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== Usage ==

You can use this template to cite British Army Council Instructions or War Office Instructions. (They were known as War Office Instructions up to December 1915 but later sources often refer to instructions from this period as Army Council Instructions.)

<pre>
{{Cite ACI
| number =
| month =
| year =
}}
</pre>

Parameter names can be omitted if the values are entered in this order. All parameters are required.

* '''number''' – the number of the Instruction referenced. The sequence of numbers restarted every month so you will also need to specify the month and year below.
* '''month''' – the month in which the Instruction was issued. This should be spelt out in full, eg August.
* '''year''' – the year in which the Instruction was issued.

=== Example ===

<pre>
{{Cite ACI|97|August|1914}}
</pre>

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 {{Cite ACI
 | number =
-| month =
+| date =
 }}
 </pre>
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 * '''number''' &ndash; the number of the Instruction referenced. The sequence of numbers restarted every month so you will also need to specify the month and year below.
-* '''month''' &ndash; the month in which the Instruction was issued. This should be spelt out in full, eg August.
+* '''date''' &ndash; the date on which the Instruction was issued. This can be in any format but should include day, month and year.
 === Example ===
 <pre>
-{{Cite ACI|97|August|1914}}
+{{Cite ACI|97|14/8/1914}}
 </pre>
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 == Usage ==
-You can use this template to cite British Army Council Instructions or War Office Instructions. (They were known as War Office Instructions up to December 1915 but later sources often refer to instructions from this period as Army Council Instructions.)
+You can use this template to cite British Army Council Instructions, issued from January 1916 onwards. (For War Office Instructions issued up to December 1915, please us {{tl|Cite WOI}} instead.)
 <pre>
 {{Cite ACI
 | number =
-| date =
+| year =
 }}
 </pre>
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 Parameter names can be omitted if the values are entered in this order. All parameters are required.
-* '''number''' &ndash; the number of the Instruction referenced. The sequence of numbers restarted every month so you will also need to specify the month and year below.
+* '''number''' &ndash; the number of the Instruction referenced. The sequence of numbers restarted every year so you will also need to specify the year below.
-* '''date''' &ndash; the date on which the Instruction was issued. This can be in any format but should include day, month and year.
+* '''year''' &ndash; the year in which the Instruction was issued.
 === Example ===
 <pre>
-{{Cite ACI|97|14/8/1914}}
+{{Cite ACI|653|1917}}
 </pre>
 Gives:
-{{Cite ACI|97|14/8/1914}}
+{{Cite ACI|653|1917}}
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