Firing by Ranks Whilst Advancing (From Extended Order) GRENAIER WI FIRE AVANING BY RANK. FRONT RANK MAKE REAY! REENT! FIRE! Rank follows order. The Rear Rank advances immediately as soon as the Rank has fired, while the Rear Rank primes and load. Repeat until ordered to cease fire. Advancing from the Right by latoons GRENAIER WI AVANE FROM THE RIGHT BY A- TOON BY ATOON FROM THE RIGHT AVANE! QUIK MARH! # latoon stands fast. # latoon facess to the right. # latoon advances. # latoon advances until they reach the position of the # latoon then turns left and continues to march

12 Advancing by Files from the enter losing to the enter GRENAIER WI AVANE BY FIE FROM THE ENTER FROM THE ENTER AVANE! QUIK MARH! enter files stand still, remainder face inward. enter files march forward, remainder, turn front upon reaching the center files place. GRENAIER WI OE TO THE ENTER QUIK MARH! Except for the center file men in the front rank all face to the inward at the trail and close up then face front

13 Extending from the enter Forming from a olumn of Files after Advancing from the enter GRENAIER WI EXTEN FROM THE ENTER BY AE FROM THE ENTER EXTEN! QUIK MARH! The center file stands still, remainder face outward. All files march forward, until they are paces from the file on their right (left), looking over their right (left) shoulders to estimate distance, then immediately face front. Rear rank to one step to the right so that each file is between the files in the front rank. The file in front of which the officer gives the command is taken as the center file. GRENAIER WI FORM FRONT QUIK MARH! All files but the center files face outward. Then march oblique into line

14 Advancing by Files from the Right losing to the Right (eft) GRENAIER WI AVANE BY FIE FROM THE RIGHT FROM THE RIGHT AVANE! QUIK MARH! Two right hand files stand still, remainder face right. Right hand files march forward, remainder, wheel by files upon reaching the right hand files place. GRENAIER WI OE TO THE RIGHT. TO THE RIGHT (EFT), OE.... QUIK MARH! Except for the right (left) file man in the front rank all face to the right (eft). lose up then face front

15 Extending to the eft (Right) Forming from a olumn of Files after Advancing from the Right GRENAIER WI EXTEN TO THE EFT (RIGHT) BY AE TO THE EFT (RIGHT) EXTEN! QUIK MARH! Right (eft) hand file stand still, remainder face left (right). All files march forward, until they are paces from the file on their right (left), looking over their right (left) shoulders to estimate distance, then immediately face front. Rear rank takes one step to the right so that each file is between the files in the front rank. 0 GRENAIER FORM FRONT QUIK MARH!! Two right hand files stand still, remainder face left Wheel into line

16 Advancing from the Right by Indian Files GRENAIER WI AVANE BY INIAN FIE FROM THE RIGHT FROM THE RIGHT AVANE! QUIK MARH! Right hand file stands still, remainder face right. Right hand file march forward, remainder, turn front upon reaching the right hand files place. Forming from a olumn of Indian Files GRENAIER WI FORM FRONT QUIK MARH! Right hand file stands still, remainder march obliquely to original place in line