the decisive arm in battle; the Rifle
and Bayonet; the Lewis gun; Ranges of rifles and machine
guns; Grenades; Hand Grenades; Rifle Grenades; Light
Mortars; Machine guns)--Mounted Troops (Cavalry; Mounted
Rifles; Cyclists)--Artillery--Light Artillery (Pack Guns; Pack
Howitzers; Horse Artillery: Field Guns; Field Howitzers)--Light
Guns against Aircraft and Tanks--Medium Artillery--(Medium
Guns; Medium Howitzers)--Heavy Artillery (Heavy Guns;
Heavy Howitzers)--Super-Heavy Artillery (Super-Heavy
Guns; Super-Heavy Howitzers)--Table of Artillery Ranges--Mortars
and Light Mortars--Royal Engineers--Tanks--Aircraft
(Aeroplanes; Kite Balloons)--Gas--Smoke.

OPERATION ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178-179

Orders should be written when possible--Should be "fool
proof"--Ambiguity to be avoided--The enemy are . . . My
intention is . . . You will--Initiative not to be hampered.

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181-189

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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF BATTLES

PAGES

Defence of Sublician Bridge (Legendary) 77
Pass of Thermopylae (B.C. 480) 77
Battle of Arbela (B.C. 331) 32
------ Cannae (B.C. 216) 14
Defeat of Varus by Arminius (A.D. 9) 156-157
Battle of Stamford Bridge (Sept. 25, 1066) 12
------ Hastings (Oct. 14, 1066) 11-12
------ Blenheim (Aug. 2, 1704) 46-47
------ Ramillies (May 23, 1706) 46, 91
------ Malplaquet (Sept. 11, 1709) 46
------ Leuthen (Dec. 5, 1757) 46
Heights of Abraham (Sept. 13, 1759) 38
Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) 38
------ Ettlingen (July 9-10, 1796) 128
------ Marengo (June 14, 1800) 47, 76
------ Hohenlinden (Dec. 3, 1800) 128
------ Austerlitz (Dec. 2, 1805) 9-10, 47, 76,
125
------ Jena (Oct. 14, 1806) 125
------ Rolica (Aug. 17, 1808) 95, 127
------ Coruna (Jan. 16, 1809) 127-128
------ Talavera (July 27-28, 1809) 92
Lines of Torres V