APPENDIX III. 317 Position 7. Square round the camels. The leading company forms up in front of the centre of its camels, and the rear company in rear of the centre of its camels. The odd companies (3, 5, and 7), will form up on the right flank of the camels. The even companies (2, 4, and 6), on the left flank. The companies on the right and left flanks will regard themselves as shifting bodies, intended, in addition to protecting the flanks, to join the companies on the front and rear faces.

[Thus, suppose the commanding officer to give the word, " Halfcolumn on the left front," when the battalion of four companies is moving (on camel-back) in column of companies. The command immediately follows, " Close order." The leading company halts at once, the rear rank jams up close, and all the other companies trot up " hard all." When well jammed up against the company in front of them, the men dismount amidst a diabolical bellowing and grunting from their steeds, and double-knee-lash them with the head-rope. You then have all the camels in a square mass, unable to get up or move about. The right markers of companies having handed over their camels to be lashed by one of the two men ordered to remain with the beasts of each company, dash out, and are covered at halfcompany distance from the rear, the men running out and forming up on them at once ; they are then ready for forming square or other manoeuvre. The same holds good for the other three corners, the directing flank always being nearest the camels. If the word is given, "Square on left front," the men run out to their places in -square at once. For squares at opposite corners, four halfcompanies run to each place mentioned. When the battalion is required to manoeuvre away from the camels, one company or less is left to defend them. In the case of two or more battalions the masses are formed in the same way in echelon, so as to cover each other.]