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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
sition to the passage of the Rapidan. His right was turned. Was this to be considered a great success? The answer will depend on the line of action marked out for himself by General Lee. In the defence of rivers, military art presents several distinct lines of conduct. 1. The general on the defensive may permit the crossing of a part of the assailing force, and then, by destroying the means of passage, seek to overwhelm the isolated fraction. The conduct of the Archduke Charles at Essling, is a good example of this. See Vial: Cours d'art et d'histoire Militaires, vol. II., p. 92. 2. He may oppose directly the passage of the hostile army, or, by occupying advantageous positions, prevent it from deploying. A striking illustration of this mode of action is presented in the conduct of Vendome in disputing the passage of the Adda by Prince Eugene in 1805. It is thus described by Dufour: Eugene had gained a march upon Vendome and was attempting to throw a bridge across the