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PART
I.
SCHOOL
OF THE SOLDIER
IN
THE
BAYONET EXERCISE.
GENERAL
OBSERVATIONS.
EACH
lesson contains particular directions for the guidance of the
instructor.
There
are two kinds of commands—the cautionary commands, and
those of execution. The cautionary commands are printed in italics;
the commands of execution are in small CAPITALS. They have been
made to conform as closely as possible to the commands in the
Infantry Tactics. The remarks made therein (Scott’s Inf. Tact.,
vol. i., paragraph 81, et seq.,) on the subject of commands,
are equally applicable to those of the Bayonet Exercise.
The
instructor will conform as strictly as possible to the text, in all
definitions and instructions, lie will occasionally, when
instructing recruits, execute the movements himself, in order to
exemplify his instructions. When learning difficult movements, or
indeed any for the first time, each man will execute such
separately, while the others are at rest.
The
instructor will sometimes cause one man to step to the front, and
engage his piece with his own, in order to facilitate the
explanations.
Too
rigorous exactness need not be required at first, but the men will
be brought to the proper point by degrees. Each lesson must be
properly comprehended and well executed by the men before the next
is taken up. For instruction in the Bayonet Exercise, the men should
be divided into squads of three or four each; a greater number
should not be placed in one squad, when it is possible to avoid it.
At
the command “ATTENTION!” given when the men are at guard, or
at rest, they will, when without muskets, assume the position
of the soldier; when with muskets, they will assume the
position of Shoulder arms. Frequent short rests must be allowed
the men: this is particularly necessary at first. All the
movements should be made with great rapidity.
This
system is applicable not only to the ordinary musket and bayonet,
but also to the rifle or musketoon with the sword bayonet.
TABLE
OF THE THIRTY RADICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE BAYONET EXERCISE.
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Point of departure for all the movements of the body and
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1.
The middle guard.
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Means
of locomotion.
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The
measuring steps.
2.
The advance;
3.
The retreat.
The
volts.
4.
The right volt;
5.
The left volt;
6.
The right rear-volt;
7.
The left rear-volt;
8.
The leap to the rear.
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Means
of attack.
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9.
The thrust;
10.
The lunge;
11.
The lunge-out;
12.
The development;
13.
The pasasade.
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of directing the attack.
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The
four directions of attack.
14.
Prime;
15.
Seconde;
16.
Tierce;
17.
Quarte.
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of defence.
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The
Parries.
18.
Prime;
19.
Seconde;
20.
Tierce;
21.
Quarte;
22.
High tierce;
23.
High quarte;
24.
Seconde in retreat.
25.
Tierce in retreat.
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of using the point when breast to breast.
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The
shortened thrust.
26.
On the left;
27.
On the right.
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of using the butt of the musket.
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The
blows with the butt.
28.
To the front;
29.
To the right;
30.
To the left
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TABLE
OF BAYONET EXERCISE DIVIDED INTO
TWELVE
LESSONS.
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1ST
LESSON,
without
muskets.
The
guard;
The
measuring steps;
The
volts.
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2D
LESSON,
without
muskets.
The
development;
The
passade;
The
leap to the rear.
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3D
LESSON,
with
muskets.
The
middle guard;
The
thrust;
The
lunge;
The
lunge-out.
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4TH
LESSON,
with
muskets.
The
four directions of attack: prime, seconde, tierce, and
quarte.
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5TH
LESSON.
The
parries.
In
prime;
In
seconde;
In
tierce;
In
quarte.
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6TH
LESSON.
The
parries.
In
high fierce;
In
high quarte;
In
seconde in retreat;
In
tierce in retreat.
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7TH
LESSON
The
shortened thrusts.
On
the left;
On
the right.
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8TH
LESSON.
The
blows with the butt.
To
the front;
To
the right;
To
the left.
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9TH
LESSON.
The
advance, retreat, leap to the rear, combined with the
movements of attack and defence.
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10TH
LESSON.
The
volts and leap to the rear, combined with the movements of
attack and defence.
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11TH
LESSON.
Combinations
of the four directions of attack with each other.
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12TH
LESSON.
The
different combinations of the parries
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The
last four lessons consist of different combinations of the movements
contained in the first eight.
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