withdrawal.
2. Delayers must hold position.

Night Combat:
Offensive advisable.
1. Where fire superiority is impossible by day.
2. To avoid heavy losses by advance to assaulting position by
day.
3. To capture posts or patrols.
4. To surprise for moral effect.

Defensive:
Obstacles in front of position.
Trenches heavily manned and supports drawn close.

Shelter:
Troops under canvas--in camp.
Troops on ground without canvas--bivouac.
Troops in huts or villages--cantonment.
Tactical considerations are paramount in the selection of camp sites
in the theater of operations.

Selection of Camp Site:
1. Suitably large to accommodate command.
2. Water supply sufficient and accessible.
3. Good roads to and in camp.
4. Wood and grass forage near at hand.
5. Sandy subsoil for drainage.
6. Hot weather shade--cold protection.