Six familiar lectures, for the use of young military officers, by a field officer [A. W. Torrens].Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, 1851 - 106 էջ |
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Six Familiar Lectures: For the Use of Young Military Officers Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1855 |
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Էջ 102 - I heard the poor gentleman say his prayers last night, said the landlady, very devoutly, and with my own ears, or I could not have believed it. Are you sure of it ? replied the curate. A soldier, an' please your reverence, said I, prays as often (of his own accord) as a parson ; and when he is fighting for his king, and for his own life, and for his honour too, he has the most reason to pray to God of any one in the whole world. 'Twas well said of thee, Trim, said my uncle Toby. But when a soldier,...
Էջ 6 - They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
Էջ 86 - You must know that these kings, earls, barons, and lords of France did not advance in any regular order, but one after the other, or any way most pleasing to themselves. As soon as the King of France came in sight of the English his blood began to boil, and he cried out to his marshals, " Order the Genoese forward and begin the battle, in the name of God and St. Denis.
Էջ 13 - ... and arms to be carried by the section they belong to until they return. 10. Every man who quits the ranks without leave of the commanding officer of the company without having received a ticket, or having left his arms and pack with his company, as the case may be, must be brought to a court-martial. If ill, he...
Էջ 85 - Kill, kill"; and with them were many great lords that were eager to make show of their courage. There is no man, unless he had been present, that can imagine, or describe truly, the confusion of that day; especially the bad management and disorder of the French, whose troops were out of number.
Էջ 14 - The only case in which any man is to escape punishment who falls out under the plea of illness without taking a ticket is that, which can rarely happen, of the illness being so sudden and severe as to deprive him of the power of asking for a ticket. 12. If the orders of No. 10 were not regularly observed and enforced, illness would always be pleaded, and the whole of these regulations for the prevention of straggling would be rendered abortive ; and, on the other hand, there can be no cruelty in...
Էջ 14 - ... proper word of command, preceded by the word Attention. 3. When a battalion or company comes to a defile, stream, or bad place of the road, where it might be more convenient for the men to defile individually, the Officers must be on the alert, and call out to the men to keep their ranks or sections. 4. Any man who, for the sake of avoiding water or other bad places, or for any other reason, presumes to step on one side, or quit his proper place in the ranks, must be confined.
Էջ 44 - ... up something of the kind to protect his men, and impede the advance of the enemy. An officer ought not, however, without permission, to block up a main road with other materials than such as are easily removed. A...
Էջ 14 - III. Defiling to be Prevented, or Executed by Word of Command. 1. No battalion, company, or section is at any time to defile, or diminish its front, or attempt in any way to avoid any bad spot in the road, unless the preceding battalion or company has done so. 2. Whenever defiling is necessary, it must be executed with order and precision, as in manoeuvring at a field day, by the proper word of command, preceded by the word Attention.
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