Marching
DocumentLetter, discusses length and speed of marching steps of troops; discusses foreign armies.
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Letter, discusses length and speed of marching steps of troops; discusses foreign armies.
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9999999994801
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George Hamilton
Notable locations
Great Britain
France
Notable items
velocity of the step
forceful standard
pace
fatigue
short man
tall man
man of middle stature
average step
experiments
habitual to troops
variety of circumstances
slow movement
length of the step ought not to be proportioned to the speed
varieties in the speed of the step
service of the field
feet french
inches English
tacticians agree that a proper regulation of the length and speed of the step is of prime importance in a system of tactics