Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon

Theodore Ayrault Dodge

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Please volumethishandle care.with ConnecticutofThe University StorrsLibraries, »^> » » »4 BOOK 355.092 D664 c 1 DODGE # GREAT CAPTAINS 3 T1S3 00111173 3 I i\ CAPTAINSGREAT \Jl r>l heart. The Spar- ^ r"^ rxl iS] CnI tan king was on the ris^ht of his . 'army. Epami- thebans , i nondas tried a o , o p. ? -? i DATTLE OF Leuctra d L. O/ 1 daring innova- tion. He saw that if he could break the Spartan right, he would probably drive the enemy from the field. He therefore quadrupled the depth of his own left, making it a heavy column, led it sharply for- ward, and ordered his centre and right to advance more not seriouslyslowly, so as to engage. The effect was never doubtful. While the Spartan centre and left was held in place by the threatening attack of the Theban centre and right, as well as the combat of the cavalry between the lines, their right was overpowered and crushed having defeated which,; Epaminondas wheeled around on the flank of the Spartan centre and left, and swept them from the field. The genius of a great tac- tician had prevailed over numbers, prestige, and confi- dence. At Mantinoea, nine years later, Epaminondas practised the same manoeuvre with equal success, but himself fell in the hour of victory. (B.C. 362.) 10 GREAT CAPTAINS. The Greek phalanx was the acme of shock tactics. It was a compact body, sixteen men deep, whose long spears bristled to the front in an array which for defence or attack on level ground made it irresistible.

Sujets

• Hannibal
• Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
• Frederick II
• Napoleon I
• Caesar
• Alexander

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 16
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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BOOK 355.092 D664 c 1
DODGE # GREAT CAPTAINS
3 T1S3 00111173 3Ii\
CAPTAINSGREAT
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A COURSE OF SIX LECTURES
SHOWING THE INFLUENCE ON THE ART OF WAR
OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF
ALEXANDER, HANNIBAL, C^SAR,
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, FREDERICK, AND NAPOLEON
BY
THEODORE AYRAULT DODGE
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel United States Army, Retired List. Author of
" ;"The Campaign Cha?tcel'crsville "u4 Bird's-eye Viewof of
' —Our Civil War;" -lus and Petielope A
Chat in the Sau ," etc., etc., etc.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
1895
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THEODORE A. DODGEBt
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The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A.
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