Victories and Defeats: An Attempt to Explain the Causes which Have Led to ThemH.S. King, 1873 - 353 стор. |
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... shot or bullets to pass harmlessly through . Soldiers should be directed to deliver their first few rounds with the utmost care , and with the steadiest aim - such an aim as they would en- The first round . THE MORAL WEDGE ( 19 deavour ...
... shot or bullets to pass harmlessly through . Soldiers should be directed to deliver their first few rounds with the utmost care , and with the steadiest aim - such an aim as they would en- The first round . THE MORAL WEDGE ( 19 deavour ...
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... shot . So close did the mutineers Mutineers in approach , so dense were their masses , it was almost impossible to ... shot down all the foremost men , who were doubtless the most resolute and daring in the whole army of rebels . Poor ...
... shot . So close did the mutineers Mutineers in approach , so dense were their masses , it was almost impossible to ... shot down all the foremost men , who were doubtless the most resolute and daring in the whole army of rebels . Poor ...
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... shots . Close quarters . ' Dash , ' its valuc . Prussians commenced were ' every time at 100 yards , and the Author of this work ( when unable to dislodge an enemy's marks- man at distances over 120 or 150 yards ) has constantly asked ...
... shots . Close quarters . ' Dash , ' its valuc . Prussians commenced were ' every time at 100 yards , and the Author of this work ( when unable to dislodge an enemy's marks- man at distances over 120 or 150 yards ) has constantly asked ...
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... shots tell most . To bring about a retreat , then , should be your primary endeavour ; for this pur- pose let your aim from the first be as accurate and deadly as you can . The firing will improve when the enemy has turned tail ...
... shots tell most . To bring about a retreat , then , should be your primary endeavour ; for this pur- pose let your aim from the first be as accurate and deadly as you can . The firing will improve when the enemy has turned tail ...
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... horse and foot ( by which they were directed ) , and con- sidered themselves quite safe . Suddenly a twenty - four pound shot struck the road just in of men in the British Navy . front of them ; one said to the other ,
... horse and foot ( by which they were directed ) , and con- sidered themselves quite safe . Suddenly a twenty - four pound shot struck the road just in of men in the British Navy . front of them ; one said to the other ,
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