Military maxims & apophthegms of commanders. The soldier's diary. Compiled by B. TeelingBartle Teeling 1881 |
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able action advanced guard advantage ammunition April April 26 arms artillery attack August August 22 battalion batteries battle battle of Marengo beaten Beauchamp Walker besieging body brigades Cæsar camp campaign cantonments cavalry columns Condé corps courage danger December defile depend detached discipline division Duke of Albemarle duty encamp enemy enemy's army English entrench favourable February February 18 field fight fire flanks force front garrison general-in-chief give honour horse infantry January July June June 24 Ligne line of operation manoeuvres March 26 Marshal Saxe means military Moltke Monk Duke Montecuculli movements Napoleon nature necessary never November November 12 object occupy October October 12 organisation position prevent Prince principle rear reconnoitring regiments require retreat river September September 12 siege soldier spies squadron Staff officers success superior tactical things Thomas Munro tion town troops Turenne Vauban victory Villars Wellesley Wellington Wolseley
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Page 3 - The discipline of every army, after a long and active campaign, becomes in some degree relaxed, and requires the utmost attention on the part of the general and other officers to bring it back to the state in which it ought to be for service ; but I am concerned to have to observe that the army under my command has fallen off in this respect in the late campaign to a greater degree than any army with which I have ever served, or of which I have ever read.
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Page 13 - Officers of the army has induced many to consider that the period during which an army is on service is one of relaxation from all rule, instead of being, as it is, the period during which of all others every rule for the regulation and control of the conduct of the soldier, for the inspection and care of his arms, ammunition, accoutrements...
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Page 21 - VII. AN army should be ready every day, every night, and at all times of the day and night, to oppose all the resistance of which it is capable.
Page 11 - Certainly, he that will happily perform a fight at sea must be skilful in making choice of vessels to fight in : he must believe that there is more belonging to a good man of war, upon the waters, than great daring; and must know, that there is a great deal of difference between fighting loose or at large and grappling. The guns of a slow ship pierce as well and make as great holes, as those in a swift. To clap ships together, without consideration, belongs rather...
Page 9 - Thus the column either loses time upon emergency, in waiting for orders, or acts without them, and at hazard. Let it therefore be held as a principle, that an army should always keep its columns so united as to prevent the enemy from passing between them with impunity.