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TABLE II.
Lengths of Pace and Rates of March established by Regulation in several different
Armies.
Length of Pace.
Rates of March.
No. of
Yards
Foreign Measures.
paces per
per
Name of Nation.
Name of pace.
inches.
minute.
minute.
Slow step
30
75
62-5
Quick step
do.
108
90
Double step
30
150
150
Pas ordinaire
65 centimetres
25-59
76
54-02
Pas accelere
Do.
do.
100
7111
not
r 140
Pas redouble
Not given.
•< to
given
[ 150
Prussian . .
Ordinairer schritt
/ 2 fuss. 4 zoll.
[ Rhinlandmeasure
128-83
75
60-06
Geschwind-schritt
Do.
do.
108
86-49
For the charge
Not given.
120
Austrian . .
Russian . .
Paso regular
2 pies
22-25
76
46-97
Paso redoblado
Do.
do.
120
74-17
Common step
28
90
70
Quick step
do.
120
93 ■ 33
Ancient Roman
Passus Militaris (^)
29-18
Average . .
Slow step
27-31
78-4
59-47
Quick step
do.
111-2
84-36
Note .—The length of the Roman pace has been calculated on supposition of therebeing 75 Roman miles of 100 double paces to a degree. The Prussian rates of marchhave been taken from Scharnhorst; the others from the Regulations of the differentServices.
In making the reductions the following values have been adopted:
Rhinland foot. . = 12*356 „
Burgos foot . . =11*128 „
ARTILLERY ACTING WITH OTHER TROOPS.
1. When artillery is attached to other troops, and its movements are to be regu-lated by them, the Commander should manoeuvre so as not to interrupt them.
2. He (as well as every other Officer) should be well acquainted with the evolutionsof troops, for he will then know the ground which they will go over in performing
* From ‘ Instructions and Regulations for Field Battery Exercise.’