Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... efforts of an invading army . * A point is strategic when it is the key of several important communications , when it controls the navi- gation of a river or defends some important passage . For instance , Ratisbon , on the Danube ...
... efforts of an invading army . * A point is strategic when it is the key of several important communications , when it controls the navi- gation of a river or defends some important passage . For instance , Ratisbon , on the Danube ...
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... are 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 .
... are 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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Guillaume Henri Dufour. greatest possible concentration of effort , in order that successes which are gained may be decisive ; and they will always be more so upon the important fron- tier than upon the other ; all proper means of ...
Guillaume Henri Dufour. greatest possible concentration of effort , in order that successes which are gained may be decisive ; and they will always be more so upon the important fron- tier than upon the other ; all proper means of ...
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... efforts of the defenders , their victories are much more decisive if obtained within their own territories than beyond them ... effort in the nation , —no civil discords to divide it into two hostile parties , and the dread of foreign ...
... efforts of the defenders , their victories are much more decisive if obtained within their own territories than beyond them ... effort in the nation , —no civil discords to divide it into two hostile parties , and the dread of foreign ...
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... effort being always made to oppose to his advance , by whatever route he may come , as many troops as possible . Hence we see how greatly the defence of a State is influenced by the form of the frontiers , the direction and character of ...
... effort being always made to oppose to his advance , by whatever route he may come , as many troops as possible . Hence we see how greatly the defence of a State is influenced by the form of the frontiers , the direction and character of ...
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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