The Young Franc-Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War |
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... officers have been much to blame . They think of pleasure far more than duty ; they spend four times as much time in the cafés and billiard - rooms as they do in the drill ground . Altogether , in my opinion , the French army has ...
... officers have been much to blame . They think of pleasure far more than duty ; they spend four times as much time in the cafés and billiard - rooms as they do in the drill ground . Altogether , in my opinion , the French army has ...
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... officers and men were somewhat to blame also , for the utter confusion which prevailed among MacMahon's troops in their retreat showed that the whole regimental system was faulty , and that there could have been no real discipline ...
... officers and men were somewhat to blame also , for the utter confusion which prevailed among MacMahon's troops in their retreat showed that the whole regimental system was faulty , and that there could have been no real discipline ...
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... officer . He had left the service five or six years previously upon his marriage . He lived a short distance only from ... officers of the Mobiles , still less of the National Guard , know their duty ; as it is , I will devote myself to ...
... officer . He had left the service five or six years previously upon his marriage . He lived a short distance only from ... officers of the Mobiles , still less of the National Guard , know their duty ; as it is , I will devote myself to ...
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... officers , or by the existence of that feeling of discipline and obedience among the men , which is gained only by long custom to military habits . Besides which the difficulty of obtaining provisions for a large body of men would be ...
... officers , or by the existence of that feeling of discipline and obedience among the men , which is gained only by long custom to military habits . Besides which the difficulty of obtaining provisions for a large body of men would be ...
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... officer , or whether to nominate them myself . I have determined to adopt the latter course . You can hardly be such good judges as to the qualities required by officers during an expedi- tion like the present as I am ; and as I know ...
... officer , or whether to nominate them myself . I have determined to adopt the latter course . You can hardly be such good judges as to the qualities required by officers during an expedi- tion like the present as I am ; and as I know ...
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