Victories and Defeats: An Attempt to Explain the Causes which Have Led to ThemH.S. King, 1873 - 353 стор. |
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... jaded foe . For this reason he urges the use of the Reserve at certain times . Napo- leon always had his troops in selected and ad- mirable positions , and ever ready to be hurled at Napoleon's tactics . The value of time in a battle B 2.
... jaded foe . For this reason he urges the use of the Reserve at certain times . Napo- leon always had his troops in selected and ad- mirable positions , and ever ready to be hurled at Napoleon's tactics . The value of time in a battle B 2.
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... position it may tend to bring a battle more rapidly to a close . For instance , an attack is made , and the Reserve is all ready ; the enemy give way a little then the fresh men dash in ; while those who have been long engaged , if ...
... position it may tend to bring a battle more rapidly to a close . For instance , an attack is made , and the Reserve is all ready ; the enemy give way a little then the fresh men dash in ; while those who have been long engaged , if ...
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... position by sheer ' pluck . ' Physical force or energy held in reserve for the crisis of a battle is all in all . We want the greatest amount of ' potential energy ' kept ready for the critical moment . Let us suppose 1,000 yards to ...
... position by sheer ' pluck . ' Physical force or energy held in reserve for the crisis of a battle is all in all . We want the greatest amount of ' potential energy ' kept ready for the critical moment . Let us suppose 1,000 yards to ...
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... position , and arriving at close quarters ' with little ' potential energy left , at the very moment when the utmost expen- diture of power is absolutely demanded of them . Men who are winded ' are easily beaten by fresh Take the best ...
... position , and arriving at close quarters ' with little ' potential energy left , at the very moment when the utmost expen- diture of power is absolutely demanded of them . Men who are winded ' are easily beaten by fresh Take the best ...
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... positions are not easily driven out ; what unsteady soldiers can do if they are only determined was shown by the Turks at Eupatoria . But their defence of Silistria proves they have splendid troops amongst Turks at them ; even if in the ...
... positions are not easily driven out ; what unsteady soldiers can do if they are only determined was shown by the Turks at Eupatoria . But their defence of Silistria proves they have splendid troops amongst Turks at them ; even if in the ...
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¹ Alison action advance advantage Albuera Alma army artillery Assaye attack Austrians Barclay battle battle of Alma battle of Borodino bayonets body Brasidas brave brigade British soldier Brown Bess Cæsar cannon cause cavalry charge Chevalier Guards Chillianwalla Colonel commander comrades considered corps courage cuirassiers danger dash defeated despise Duke duty effect enemy enemy's face fear fight fire flank force French fresh Guards guns heart honour horse horsemen Ibid India infantry instance jaded Kutusoff Lord loss lost Lucknow Major Hodson manders mass ment moral Moscow Murat Mutiny Napoleon nation needle-gun nerve never noble officers position potential energy presence of mind prove prudence pursuit rapid rash regiment repulsed reserve retreat rifle round shot rush Russians Sadowa Seiks Sepoys shot siege siege of Lucknow Smolensko splendid steady tion troops utmost valour victory Waterloo weapon Wellington whilst
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