United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal, Том 110, Страница 1H. Colburn, 1866 |
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... object is to trace the origin , and the gradual adoption of our national uniform , " the old red rag ( as our soldiers call it ) that tells of England's glory . " The colour was deemed eminently martial and warlike by the Ro- mans ...
... object is to trace the origin , and the gradual adoption of our national uniform , " the old red rag ( as our soldiers call it ) that tells of England's glory . " The colour was deemed eminently martial and warlike by the Ro- mans ...
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... object with the officer commanding the Light Companies , which were scattered in pursuit , to get them arrayed for the attack of a column which formed on one of those heights at some distance in our front , and thus became a rallying ...
... object with the officer commanding the Light Companies , which were scattered in pursuit , to get them arrayed for the attack of a column which formed on one of those heights at some distance in our front , and thus became a rallying ...
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... object , but next to that the most important point to be secured by a pursuit , is to prevent the junction of the retreating army with other corps from which it has become separated . If we permit the enemy to do so , we play his own ...
... object , but next to that the most important point to be secured by a pursuit , is to prevent the junction of the retreating army with other corps from which it has become separated . If we permit the enemy to do so , we play his own ...
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... object of a pursuit is to derive all possible advantages from victory , it must be executed with the utmost rapidity . It must be inces- sant , tenacious , unrelenting . There are two kinds of pursuits : 1. The direct pursuit - when we ...
... object of a pursuit is to derive all possible advantages from victory , it must be executed with the utmost rapidity . It must be inces- sant , tenacious , unrelenting . There are two kinds of pursuits : 1. The direct pursuit - when we ...
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... object was to disperse them like a fan over the conquered territory , to carry every- where the impression of their victory and the terrors of his arms . On the night after the battle , instead of retiring to rest , Napoleon sat up ...
... object was to disperse them like a fan over the conquered territory , to carry every- where the impression of their victory and the terrors of his arms . On the night after the battle , instead of retiring to rest , Napoleon sat up ...
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