Infantry tactics
Document 1800Major Alexander Hamilton wants experiments by commanders regarding the natural pace of an average man of 5 feet eight inches, so as to establish the proper measure of a pace which is of primary importance in the tactics of the infantry.
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Autograph Draft
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Major Alexander Hamilton wants experiments by commanders regarding the natural pace of an average man of 5 feet eight inches, so as to establish the proper measure of a pace which is of primary importance in the tactics of the infantry.
Date
03/18/1800
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Document number
1800031837100
Page start
1
Note
Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. 24, p. 340-1
Notable persons
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Nathan Rice
William Smith
Alexander Hamilton
infantry
French
Notable locations
New York
France
Notable items
tactics
size
wheelings
divisions
columns
experiment