Field Artillery Training. 1914

To be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from WYMAN and SONS, Limited, 29, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, E.C. , and 54, St. Mary Street, Cardiff ; or H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE ( Scottish Branch ), 23, Forth Street, Edinburgh : or E. PONSONBY, Limited, 116, Grafton Street, Dublin ; or from the Agencies in the British Colonies and Dependencies, the United States of America and other Foreign Countries of T. FISHER UNWIN, Limited, London, W.C. Price Ninepence. This Manual is issued by command of the Army Council. It deals with the general principles which are to govern the training in peace and leading in war of Horse, Field, Mountain, and Heavy Artillery, and forms the basis of the Training of R.G.A. Companies armed with movable armament. The attention of commanders is drawn to “Training and Manœuvre Regulations,” Section 2. Any enunciation by officers responsible for training, of principles other than those contained in this Manual, or any practice of methods not based on those principles, is forbidden as tending to cause confusion of thought and to prejudice successful co-operation in war. War Office, S.W. 9th April, 1914 . CONTENTS. Sec. Page. Definitions 1 PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING. 1. Object and method of training 7 2. Responsibility for training 8 Training of Recruits. 3. Preliminary training of recruits 10 4. Recruit training in the battery 14 The Annual Training of the Soldier. 5. System of training 14 Individual Training. 6. General instructions 15 Collective Training. 7. Section training 17 8. Battery training 17 9. Brigade training 19 10. Annual practice 20 11. Divisional artillery training 21 12. Training of Special Reserve and Territorial artillery and of the artillery of the Overseas Dominions 22 DISMOUNTED DRILL WITH AND WITHOUT ARMS. Squad Drill With Intervals. 13. General instructions 23 14. Position and movements at the halt 24 15. Saluting 27 16. Movements 29 Squad Drill in Single Rank. 17. General instructions 35 18. Movements 36 Squad Drill in Two Ranks. 19. General instructions 38 20. Movements 39 Rifle Drill. 21. General instructions 44 22. Rifle exercises 44 23. Inspection of arms 51 24. Guards and compliments 53 EQUITATION AND DRIVING. 25. Standard required of men and horses 54 26. Horsemastership 55 27. Paces of the horse 58 28. Terms used in equitation 58 Fitting Saddlery. 29. How to fit a saddle 59 30. Saddling 61 31. Bridling 63 32. Miscellaneous details 65 Riding.…