Line up for Balaclava: Re: Chillianwala etc

» lollies100 - Re: Chillianwala etc

In response to message posted by John_Barr:

In fact for the drill commands there were two seperate questions. The first one about Lucan at Varna and the obsolete commands he used. The second about the charge and Airey's remark (I thought it was Raglan's in a written note) and his comparison with Chillianwala. As for the latter, what bothers me is the use of 'three' and 'wheel'. Does 'threes' mean 'files' and is a wheel a (much larger) line?
From your answer I get that 'about' is a 180° turn, was there also a command 'around' and, if positive, what does it meant?
As for the Crimean War Research Society, I had already bookmarked its site. It shows some pictures of its 2000 weekend featuring the President M. Rod ROBINSON. Is he the actual Marquess of Anglesey, or is the Marquess a honorary President, not an active one?

Regarding pictures of case- and grapeshot, do you know a site where I can find them?

I think that for the next time I will keep quiet so that you can do the publication work properly. See/hear you after the charge.

PS: If ever you can explain how a gun is 'spiked'...or is this only the 'technical' expression to say that a gun was silenced by a close range action?

-- posted by lollies100