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  13. Losses In Action 185
    Losses in the various formations 186
    Losses among officers 189

  14. The Moral Effect of Fire 191
    The impressions produced upon General Bonnal by the battle of Wörth 191
    Surrenders of British troops in South Africa 192
    Limit of endurance in battle 193
    The "void of the battlefield" 194
    Mixing of organizations 195
    Fighting power of improvised units 197
    Overcoming crises in action 198


V. DEPLOYMENTS FOR ACTION 201

  1. Normal Procedure 201
    The normal attack 202
    Drill attack 204

  2. Concentration, Development, and Deployment for Action 205
    Development for action 207
    Deployment for action 209

  3. The Battalion, the Regiment, and the Brigade 210
    The battalion 210
    The regiment 214
    The brigade 216
    Base units 218
    Examples of changes of front 220

  4. Distribution in Depth and Frontage of Combat Formations 222
    Dangers of distribution in depth 222
    Plevna and Wafangu 222, 223
    Distribution in depth necessary during the preparatory stage 224
    Contrast between distribution in depth and frontage 225
    Dangers of over-extension (Spicheren) 225, 226
    Influence of fire effect and morale upon frontage 227, 228
    Influence of the task assigned a force 231
    Delaying actions. Night attacks. Defense 232, 233
    Approximate figures for the extent of front that may be covered 233
    Frontage of the several units 235, 236
    The Boer War 238
    The Russo-Japanese War 239
    Table of troops per km. of front 240