A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 For contents, see Author Catalog. |
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... remained primitive , armies were still of moderate size , and as cavalry remained the decisive arm , strategy was largely circumscribed by forage . Water trans- port and grass were all - important , also the establishment of magazines ...
... remained primitive , armies were still of moderate size , and as cavalry remained the decisive arm , strategy was largely circumscribed by forage . Water trans- port and grass were all - important , also the establishment of magazines ...
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... remained in reserve . Thus , in the present case , should the Prussians move against the French left or communications , then the Vth Corps , sup- ported by the VIIth , operating as a general advanced guard , would fix and hold them ...
... remained in reserve . Thus , in the present case , should the Prussians move against the French left or communications , then the Vth Corps , sup- ported by the VIIth , operating as a general advanced guard , would fix and hold them ...
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... remained of the French rearguard it was a cruel blow , for the sole supplementary bridge which had been built had already collapsed . Macdonald , Poniatowski , and other officers , as well as many men , plunged into the river ...
... remained of the French rearguard it was a cruel blow , for the sole supplementary bridge which had been built had already collapsed . Macdonald , Poniatowski , and other officers , as well as many men , plunged into the river ...
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The rivalry between England and Spain I | 1 |
The defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 | 8 |
The Armada Campaign 1588 | 33 |
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