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... the above was written , the new system of depôt battalions has been organised and promulgated . That system appears to be admirably calculated , if properly adminis- tered , and rigorously supervised ( of which the appointment PREFACE .
... the above was written , the new system of depôt battalions has been organised and promulgated . That system appears to be admirably calculated , if properly adminis- tered , and rigorously supervised ( of which the appointment PREFACE .
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... men , the number of men employed in the field train or land transport duties are only 3.00 . * Now called the " Military Train , " organised in battalions . Sea Transport . In the Crimea the army was entirely 16 THEORY OF WAR .
... men , the number of men employed in the field train or land transport duties are only 3.00 . * Now called the " Military Train , " organised in battalions . Sea Transport . In the Crimea the army was entirely 16 THEORY OF WAR .
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... battalion on the march , even if done with as much promptitude as is practicable on such occasions , will cause a delay of ten minutes ; one such obstacle therefore , if not passed without de- filing , would delay a brigade half an hour ...
... battalion on the march , even if done with as much promptitude as is practicable on such occasions , will cause a delay of ten minutes ; one such obstacle therefore , if not passed without de- filing , would delay a brigade half an hour ...
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... battalions behind the Lech to oppose Moreau's advance on Munich , he marched with 30,000 men against Jourdan , who was in the neighbourhood of Amberg . Being joined by Wartensleben who advanced from the Naab , he at- tacked Jourdan's ...
... battalions behind the Lech to oppose Moreau's advance on Munich , he marched with 30,000 men against Jourdan , who was in the neighbourhood of Amberg . Being joined by Wartensleben who advanced from the Naab , he at- tacked Jourdan's ...
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... battalions , detached for the purpose by the Archduke from the garrisons of Manheim and Philipsbourg , made an attack on the têtes - de - pont of Kehl and Huninguen , but failed . Moreau , justly alarmed by an attempt whose success ...
... battalions , detached for the purpose by the Archduke from the garrisons of Manheim and Philipsbourg , made an attack on the têtes - de - pont of Kehl and Huninguen , but failed . Moreau , justly alarmed by an attempt whose success ...
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