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Title: How armies fight
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Gruggisberg, Frederick Gordon (Sir) Gillmore, Parker
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Military art and science
Publisher: London T. Nelson
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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untry people from overlooking themarch of the infantry. The fact of the German cavalrybeing thus employed will not betray the commander-in-chiefs intentions to the British. The latter are nowaccustomed to the sight of German horsemen in that partof the country; but if by any chance they should hearof an infantry force being about, their suspicions wouldbe aroused at once, with results probably fatal to PrinceLebenfelds plans. Finally, he orders the march of the 4th Army Corpsto be conducted entirely by night, so as to avoid beingseen by the British balloon officers. As the distance tobe covered is nearly fourteen miles, and as troops cannotmarch quickly in the dark, he divides the march intotwo parts. To-night, the 18th, the army corps will moveto Nivelles, where it will remain quietly during the 19th.In the evening it will continue its advance to Noucelles,and get into position for making its flank attack at dawnon the 20th. i i To J3ru,sselsf 9mtles To Wet \terloo\ mile ^To La.Huipe
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CHAPTER XXIX. A DAY OF COMPARATIVE PEACE. \A brief account of the movements of the British and Germanarmies on the 19th of July, the day after the battles at Hutte Woodand Bruyere.) THE Germans spend the 19th of July in carryingout Prince Lebenfelds orders, which you read inthe last chapter. From sunrise until sunset the whole of the artillerymaintains a steady bombardment of the British defences.The infantry regiments of the 2nd and 3rd Army Corpsintrench themselves in an irregular, broken line betweenEtienne on the right and Newcourt Wood on the left. Infact, they take up a defensive position in much the sameway as the British army corps has done. Each brigade isgiven a certain portion of the line to defend, and spendsthe day chiefly in fortifying villages, farms, and woods,with the aid of the field pioneers. Three feint attacks are made against the front of theBritish position—at Bruyere, Glabais, and Mousty. Thesegenerally consist of the sudden opening of a heavy riflefire, foll

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