Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... cover and defend it as much as possible . The choice of objective points also requires much sagacity , as the possession of one may give great mili- tary advantages , such as the control of the navigation of a river or the passage ...
... cover and defend it as much as possible . The choice of objective points also requires much sagacity , as the possession of one may give great mili- tary advantages , such as the control of the navigation of a river or the passage ...
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... cover itself by means of a river , & c . You thus oblige the enemy to follow you , and to move in a zone of which the devastation is entirely at his expense . Montecuculi , in his Me- moirs , strongly recommends this kind of a war for ...
... cover itself by means of a river , & c . You thus oblige the enemy to follow you , and to move in a zone of which the devastation is entirely at his expense . Montecuculi , in his Me- moirs , strongly recommends this kind of a war for ...
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... cover Lisbon , satisfied the most of these conditions ; they formed a great curve , several leagues long , one of its extremi- ties resting on the Tagus and the other on the sea ; there was a chain of hills , most of them crowned by ...
... cover Lisbon , satisfied the most of these conditions ; they formed a great curve , several leagues long , one of its extremi- ties resting on the Tagus and the other on the sea ; there was a chain of hills , most of them crowned by ...
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... cover it- self by the river or to pass it , in the event either of its being too weak to march against the enemy , or of a good opportunity being presented to take advantage of some false movement upon his part . If the army passes the ...
... cover it- self by the river or to pass it , in the event either of its being too weak to march against the enemy , or of a good opportunity being presented to take advantage of some false movement upon his part . If the army passes the ...
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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