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most active men, is called the 'skirmishing division,' and is, as a rule, the first sent out to skirmish. Divisions are further subdivided into half-divisions, sections, and groups.

The company column is the company formed in column of divisions, with six paces distance between them, the skirmishing division being the rearmost.

This is the normal formation of the German company when preparing for action.

The battalion is, under the same circumstances, formed either in line of company columns with more or less interval, or in double column on the centre, the flank companies being in rear, and the whole four being formed in company column, so that the double column has a front of two divisions and a depth of twelve ranks.

The brigade is drawn up either flügelweise (by wings), i.e. with its regiments side by side; or else treffenweise (by lines), i.e. with one regiment behind the other.

A Cavalry Regiment, when on service, consists of four squadrons.

A Squadron is subdivided into four divisions.

A squadron column is analogous to a company column. The normal formations of a cavalry regiment, before it deploys, are either Double column on the centre, with a front of two divisions and a depth of sixteen ranks, each squadron being in squadron column; or, secondly, Column of squadrons; or, thirdly, Line of squadron columns, with more or less interval according to circumstances.

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