Do you have any information about La Montee? I’m looking for details on structure, command-control, etc. Porch (p. 312ff.) said that a “section” was commanded by a Lt., 2 sgts, 4 Cpls, had 55 Legionnaires and 29 mules. So far that’s all I can find. I’ve also got a few Ospreys, but they don’t go into that much detail on the Mtd. Coys either.
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. This slipped under my radar. The Montee Companies consisted of just over 200 men divided into two independent 100-man units. The company had three officers (one CO and two subalterns/Lt.). Each of these 100-man units were divided into two 50-man platoons (sections). The 50-man platoons were divided into two squads (groupes) each led by a sergeant and a corporal. So in theory one 50-man section can be led by the CO, two others by a subaltern and the fourth actually is lead by a warrant officer (adjudant). The officers rode horses and the warrants and sergeant-majors had their own mules. All other ranks shared one mule. This is how the unit was described in the book “Our Friends Beneath the Sands” by Martin Windrow.
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Do you have any information about La Montee? I’m looking for details on structure, command-control, etc. Porch (p. 312ff.) said that a “section” was commanded by a Lt., 2 sgts, 4 Cpls, had 55 Legionnaires and 29 mules. So far that’s all I can find. I’ve also got a few Ospreys, but they don’t go into that much detail on the Mtd. Coys either.
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Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. This slipped under my radar. The Montee Companies consisted of just over 200 men divided into two independent 100-man units. The company had three officers (one CO and two subalterns/Lt.). Each of these 100-man units were divided into two 50-man platoons (sections). The 50-man platoons were divided into two squads (groupes) each led by a sergeant and a corporal. So in theory one 50-man section can be led by the CO, two others by a subaltern and the fourth actually is lead by a warrant officer (adjudant). The officers rode horses and the warrants and sergeant-majors had their own mules. All other ranks shared one mule. This is how the unit was described in the book “Our Friends Beneath the Sands” by Martin Windrow.
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