id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 55185 Bird, W. D. (Wilkinson Dent) Some Principles of Frontier Mountain Warfare .txt text/plain 8965 322 57 A body of troops moving in an enemy's country is liable to be attacked These picquets, together with the advanced and rear guards, secure the except the advanced and rear-guards, and then the supply column. echelon 1st line transport of the advanced and rear-guards picquetting troops, may march at the tail of the main body. of picquets, and to the march of the rear-guard, the following The strength, composition, and time of march of the advanced guard need enemy, the bulk of the fighting troops should move in rear of the main transport, (except, of the advanced and rear-guards,) with the 2nd line ACTION OF THE ADVANCED & REAR-GUARDS, AND OF ROAD PICQUETS. As the troops march up the valley, the advanced guard commander should two portions, advanced guard, and the picquetting troops, each under a If the enemy venture to close with the rear-guard and picquets, it is ./cache/55185.txt ./txt/55185.txt