Professional papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers . ON FIELD WORKS FROM A TACTICALPOINT OF VIEW. Giii 8EITEMBEE, ly7G. After some introductory remarks Scluiw proceeded toobserve that his object in this lecture was to view Field Workswith the eye of the tactician, rather than that of the Engineer—and consists the diHerence? Mainly in this—that intactics the troops are the primary consideration, the central pointon which our attention must be fixed. In Engineering^ we have toconsider the nuilrriid means which will aid tlic troops in carryingout some particular
Professional papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers . ON FIELD WORKS FROM A TACTICALPOINT OF VIEW. Giii 8EITEMBEE, ly7G. After some introductory remarks Scluiw proceeded toobserve that his object in this lecture was to view Field Workswith the eye of the tactician, rather than that of the Engineer—and consists the diHerence? Mainly in this—that intactics the troops are the primary consideration, the central pointon which our attention must be fixed. In Engineering^ we have toconsider the nuilrriid means which will aid tlic troops in carryingout some particular operation. And it no doubt is too often thecase that the Engineer is inclined to put his works in the firstplace, and to forget that apart from the troops they are but a deadbody without the animating spirit. To avoid such a mistake weshould endeavour in all cases before attempting to design fieldworksto grasp thoroughly the circumstances under which they are to beused, the numbers, composition and character of the troops thatare to defend them
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