When an important road which at night will afford a line of advance, or a bridge is to be covered, or when several posts are established from an outguard it should be of considerable strength, two squads or a platoon.
Members of the outguard retain possession of their weapons and do not remove their equipment.
A platoon from the head of the support would be sent a similar distance to the left as outguard No.
The strength of the outguard will vary according to its object.
The duties of the outguard are to observe the enemy, to guard the outpost from surprise, and to make a preliminary resistance to the enemy's advance.
As a rule not more than one-third of the support should be on outguard duty.
Sentinels from the outguard are posted so as to avoid observation, but so that they may have a clear lookout and be able to see, if possible, by day, the sentinels of the adjacent outguards.
Each commander will take precaution to conceal his outguard and will generally strengthen his position by intrenching.
However, a change in the position of the outguard will be exceptional.
Provisional dispositions by leaders of outguard elements; importance of good sketch; intrenchments?
You are ordered by its commander to move out with 3 squads to form a picket, outguard No.
Each outguardin each support is numbered from right to left.
If the outguard consists of two or more companies there is a reserve.
Each sentinel post in each outguard is numbered from right to left.
At the first attempt Pochezero was taken in a flank attack by the Soyla Lake two-company outguard of Soyla.
We had ridden out past the outguard on the armored train, left it and proceeded along the railway.
When an important road, which at night will afford a line of advance, or a bridge is to be covered, or when several posts are established from an outguard it should be of considerable strength, a section or a platoon.
An outguardof four troopers is convenient for the day time, but should be doubled at night, and at important points made even stronger.
The noncommissioned officer in charge of an outguard should be very precise in giving his orders and in making his arrangements, details, etc.
As it is you are leaving the road from York to the crossroads in front of Outguard No.
We will not have time to go into the arrangements for Outguard No.
I would instruct the outguard commanders as to what to do in case of attack, in case strangers approach, point out their line of retreat in case of necessity, etc.
Each outguard is marched by its commander to its assigned station, and especially in the case of a picket, is covered by the necessary patrolling to prevent surprise.
Each outguardfurnishes its own vedettes (mounted sentinels), or sentinels.
At night an outguard would be placed on Grant Avenue with continuous patrols along the front, because the open ground furnishes easy approach to the enemy.
Finally, the whole company should be assembled, marched to the position chosen for eachoutguard and the reasons for selecting the position explained by the company commander.
The outguard should be posted on the west bank of Sandy Creek and the sentinel at the southeastern end of the trestle.
