Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911

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Title: Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19)
Author: United States War Department

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Infantry Drill Regulations
UNITED STATES ARMY
1911
CORRECTED TO APRIL 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19)
MILITARY PUBLISHING CO. 42 BROADWAY NEW YORK
WAR DEPARTMENT Document No. 394 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF

WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, Washington, August 19, 1911.
The following System of Drill Regulations for Infantry, prepared by a board of officers consisting of Lieut. Col. John F. Morrison, Infantry; Capt. Merch B. Stewart, Eighth Infantry; and Capt. Alfred W. Bjornstad, Twenty-eighth Infantry, is approved and is published for the information and government of the Regular Army and the Organized Militia of the United States. With a view to insure uniformity throughout the Army, all infantry drill formations not embraced in this system are prohibited, and those herein prescribed will be strictly observed.
By order of the Secretary of War:
LEONARD WOOD, Major General, Chief of Staff.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART I--Drill. Paragraph.
1. Introduction 1-30 2. Orders, commands and signals 31-47 3. School of the soldier 48-100 4. School of the squad 101-158 5. School of the company 159-257 (a) Close order 167-198 (b) Extended order 199-231 (c) Fire 232-257 6. The battalion 258-326 (a) Close order 263-289 (b) Combat principles 290-326 7. The regiment 327-346 (a) Close order 333-341 (b) Combat principles 342-346 8. The brigade 347-349

PART II--Combat.
1. Introduction 350-357 2. Leadership 358-388 (a) General considerations 358-370 (b) Teamwork 371-377 (c) Orders 378-383 (d) Communication 384-388 3. Combat reconnaissance 389-399 4. Fire superiority 400-424 (a) Purpose and nature 400-401 (b) Fire direction and control 402-424 5. Deployment 425-441 6. Attack 442-488 (a) Deployment for attack 449-452 (b) Advancing the attack 453-457 (c) The fire attack 458-463 (d) The charge 464-475 (e) Pursuit 476-480 (f) Attack of fortifications 481-484 (g) Holding attack 485-488 7. Defense 489-519 (a) Positions and intrenchments 489-494 (b) Deployment for defense 495-510 (c) Counterattack 511-516 (d) Delaying action 517-519 8. Meeting engagements 520-530 9. Withdrawal from action 531-535 10. Miscellaneous 537-622 (a) Machine guns 537-546 (b) Ammunition supply 547-553 (c) Mounted scouts 554-557 (d) Night operations 558-568 (e) Infantry against Cavalry 569-574 (f) Infantry against Artillery 575-578 (g) Artillery supports 579-583 (h) Intrenchments 584-595 (i) Minor warfare 596-603 (j) Patrols 604-622

PART III--Marches and camps.
1. Marches 623-660 (a) Training and discipline 623-635 (b) Protection of the march 636-660 2. Camps 661-707 (a) Sanitation 661-677 (b) Protection of camp or bivouac 678-707

PART IV--Ceremonies and inspections.
1. Ceremonies 708-765 (a) Reviews 711-731 (b) Parades 732-735 (c) Escorts 736-744 2. Inspections 745-754 3. Muster 755-757 4. Honors and salutes 758-765

PART V.--Manuals.
1. The color 766-778 2. The band 779-781 3. Manual of the saber 782-791 4. Manual of tent pitching 792-803 5. Manual of the bugle 804-807 (a) Bugle calls. (b) Bugle signals.

INFANTRY DRILL REGULATIONS.
UNITED STATES ARMY, 1911.

DEFINITIONS.
Alignment: A straight line upon which several elements are formed, or are to be formed; or the dressing of several elements upon a straight line.
Base: The element on which a movement is regulated.
Battle sight: The position of the rear sight when the leaf is laid down.
Center: The middle point or element of a command.
Column: A formation in which the elements are placed one behind another.
Deploy: To extend the front. In general to change from column to line, or from close order to extended order.
Depth: The space from head to rear of any formation, including the leading and rear elements. The depth of a man is assumed to be 12 inches.
Distance: Space between elements in the direction of depth. Distance is measured from the back of the man in front to the breast of the man in rear. The distance between ranks is 40 inches in both line and column.
Element: A