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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... soldiers known as tercios . Usually , these Spanish " battles " con- sisted of 2,000 to 3,000 foot soldiers , one - third musketeers and two - thirds pikemen , and as some of the tercios had for their honorary colonels princes of the ...
... soldiers known as tercios . Usually , these Spanish " battles " con- sisted of 2,000 to 3,000 foot soldiers , one - third musketeers and two - thirds pikemen , and as some of the tercios had for their honorary colonels princes of the ...
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... soldiers rather by fighting , than exhorting ; nor did he challenge to himself any advantage above the meanest of them , but honour and command . . . . He well understood that faith and loyalty are not to be expected where we impose ...
... soldiers rather by fighting , than exhorting ; nor did he challenge to himself any advantage above the meanest of them , but honour and command . . . . He well understood that faith and loyalty are not to be expected where we impose ...
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... soldiers began to think , not one would remain in the ranks . " Further , " All that can be done with the soldier is to give him esprit de corps , i.e. a higher opinion of his own regiment than of all the other troops of the country ...
... soldiers began to think , not one would remain in the ranks . " Further , " All that can be done with the soldier is to give him esprit de corps , i.e. a higher opinion of his own regiment than of all the other troops of the country ...
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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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