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... defenders do not become prisoners of war , he adds to his enemy's active force in the field . And if it be necessary that he should hold the place when taken , he weakens his own active force to the extent of the garrison required ...
... defenders do not become prisoners of war , he adds to his enemy's active force in the field . And if it be necessary that he should hold the place when taken , he weakens his own active force to the extent of the garrison required ...
Page 114
... defenders , have been entrenched during the night so as to become impregnable . Let any one read Napier's description of the great breach at Badajos and the assault upon it , and then consider what would have been our chances of success ...
... defenders , have been entrenched during the night so as to become impregnable . Let any one read Napier's description of the great breach at Badajos and the assault upon it , and then consider what would have been our chances of success ...
Page 115
... defenders was practically unlimited . The experience of the siege of Sebastopol has only tended to vindicate the correctness of those principles of fortification , which have received the sanction of all great engineers since the time ...
... defenders was practically unlimited . The experience of the siege of Sebastopol has only tended to vindicate the correctness of those principles of fortification , which have received the sanction of all great engineers since the time ...
Page 143
... defenders . Orders of Battle . A line of battle may be straight , or it may be curved either concavely or convexly towards the enemy . Of these three orders the convex towards the enemy is the best , as a general rule , because the ...
... defenders . Orders of Battle . A line of battle may be straight , or it may be curved either concavely or convexly towards the enemy . Of these three orders the convex towards the enemy is the best , as a general rule , because the ...
Page 144
... defenders occupied a straight line , and the fire of the position is convergent . The straight order offers no advantages of flank attack to the defenders ; troops sent to reinforce any point must move on a line equal to the ...
... defenders occupied a straight line , and the fire of the position is convergent . The straight order offers no advantages of flank attack to the defenders ; troops sent to reinforce any point must move on a line equal to the ...
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