Pigot for a particular ship to cut through the enemy's line of battle, and for the other ships to follow her in close order to support each other.
It is for a particular ship 'to cut through the enemy's line of battle, and for all the other ships to follow her in close order to support each other.
The two columns, advancing to the attack in close order, were now seen to be heading straight for that part of the line held by Maitland's brigade of Guards.
It was for these reasons that Moore drilled his regiments to become equally proficient in close ordermovements as in skirmishing.
They were certainly in close order, sir, but I'll not take it on myself to say quite as near together as that.
Soon after six the enemy suddenly opened upon the brigade, which was still marching in close order, with shell and shrapnel.
Just behind these guns were placed the sad remnants of the Highlanders--a dispirited mass of men in close order.
But, far from retreating, the force pushed on in the dim light carelessly, in close order, as though there had been no enemy within miles.
The march in close order up to the enemy's position was, indeed, defended by some as being both the natural formation for such a movement by night and the formation sanctioned by the drill book.
In close order, all details, detachments, and other bodies of troops are habitually formed in double rank.
King Antiochus exerted himself actively to prevent a pursuit, and caused a recall to be sounded, because he wished his men to make the descent into Hyrcania, without scattering, and in close order.
The formation in which the troopers, or the subdivisions, or both, are separated by intervals or distances greater than in close order.
The formations of the squad for drill, march, or combat are as follows: CLOSE ORDER.
An evolution in which the command diminishes its front, as in passing from line to column, or from extended order to close order.
As we moved slowly along in close order, I found myself among a group of officers of the Emperor's staffs eagerly discussing the day and its events.
The cavalry were now ordered to form in squadrons, and move past in close order.
Advancing in close order, with the war-shout, and falling on the enemy, they soon drove them off the ground, and put them to flight.
Entering the main track The Admiral was in the lead and tried to bolt, Bob Miles second, lapped by Loftin, the remainder of the lot bunched and in close order.
If the deployment is found to be premature, it will generally be best to assemble the company and proceed in close order.
The advance of a company into an engagement (whether for attack or defense) is conducted in close order, preferably column of squads, until the probability of encountering hostile fire makes it advisable to deploy.
Usually the firings in close order consist of saluting volleys only.
Order, extended:= The formation in which the units are separated by intervals greater than in close order.
CLOSE ORDER In column of squads, each rank preserves the alignment toward the side of the guide.
Our cannon and muskets were ready loaded, while our cavalry rode three and three together on the flanks of our troops to lend immediate assistance should anything occur, all the rest of our men marching in close order.
Before them, at close range, was a company breaking out of close order in a sauve-qui-peut rout up a reverse slope.
They tried to flank in the valley after their second attack on your position failed We drew them on and had them--a battalion in close order--under the guns for a couple of minutes.
We rode up the valley in close order; the bottom was full of loose rotten ice, lumpy tufts of grass with mice-holes among them, frozen springs, and detritus of hard green schist.
The caravan moved very slowly forward and in close order; the animals marched more comfortably when they were together; those which would linger behind, overcome with fatigue, were driven forward by the Ladakis.
We had just set up our tents before the yaks came tramping up in close order, followed by their whistling and singing drivers.
While we are resting, Guffaru passes with his black baggage-train in close order, a troop of laden yaks, whistling and singing Tibetans, and some Ladakis with our own horses as a rearguard.
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