Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... these only become exhausted in the theatre of war , which is upon your adversary's soil . " An army fighting upon its own territory causes , necessarily , much injury to the people , but there 36 PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGY .
... these only become exhausted in the theatre of war , which is upon your adversary's soil . " An army fighting upon its own territory causes , necessarily , much injury to the people , but there 36 PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGY .
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... fight . Such are the general arrangements to be adopted in a plan of defence ; evidently great latitude is given them , and they should conform to the requirements of localities . If , however , they are based upon the principle of ...
... fight . Such are the general arrangements to be adopted in a plan of defence ; evidently great latitude is given them , and they should conform to the requirements of localities . If , however , they are based upon the principle of ...
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... fight on ground selected by his adversary , and prepared for his reception by fortifica- tion and any other means circumstances may permit . In this way the Turks , by concentrating at Shumla , completely arrested the Russian invasion ...
... fight on ground selected by his adversary , and prepared for his reception by fortifica- tion and any other means circumstances may permit . In this way the Turks , by concentrating at Shumla , completely arrested the Russian invasion ...
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... fight , should be indicated in a plan of defence . The relative advan- tages and disadvantages of the several positions should be carefully examined , in order that the former may be profited by , and the latter avoided as far as the ...
... fight , should be indicated in a plan of defence . The relative advan- tages and disadvantages of the several positions should be carefully examined , in order that the former may be profited by , and the latter avoided as far as the ...
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... fight again . When Napoleon moved his army from Boulogne , in 1805 , by forced marches , to attack the Austrian army , that had already invaded Bavaria , and was advancing between the Danube and Lake Constance , he directed the dif ...
... fight again . When Napoleon moved his army from Boulogne , in 1805 , by forced marches , to attack the Austrian army , that had already invaded Bavaria , and was advancing between the Danube and Lake Constance , he directed the dif ...
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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