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
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