Victories and Defeats: An Attempt to Explain the Causes which Have Led to ThemH.S. King, 1873 - 353 páginas |
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... once sets in , men give way ; though the plan failed against the British soldier . At Sedan , where the Emperor could not get 25,000 men for a final and desperate rush , the truth of the axiom was again pain- fully proved . Hence the ...
... once sets in , men give way ; though the plan failed against the British soldier . At Sedan , where the Emperor could not get 25,000 men for a final and desperate rush , the truth of the axiom was again pain- fully proved . Hence the ...
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... once . What we desire to impress on every British soldier is this , that in almost all battles there is a critical time - of but a few seconds or minutes in duration perhaps - when the contending forces are either so well matched , or ...
... once . What we desire to impress on every British soldier is this , that in almost all battles there is a critical time - of but a few seconds or minutes in duration perhaps - when the contending forces are either so well matched , or ...
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... once ordered to charge . When even Englishmen have been known to imagine that our troops are not a match for the Turcos and Zouaves , it is indeed high time for us necessary . Comparison between our troops and the Turcos or to look back ...
... once ordered to charge . When even Englishmen have been known to imagine that our troops are not a match for the Turcos and Zouaves , it is indeed high time for us necessary . Comparison between our troops and the Turcos or to look back ...
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... once regarded as extreme , if not extravagant , have now become truisms . ' Stultorum magister eventus . Soldiers going up to an attack will now advance with numerous skirmishers ; nor do we think that ' shoulder to shoulder ' is needed ...
... once regarded as extreme , if not extravagant , have now become truisms . ' Stultorum magister eventus . Soldiers going up to an attack will now advance with numerous skirmishers ; nor do we think that ' shoulder to shoulder ' is needed ...
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... once . And here we must remark that too much importance seems to be placed in the disposition of the forces , instead of in the effect of the fire . The Austrians have ever been famous for their profound respect for the rules of war ...
... once . And here we must remark that too much importance seems to be placed in the disposition of the forces , instead of in the effect of the fire . The Austrians have ever been famous for their profound respect for the rules of war ...
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