CHAP. XXVIII. Eight several Counter-marches, with their Reducement.
Command. FIles to the right-hand, Counter-march, maintaining ground.
Command. Ranks to the left-hand, Counter-march, losing ground.
Command. Counter-march your Front and Reer-half-files into the midst of Ranks.
Direction. Half-files, face about, and turn off to the left; and Front-half-files, turn off to the right until they meet the Front and Reer into the midst; to your Leader.
Command. Right and Left-half-ranks, Counter-march into the midst of Files.
Direction. Face outward; Right-half-ranks, turn off to the right; Left-half-ranks, turn off to the left; to your Leader.
Command. Files to the left-hand, Counter-march, losing ground by following your Leaders.
Command. Ranks to the right-hand, Counter-march, maintaining ground.
Command. Counter-march your Front and Reer-half-files to the right and left, following the Half-file-leaders, and the Bringers-up of the Front-half-files.
Direction. Half-files, face about; the Bringers-up of the Front-half-files and the Half-file-leaders are to begin the motion; the rest are to follow until they have gained so much ground beyond the Front and Reer, as they formerly possest in the midst; to your Leader, and close your divisions.
Command. Counter-march your Half-ranks to the right and left, by following of the inmost files.
Direction. Face outward; the inmost Files are to begin the motion moving forward, the rest following, until they have gained so much ground beyond the Flanks as they formerly possessed in the inmost Files; to your Leader, and close Files into the midst to Order, they are reduced.