. Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon. 1 I *^B W^. BOSTON AND NEW YORKHOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY 1895 ^ ?^sTTTt^ Copyright, 1S89Bt THEODORE A. DODGE All rights reserved The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. by H. O. Houghton & Company. TO Jof)n (B:r)timan l^opcs IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MANY ACTS OF FRIENDSHIP AND HELPFULNESS AND IN GENUINE APPRECIATION OF HIS ACUMEN AS A MILITARY CRITIC AND HIS FELICITY ASAN AUTHOR THESE PAGES ARE INSCRIBED W
. Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon. 1 I *^B W^. BOSTON AND NEW YORKHOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY 1895 ^ ?^sTTTt^ Copyright, 1S89Bt THEODORE A. DODGE All rights reserved The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. by H. O. Houghton & Company. TO Jof)n (B:r)timan l^opcs IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MANY ACTS OF FRIENDSHIP AND HELPFULNESS AND IN GENUINE APPRECIATION OF HIS ACUMEN AS A MILITARY CRITIC AND HIS FELICITY ASAN AUTHOR THESE PAGES ARE INSCRIBED WITH CORDIAL ESTEEM BY THE AUTHOR i^Ua 33 33 PREFACE. n^HE following lectures were delivered in Boston,under the auspices of the Lowell Institute, in Janu-ary, 1889. Their conciseness needs but the apology ofscant time. Little can be said about Alexander orNapoleon within the limit of an hour. The sketchesare of necessity meagre. They are a summary inpart of a larger work, of which the author hopessoon to begin the publication, in which a volume willbe devoted to each great captain, and mention madeof other soldiers who have contributed to the errowthof the art of war. The legreatcaptainscou00dodg
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