 | William Wood - United States - 1921 - 478 pages
...of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves." His Army of Virginia contained Fremont's (now Sigel's) corps, as well as those of Banks and McDowell... | |
 | William Wood - United States - 1921 - 474 pages
...of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves." His Army of Virginia contained Fremont's (now Sigel's) corps, as well as those of Banks and McDowell... | |
 | Military art and science - 1922 - 768 pages
...positions and holding them," of "lines of retreat," and of "bases of supplies." Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most readily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents and... | |
 | Walter Gaston Shotwell - United States - 1923 - 398 pages
...holding them," of " lines of retreat," and of " bases of supplies." Let us discard such ideas. . . . Let us look before us and not behind. Success and...the advance, disaster and shame lurk in the rear,' &c., &c. The Eastern Army had not uniformly seen the ' backs of its enemies, ' nor did it always '... | |
 | William Eleazar Barton - Presidents - 1925 - 566 pages
...strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire...advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before us and... | |
 | William Eleazar Barton - Presidents - 1925 - 564 pages
...occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of itself. Let us look before us and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance — disaster and... | |
 | Artillery - 1927 - 646 pages
...knowledge of Pope's message to his army upon taking command, in which he had stated, among other things,. "Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our...opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves." "The news of Jackson's raid on the railroad was brought to Pope's attention early on the evening of... | |
 | Military art and science - 1928 - 742 pages
...strong positions and holding them ; of lines of retreat and bases of supplies. Let us dismiss such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire...occupy is one from which he can most easily advance on the enemy. Let us study the probable line of retreat of the enemy, and leave our own to take care... | |
 | James M. McPherson - History - 1988 - 952 pages
...vogue amongst you . . . certain phrases [like] . . . 'lines of retreat,' and 'bases of supplies.' . . . Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our...are in the advance, disaster and shame lurk in the rear."20 This snide denigration of eastern troops won Pope few friends. FitzJohn Porter declared that... | |
 | James M. McPherson - History - 2003 - 947 pages
...vogue amongst you . . . certain phrases [like] . . . 'lines of retreat,' and 'bases of supplies.' . . . Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our...are in the advance, disaster and shame lurk in the rear."20 This snide denigration of eastern troops won Pope few friends. FitzJohn Porter declared that... | |
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I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the... 
