Blenheim Preparation: The English Army on the March to the Danube : Collected EssaysSpellmount, 2004 - 340 páginas A collection of essays on the Marlburian Wars by the leading authority on the period, describing the Duke of Marlborough's development into one of Britain's most successful military commandeers ever.The subjects cover all aspects of his career, his use of infantry, cavalry and artillery, his mastery of logistics, siege-craft and diplomacy, and descriptions of the battle of Sedgemoor, the siege of Alicante through to the battle of Blenheim in 1704 |
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... garrison of Ghent , and places the French strength at 91,320 men ( divided between three armies of 107 battalions and 226 squadrons ) - ' which is a very great army though inferior to what they had the last year ' ; 57 de Beaurain ...
... garrison of Ghent , and places the French strength at 91,320 men ( divided between three armies of 107 battalions and 226 squadrons ) - ' which is a very great army though inferior to what they had the last year ' ; 57 de Beaurain ...
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... garrison sally out to attack his vulnerable convoys , without which he could hardly hope to keep in the field , let alone conduct a major siege with the mass of material and munitions required . So much , then , for the roles played by ...
... garrison sally out to attack his vulnerable convoys , without which he could hardly hope to keep in the field , let alone conduct a major siege with the mass of material and munitions required . So much , then , for the roles played by ...
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... garrison and the morale of its citizens . These preparations were hard to conceal from enemy agents , and Vauban deplored the common lack of security surrounding such projects . He advised that a besieging force needed to be at least ...
... garrison and the morale of its citizens . These preparations were hard to conceal from enemy agents , and Vauban deplored the common lack of security surrounding such projects . He advised that a besieging force needed to be at least ...
Contenido
The Art of War on Land | 3 |
Beginnings | 25 |
III | 37 |
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Otras 17 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
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