PARADE (Fr. parade, show, halt on horse back, from $p., Port. parada, halt, parade, front war, to halt, prepare, from Lat. parare, to prepare; connected with fropov, cporon, I pre pared). In its original sense, a prepared ground, but applied also to the courtyard of a castle or fortification, and afterwards to any inclosed and level stretch of ground. In every barracks, fort. or army post there is a parade ground upon which the regiment assembles and is formed for inspection or ceremony. Regimental parade is conducted as follows: The regiment may be formed in line, in line of platoon columns at close interval, or in line of masses. On the sounding of the assembly, companies are formed and inspected. At adjutant's call, battalions are formed in line; battalion adjutants, taking post in front of the centre of their respective battalions. receive the reports of the first sergeants, and present the battalions to the bat talion commanders. When this is accomplished, adjutant's call is again sounded ; the regi ment is formed in line, with open ranks, each battalion at the parade rest. The adjutant then commands Sound off, and takes post six paces to the right of the colonel. Time band. playing, in quick time. passes in front of the adjutant and field officers, to the left of the regiment, and hack to its post on time right. when it ceases. The adjutant then rides out in front of the regiment. and, bringing the regiment to
(Mention, gives the commands: (1) Carry arms; (2) Present arms; after which he turns about, and reports to the colonel: "Sir, the parade is formed"; the colonel acknowledges the salute and directs him back to his post ; the stall officers and the colonel draw swords: and the latter proceeds to give such orders in the manual exer cises as he may desire. After the command order arms, the adjutant is ordered to receive the reports. swords are returned, battalion ad jutants are marched out six paces in front of company officers; commencing on the right, each adjutant salutes and reports the strength of big battalion; they are then ordered to return to their post, and the regimental adjutant reports to the colonel. After the report is acknowledged, the colonel gives the eommand Publish the or ders, sir, on which the adjutant faces the regi ment. and reads the orders of the day. The officers then form before the colonel, who gives whatever directions are necessary, and the cere mony is concluded. The band plays, and the various component parts are marched off to their quarters for dismissal.
Parade is also used as a term in fencing. par tienlarly by those of the French school. It is a guard position . designed to meet or parry thrusts. the English equivalent for which is parry.