March to the Rear

In performing this maneuver, a unit moves up to 4" backward, retaining its facing, during its movement step. A unit that executes a march to the rear cannot change frontage, facing, or formation during the same movement step, nor can it combine a march to the rear with any forward movement.

As an alternative to a full rearward march, a unit can wheel one or another of its flanks backward a distance up to 4". Again, this is the only movement of any kind allowed for that unit during the current movement step.

A march to the rear is identical with the maneuver that a unit in good order or a shaken unit performs when it falls back after failing a morale check, and with the maneuver performed by a unit in good order to avoid having to make a morale check. In those cases, however, the fall-back movement takes place independent of the unit's chosen move for the current turn. A unit that falls back for a morale-related reason can still move normally during the current turn if it has not already done so.