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... supported , or one of them , if possible , on some natural obstacle , such as a chain of mountains or a great river . An addi- tional argument in favour of single lines of operation is drawn from this , viz . that where more armies than ...
... supported , or one of them , if possible , on some natural obstacle , such as a chain of mountains or a great river . An addi- tional argument in favour of single lines of operation is drawn from this , viz . that where more armies than ...
Page 81
... supported on some great natural obstacle , or it have one flank ; or both flanks may be un- supported . may In the first case , the lines by which the army advances may lead from both flanks , and from various points along the front ...
... supported on some great natural obstacle , or it have one flank ; or both flanks may be un- supported . may In the first case , the lines by which the army advances may lead from both flanks , and from various points along the front ...
Page 90
... supporting one flank of each of the isolated armies on some natural obstacle , which latter mode of operation still left a flank of each army un- covered . Jourdan's line of operations should have been by the left 90 THEORY OF WAR .
... supporting one flank of each of the isolated armies on some natural obstacle , which latter mode of operation still left a flank of each army un- covered . Jourdan's line of operations should have been by the left 90 THEORY OF WAR .
Page 121
... supported by the fortress of Prague . Nevertheless on the 5th May the king threw a bridge across the Moldau , and passed to the right bank with 20,000 men , leaving Marshal Keith on the left bank with a force nearly equal . This was ...
... supported by the fortress of Prague . Nevertheless on the 5th May the king threw a bridge across the Moldau , and passed to the right bank with 20,000 men , leaving Marshal Keith on the left bank with a force nearly equal . This was ...
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... supported on a fortress , was in position between the armies of Frederick and Schwerin which were besides sepa- rated by two great rivers . Of Maxim 1 , because he abandoned his line of retreat on Brandeis during the battle of Prague ...
... supported on a fortress , was in position between the armies of Frederick and Schwerin which were besides sepa- rated by two great rivers . Of Maxim 1 , because he abandoned his line of retreat on Brandeis during the battle of Prague ...
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