Furthermore, the breakdown of a te squad was not very different from the composition of hatamoto (banner men, a direct retainer of the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun)) squad, even though there was a difference in their size (army headquarters sonae is explained in the next section).
また一手部隊の内訳は規模の大小の違いはあるものの旗本部隊の構成と大きな違いはない（本陣備は次項で解説する）。