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able according action actual advance advantages appeared approach army artillery assault attack attempted battalion battle become bring brought carried cavalry closed detachments columns command company columns completely consequently considerable cover defenders demands difficult direction distance effect efficacy enemy enemy's example executed exercises experience extended extended order favourable feeling fighting fire flank force formations forward French frequently fresh front further gained greatest ground guidance hand idea importance increased independence individual infantry influence latter leaders line of skirmishers look losses lost manner means moral moreover move movement naturally necessary object officers once paces partly peace position possible practised present range rapid rapidly rear regard Regiment remain repulsed reserve secure side situation skirmishing fighting skirmishing line soon strength suffered sufficient supports tactical taken tion Translated troops turned whilst whole
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Página 11 - Then there came along the line from the right a summons, given by signs from the officers, to endeavour to storm the heights. The officers gave the signal to advance, and the whole line of skirmishers went up the hill with hurrahs, and a fabulously rapid fire. " Arrived above, we saw dense lines of the enemy's skirmishers, at a distance of about 400 paces, run away with the utmost rapidity, and disappear behind the nearest wave of the ground.
Página 12 - ... many of their comrades, and the duration of the combat, which had now lasted some hours, they were thoroughly depressed. " We then distinctly saw some French closed battalions approaching for the attack. This was too much for the men. They turned about. All our efforts to detain them were in vain. " We did not actually run away, but the whole line went slowly back. We gave way, step by step, followed by the attacking enemy. " I looked upon the battle as lost, for there were absolutely no reserves...
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| Título | The frontal-attack of infantry, tr. from (the October number of the pamphlet issued by the ed. of the 'Militair Wochenblatt') by E. Newdigate |
| Autor | Militär Wochenblatt |
| Traducido por | sir Edward Newdigate- Newdegate |
| Colaborador | Frontal attack |
| Publicado | 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 21 Jun. 2006 |
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