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INSTRUCTIONS
BELATIVE TO THE

BAGGAGE AND MARCHES


O P

THE ARMY.

Horse Guards,
XI. IS
Royal
Highnefs the

April, 1798.

Commander

in

Chief,

confidering the Poffibility of the Army's

being fuddenly called into the Field,

and em-

ployed on a&ive Service, has thought proper to


order the following Inftru&ions to be publifhed,

and communicated to every Individual


each
is

as far

as

concerned

a fufficient

Number

of Copies

having accordingly been printed and diftributed,


all

Generals and

Commanding

Officers of

Regi-

ments and of Corps are to take Care that the


Particulars therein ftated are univerfally

known,

and obferved by the Troops under mand.

their

Com-

By Command of His Royal Highnefs


The

COMMANDER

in

CHIEF.

WILLIAM FAWCETT,
Adjutant General.

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Aprilj 1798,

INSTRUCTIONS
RELATIVE TO

THE BAGGAGE AND MARCHES


OF

?HE ARMY.

X HE
fiftent

Service on which

it

is

probable Nature of

the Troops

may be
.

called,
it

will

be of

Servi e that
<;

may

be re-

fuch a Nature while

lafts,

that con- quired,

with the Safety and Operations

of the Army, the ufual Convenience of


the

Field

cannot be allowed or ex-

pe&ed.

From

the unremitting Zeal and

Arbe

dour of the Troops, every Succefs may

Nature of
Service

be expefted
neceflary

but

to infure

it,

every un-

Embarraffment

of

Baggage
us to act

muft be removed,

to enable

with Advantage and Activity.

With

the

Progrefs of the

View of preventing the Enemy, who without

Tents or Baggage, unfupported by Cavalry,

and with a very limited Quantity

of Artillery,

may

attempt to penetrate

into the Country,

who muft

neceflarily

depend

for the Succefs of his

hazardous

Enterprize on extraordinary Exertion,

and Promptitude of Ation,

it

will
all

be
our

our Object, inftead of keeping

Force collected

to oppofe

him
that
in

in Front,

to allot a Part only for

Purpofe
different

and by throwing the Reft


Bodies on
his

Flanks, and even in his

Rear
his

as

he advances, to circumfcribe

Movements, and by unremitting At-

tacks to
eafy.
tain,

make

his Progrefs flow

and un-

This

will

not be difficult to at-

fhould his

March be

confined to

the great

Roads of the Country, from


the

the Extenfion of his Columns, wwi*as Nature of

an Attack on any one Point muft neceffarily interrupt

the whole of his Opera-

tions
rallel

Should he endeavour to open paRoutes, and to march


it

in

feveral

conne&ed Columns,
if

mud
it,

be our Bu-

finefs to defeat his Object, which,

even

he fhould accomplifh

would occafion

to

him much Delay, in Point of Time, and

give us great Advantage in affembling

and encreafing our Numbers.


In oppoling the

Enemy

in this

Manner
their

every thing will depend on the Alertnefs

of the Troops

on the Lightnefs of
their being free

Equipment, and
every

from

Incumbrance
;

of

Baggage

and

Carriages

and even the Artillery em-

ployed, fhould neither be numerous or

heavy.

The Army muft

confider

itfelf

in the fituation of an advanced or rear

Guard, always within Sight or within

Reach of the Enemy ; ready


to
fall

to advance,

back, or change their Pofition, as


Cir-

Nature of
Service
-

CfKWmftances may require,


merit's Notice.

at a

Mo-

Thus
Britifh

prepared, nothing will appear

impoffible to the Valour

and A&ivity of

Troops

their

always fecure, they


with Impunity

Movements being may rifk every Thing

and each Attempt, even


Enemy, and
final

when
and

unfuccefsful, will tend to harrafs

diftrefs

the

haflen the

Moment

of his

Deftru&ion.

Every

Encouragement

will

be held out to the


in

Bold and Enterprizing, and

whatever

Rank

they are found, they will meet

with Rewards fuitable to the Services


they perform.

While engaged
except

in this Species

of War,

the Troops muft not expeft to encamp,

when

in a

Poiition, which
it

is

to

be defended, or when
the

is

evident that
re-

Enemy
in
this

muft,

from Neceflity,

main

fome
State

particular fixt

Situation.
alit

For

of Adlion

we muft

ways be prepared, and though, while

lafts

t
lafts,
it

exceedingly fevere for the Troops, Nature of


infinitely

muft prove

more

diftreffing

for the

Enemy,

as

his

Difficulty

muil

encreafe the

further he advances into


:

the Country

Whenever he

is

obliged
to

to eftablifh a Chain of Polls,

keep

up

his

Communication with the Point


originally departed, fuch

from which he
and he

Pofts will certainly be forced and cut


off,

will

thereby be reduced to

the greateft Extremity, while the


try

Counevery

open

to

our Rear

will afford us

Help and
It

Affiftance.

cannot be too ftrongly impreffed


Officer and Sol-

upon the Minds of every


dier;

that

fhould

a retrograde

Move-

ment be adopted in the firft Inftance, it be made merely with a View of affembling greater Numbers, and will be
will

executed with the moft perfect Security.

Prote&ed

as

our Infantry

will

always

be by an excellent Cavalry and Artillery,


they can have nothing to dread in falling back before an Enemy, who has no

Means

io

]
i

Nature of
Service

Means

of prefling upon them

at the

Diftance of half a Mile from him, they


will feel themfelves

in perfeft Security.

They

will

keep him therefore conftantly

in view, difputing every favourable Poft,

retarding his

March by every

poffible

Means,

till

they reach the Point at which

the united Strength of the Country will

be affembled.

From
ther

that

Moment,
will

all

Ideas of faraiide

Retreat
will

be

laid

Full
to the

Scope

be given to the Native Va-

lour and

Energy of Britons, and

Exertion of thofe Efforts which may be

expe&ed from brave Men,


them.

fighting in
is

Defence of every Thing that

dear to
trufl

They
in their

will

be inftru&ed to

to their Bayonets, the National

Weapon,

which
and

Hands

has ever been ir-

refiftable.

Their Attacks will be furious

inceffant,

and the

final

Deftru&ion

of the

Enemy will become

the

more

cer-

from having been poftponed.

The
will

Situation in which the


placed,
is

Cavalry

be

the moft favorable

and

']
of

and decifive that can be imagined, and Nature


gives Opportunity for the molt brilliant

Achievements.

Unoppofed

as they will

be by a fimiiar Arm, no Bounds can be


fet to their

Bcidnefs of Enterprize, and

Impetuofity of Attack.
It will

be more particularly

their

to

throw themfelves on the


;

Duty Enemy's
to

Line of Communication
every

to

carry off

Detachment he may attempt


;

make

to
;

harrafs

him by continual

Alarms

and

to give effeflual Confidence

and Security
Infantry.

to the Enterprizes of the

The
refult,

decided

Superiority

which mutt

from the mutual Co-

operation of Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry, cannot

be too

fully explained

and

inculcated.

In the
will

Day

of A&ion, the Cavalry


at rather in fmali

be called upon to

Bodies, than in extended Lines.

Some

of thefe pofted behind the Infantry, will

be ready to

feize the favourable

Moment,

when

the Artillery

and Mufquetry have

taken Effeft, and will pufh the Advan-

tage

19

Nature of
Service.

tage

to

the

utmofh

Others throwing

thcmfelves on the Flanks and Rear of


the

Enemy, furrounding him on every


fail

Side, cannot

to

find

advantageous

Opportunities for Action, and they will


not hefitate to break through an unprotected Infantry, whofe loofe

and incomtotally in-

pact Formation renders

them

capable of refilling a vigorous and de-

termined Charge,

r Regulations.
t>
i

Thefe Circumftances are thus pubr


lifhed to

the

and Soldier

Army, may be

that every Officer


fully

aware of the

Nature of the Service,


are likely to be engaged

in

which they
tho-

may be

roughly

fatisfied

of the

Propriety and

Neceffity of the Regulations eftablifhed

may be
upon
to

deeply imprefled with the Im-

portance of the Duties they are called

perform

and

may be perfe&ly

convinced, that in exerting themfelves

with Energy and Vigour, they poffefs


fuch manifeft Advantages as muft enfure the

Defeat of thofe mercilefs and


implacable

'3

implacable Invaders,
at the DeftrutYion of

who avowedly aim


our Liberties, our our Reas a

Conftitution,
ligion,

our

Properties,

and our very Exiitence

Na-

tion of

Freemen.
Carriages
will

The
fiances

allowed,
to

if

Circum-

permit,

each Regiment
at

Carriages an aga 2 e -

of

Infantry,

of

10 Companies,

80

Men

each, are

fEach
Carriages
|

to

Bread Waggons co

g^
Men

carry 3
for

-{

'

400
[

or 2400

Weight.

Ammunition

do.

2 Battalion
1

Guns

Waggon
Cart with
en-

trenching Tools
2 Sutler's Carts

Waggon for
or

Sick

more

as

may

be permitted

The

[
Carriages

The

Carriages allowed to be with each


8

and Baggage.

Regiment of Cavalry, of
75 each.

Troops of

fEach
Carriages

to
,

carry
1

4
r

iTT n Bread Waggons


1

t^
I

-r*

-Day
'

Bread for

400 Men or 2400

I Weight.

Ammunition Cart

<

2 Sutlers' Carts

s
2

Forge Carts

Carriage for Sick <

Regiments on lower Eftablifhments to


be allowed Carriages
their efFe&ive Strength. in proportion

to

The

'5

The
Army.

Carriages of the General Officers Carriages

allowed with, or near the

Column of

the

and Ba

aSe -

Chaife.

Lieut. Generals

<

Cart.

Chaife or

Major Generals

\
Cart.

The
mander
All

Carriages of

Head

Quarters will

be exceedingly limited by the


in

Com-

Chief.

other private Carriages whatever


as belonging

muft be confidered

to

the

heavy Baggage of the Army,

will

be or-

dered to a great Diftance in the Rear,

and
will

if at

any Time found near the

Army

be ordered to be deftroyed by the

Baggage Mafter General.


All Baggage therefore, whether Tents,
Blankets, or Neceffaries for the Officers,
is

to

be carried on Bat-horfes.

The Number of Horfes which Officers Number of Horles to be of each Rank may have in common Si- allowed.
.

tuations

l
is

Number

of tuations in the Field, Horfes to be . ^ But as it gulation. allowed.


.

...lmpoilible m
i

fpecified

by Re

is

in the

Service that

may

occur, to calculate for

the Carriage or

Ufe of Tents, or other

Convenience which Officers are generally

allowed

when

in

the Field,

it

is

recommended
and make
his

to each Officer to prepare

Arrangements

for

moving
it

in the lighted:

Manner.

Should

be

afterwards found that

more Accommo-

dation can be allowed to Individuals con-

fident with the great Objedt of the

Cam-

paign, the neceffary Steps will be taken


for that Purpofe.
Officers

Bag-

The P erfonal Ba gg a g e of each


muft be contained
teau.
in a fmall
is all

Officer

gage.

Portman-

One

fmall

Tent

that the Offical-

cers of each

Company

or

Troop can

culate upon.
vifions,

To
3

carry this Tent,

Pro-

2 or

Days Corn, and other


one Bat-Horfe per
will

neceffary Articles,

Troop or Company

be

fufficient.

The

'7

The
fore be

Bat-Horfes of each Battalion of


10 Companies
will

Bat-Horfes.

Infantry of

there-

^For the Tents, Poles and

Companies
at

Kettles of the Regiment 20


{

80 or

For the Company Officers 10


Field Officers

100

and

Staff'

4
1

.Surgeon's Cheft

Regiments on a lower Eftablifhment,


allowed Bat-Horfes
in proportion.

The

Bat-Horfes of each Regiment of


will therefore

Cavalry of 8 Troops
'

be

For the Tents, Poles, and


Kettles of the

Regiment 16
Officers

Troops
i
at

For the Troop

75

Field Officers and Staff

4
1 1

Entrenching Tools
Surgeon's Cheft

And

in

proportion for Regiments on a

lower Eftablifhment.

The
valry

Infantry will carry Tents at the Number of

Rate of one for 10 Men, and the Ca-

one for 16 Men.

The

neceffary

out-lying Guards and Detachments, and

the

18

the Readinefs of hutting and other Cover


that a
Carriage of

woody Country

affords, will ren-

Camp NccefTaries.

Number fufficient. The Troop and Company Bat-Horfes, will carry the Tcms> p oJes and pinS- A$ the Cavalry
der
this

are provided with Cloaks, and the

In-

fantry will be immediately furnifhed with

Great Coats, Blankets

will

be unnecef-

fary during this extraordinary Service.

The

Picket Ropes of the Cavalry will

be carried on the Bat-Horfes.

Bill-

Hook
and
is

for every five

Men,

is

fubftituted

for the Hatchet, as a better Implement, to

be carried by the Men.

The
not

Camp
if

Kettles will be carried

by the Men,

the

Horfes before

fpecified are

fufficient for that

Purpoie.

Soldiers Bag-

An exal and general Regulation of what


every Soldier (hould carry as his Baggage,

Sa Se

fhould be

made

in

Time,

and every

Thing

fuperfluous muft be lodged with

the heavy Baggage, which will remain


in the Quarters

from which the Regi-

ment marches.

One

Shirt,

a pair of

'9

Shoes and Stockings, Combs, Brufhes, Soldiers Bag. (and for an Horfeman what is neceffary S a S e
-

for the

Care of

his

Horfe)

is

all

a Sol-

dier fhould

incumber himfelf with.


Officers of

Commanding

Regiments

are direded to give a particular Attention to the required

Redu&ion of Bagallowed to be carto

gage, and by repeated Trials of loading


the Portion which
ried,
is

to

accuftom the Troops

that

Pra&ice,

and by that Means, prepare


Difficulty, or

them

to

move without

Em-

barraffment, on the fhorteft Notice,

The Heavy Baggage


including

of the Army Heavy Bagevery Thing not mentioned & age


'

above, together with the

Women

and

Children, under a proper Efcort, will be

ordered to fome Place of

Security.

Women

Company will be allowed to remain with the Army. Each Regiment


per
will

of Infantry

be allowed

to

fend a

Serjeant and 6

Men, and each Regiment


fuch
2

of Cavalry

Corporal and 4 difmounted


;

Men

as

Guard

Men

muft be
the

the lead

fit

for

marching Duties.

Pro-

per Officers will be ordered to


the whole, and no part of
will

command
Baggage
but by

this

be allowed
Orders.

to join the
If at
in

Army

Public
riages

any time Carthis

not allowed

Regulation
will

fhould be found in the

Army, they
Quarters,

be conduced

to

Head
or

and

there deftroyed,

confifcared to the

Advantage of thofe who make the Difcovery.

Two
gon

Battalion Guns, with one

Wagbe
if

will

be attached

to

each Regiment
will

of Infantry.

One Bat-Horfe

allowed for the Artillery Detachment,

found
It

requilite.
is

his

Royal Highnefs the

Com-

mander
(for

in Chief's
ftridl

mod

pofitive Order,

Compliance with which,


Officers of

Commanding

Regiments

will

be held refponfible) that the Carriages

and Limbers of the Field Pieces attached


to

Regiments, are on no account encum-

bered with fpare Arms, or Baggage of

any kind,

much

lefs

muft any Perfon of


any

21

any Defcription be permitted to ride on


them.

The Batmen allowed, are two each Company and Troop, alfo two
Commanding
Officers of

for Bat-Men. for

the Surgeon and Staff of each Regiment.

Regiments

will

be anfwerable that under no pretence


whatever Officers employ, or with-hold

from
the

their

duty

as Soldiers,

more than
that

before

limited

Number, but
is

every other
effeftive

Man

poffible

at all

times

and doing duty

in the

Ranks.

The General Officers are required to make the ftri&efl Enquiry into the ftate of Regiments, when under Arms, and to
have the written Returns made to them
fully

explained

and accounted
in

for,

as

from them the Commander

Chief will

expet every Information of the effe&ive


Strength

of Regiments,

which

is

the

Teft of Attention and Care in the

Com-

manding

Officers.

Each Battalion
giment of Cavalry

will give a

non-com-

miffioned Officer and 4


will

Men, each Regive a non-commiffioned

t*

miffioned Officer and 3


to their Bat Horfes.

Men,

as a

Guard

Detached Guards.

The

following

Number

of

Men on

the feveral aftermentioned Duties of the

Regiment

will

never exceed
Infantry
Non
com.

Cavalry*
com.

Men. Non

Men,

Camp Colour-men
Bat Horfe Guard

2
1
1
1

10

2
1
1
1 1

Bread Carriage Guard

4
6

3 2

Heavy Baggage
Regimental Carriages

4
3
18

4
22

Allowed Bat

Men
6

52

48

Entrenching
Tools.

Each Regiment of Infantry will


2Q p} c k_ axeS)

receive

2Q Spades, 20 Shovels,
in

40 Bill-hooks, 10 Axes, amounting


weight to about
will

Thefe Tools
in the

be carried

Cart allotted for


wall at all

that Purpofe,

and that Cart


in
all

Times, and
the

Situations

march

at

Head

of the Regiment.

Each

23

Each Regiment of Cavalry will


8

receive Entrenching

Pick- axes, 8 Spades, 8 Shovels, 16

Bill-hooks, 8 Axes, amounting in weight


to about

Thefe Tools will be

carried

on horfeback, and on a Horfc

with Hampers allotted for that Purpofe,

and

will at all

Times march

at the

Head
at

of the Regiment.

Thefe Tools are meant to be ready


all

Times

for

making the Openings

fo

peculiarly neceffary in an inclofed


try.

Coun-

Spare Appointments and Arms of Spare Apointments every kind muft of courfe remain with P
the heavy Baggage.

The Battalion Guns will always march Battalion Head of the Regiment, which ever Guns Flank leads. The Ammunition Wagat the
-

gons and Carts

will

immediately follow

the Troops of the Column.

The

Place of

March

of the Artillery

of the Park and Carriages will be fpecified in the

Order of March.
will

When

Circumftances

permit, each Bread.


Soldier

24

Soldier will be provided

with 4

Days

Bread

in

his

Haverfack,

and 4 Days

more

carried in the regimental Carriages.


is

When this
4
2

delivered out, thofe Car-

riages under the

Guard of

a Serjeant

and

Men Men

per Battalion, and a Corporal and

per Regiment of Cavalry, will be

fent to the

Bakery

to be

again loaded.

Perfon fixed and


will

ftationed at

Head

Quarters

be appointed to give Or-

ders to the Regiments relative to their

Bread, and the Difpatch of their Carriages,

and

alio to afcertain

and regulate

the Foraging of the

Army.

The Bread
a Part of the
',

Carriages will feldom

make

Line of March

of the

Army

when

they do, their Place in that Line will be


fpecified.

Ammuni-

Each Infantry
carry 60 Rounds.

Soldier

will

always
his

Each Horfeman

Cartouch Box
Forage.

full.

The
ftances.

Cavalry will always carry 2 Days

Corn, and

Hay

according to Circum-

When

25

When

Corps moves

in

one Co- Order

of

lumn, the following


the Order of March,

will in general
if

be March.

not other wife or-

dered, and exclufive of the more particular

Van

or Rear Guards.
Retreating.

Advancing.
Advanced Guard con

Advanced Guard coniifting of the Picqnets fining of the new Grand of the Infantry and Ca Guard, Guard for Head valry, and new Grand Quarters, one Infantry Guard, followed by the Picquet, Camp Colour-

Camp

Colour-men.

men.
Pioneers Sick Carriages Sutlers Carriages Cavalry Forge Carts and Ammunition Cart Bread Carriages

Pioneers i Regt. Light Drag. Infantry

Cavalry Regiment. Ammunition Waggons and Carts General Officers do. Bat Horfes in the Order Artillery of the Park of their Regiments Artillery of the Park Bat Horfes in the Order of their Regiments Gen. Officers Carriages Regiment. Ammunition Bread Carnages Waggons and Carts Cavalry Forge Cart and Cavalry Ammunition Cart
Infantry ^quad. Light Drag. r Rear Guard confinOld Grand Guard and ing of the Infantry and old fmall Out-Pofts and De- Cavalry Picquets, tachments which will be Grand Guard, Out-Pofts ordered to join it, will of Cavalry or Infantry
Sutlers Carts Sick Carriages Squadron of Cavalry

form the Rear Guard.

ordered to join.

Two

Zp

more Pieces of Cannon will always march with the advanced Guard
or

Two

when advancing, and Guard when retiring.

with

the

rear

When

the

Tents are ordered to be

ftruck, the advanced

Guard and Camp


at

Coiourmen

will

always aflemble

the

Head of

the

Regiment of
Columns,
be

Infantry in

advancing, or of the Cavalry in retiring,

which leads the

or of fuch

Regiment
marching

as
in

will

fpecified

when
fend

more Columns than one.


Officers
will

The General
men,

each

a proper Perfon with the

Camp

Colour-

to take Poffeffion of Quarters


;

when

they can be marked

and are on no ac-

count to change the Quarters affigned


to

them without Permiffion from Head

Quarters.

When
nerally be

the

Army

marches

in

more

than one Column, the Columns will ge-

compofed of both Cavalry and


the Particulars of advanced

Infantry

and

*7
will

and rear Guards


Generals

be

fpecified, the
will

March
cvcral
[

in

who command them

be

Co "

named, and the

particular Corps in the

Manner
It
is

they follow in each Column.

always the buiinefs of General Offi-

cers leading

Columns,

to take care that


falls

every Part of that


into
its

Column

properly

Place of March.
the

When
Left; and
its

Army
the

marches from

its its

Left, every

Regiment marches from

when

Army

marches from

Right, every Regiment marches from


Right.

its

When the Army retires, the Carriages,


except fuch Artillery ones as are fpecified, will in

Carriages,

general be ordered under a

proper Efcort to precede the


the

March of
be given

Army.
greateft Attention muft

The
vince
it

by every
is,

one whofe immediate Prothat all Carriages are in

good

Order, and none overloaded.


are not in a Condition to
as the

If they
as quick
will

move

Troops may march, they

im-

pede

28

pede every Operation, and endanger the


Safety
ftances

of the

Army; thefe Circumcome immediately under the


of
the

Cognifance
General.

Baggage

Matter

Order

for
*'

When
will not

the

Army

is

to

march, the par-

ticular Detail

and Difpofition of March

always be given out in public

Orders.

Should the only Notice given


will

be

The Army
Time

march the

exbefore

actly at

o'clock.
fixed for the

An Hour

the

March, the Tents


will

muft be ftruck: the Regiments

then

form, and the Baggage be loaded and

ready
Difpofition of March,

in the

Rear of each.
be
fent to the

Guides

will

Head
to

of

fa

Regiments that lead Columns and

a fealed Difpofition of

March, there
oldefl;

be

opened by the General or


Officer
prefent.
will

Field

In

confequence

of

which he
to

order the advanced


;

Guard

be formed
to

the Regiments and Car-

riages

clofe into

the leading Regi-

ments,

29

ments, according to the Order of March,

and when the whole are ready, the Column, or Columns,


will

move

off in the
at the ap-

Manner

then prefcribed and

pointed Hour.

In general a Rendezvous will be appointed for the Bat-Horfes and Carriages, that they

may

the

more

readily

be

dire&ed into the Line of March


Subaltern

One

per Brigade will attend the

Bat-Horfes, one Subaltern per Brigade


will

attend the Carriages.

The Aids-de-Camp and Majors


Brigade
will

of The Hour.

always

regulate
that

their

Watches by Head Quarters,


larity of

Regu-

Movement

in the Troops

may

be obferved.

Commanding
Squadrons, and
will

Officers

of Battalions, Attentions

Brigades of Artillery,

f
5

mmm

'

be refponfible that they are formed,


in

Tents (truck and the Baggage loaded


half an Hour, from the
Signal for the

Time

that the

March was given them,


and

3
it is

and for

this

Purpofe

neceflary they

fhould frequently exercife their


this e$ential

Men

iri

Part of their Duty.


Officer will pay the

Attentions

The Commanding

on the March.

greateft Attention during the March, and

be anfwerable that the Battalions march

by Subdivifions, and the Cavalry by Subdivifions, or

Ranks by Threes
ordered.

or

Twos,

as they

may be

Should the Narrownefs of the Route


at

any

Time
this

render

it

neceflary to di-

minifh

Front, the Officer leading the


firft

Sub-divifion, which
file

pafles the

Dethe

or Impediment, muft, on his Sub-

divifion

having
to

cleared

it,

direft

former Front

be refumed, which Or-

der muft be repeated by each Officer

commanding
riving at the

a Subdivifion,

on

his

ar-

Spot

where the leading


its

Subdivifion refumed

original Front.
is

But, where the Road

interrupted

by frequent

Defiles,

it

will

be

lefs

fa-

tiguing for the

Troops

to begin their

March upon

the fmalleft Front required,

than

3'

than to break off and form up


Pafiage of each
:

at the

This,

however, can
is

only be done, when no Apprehenfion


entertained from the

Enemy.
on any Account.

Every
yiiion,

Officer will remain with his Diit

and never quit

No

Soldier to be permitted to leave his

Rank.

No

Horfes or Carriages fuffered

to interrupt the

March of the Column.

The

Diftance between Divifions never

to exceed the Front of Divifions.

Comtake

manding
care that

Officers of Brigades

will

the Battalions and Squadrons


clofed,

march

well

and

at their
will

proper

ordered Diftance.

They

remain with

the Brigades, and pun&ually obferve the

Order of March, and the Execution of


every Article prefcribed.
If a Carriage breaks,
it

muft be drawn
a proper the

Carriages if
dlfabled -

afide,

the
left

Road
with

cleared, and

Efcort

it,

that the

March of
If
it

Column be
be repaired

not interrupted.
in

can
if

Time,

it

will

follow;

pot, the loading muft be divided

among
the

3*

the

neareft Carriages,
to

who

are hereby

directed

give this reafonable Affift-

ance.
Attentions of Generals.

General

Officers

leading

Columns

are re fpon iibl e , that the ftrifteft


larity,

Reguduring

and Difcipline,

prevail

March among the Troops under Command. They mud themfelves take care tint the March commences exaftly at the Hour appointed, that an
the
their

equal Pace
gulate
it,

is

preferved, and fo
it

to re-

that

fhall

not exceed three

Englifli Miles in
ter.

an Hour and a Quar-

Guides

will

be placed

at the

Heads

of Columns, to fhew the Route, Pioneers


will

be ready to make

the

neceffary

Openings, and to repair the Roads. The


Generals however muft not truft wholly
to thefe Precautions, but muft themfelves

obtain the moft accurate

Knowledge of

the Routes on which they are to march,

and of the Country through which they


are to pafs, which can alone enable

them
the

to adopt with

Judgment

and Decifion,

33

1
Difficulties

the

Means, by which any

that embarrafs the


viated.

March can be obnot always march

Though Troops do
in rreience or an
lefs
t%

Nec^ffity of
i're<~ifion in

-n

Enemy,

it is

neverthe-

the March.

of infinite Confequence, that they


if

fhould always confider themfelves as


in that Situation.

Equal and well orto

dered

Marches contribute not only

the Prefervation of the

Army, but
Times
to

ac-

cuftom the Troops

at all

be

ready to attack or repulfe the Enemy.


It
is

always

Time
a

well

employed

haU the Read of


an Opening or

Column, and enlarge


bad Sicp

to Repairing Roads
'

repair a

tne

Road, rather than

to ditnioifh the

Front

and lengthen out the Line of

iv'urch.

No

Individual
lefs

is

ever to prefq ne to

inarch on a

Front, than what the

Leader of the Column dire&s, and all Doublings therefore muf: come from the

Head

only

the proper Clofenefs of the

March on

all

Occafions,

is

a Point of the
it is

higheft Confequence, and

mo ft meritorious

34

ritorious Service in
all

any Officer

to prevent

unneceffary Doublings, or to correft


as foon as

them

made.

The

other leading Circumftances con-

cerning the

Column

of Route, are fully

detailed under that head, in the Regulations for

Field Exercifes:

and a

ftrift

Attention to the Rules there laid down,


will

be found

effentially

conducive to the

Eafe and Welfare of the Soldier, and to


the general good of the Servicd.

The Carnages
allow, and the

muft be obliged to
will

march two a-breaft when the Roads


nected,
poflible.

Bat Horfes to be as conas


little

and take up
In fhort,
it

Space as

fhould be the Study

and Attention of every one to contract


the Line of

March as much as poflible. Whenever the Baggage is ordered to


fent

be

away,

all

Carriages whatever are

comprehended, except fuch as are particularly fpecified.

Openings of

The
its

Inftant that a
it

Regiment comes

to

Communication.

Ground,

muft make Openings of r

Commu-

35

3 to
its

Communication both
Flanks.

Front and

The Line of Carriages mult at no Time ftop, whatever Accident may happen
to any individual one, but fuch Carriage mull inftantly be drawn on one

Difabled Carria 2 es

Side,
reft

and repaired

if poffible

while the

proceed.

The

Officers

commanding

the feveral Divifions of Carriages will be

anfwerable for the


this

ftrict

Obfervance of

Article,

a Failure of which might

ftop

and endanger the whole Army.


the Regiments encamp, or E ncamp<>
-

Whenever
it

take up any extended Pofition in Front, ment


will

always be the Bufinefs of


Officers
to

Comto

manding

find

out, and

make
is

the moft

convenient Paffages to

the great Routes by which the


afterwards to march.

Column
Time

And on many
not be

Occaflons where there

will

to open and occupy an extenfive Front,

the

Army will encamp parallel to and along

the great Route, in their Order of March,

covered

36

covered by an

advanced Corps on the

Flank next the Enemy.


Attention in

At

all
t

Times when Commanding


h at there are
likely to

Offi-

Movement.

ccrs fo*

be Im-

pediments from the Nature of the Ground


to the

Movements
in

or

March
to

of their

Reand

giments, they fhould always detach Officers

advance,

reconnoitre
Paffages

point out the

Means and

by
;

which fuch Obflacles are to be avoided

and

at

no Time are fuch Helps

fo

ne-

ceffary as

when Regiments
are

are acting in
their

Line

in

broken Ground, and when

Movements
others.

combined with thofe of

Whenever
jors of

the

Army

moves, the

Ma-

Brigade are to take particular care

that all

advanced and detached Pofts are

called in at the proper

Times

to their

Places in the

Column of March.
are attached
to

Thefe

Officers

the

Brigades to which they belong, and not


personally to the General Officers

Comons

manding them. They are on

all

Occafi-

37

ons to encamp in the Rear of the Center of the Brigade;


of
their Poft in the Line

March

is

in

Front of the

leading

Regiment of the Brigade.


Although the Commander
has not as yet thought
place the
it

in Chief

expedient to

Army

in the expenfive Situa-

tion of being provided with Bat Horfes,


for

the

Carriage
as
it

of their Tents and


is

Baggage, yet

effential that the

Troops fhould be prepared


in cafe of taking the Field

to

move,

on any fudden
Inftruc-

Emergency agreeable
tions
for

to thefe

Marches and Baggage, His


in cafe of fuch

Royal Highnefs

an Event

requires the molt exal Obedience to the

following Regulations, which are founded

on

thefe Calculations

namely
a

That the
Poles

Weight of
Pins,
is
is

Round Tent,
Occafion
cal-

and

under 6olb. and


this

that fuch

Tent

on

culated for

Twenty Men of the


for

Infantry

and Sixteen of the Cavalry.

That Four
61b.

Days Bread

One Man weighs

That

38

That

Waggon

with Three Horfes will


24001b. weight.-

eafily,

and

lightly, carry

For the Tents and Kettles of every

400

Men

of

the

Cavalry,
is

including

Officers,

One Waggon

allowed.

For the Four Days Bread of each 400

Men, Cavalry and


gon
is

Infantry,

One Wag-

allowed.

For every 300 Horfes of the Cavalry Two Waggons, for Two Days Oats,
are allowed.

For the Entrenching Tools of each

Regiment of
allowed.

Infantry,

One

Cart

is

Thefe Calculations are for effe&ive

Numbers, not

for Eftablifhment.

No
none

Corps

will

require more than Four

Waggons
lefs

for

Tents, and Bread,

and

than a

Waggon
to public,

and a Cart.

Small Corps will havefpare

Room, which
not private

muft be applied
Advantage.

In the Event, therefore, of an Enemy's


landing, and of the

Troops being fuddenly

39

denly called on to march, each Corps


will

take

Care to be attended

with

Carriages in the above Proportion, for


their Tents, Bread, Entrenching Tools,

and Oats; and


belonging to
will

for the
thefe
;

Draught Horfes
Forage

Carriages,

be allowed

as alfo a liberal daily

Hire.

The

Carriages are not, on any


fpeci-

Account, to be loaded beyond the


fied

Weight.

Commanding

Officers of

Corps

will immediately take their prepara-

tory Meafures, to infure the Services of

fuch Carriages whenever Circumftances

may

render them neceffary.

By Command of His Royal Higbnefs


The

COMMANDER in

CHIEF.

WILLIAM FAWCETT,
Adjutant General,

AdjutanUGeneraPs

Office,

Dublin, 6th April 1799.

THE Mode
ments in
their

to

be adopted by Regito the Place that

March

may be appointed for affembling Army has been detailed already in


General Printed Inftru&ions of the
April 1797, and the
1

the the

2th

Addenda

to thofe

Orders.

To

thofe Inftruftions

Com-

manding
tention.

Officers

of

Regiments are

defired to pay the

moft particular At-

In Order to facilitate the Supply of


frefh

Meat

to the

Army when

affembled,

His Excellency the Commander in Chief


has directed
a Contra6t to

be entered

into for providing that Article, and the

Contraftor has engaged, within a reafonable

Time after he fhall have received Notice, to commence his Iffues at the
for the General

Place appointed

Ren-

dezvous,

dezvous, under the following Regulations


:

accompany the Army in its Movements, and deliver flaughtered,


will

He

within

two Miles of Head Quarters,


at the

good Beef or Mutton


4d. per Pound,
the

Rate of
be
deli-

Meat

to

vered in Quarters to the Regiments,

and never in Weighings of


fifty-fix

lefs

than

Pounds,
to be

Payment
ftiould

the Meat, in Cafh or

made on Delivery of Bank Notes and


;

Circumflances ever occur to ren-

der this
ble
to

Mode

of Payment impractica-

any Regiment, the Contra&or

will take the Paymafter's Draft

on the Agent of the Regiment. Twenty-four Hours before the Delivery of the Meat is to be required,

Commanding
the

Officers

of

Regiments
at

mull give Notice to the Contractor,

CommhTary General's
of
the

Field
that

Magabe

zine,

Quantity
to

will

wanted,
.Form
:

agreeable

the

following

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When

When
fingly,
at

Regiments
as

are

detached,
the

fuch a Didance from

Main Body

not to be within Reach


the

of the Contractor,
Officers of fuch

Commanding
the Butchers

Corps mult purchafe

Meat

for their

Men from

and Farmers near them.


General Officers drawing Provifions

and Forage from the Commifiary General's Stores will

be pleafed

to include
;

themfelves and Staff in the fame Order

The
the

Officer

prefiding at the

Head of
in
like

Medical Department will


for the

Manner draw
and
other
Staff in

General Hofoital

one Return,

and every

Department of the
to this Regulation,

Army
their

will

conform
plies

Whenever Regiments draw


the

Sup-

of Bread, Fuel and Forage from

Commiffary General's Magazine,


their Corps,
Officer,
:

the Quarter Matters muff attend with a

Return of the Strength of


figned

by the Commanding

agreeable to the annexed

Form

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When

When

Regiment
the
to

is

in

want of
mufl be

Shoes an Order for the


obtained from

Iffue

Adjutant- General,

and Payment
Regiment,

is

be made for them on

Delivery, by Draft on the Agent of the


at 7s. Irifh per Pair.

Whenever
as to

a Regiment

is

fo fituated

be under the Neceffity of foraging

on

the

Country,

the Quarter-Mafter

mufl:
this

accompany the Party ordered on


Duty, and
is

to

be anfwerable that

no more Forage, Fuel, &c. be taken


than the Allowance to which the Re-

giment may be
he
is

entitled,

and for which

to give the Proprietor a regular

Receipt, expreffing the Quantity taken

and

for

what Regiment, and a Return

is to be immediately fent to the Adjutant-General, to be lodged with the

Commiffary General, agreeable


following

to the

Form

Return

If

If

from the Abfence of the Proprietor


not have been able to give him a
is

of the Stock taken the Quarter^Mafter


fhall

Receipt, this Circumitance


preifed at the

to

be ex-

Bottom of

the Return.

Ai>y Perfon found taking Supplies of

any Kind from the Inhabitants, without


pafiing his Receipt to the

Owner, and
fhall

fending in the required Return to the

Adjutant-General, (unlefs he

have

paid on the Spot) will be confidered as


a Marauder, and punilhed accordingly.
Spirits are

only to be iffued to the

Troops on the Order of the Commander in Chief or General commanding.

As

the

Regiments are ordered


their

to

march from

Quarters

with

the

Number of Carriages allowed for the Conveyance of their Baggage, the Cars
and Horfes belonging
to the Inhabitants

refiding in the Vicinity

of the

Camp
ftriaiy

are

on no account
Unlefs

to

be preffed by the

Troops.

this

Order be

of the Inattended to, and the Perfons


Infult, habitants proteded from
it

will

be

be utterly impoffible to procure the neceffary Supplies for the

Army
proper

Comare
is

manding
therefore

Officers

of

Regiments
Care

to

fee that

taken of their Car Horfes, that they are


not overloaded, and that

during
to ride

the

March no one be permitted


the Cars.
If

on

from any unavoidable


additional

Circumany

ftance an

Car

{hall at

Time become muft be made to General, who will

neceffary,

Application

the Quarter-Mafter

give Directions to

his Affiftants accordingly.

By Order of his Excellency

the

Commander

in Chief,

Geo. Hewetty

Adjutant-General.

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