Front:
AFEKING
13
1899
CH
MA
SAFEKING
MY 17
1900
CGH
VEDETTES.
AFERING
MY 18
1900
G.H
When asked your orders as a Vedette on Outpost duty, give the following five
answers which you can tick off with the five fingers of your hand to make sure
of not forgetting any.
The first answer is about yourself; the second about your friends; the third
about the enemy; the fourth about possible enemy; the fifth about the real
enemy.
ANSWERS:
1. I am No.-Vedette (or Cossack Post) of No. -Piquet. Piquets are
Vedettes
numbered 1, 2, 3, from the right of the line of Piquets.
are 1, 2, 3, from the right of their Piquet.
2. My Piquet is there. Next vedette on my right is there, the one on my
left there. The Examining Post for examining strangers is there.
3. The enemy is over there and I am watching for him between there and
there. I mark my direction in foggy or bad weather with sticks or
stones set up in front of my horse.
4. The Countersign is-. If any stranger whom I challenge cannot give
the countersign I keep him here and signal to Piquet. Such strangers
as know the countersign I send to the Examining Post, which is there.
5. When I see signs of the Enemy. I signal to Piquet. Distant signs of
the enemy are glitter of arms, and dust flying high for cavalry, low for
infantry, broken patches for artillery or wagons. I call attention of
the Piquet by holding up tny heal-dress on my carbine; if no one comes
to me, I circle right to show "enemy's cavalry," left to show "infautry,"
ieft and right to show" mixed force." If suddenly surprised by enemy,
I fire my carbine to give the alarm. I never leave my post until driven
from it by the enemy
ARGUS COMPANY, SALISBURY.
Back:
LIMITED EDITION of 2000
FROM PORTFOLIO NUMBER
1180
POST NG CARD
HERITAGE SERIES 9301 - CARD 2 of 6
"MEMORANDA FOR CAVALRY SCOUTS AND VEDETTES":(c. 1896)
printed on both sides of a small rectangular piece of linen 4" x 5". Headed
with the printed note "To be carried inside the head-dress". This
postcard shows the reverse-side (back), and postcard 9301-1 shows the
obverse-side (front). A very rare item of Baden-Powell's momentous
army career in Africa, illustrated with postal-cancellations from the
historic Siege of Mafeking, which lasted 217-days.
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