point out to the actual leader the required line of formation; the latter, on reaching it, halts with the men already formed, the remainder completing the formation. THE SQUADRON. 1. From Line. (a) To Column.-In forming column for moving off to a flank, at the order from the squadron commander, Column right (left)'-Kolonne rechts (links)—'Walk (Trot, Gallop) march,' or 'March,' the sections wheel at once to the flank named, on the standing pivot. Before the wheel is quite completed, the Halt' or 'Forward' is given, according as the column is required to halt or move straight on in the prolongation of the front. In forming column for moving off to the front, at the order, 'Column right (left)-Forward '-Kolonne rechts (links) Vorwärts- Walk (Trot, Gallop) F march,' or 'March,' the section leader on the flank named leads his section by the diagonal march, at the pace ordered, so far to the flank and front as to allow room for the next section, after wheeling first on the standing pivot, to immediately gain the direction by wheeling the second time on the movable pivot; the remaining sections wheel also to the flank on the standing pivot, if from the halt, at the pace ordered, if on the move, at the previous pace; before the wheel is quite completed, the squadron is either halted, or, at the word 'Forward,' the 2nd section immediately commences the second wheel on the movable pivot to gain the direction, the 3rd and 4th moving on until they ar ive at the wheeling point, when they wheel successively, on the movable pivot, into the direction. (b) To Column of Files.-Column of files can be formed only from the halt, and is executed in the same manner as laid down for the section. 2. From Column. (a) To Line. The squadron may form line to the front, to a flank, or obliquely. There are three modes of forming line to the front, viz. by deployment right forward, left forward, or to both flanks. To form line right (left) forward, the order is, 'Deploy to the right (left) '—Rechts (Links) Vorwärts aufmarschiren— 'Trot (Gallop) march,' or 'March.' The leading section advances, at the pace ordered or at the previous pace, a distance equal to its front, and falls into a walk; the leaders of the rear sections incline to the right (left), at the pace ordered or at the previous pace, until their sections arrive opposite their places in the line, when they dress up on the section of formation, and also fall into a walk. If the column is moving by the diagonal march, the commander may order the deployment to the flank of incline, without first giving the word 'Forward'; the leading section, in that case, gets the word 'Forward' at once from its commander, the rear sections coming up as before. In forming line to the front, i.e. to both flanks, the order is, 'Deploy to the front'-Vorwärts aufmarschiren-Trot (Gallop) march,' or 'March'; the 2nd section inclines to the right, the 3rd and 4th to the left, the movement being completed as before. In forming an oblique line, the order is, 'Deploy half-right (half-left) '—Halbrechts (Halblinks) aufmarschiren— Trot (Gallop) march,' or 'March'; the sections make a half-wheel to the flank ordered, on the standing pivot; the leading section then. advances a distance equal to its front, at the pace ordered or at the previous pace, and falls into a walk; the remainder, when they have completed the halfwheel, deploy on the leading section-i.e. if the deployment is half-right, they form up on the right, if half-left, on the left, of the section of formation, in the same manner as in a deployment to the right (left). In forming line to a flank, the order is, 'Right (Left) wheel into line' Rechts (Links) aufschwenken— - |