According to the French Army's Infantry Manual, the standard marching pace was sixty steps per minute, while the charge pace was 120 steps per minute. These were the official standards, though actual implementation could be adjusted according to each corps's overall circumstances. The charging pace in particular was the clearest reflection of an army's strength.
Limiting marching speed was necessary for shifting between column and line formations. Movements such as "about face" or "left/right turn" took only a few seconds and could be ignored in calculations. The First Fusilier Company had to move faster than any other company, and they also had much farther to go, because they had to cross the intervals between the entire company formation, advancing through ten company spaces. While the others marched eighty feet, the First Fusilier Company had to march 810 feet.
When the entire formation turned about, the Eighth Company in the last row became the First Company. The rear became the front, and they too had to march 810 feet.
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