INDEX

Active defence, the, 86-91 Adowa, battle of, (note) 22 Advanced guard, the, 102-113 distance, 103 information, 107-108 in advances, 103 in retreats, 104-105, 124 main guard, 105-106 Nachod, 77 night, 145 problems, 110-113 strategical, 103 strength of, 102-103 tactical, 103 tactics of, 103-104, 105-113 training, 105 vanguard, 105-106 Advances, night, 147-148 Advancing under fire, 39-44 Aërial observation, (note) 22, 98-99 photographs, 99 Aircraft, characteristics of, 169, 171, 175-176 advanced guard, 107 communication by, 37, 107, 115 flank guard, 115 gas, 176 outposts, 129-130, 137 position warfare, 81-82 protection by, 81, 98-99 protection from, 100 pursuit by, 67, 69 rear guard, 20, 120 reconnaissance by, 8, 26, 30, 36, 98-99, 100, 141 smoke, 177 Alexander the Great, 32 Allenby, General Viscount, G.C.B., 87, 96 America and the Great War, 17 American attack at Fossoy, 49 American Civil War, 3, 82 (See also Battles by name.) Amiens, battle of, 21, 52, 66 Antietam, battle of, 14, 15, 48 Appomattox, battle of, 15, 64 "Appreciation of the Situation," 72 Arabi Pasha, 151 Arbela, battle of, 32 Archangel Province, 66-67 Archduke Charles, 128 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 42-43 Armandvillers-Folie, 63 Armies, the new, 19-22 Arminius, victory of, 156-157 Armistice Day, 1918, 65 Army, Contemptible Little, 18-19 of North Virginia, 25, 65-66 of the Cumberland, 15 of the Potomac, 3, 14-15, 25 Arras, battle of, 170 Art of warfare, 1-5 Artillery, characteristics of, 168-173 barrage, 71 development of, 21-22 effective range, 132 escorts, 63-64 gas shells, 176 growth of, 169-170 heavy, 172, 173 in attack, 62-64, in defence, 83, 89 in retreat, 120, 123 light, 170-171 medium, 171 mobility of, 63-64 outpost, 131, 134 pack, 170 positions, 94 ranges, 173 smoke shells, 177 super-heavy, 172, 173 Ashby, Gen. Turner, C.S.A., 117 Assaults by night, 148-154 Assembly, position of, 58-59, 147 Attack, the, 51-75 aircraft in, 67 artillery in, 62-64 battalion in, 73-75 cavalry, 64-67 close country, 155-156 company in, 72-73 co-operation, 25-26, 35-37, 39 decisive, 56-57, 60-62 disposition of troops, 55 engineers, 67 fire, 62 flank, 61 formation for, 70-75 forward body, 55-56 frontal, 60-61 general reserve, 56-57 holding, 12, 30, 48, 59, 62, 76, 95, 117 local reserve, 55-56 medical arrangements, 67 methods of, 53 opening fire, 37-38 platoon in, 70-72 reconnaissance for, 141-142 smoke, 177 strength of, 54-55 supply, 67-68 supports, 55-56 two plans of, 54 villages, 162 woods, 159-161 Attacking force, the, 59-60 Austerlitz, battle of, 9-10, 47, 76 Australians at Morlancourt, 149 Avenues, communicating, 143

Baccarat, battle of, 28
Bagdadieh, battle of, 64-65
Balaclava Charge, 96
Balloons, observation by, 22, 175-176
Banks, Gen., U.S.A., 59
Bapaume, battle of, 21
Barrage, the, 71
Base, the, 90, 118
Battalion in attack, 73-75
Battle, the, 24-50
characteristics of, 24-26
decisive blow, 31-32
development of the, 29-31
influences on the, 33-44
information, 26-28
initiative, 26-28
outposts, 138-140
phases of the, 26-29
position, the, 84-85
reports, 68
the defensive, 45-46
the defensive-offensive, 47-49
the encounter, 58
the offensive, 46-47
types of, 45-50
Bavaria, Elector of, 46
Bayonet, the, 164-165
in night operations, 154
Bazaine, Maréchal, 158
Bazeilles, defence of, 159
Benedek, Marshal, 96
Bernadotte, Marshal, 10
Blenheim, battle of, 46-47
Blücher, Marshal, 8, 41, 48, 78
Bluff, the (Ypres), 39
Boer War, (note) 21
Bois de Vaux, 158
Bombs, light mortar, 166-167
(See also Grenades.)
Border Regiment, 75
Bourlon Village, 42
Bristow Station, 128
British efforts, 1914-1918, 16-17
moral, 16-22
Broenbeek, 139
Bromhead, Lieut., 77
Bülow, General von, 78
Bunker Hill, battle of, 38
Burnside, Gen., U.S.A., 14, 46, 108, 139-140
Byng of Vimy, Gen. Lord, G.C.B., 7, 52

Cambrai, first battle of, 7, 30-31, 52, 66, 75, 160
second battle of, 21, 170
Camouflage, 100
Canadian cavalry, 66
engineers, 174
infantry at Vimy, 149
Canadians at Ypres, 42
Cannae, battle of, 14
Carey, Maj.-Gen. G. G. S., C.B., 174
Carey's force, 174
Cattigny Wood, 66
Cavalry, characteristics of, 167-168
cossack posts, 137
in attack, 64-67
in defence, 95-96
in pursuit, 64-65, 69
in retreat, 95-96, 120, 123-124
Mesopotamian campaign, 64-65
outposts, 137
protection by, 98-99, 110
raids by, 117-118
reconnaissance by, 8, 26, 32, 65-66, 106, 112-113
vedettes, 137
Cetewayo, 77-78
Chambord, Chateau de, 138
Chancellorsville, battle of, 12, 30, 48, 76, 95, 117
Changes in warfare, 21-23
Characteristics of the various arms, 164-177
Chard, Lieut., 77
Charleroi, battle of, 88
Chattanooga, battle of, 61-62
Chemin des Dames, 16
Civilised warfare, 157-158
Clery, Lieut.-Gen. Sir C. F.
(quoted): advanced guard tactics, 109-110
Close country, fighting in, 155-163
Coldstream Guards, 75
Colenso, battle of, 63
Colombey, battle of, 109
Combe, Capt. E. P., M.C., 78
Commander, battalion, 74-75
company, 72-73
outpost company, 134-137
piquet, 135-136
platoon, 71-72, 135-136
Commander's influence, 33-35
orders, 178-179
plans, 57-58
position, 68
"Common Sense" fallacy, 1, 3
Communication, 31, 35, 107-108
Communications, lateral, 89
lines of, 116-118
Company in attack, 72-73
outpost, 134-137
Condé-Mons-Binche line, 87
Connection by night, 146
"Contemptible Little Army," the, 18-19, 165
Convoys, 116-118
Co-operation, 35-37, 164
Coruña, 127-128
Cossack posts, 137
Counter attack, 123
decisive, 79, 84, 92-94
local, 56, 75, 79, 161, 163
Cover, 88-89, 155
Covering fire, 43-44
Cronje, Gen. (Paardeberg), 16
Cross Keys, battle of, 117
Crown Prince of Prussia (1870), 109
(1914), 28
Crozat Canal, 77
Cugny, 96
Cumberland, army of the, 15
Cyclists, characteristics of, 168

Davis, Jefferson, 3
Day outposts, 137-138
Daylight and night attacks, 148
Decisive attack, the, 31-32, 60-62
counter attack, 79, 84, 92-94
Defence in close country, 155-156
of villages, 163
of woods, 161
Defensive action, 76-97, 163
battle, 45-46
flank, 86
system, 83
Defensive-offensive battle, 47-49
Defiles, 124
Definitions, 6-8
Delaborde, Général, 95, 127
Delaying action, 118, 121-128, 158-159
Deployment, position of, 147-148
Depth of a position, 89
Detached posts, 134, 135
De Wet, 118, 138
Diamond formation, 70
Direction by night, 145
Discipline, value of, 11-12
Dresden, battle of, 47, 89

Early, General., C.S. Army, 7
East Surrey Regiment, 42
Embussing point, 69
Encounter battle, 58, 64
Engineers, Royal, characteristics, 172
gas, 176
smoke, 177
Entrenching tool, 165
Entrenchments, 82-83, 100, 135
Epehy, battle of, 21
Ettlingen, battle of, 128
Eugène of Savoy, 46
Evelington Heights, 112-113

Fabius Maximus, 14, 102
Fallacies exposed, 1-5
Fanny's Farm, 160
Field artillery, characteristics of, 170-171
of battle, 6-7
of fire, 88
Fighting in close country, 155-163
Fire attack, 59-60
and movement, 44
covering, 43-44
opening, 31, 37-38, 146, 154
overhead, 44
tactics, 37-39
Flame projectors, 176
Flanders, battle of, 21
Flank attacks, 61, 114-118
guard tactics, 115
guards, 114-118, 145
scouts, 71
Flanks in defence, 86
security of, 88
Fletcher, Col. Sir R., Bart., 82
Foch, Maréchal, 47, 48-50, 53
(quoted):—
advanced guard tactics, 106, 113
art of war, 1
British victories in 1918, 20-21
defence in modern warfare, 80
definitions, 6
fully equipped mind, 2-3
human factor in war, 10-11
moral, 9
Nachod, 18
outflanking a rear guard, 121
principles of war, 1-2
protection by attack, 98
soul of the defence, 76
subordinate commanders, 34
surprise, 30-31, 98
well conducted battle, 24
Fog of battle, 34
Fontenoy-Belleau attack, 49
Formations for the attack, 70-75
Forrest, General, C. S. Army, 18, 59
Fort Garry Horse, 66
Forward body, the, 55-56
Fossoy, American attack at, 49
France, spirit of, 16
Franco-Prussian War, 84, 158-159
(See also Battles by name.)
Frederick the Great, 11, 46, 144
Fredericksburg, battle of, 14, 22, 38, 46, 92, 108, 139
French of Ypres, Field-Marshal Earl, K.P., 15-16, 87-88, 90, 126, 165
(quoted):—
"Contemptible Little Army," 19
defence in modern warfare, 80
necessity for study, 2
Frontage of outpost company, 135
Frontal attack, 60-61

Gaines's Mill, battle of, 14, 65
Gallieni, Général, 28, 37
Gas, 42, 81, 100, 176-177
Gatacre, Maj.-Gen. Sir W. F., K.C.B., 152
Gaugamela, (note) 32
General reserve, in attack, 33-34
in defence, 91-92, 94-95
George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd-, O.M.
(quoted): British efforts, 1914-1918, 16-17
Gette River, 91
Gettysburg, battle of, 15, 45, 61, 65-66, 95-96, 117, 128
Gheluvelt, 42, 88
Gifert Wood, 158
Givenchy, 43
Grant, Maj.-Gen. P. G., C.B., 174
Grant, General U. S., U.S.A., 3, 7, 15, 46, 60-62, 90, 117, 149-150
Gravelotte, battle of, 158
"Green Curve," the, 9, 34
Grenades, hand and rifle, 166
Grenfell, Gen. Sir F. W., K.C.B., 156
Grouchy, Maréchal, 7-8, 90-91
Ground, eye for, 125-126
scouts, 71
Guards' division, 43, 75, 160
Gueudecourt, 37

Haerincourt and Epehy, battle of, 21
Haig of Bemersyde, Field-Marshal Earl, K.T., 53
(quoted):—
artillery, 169-170
canal bridges, 77
Carey's force, 174
cavalry in defence, 96
cavalry in the war, 66-67
fuse No. 106, 170
gas, 176-177
hang on! 43
health and moral, 13
infantry the backbone, 22
New Armies, 19-22
"Other Man's Job," 164
principles of war, 2
rearward services, 13
reserves in 1918, 95
rifle and bayonet, 70
smoke, 177
surprise, 7
tanks, 175
Haking, Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. C. B., G.B.E. (quoted):—
advanced guards, 104
rear guards, 123
Hal and Tubize, 78
Hamley, Gen. Sir E. B., K.C.B. (quoted):—
communications, 31
co-operation, 35-36
courage, 14
definitions, 6
"Higher Ranks" fallacy, 4
mobility, 11
study required, 2
Hancock, Gen., U.S.A., 93
Hand grenades, 166
Hannibal, 47
Harold II., king, 11-12
Harrison's Landing, 65
Hastings, battle of, 11-12
Health and moral, 13
Heavy artillery, 172, 173
Heights of Abraham, 38
Henderson, Col. G. F. R., C.B. (quoted):—
Abraham Lincoln, 14
atmosphere of battle, 29-30
British and American troops, 17-18
cavalry, 64
"Common Sense" fallacy, 3
co-operation, 35-37
discipline, 11
eye for ground, 125-126
flank attacks, 114
Grant's bases, 90
soldiers' battles, 9
sound system of command, 33
Spottsylvania, 93-94
study necessary, 4-5
value of text-books, 23
Hennechy, 66
"Higher Ranks" fallacy, 4
Hill, Gen. D. H., C.S. Army, 25-26
Hindenburg, Marshal von, 52
Hindenburg Line, battle of the, 21, 30
Hohenlinden, battle of, 128
Hood, Gen. J. B., C.S. Army, 45
Hooker, Gen., U.S.A., 3, 48, 76, 117
Horatius Cocles, 77
Horse artillery, characteristics of, 168, 170
Hotchkiss rifles, 168
Howitzers, 170, 171, 172, 173
Human nature in war, 13-16
Hunter, Gen., U.S.A., 7

Infantry, characteristics of, 164-167
Information in battle, 26-28, 35, 107-108
Initiative, the, 26-28, 178-179
Intelligence officers, 141-142
Isandhlwana, 77-78, 156
Italo-Turkish campaign, (note) 22