The Defence of a Position Selected As a Field of Battle
The Defence of a Position Selected As a Field of Battle
Thomas Fraser
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X lu the proposed German scheme for covering Rouen (1870-71) it was intended to have placed strong redoubts for 300 men at a mile apart, and it was thought that under the circumstances, a force of 1| battalions and 6 guns to the mile could hold the posi- tion. In this case the opposing troops were of inferior quality. Brunncr, assuming that a weak unfortified position would require G men to the pace, considers that a, naturally strong pus'tion, if unfortified, might be held by 4, and, if fortif...ied, by 3 men to the pace. With the latter Wagner agrees. § At Gravelotte, it is said, only 6 per cent, of the German loss was due to the de- fender's artillery. — Home. With improved fuzes and hhrapnel, we may find this per centage somewhat larger in future, C 18 THE DEFENCE OF A POSITION. factors to be considered in deciding the limit of extension and also the range within which the ground may he flanked hetween decisive points, still the German proportion of 2f guns per 1, 000 men ought, surely, to be sufficient for a good defence * In some cases, too, the situation does not present good artillery positions.
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