Famous generals of the great war who led the United States and her allies to a glorious victory . aited forthe day of battle. War, said Napoleon, is, above all, the art of ex-ecution. Franchet DEsperey, immediately after his arrival,began to prepare for the execution of a great drivewhich would annihilate the Bulgar army, drive thetribesmen to the rear in confusion, and settle the su-premacy of the Allies then and there. The Bulgars,meanwhile, thought themselves safe from attack, owingto the natural difficulties which lay in the path of the Al-lied forces. High up on the hills and ridges of th
Famous generals of the great war who led the United States and her allies to a glorious victory . aited forthe day of battle. War, said Napoleon, is, above all, the art of ex-ecution. Franchet DEsperey, immediately after his arrival,began to prepare for the execution of a great drivewhich would annihilate the Bulgar army, drive thetribesmen to the rear in confusion, and settle the su-premacy of the Allies then and there. The Bulgars,meanwhile, thought themselves safe from attack, owingto the natural difficulties which lay in the path of the Al-lied forces. High up on the hills and ridges of themountainous region between Dobro Polje to Hozicaksthey used spade and shovel to throw up earthworks, andcontented themselves with reenforcing their line. Theysang their strange songs, and their voices came ringingdown from the heights. They blew on their long buglesand danced their curious dances, where they spunaround like a top. Yet, all the while, the French Com-mander-in-Chief was preparing by building roads, haul-ing up big guns, and making ammunition dumps whichcould be easily FRANCHET DESPEREY FRANCHET DESPEREY 241 It was August before these preparations had begun,for many circumstances prevented the Allied Com-mander from beginning these preparations any summer heat lingers along the coast well into theFall, and the Winter is quite severe. It was thusimportant that the campaign should be closed beforethe snow began to drift across the mountain tops. The sector, chosen for the attack, lacked communi-cations, except for goat-paths which were all right forgoats, but impractical for artillery. A road was, there-fore, laid out by the Engineers — a road over whichtroops and ammunition might travel; it ran from Dojneto Pojar, and from Grevesta to Seiliam. To the Frenchtroops was assigned the task of piercing the Bulgarianline; they were told that they had to traverse the wildcountry before them, covered with low brush, denseforests and scrub, while dee
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