Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... rapidly , to gain a thorough knowledge of the country , and to subsist more easily . This separation is , indeed , the perfection of art , when it is arranged in such a manner as to cease at the moment the decisive struggle begins . It ...
... rapidly , to gain a thorough knowledge of the country , and to subsist more easily . This separation is , indeed , the perfection of art , when it is arranged in such a manner as to cease at the moment the decisive struggle begins . It ...
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Guillaume Henri Dufour. reasons for leaving it , for troops march much more rapidly along a broad and convenient road , than through narrow and difficult paths . The character of the cities to be passed , defiles , obstacles , may oblige ...
Guillaume Henri Dufour. reasons for leaving it , for troops march much more rapidly along a broad and convenient road , than through narrow and difficult paths . The character of the cities to be passed , defiles , obstacles , may oblige ...
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... rapid river ; which have a controlling influence over the surrounding country ; are only passable by a small number of roads easily guarded ; whose general form is convex to the front , and behind are good roads facilitating rapid ...
... rapid river ; which have a controlling influence over the surrounding country ; are only passable by a small number of roads easily guarded ; whose general form is convex to the front , and behind are good roads facilitating rapid ...
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... rapidly passed over , & c . The conditions of a good military position will be mentioned under the subject of battles . The roads are to be designated that should be broken up to make them impassable by the enemy ; also those to be ...
... rapidly passed over , & c . The conditions of a good military position will be mentioned under the subject of battles . The roads are to be designated that should be broken up to make them impassable by the enemy ; also those to be ...
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... rapid movements impossible , and would give all the advantages to the antagonist who was not so precise . Since the time of Turenne , Lux- embourg , and Villars , rapid marches had been forgot- ten ; a weak army was divided up into ...
... rapid movements impossible , and would give all the advantages to the antagonist who was not so precise . Since the time of Turenne , Lux- embourg , and Villars , rapid marches had been forgot- ten ; a weak army was divided up into ...
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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