BY HIS MAJESTY's COMMAND. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE FORMATIONS, FIELD-EXERCISE, AND MOVEMENTS, OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES. A NEW EDITION. War-Dffice, PRINTED: AND SOLD BY J. WALTER, AT HOMER's HEAD, CHARING-CROSS. 1798. [Price Six Shillings, in Boards.] 10-8-411 MMT HIS MAJESTY thinking it highly expedient and neceffary, for the benefit of His fervice at large, that one uniform fyftem of Field-exercise and Movement, founded on juft and true principles, fhould be established, and invariably practifed, throughout His whole Army, is therefore pleased to direct, that the Rules and Regulations approved of by His MAJESTY for this important purpose, and now detailed and published herewith, fhall be strictly followed and adhered to, without any deviation whatsoever therefrom:- And fuch orders before given, as may be found to interfere with, or counteract, their effect and operation, are to be confidered as hereby cancelled and annulled. It is His MAJESTY'S farther pleasure, that the General Officers appointed to review his troops fhall be inftructed to pay particular attention to the performance of every part of these Regulations, and to report their obfervations thereupon, for His MAJESTY'S informa in all movements may be attained and preserved, and His Royal intentions thereby carried into full effect. BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND, WILLIAM FAWCETT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, FIELD MARSHAL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK, Commander in Chief, is pleased to direct farther, that every Officer of Infantry fhall be provided with a copy of these Regulations; and the Commanding Officers of Corps are to take care that this order be duly obferved. WILLIAM FAWCETT, ADJUTANT GENERAL. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE FORMATION, FIELD-EXERCISE, AND MOVEMENTS, OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES. T HE great object in view, from the follow ing Regulations, is to establish one general and just system of movement, which directing and governing the operations of great, as well as of fmall bodies of troops, is to be rigidly conformed to and practifed by every regiment in HIS MAJESTY's fervice. To attain this important purpose, it is neceffary to reconcile celerity with order; to prevent hurry, which muft always produce confufion, lofs of time, unsteadiness, irrefolution, inattention to command, &c. ; to enfure precifion and correctness, by which alone great bodies will be |