Ah, I see your point. Yep, I agree. Reading this reminded me of a comment by Captain Sempronius Simpson (quoted in Siborne, Letters)

"towards the evening, whilst the Regiment was in open column, a round shot from the Enemy took off the head of a Captain (Fisher) near me, and striking his Company on the left flank, put hors de combat more than twenty-five men. This was the most destructive shot I ever witnessed during a long period of service."

A round shot striking the side of a square, length-wise along a side, must have been devastating.

Glad that I am here, rather than there, I remain, etc......Mark