Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... attempt to apply in the armies of the present day the tactics of the ancients . This fault has been committed by more than one man of merit , for want of reflection upon the great differences be- tween our missile - weapons and those of ...
... attempt to apply in the armies of the present day the tactics of the ancients . This fault has been committed by more than one man of merit , for want of reflection upon the great differences be- tween our missile - weapons and those of ...
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... attempts to break through it . A base of operations which has some extent is bet- ter than a contracted one , because there is more room for manœuvres , and there is less danger of being cut off from it . If , for example , a single ...
... attempts to break through it . A base of operations which has some extent is bet- ter than a contracted one , because there is more room for manœuvres , and there is less danger of being cut off from it . If , for example , a single ...
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... attempt upon the left flank of the army N with- out running the risk of having its own communi- PO X 13 Og Fig . 2 . M S cations intercepted , unless it had taken a secondary base , XY , oblique to A B ; for the positions would be ...
... attempt upon the left flank of the army N with- out running the risk of having its own communi- PO X 13 Og Fig . 2 . M S cations intercepted , unless it had taken a secondary base , XY , oblique to A B ; for the positions would be ...
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... army M ( fig . 5 ) cannot make an attempt upon the commu- nications of the army N , except by following a line of operations , S B , which is oblique to the base , RS , R P B Fig . 5 . M and supported LINES OF OPERATIONS . 23.
... army M ( fig . 5 ) cannot make an attempt upon the commu- nications of the army N , except by following a line of operations , S B , which is oblique to the base , RS , R P B Fig . 5 . M and supported LINES OF OPERATIONS . 23.
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... equally power- ful against attempts to act offensively from two distinct bases . There should , on the contrary , always be the greatest possible concentration of effort , in order that successes 32 PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGY .
... equally power- ful against attempts to act offensively from two distinct bases . There should , on the contrary , always be the greatest possible concentration of effort , in order that successes 32 PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGY .
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abatis advanced guard advantage arms army arrangements artillery assailants attack attempt avoid battalions batteries besieging body of troops bridge brigade caissons camp cavalry centre charge Cloth column commander companies convoy cover cross danger Danube debouch defeat defenders defile deployed detachment direction distance division duty echelon effect enemy enemy's enfilading engagement enveloped fall back favorable field of battle fight fire flank flankers force front gained give Günzburg halt high ground horses infantry Ingolstadt intervals line of battle line of operations line of retreat main body manœuvre manoeuvres ment move movement necessary non-commissioned officers obliged oblique oblique order obstacles occupied offensive officers Olmutz order of battle parallel party pass passage posi possible posts precautions ranks rapidly re-enforcements rear rear-guard remain reserve retire river roads scouts second line sentinels sharpshooters skirmishers soldiers squadrons success taken thing tion usually valley victory village wagons wing wood