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Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Grand Tactics. (search)
h is said to have been the plan of the Austrians in the battle of Solferino, 1859. Examples: example of battle with two wings reinforced. Battle of the Alma. Fought the 20th September, 1854, between the Russians and the allied English, French, and Turks. Armies of the Allies. Turks.--Division of Sulliman Pacha6000 French.--Division of General Bosquet6750 Division of General Canrobert6750 Division of Prince Napoleon6750 Division of General Forey6750 English.--Division of SiFrench.--Division of General Bosquet6750 Division of General Canrobert6750 Division of Prince Napoleon6750 Division of General Forey6750 English.--Division of Sir Lacy Evans5250 Division of Brown5250 Division of Richard England5250 Division of the Guards5250 Division of Cathcart5250 Division of Cavalry800 Total61,000 With 136 guns, consisting principally of 9 and 12 pounders. The Russian army consisted of-- Infantry30,000 Cavalry3000 Artillery2000 Total35,000 With 96 guns, part of which were light guns. On the 19th September the allies formed in line of battle as follows:-- Right wing--General Bosquet, Sulliman Pacha. C
Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Example of a battle of the offensive defense: battle of Austerlitz, December 2, 1805. (search)
Four Army Corps:--  Battal's.Squad's.Batt's.Men. 1st. Gen. Ziethen 34 32 12 30,381 2d. Gen Pirsch 36 36 10 31,758 3d. Gen. Thielman 30 34 6 23,980 4th. Gen. Bulow 36 43 11 30,328    13614539116,447 Of these four army corps, that of Bulow was the only one that took no part in the battle of Ligny on the 16th; the other corps had experienced heavy losses, and the amount of forces disposable was 70,000 to 80,000 men. They were pursued by Marshal Grouchy, with the 3d and 4th French army corps, numbering about 35,000 men. Battle-field. The battle-field chosen by the Duke of Wellington lies in advance of Mont St. Jean. The main road from Charleroi to Brussels passes through its center; it forms a kind of upland, gradually sloping on each side of the main road, across which, beyond. Mont St. Jean, lies a chain of hills. It was on the top of these hills that the English army was placed; the second line was partly behind them, and sheltered from the French artille