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TO SHOW FORMATION WHEN COMING INTO POSITION

aaa. The Position. B. Ground Scouts. C. Battery Commander. D. Connecting files. E. Section Commanders. ee. Flankers. F. Guns & Detachments.

unit may be, should alone examine the position and select the place for his battery or section to come into action—and this is the right method as a general principle; but in broken or hilly country, where cover is abundant, and where the position is extensive, a battery commander
 * mander of the battery or section, whichever the