We Are Made Weak Both By Idleness

England Is A Nation Of Shopkeepers.

Unity Of Command Is Essential To The Economy Of Time. Warfare In The Field Was Like A Siege: By Directing All One's Force To A Single Point A Breach Might Be Made, And The Equilibrium Of Opposition Destroyed.

I Know He's A Good General, But Is He Lucky?

Never Lose Sight Of This Maxim, That You Should Establish Your Cantonments At The Most Distant And Best Protected Point From The Enemy, Especially Where A Surprise Is Possible. By This Means You Will Have Time To Unite All Your Forces Before He Can Attack You.

Sometimes A Single Battle Decides Everything And Sometimes, Too, The Slightest Circumstance Decides The Issue Of A Battle. There Is A Moment In Every Battle At Which The Least Manoeuvre Is Decisive And Gives Superiority, As One Drop Of Water Causes Overflow.