other needs, so that he does not need to borrow from other Artillery officers about events that happen, not least for his promotion to the highest rank of lieutenant, for he cannot have another line, as in the Artillery Corps, without which science he cannot do without. 2) Know the contents of Geodesy and for the removal of bridges and shores for pontoons and their accessories, between which he must build bridges and for other evil adventures. 3) Not a small part of mechanics, so that without error he can know the strength of a floating bridge, to lift those burdens for which he will be ordered to build bridges, and what thing can be crossed in what way without damage or death. 4) In all types of bridges, have a special skill, as I do not sharpen in copper pontoons, but in wooden, barrel, boat, rope and other crossings, for which a skillful and thoughtful officer can invent his own equipment, for which satisfied diligence should prepare him. 5) Have special dispositions and orders for each squad, for example, for the sake of large guns and mortars and for the field and their equipment, for infantry and cavalry and their convoys; about which he is most of all obliged to correct his position in the most skillful way. 6) Especially now, the dflu used for copper pontoons must fully know the length, width and thickness, quality, weight of the metal that is used for pontoons, nails and tin, in addition to that used, the holes in the wooden bodies on which the copper is nailed, how the sheets on these are riveted into a lock and soldered, and only all the insides of the pontoons in detail understand, and what all the things and ropes that serve bridges are called and used. 7) Kama should have spare supplies and preparations for burying dirs during the event of damage from enemy shots from cannonballs and bullets. 8) Separate the dissolutions, their wheels and each of the bindings, different types, ropes, anchors and other accessories to that dFlu, so that in everything you will be a perfect founder. 9) Decent installation of pontoons at different distances for heavy and light transportation. 10) Carry out annual exercises and tests on different waters, that is, on strong, moderate and quiet currents, also during storms and weather, which cases will give all hope to the servants who come to his house, and will lead in every way to the most perverse progress, manure and divorces, and even seeing something wrong shortcomings, through practice itself, it will be forced to invent better, which should be looked at by the main ranks of the Artillery, whose officers must inevitably be on command. 11) It is enough to entrust subordinate non-commissioned officers, corporals, artisans and sailors with all this, so that everyone according to his rank
Not exactly, he knew his position flawlessly, but he prepared himself according to that corps for promotion.
2. During the march, the senior pontoon officer is with the pontoons, and the junior one is with the Quartermaster General with the furer and one boat with two sailors inseparably, rather than where the camp is assigned, then, according to the appropriate distance for the pontoons, he occupies a place and, having studied the plan, takes him to his superior, and the furier with his sign awaits the arrival of the corps at that place, like other furiers, they have a position, and their camp should be at the Artillery! carts of ropes, spiers (gates), piles, anchors with their ropes, trestles, planks, boats and the required number of boats would be in front of the pontoons, since the first foundation of these bridges is laid with them.
3. All pontoons and their accessories should be on the march” to have the first position behind the vanguard in front of the army (under the cover of a number of small-caliber guns and detachments from cavaliers and soldiers) for their immediate use for crossings, whose position in dangerous places, as quickly as possible, occupy the other shore and maintain their post subject to caution.
4. When any crossing is indicated by the Quartermaster General, the forward pontoon officer must deepen the depth near the banks and fairway with speed, and also carefully determine the latitude of the river, the strength of the banks and the roughness of the water flow, describing and creating a neat useful area profile on which the ground would be visible. and the surface of the water signed by the sea, immediately send it to the corps to his superior, who, upon receiving that moment, must announce to the Artillery commander (if he is very close, and if he is far away, then send a report), and he himself, how many pontoons will be needed for that crossing, with them immediately go forward with assistance and build a bridge there, choosing benefits and successes according to the ones depicted above arts, so that during the arrival of the artillery and the army, there could not be a slight stop in the crossings.