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Page 146
... bayonet in the back . Imagination always sees loaded arms and this fancy is catching . The shock is a mere term . The de Saxe , the Bugeaud theory : " Close with the bayonet and with fire action at close quarters . That is what kills ...
... bayonet in the back . Imagination always sees loaded arms and this fancy is catching . The shock is a mere term . The de Saxe , the Bugeaud theory : " Close with the bayonet and with fire action at close quarters . That is what kills ...
Page 147
... bayonets . All are Each nation in Europe says : " No one stands his ground before a bayonet charge made by us ... bayonet be fixed or in the scabbard makes no difference . . There is an old saying that young troops become un- easy ...
... bayonets . All are Each nation in Europe says : " No one stands his ground before a bayonet charge made by us ... bayonet be fixed or in the scabbard makes no difference . . There is an old saying that young troops become un- easy ...
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... bayonet . For my part I only saw it used once , in the night , in a trench . Also it is noted that in the hospital , practically all the wounds treated were from fire , rarely from the bayonet . 4. The Battle of the Alma . Extract from ...
... bayonet . For my part I only saw it used once , in the night , in a trench . Also it is noted that in the hospital , practically all the wounds treated were from fire , rarely from the bayonet . 4. The Battle of the Alma . Extract from ...
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FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF COLONEL ARDANT DU PICQ | 10 |
TRANSLATORS NOTE | 23 |
RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE OF COLONEL ARDANT | 30 |
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action advance ancient battle ancient combat Ardant du Picq arms army arquebus artillery attack August 15 battalion battle of Pharsalus bayonet better Cæsar camp campaign Cannæ Captain cavalry cavalryman charge chasseurs Cimbri close cohorts Colonel Ardant column confidence conquer courage cuirass danger defense discipline disorder distance enemy engaged escape face fall back fear fight fire at command flank flee Foch force formation fought French front Gallic gallop Gauls gave give halt Hannibal Hasdrubal Hernici horsemen horses Iberians infantryman instant instinct killed leaders legion less lost maneuvers maniples Marshal Marshal Saxe mass mêlée ment methods military modern battle moral effect Napoleon Nervii never non-commissioned officer officers organization phalanx Pharsalus placed Polybius Pompey Pompey's Prussian ranks rear regiment rifle rôle Roman cavalry shots skirmishers soldiers superior surprise sword tactics terrible thing Thionville thousand tion to-day troops unity victory weapons wounded Zouaves