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Page 14
... able to make maximum use of both the terrain and his guns . He was able to mass his artillery in such large units at the appropriate spots that he produced a degree of firepower hitherto unknown in the history of warfare . Friedland ...
... able to make maximum use of both the terrain and his guns . He was able to mass his artillery in such large units at the appropriate spots that he produced a degree of firepower hitherto unknown in the history of warfare . Friedland ...
Page 17
... able to retreat and evacuate . Later in 1809 a new British force commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley , the future Duke of Wellington , landed and obliged Soult to retreat . An English army was to remain on the peninsula despite efforts to ...
... able to retreat and evacuate . Later in 1809 a new British force commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley , the future Duke of Wellington , landed and obliged Soult to retreat . An English army was to remain on the peninsula despite efforts to ...
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... able to place 120,000 men on the frontier before they even knew that he was on the move . When he made contact at Ligny on June 16 he planned to use his left , commanded by Ney , to attack the Prussians and drive them away from ...
... able to place 120,000 men on the frontier before they even knew that he was on the move . When he made contact at Ligny on June 16 he planned to use his left , commanded by Ney , to attack the Prussians and drive them away from ...
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