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Preface
The favorable reception accorded to "The Service of Security and Information" by the Regular Army and the National Guard seems to render unnecessary any other preface to this little book than the statement that it is an abridgment of that work, presented in a portable form, and containing the main essentials of the larger book.
"The Service of Security and Information" being a text-book at the U. S. Artillery School, the U. S. Infantry and Cavalry School, and the U. S. Cavalry and Light Artillery School, and being officially recognized as a standard in the examination of officers of the Army for promotion, the formations and methods herein set forth may be accepted as having the authority of official sanction.
The author desires to express his obligations to First Lieutenant Rowland G. Hill, 20th Infantry, for valuable assistance in the preparation of this abridgment.
U. S. Infantry and Cavalry School,
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
October 1, 1895.
Contents PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS INTRODUCTION THE ADVANCE GUARD Strength of the Advance Guard Formation of the Advance Guard The Vanguard Distance of the Advance Guard from the Main Body The Commander of the Vanguard The Commander of the Advance Guard Cavalry Advance Guards OUTPOSTS Subdivisions of the Outpost Distances between the Several Lines of the Outpost Two Systems of Outposts Position for Outposts Strength of the Outpost Composition of the Outpost Distance of Outposts from the Main Body The Commander of the Outpost Sentinels and Vedettes Examining Posts Detached Posts Pickets The Supports Cossack Posts The Reserve The Outpost at Night Outpost Patrols Posting the Outpost The Defence of the Outpost Relieving the Outpost RECONNAISSANCE Special Reconnaissance Patrolling Small Infantry Patrols Strong Infantry Patrols Expeditionary Patrols Harassing Patrols Flank Patrols The Advance Guard Passing through a Town Cavalry Patrols Officers' Patrols REAR GUARDS Strength of the Rear Guard The Commander of the Rear Guard Formation of the Rear Guard The Intermediate Body Defence of Defiles Negative Measures The Rear Guard in a Forward March APPENDIX I., THE CAVALRY SCREEN APPENDIX II., ADVANCE GUARD DRILL
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